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RELAY INTRASCLERAL 6-0 POLYPROPYLENE-ASSISTED INTRAOCULAR LENS FIXATION: A Retrospective Comparison With Modified Yamane Technique
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To describe a new surgical technique that uses a relay suture to optimize sutureless scleral fixation of intraocular lens in eyes with capsular insufficiency and to evaluate the outcomes of this technique versus Flanged, double needle–guid…
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Development of Acquired Peripapillary Optic Disk Pit in Pathologic Myopia
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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOR OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY ANGIOGRAPHY–BASED DISEASE ACTIVITY PREDICTION IN AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION
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The authors hypothesize that optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA)–visualized vascular morphology may be a predictor of choroidal neovascularization status in age-related macular degeneration (AMD). The authors thus evaluated the…
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PREDICTIVE FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH THE VISUAL PROGNOSIS AFTER SURGERY FOR IDIOPATHIC VITREOMACULAR TRACTION
Purpose:
To investigate the predictive factors for postsurgical visual prognosis in patients with vitreomacular traction (VMT).
Methods:
This retrospective study enrolled 31 eyes from 29 patients who underwent vitrectomy for idiopathic VMT with a follow-up period of ≥3 months. The VMT was divided into three grades based on optical coherence tomography images: Grade 1 denoted partial vitreomacular separation with foveal attachment; Grade 2 exhibited intraretinal cysts or cleft with grade 1 findings; and Grade 3 was Grade 2 plus the subretinal fluid.
Results:
Three eyes developed a full-thickness macular hole after surgery, all of which were Grade 3 patients. In the rest 28 eyes, the mean postoperative follow-up period was 23.3 ± 25.8 months. The postoperative central foveal thickness (P = 0.001) and final best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA; P
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PREVALENCE AND RISK FACTORS OF AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION FEATURES AMONG PILOTS
Purpose:
To investigate the prevalence and risk factors of age-related macular degeneration features among pilots of Republic of Korea Air Force.
Methods:
This retrospective, cross-sectional study was performed with a total of 2781 Republic of Korea Air Force pilots who underwent regular medical examinations between 2020 and 2021. Age-related macular degeneration features were determined and graded by fundus photographs. Risk factors were identified with logistic regression analysis in odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (CI).
Results:
The prevalence was 12.9% in the Republic of Korea Air Force pilots and 35.2% in those older than 50 years. Pilots with age-related macular degeneration features were positively associated with age (OR: 1.082, CI: 1.067–1.096, P