RETINA
A Modification of the Intraocular Lens Blocking Technique Without Posterior Capsulorhexis for Intraocular Foreign Body Removal
Purpose:
The intraocular lens blocking technique described for the removal of intraocular foreign bodies emerged as a result of an effort to prevent the foreign body from being retracted into the posterior segment because of the resistance encounte…
RETINA
Enhancing Inverted Internal Limiting Membrane Flap Stability in Macular Hole Retinal Detachment by the “Viscoelastic Agent Pool” Technique
Purpose:
To evaluate the surgical, anatomical, and functional results of “viscoelastic agent pool” technique–assisted stability of inverted internal limiting membrane flap in macular hole retinal detachment.
Methods:
The innovative surgical …
RETINA
CLINICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF AQUEOUS AND VITREOUS RETINOL-BINDING PROTEIN 3 CONCENTRATIONS IN RELATION TO DIABETIC RETINOPATHY SEVERITY, RETINAL STRUCTURES, AND SYSTEMIC COMPLICATIONS
Purpose:
To evaluate Retinol-Binding Protein 3 (RBP3) from photoreceptors in aqueous and its association with vitreous concentrations, diabetic retinopathy (DR) severity, retinal layer thickness, and clinical characteristics in people with diabetes.
Methods:
RBP3 concentration was measured by custom-developed enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay in aqueous and correlated with vitreous concentrations in patients from the 50-Year Medalist study and Beetham Eye Institute at Joslin Diabetes Center.
Results:
Aqueous RBP3 concentration (N = 131) was elevated in eyes with no to mild DR (mean ± SD 0.7 nM ± 0.2) and decreased in eyes with moderate to severe DR (0.65 nM ± 0.3) and proliferative DR (0.5 nM ± 0.2, P
RETINA
NONEXUDATIVE INTRARETINAL FLUID IN INTERMEDIATE AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION
Background:
To describe the occurrence of nonexudative intraretinal fluid (IRF) in intermediate age-related macular degeneration.
Methods:
A retrospective study was designed to include consecutive cases with intermediate age-related macular …
RETINA
AUTOMATED DETECTION OF VITRITIS USING ULTRAWIDE-FIELD FUNDUS PHOTOGRAPHS AND DEEP LEARNING
Background/Purpose:
Evaluate the performance of a deep learning algorithm for the automated detection and grading of vitritis on ultrawide-field imaging.
Methods:
Cross-sectional noninterventional study. Ultrawide-field fundus retinophotogra…
RETINA
IMAGING AND CLINICAL FEATURES OF PULSATILE POLYPOIDAL CHOROIDAL VASCULOPATHY
Purpose:
To investigate the imaging and clinical features of polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV) with pulsation.
Methods:
The PCV eyes were classified into pulsatile and nonpulsatile PCV groups according to the pulsation on indocyanine green angiography. Imaging features including the dye filling time of the polyp and clinical features were compared.
Results:
A total of 75 eyes were classified into the pulsatile PCV (30 eyes) and the nonpulsatile PCV (45 eyes) groups. The initial filling time and complete filling time of the polyp of the pulsatile PCV group (2.59 ± 0.93 and 8.33 ± 3.42 seconds) were shorter than those of the nonpulsatile PCV group (4.11 ± 1.87 and 10.63 ± 3.81 seconds, P