Incidence of Retinal Pigment Epithelial Tears and Associated Risk Factors After Treatment of Age-Related Macular Degeneration with Intravitreal Anti-VEGF Injections.
CONCLUSION: Critical risk factors for RPE tears are presence of PED as well as advanced age. Visual improvement appears to depend more on the extent and location of the RPE tear and less on the PED height.
PMID: 25674188 [PubMed] (Source: Open Ophthalmology Journal)
Source: Open Ophthalmology Journal - June 6, 2015 Category: Opthalmology Tags: Open Ophthalmol J Source Type: research
Visual and optical performances of multifocal intraocular lenses with three different near additions: 6-month follow-up.
CONCLUSION: AcrySof(®) ReSTOR(®) SN6AD1 IOLs (+3.00 D) and SN6AD3 (+4.00 D) IOLs provided the best intermediate and near vision, respectively. Both intermediate and near vision were comparatively better in the eyes with Acriva(UD) Reviol BB MFM 611 IOLs or BB MF 613 IOLs (+3.75 D).
PMID: 25674189 [PubMed] (Source: Open Ophthalmology Journal)
Source: Open Ophthalmology Journal - June 6, 2015 Category: Opthalmology Tags: Open Ophthalmol J Source Type: research
Rail-roading technique using 18 gauge intravenous catheter and silicon rod for frontalis suspension in blepharophimosis syndrome.
Authors: Goel R, A G A, Jain S, K P S M, Nagpal S, Kishore D
Abstract
Silicon rods are widely employed for frontalis sling suspension. However, on passing through the tissues, at times, the silicon rod gets detached from the stainless steel needle. This occurs more commonly in patients of blepharophimosis syndrome, in which hypoplasia of superior orbital rim with deficiency of skin between lid and brow, causes difficulty in passage of the needle when it is manipulated upwards from lid towards the brow. To overcome these problems we describe the use of an 18 G intravenous catheter to railroad the needle wit...
Source: Open Ophthalmology Journal - June 6, 2015 Category: Opthalmology Tags: Open Ophthalmol J Source Type: research
Prevalence of Punctate Keratopathy of West Indians in a Colombian Referral Center and a New Name Proposed: Rice´s Keratopathy.
CONCLUSION: The condition heretofore known as Punctate Keratopathy of West Indians was present in 1% of our patients in Colombia (South America). Thus, this non-infectious, non-inflammatory, asymptomatic ailment of unknown etiology is not restricted to people of Antillean descent, or who have lived in these islands. We propose the new name "Rice's keratopathy". Age and male gender were independent risk factors for the presence of the keratopathy.
PMID: 25713637 [PubMed] (Source: Open Ophthalmology Journal)
Source: Open Ophthalmology Journal - June 6, 2015 Category: Opthalmology Tags: Open Ophthalmol J Source Type: research
Specific densified regions in the postlaminar human glaucomatous optic nerve.
CONCLUSION: For the first time, a special type of neurodegeneration in optic nerves with mild glaucomatous changes is described.
PMID: 25741395 [PubMed] (Source: Open Ophthalmology Journal)
Source: Open Ophthalmology Journal - June 6, 2015 Category: Opthalmology Tags: Open Ophthalmol J Source Type: research
Corneal Collagen Cross-Linking Mushroom Shape Demarcation Line Profile After Limited Bowman's Membrane Removal by Phototherapeutic Keratectomy.
CONCLUSION: It seems that removal of the Bowman's layer leads to greater depth of the corneal stromal demarcation line.
PMID: 25763117 [PubMed] (Source: Open Ophthalmology Journal)
Source: Open Ophthalmology Journal - June 6, 2015 Category: Opthalmology Tags: Open Ophthalmol J Source Type: research
Bilateral papilledema as the first sign of ventriculoperitoneal shunt dysfunction§.
We present here an interesting case of a patient with ophthalmologic manifestations as the initial finding of ventriculoperitoneal shunt dysfunction.
PMID: 25834657 [PubMed] (Source: Open Ophthalmology Journal)
Source: Open Ophthalmology Journal - June 6, 2015 Category: Opthalmology Tags: Open Ophthalmol J Source Type: research
Angiotensin(1-7) and ACE2, "The Hot Spots" of Renin-Angiotensin System, Detected in the Human Aqueous Humor.
CONCLUSIONS: Ang(1-7), ACE2 and ACE1 are found in the human aqueous humor. The observations are consistent with the conception that local tissue-RAS exists in the human eye and it might have a role in the control of intraocular pressure.
PMID: 25926900 [PubMed] (Source: Open Ophthalmology Journal)
Source: Open Ophthalmology Journal - June 6, 2015 Category: Opthalmology Tags: Open Ophthalmol J Source Type: research
LETTER TO THE EDITOR Excision of Congenital Bilateral Persistent Pupillary Membrane in a Child with Exotropia.
CONCLUSION: Bilateral persistent pupillary membranes were excised successfully without injury to other ocular tissues, including the crystalline lens. Surgical treatment may be required for the management of persistent pupillary membrane associated with visual impairment such as exotropia or photophobia.
PMID: 25926901 [PubMed] (Source: Open Ophthalmology Journal)
Source: Open Ophthalmology Journal - June 6, 2015 Category: Opthalmology Tags: Open Ophthalmol J Source Type: research
The causes of hyperreflective dots in optical coherence tomography excluding diabetic macular edema and retinal venous occlusion§.
CONCLUSION: The most common causes of HRDs excluding DME and RVO seem as active exudative AMD. The presence of HRDs in retinal diseases might affect the decisions and the results of the treatment and the prognosis of diseases.
PMID: 25926902 [PubMed] (Source: Open Ophthalmology Journal)
Source: Open Ophthalmology Journal - June 6, 2015 Category: Opthalmology Tags: Open Ophthalmol J Source Type: research
Optical coherence tomography, scanning laser polarimetry and confocal scanning laser ophthalmoscopy in retinal nerve fiber layer measurements of glaucoma patients.
CONCLUSION: The measurements of the RNFL in glaucoma patients reveal a high correlation of OCT and GDx devices because OCTs can measure all major retinal layers and SLP can detect nerve fibers allowing a comparison between the results of this devices. However, CSLO by means of HRT topography can only measure height values of the retinal surface but it cannot distinguish between different retinal layers. This may explain the rather poor correlations and associations between CSLO measurements and those of all other imaging devices which makes it difficult to compare HRT 3 nerve fiber data. These correlations are important in...
Source: Open Ophthalmology Journal - June 6, 2015 Category: Opthalmology Tags: Open Ophthalmol J Source Type: research
