Associations of Candidate Genes to Age-Related Macular Degeneration Among Racial/Ethnic Groups in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis

Jan 9, 2017 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Associations of Candidate Genes to Age-Related Macular Degeneration Among Racial/Ethnic Groups in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis

Purpose To describe the relationships of selected candidate genes to the prevalence of early age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in a cohort of whites, blacks, Hispanics, and Chinese Americans. Design Cross-sectional…

read more

Prevalence and Characteristics of Age-Related Macular Degeneration in the Japanese Population: The Nagahama Study

Jan 9, 2017 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Prevalence and Characteristics of Age-Related Macular Degeneration in the Japanese Population: The Nagahama Study

Purpose To estimate the age- and sex-specific prevalence of early age-related macular degeneration (AMD; drusen and retinal pigment abnormalities) and late AMD (exudative AMD and geographic atrophy) in the Japanese…

read more

Optical Coherence Tomography Morphologic Grading of Macular Commotio Retinae and its Association With Anatomic and Visual Outcomes

Jan 9, 2017 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Optical Coherence Tomography Morphologic Grading of Macular Commotio Retinae and its Association With Anatomic and Visual Outcomes

Purpose To investigate the morphologic characteristics of macular commotio retinae using spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SDOCT) and develop a grading system for traumatic photoreceptor damage. Design Retrospective, observational case series….

read more

Mechanism of Retinal Pigment Epithelium Tear Formation Following Intravitreal Anti–Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Therapy Revealed by Spectral-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography

Jan 9, 2017 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Mechanism of Retinal Pigment Epithelium Tear Formation Following Intravitreal Anti–Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Therapy Revealed by Spectral-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography

Purpose To demonstrate the mechanism by which retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) tears occur in eyes with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD) treated with intravitreal anti–vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) agents…

read more

Long-term Stability of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Suppression Time Under Ranibizumab Treatment in Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Jan 9, 2017 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Long-term Stability of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Suppression Time Under Ranibizumab Treatment in Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Purpose To determine intra-individual long-term stability of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) suppression time in eyes with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD) treated with ranibizumab. Design Nonrandomized, prospective clinical study….

read more

Structure of Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy Studied by Colocalization Between Tomographic and Angiographic Lesions

Jan 9, 2017 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Structure of Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy Studied by Colocalization Between Tomographic and Angiographic Lesions

Purpose To investigate the structure of polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV) by tomographic localization of the branching vascular network and late geographic hyperfluorescence. Design Observational case series. Methods We examined 34…

read more

Postoperative Optical Coherence Tomographic Appearance and Relation to Visual Acuity After Vitrectomy for Myopic Foveoschisis

Jan 9, 2017 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Postoperative Optical Coherence Tomographic Appearance and Relation to Visual Acuity After Vitrectomy for Myopic Foveoschisis

Purpose To investigate the appearance of postoperative spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) and the relationship of the findings to visual acuity in myopic foveoschisis. Design Retrospective observational case series. Methods…

read more
Get Clinical Tree app for offline access