Purpose To compare spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SDOCT) measured circumpapillary retinal nerve fiber layer (cpRNFL) among 4 glaucomatous optic disc phenotypes in early glaucoma. Design Clinical cohort study Methods In…
Purpose To compare the benefit of femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery (FLACS) versus phacoemulsification (PE) and 2 fragmentation patterns in managing dense cataracts. Design Randomized controlled trial. Methods Patients with nuclear…
“Cataract is an easily treatable condition, but, unfortunately, it is the most common cause of blindness in the world because of decreased availability of healthcare. In developed countries, the three…
2 Retinal Vascular Diseases NONPROLIFERATIVE DIABETIC RETINOPATHY Sasha Hubschman, MD and Jayanth Sridhar, MD Hyperglycemia results in endothelial damage in retinal capillaries, leading to vascular remodeling, leakage, and occlusion. Twenty-three…
10 Retinal and Choroidal Tumors CHOROIDAL NEVUS Prashant Yadav, MD, FRCS, FACS and Carol L. Shields, MD Occurs in 5% to 7% of Caucasian adults; less common in non-Caucasians Rare…
1 Macular Diseases NON-EXUDATIVE (DRY) AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION Jordan D. Deaner, MD and Allen C. Ho, MD, FACS Constitutes 85% to 90% of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Drusen are the…
6 Pediatric Retinal Diseases RETINOPATHY OF PREMATURITY Turner D. Wibbelsman, BS and James F. Vander, MD Leading cause of subsequent blindness and visual impairment in low birth weight and premature…
3 Infectious Inflammatory Diseases ENDOPHTHALMITIS Meera D. Sivalingam, MD and Sunir J. Garg, MD, FACS Inflammation of vitreous and aqueous, typically due to an infection Exogenous: most common type, categorized…
4 Noninfectious Inflammatory Diseases MULTIFOCAL CHOROIDITIS Rebecca R. Soares, MD, MPH and Sonia Mehta, MD Characterized by multifocal chorioretinal inflammatory lesions that leave pigmented fibrotic scars; typically bilateral and not…
9 Peripheral Retinal Diseases RETINAL TEARS Elisabeth Maureen Sledz, MD and John D. Pitcher III, MD Most common after posterior vitreous detachment (PVD); up to 20% of symptomatic PVD may…
