Idiopathic Full-Thickness Macular Holes and the Vitreomacular Interface: A High-Resolution Spectral-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography Study

Jan 12, 2017 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Idiopathic Full-Thickness Macular Holes and the Vitreomacular Interface: A High-Resolution Spectral-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography Study

Purpose To analyze the vitreomacular interface in idiopathic full-thickness macular holes (MHs) using spectral-domain optical coherence tomography. Design Prospective cross-sectional case series. Methods Ninety-one eyes of 86 consecutive patients with…

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Photodynamic Therapy With or Without Intravitreal Bevacizumab for Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy: Two Years of Follow-Up

Jan 12, 2017 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Photodynamic Therapy With or Without Intravitreal Bevacizumab for Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy: Two Years of Follow-Up

Purpose To compare the long-term results of the efficacy of photodynamic therapy (PDT) with or without intravitreal bevacizumab (IVB) injections for polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy. Design Retrospective, comparative, interventional case series….

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AJO History of Ophthalmology Series

Jan 12, 2017 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on AJO History of Ophthalmology Series

On the 28th of April, 1812, Georg Joseph Beer (1763-1821) began his lectures on diseases of the eye at the Algemeine Krankenhaus of the University in Vienna. Following an imperial…

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Quantifying Changes in Corneal Neovascularization Using Fluorescein and Indocyanine Green Angiography

Jan 12, 2017 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Quantifying Changes in Corneal Neovascularization Using Fluorescein and Indocyanine Green Angiography

Purpose To quantify changes in corneal neovascularization in patients with active keratitis after treatment using color imaging, fluorescein angiography (FA), and indocyanine green angiography (ICGA). Design Prospective, interventional case series….

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Reduced-fluence Photodynamic Therapy for Subfoveal Serous Pigment Epithelial Detachment With Choroidal Vascular Hyperpermeability

Jan 12, 2017 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Reduced-fluence Photodynamic Therapy for Subfoveal Serous Pigment Epithelial Detachment With Choroidal Vascular Hyperpermeability

Purpose To evaluate the efficacy of reduced-fluence photodynamic therapy (PDT) for treating symptomatic subfoveal serous pigment epithelial detachments (PEDs) with hyperfluorescence on late-phase indocyanine green angiography (ICGA) without choroidal neovascularization…

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Genetic Investigation into the Endophenotypic Status of Central Corneal Thickness and Optic Disc Parameters in Relation to Open-Angle Glaucoma

Jan 12, 2017 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Genetic Investigation into the Endophenotypic Status of Central Corneal Thickness and Optic Disc Parameters in Relation to Open-Angle Glaucoma

Purpose To ascertain if single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) involved in the determination of central corneal thickness, optic disc area, and vertical cup-to-disc ratio (VCDR) also are associated with open-angle glaucoma…

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Association of Toll-like Receptor 4 Gene Polymorphisms in Japanese Subjects With Primary Open-Angle, Normal-Tension, and Exfoliation Glaucoma

Jan 12, 2017 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Association of Toll-like Receptor 4 Gene Polymorphisms in Japanese Subjects With Primary Open-Angle, Normal-Tension, and Exfoliation Glaucoma

Purpose To determine whether polymorphisms in the Toll-like receptor 4 ( TLR4 ) gene are associated with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG), normal-tension glaucoma (NTG), and exfoliation glaucoma (XFG) in Japanese…

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