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RISK FACTORS FOR SURGERY OR BLINDNESS IN NEOVASCULAR GLAUCOMA EYES TREATED WITH ANTI-VEGF INJECTIONS BY A RETINA SPECIALIST
Purpose:
To determine baseline patient characteristics that predict the need for glaucoma surgery or blindness in eyes with neovascular glaucoma (NVG) despite intravitreal antivascular endothelial growth factor therapy.
Methods:
This is a retrospective cohort study of patients with NVG who had not previously received glaucoma surgery and were treated with intravitreal antivascular endothelial growth factor injections at the time of diagnosis, from September 8, 2011, to May 8, 2020, at a large, retina subspecialty practice.
Results:
Of 301 newly presenting NVG eyes, 31% required glaucoma surgery and 20% progressed to no light perception vision despite treatment. Patients with intraocular pressure >35 mmHg (P
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Removal of Intraocular Foreign Bodies Using a Modified Flute Needle
Purpose:
To describe the construction of a novel intraocular snare and evaluate its effectiveness in intraocular foreign body (IOFB) removal.
Method:
This is a retrospective consecutive case series. Five patients underwent pars plana vitrect…
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Intrascleral Fixation of Flanged Polypropylene Suture(s) for Iridodialysis Repair
Purpose:
We will describe a minimally invasive technique for the repair of iridodialysis, without conjunctival dissections, using intrasceral fixation of a 6-0 polypropylene suture with a flanged tip.
Methods:
A flange was created at the end…
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TEMPORAL EFFICACY AND STERILITY TESTING OF POVIDONE-IODINE FROM AN OPEN BOTTLE
Purpose:
To investigate the temporal efficacy and sterility of povidone-iodine (PI) against bacteria associated with postinjection endophthalmitis in an in vitro study.
Methods:
A single PI bottle was opened and tested for sterility and anti…
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Shovel and Cut Technique: Beveled Vitrectomy Probes to Address Diabetic Tractional Retinal Detachments
Purpose:
To describe a surgical technique using the structural advantages of beveled tip cutters.
Methods:
The introduction of beveled tips has been one of the few modifications that have been performed to vitrectomy probes since first descr…
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RECURRENT FLOATERS AFTER LIMITED VITRECTOMY FOR VISION DEGRADING MYODESOPSIA
Purpose:
Limited vitrectomy improves vision degrading myodesopsia, but the incidence of recurrent floaters postoperatively is not known. We studied patients with recurrent central floaters using ultrasonography and contrast sensitivity (CS) testing…
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MACULAR ATROPHY AND PHENOTYPIC VARIABILITY IN AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT STARGARDT-LIKE MACULAR DYSTROPHY DUE TO PROM1 MUTATION
Purpose:
To describe the phenotypic variability and rates of progression of atrophy in patients with PROM1-associated macular dystrophy.
Methods:
Patients in this retrospective, longitudinal case series from a tertiary center had clinical ex…