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MACULAR THICKNESS BY USING SPECTRAL DOMAIN OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS
Purpose:
To determine the distribution of macular and cube thickness and their normal range in the students aged 9 years to 15 years and to investigate their associated demographic and biometric factors.
Methods:
This study was based on the data of the second phase of the Shahroud School Children Eye Cohort Study, conducted in 2018. After measurements of visual acuity, biometry, and subjective and cycloplegic refraction, retinal examination was performed using the Zeiss Cirrus HD 4000 optical coherence tomography.
Results:
The data of 5,043 right eyes were analyzed after applying the exclusion criteria. The central macular thickness was 239 ± 19.35 μm. The mean cube volume and cube thickness were 9.94 ± 0.44 and 278 ± 12.20, respectively. According to multiple linear regression analysis, the central macular thickness was significantly lower in girls (coefficient [β]: −9.18; P
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SIBLING CONCORDANCE IN SYMPTOM ONSET AND ATROPHY GROWTH RATES IN STARGARDT DISEASE USING ULTRA-WIDEFIELD FUNDUS AUTOFLUORESCENCE
Purpose:
To investigate concordance in symptom onset, area of dark autofluorescence (DAF), and growth rate (GR) between Stargardt disease siblings at an age-matched time point.
Methods:
In this retrospective longitudinal study of sibling pai…
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A MULTICENTER REVIEW EVALUATING THE RISK OF RHEGMATOGENOUS RETINAL DETACHMENT POST ENDOPHTHALMITIS: A Canadian Retina Research Network Investigation
Purpose:
To describe the characteristics of rhegmatogenous retinal detachments (RDs) that developed after endophthalmitis and to provide insight regarding incidence, management, and outcomes.
Methods:
Retrospective chart review of consecutiv…
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A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF DEEP LEARNING APPLICATIONS FOR OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY IN AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION
Purpose:
To survey the current literature regarding applications of deep learning to optical coherence tomography in age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
Methods:
A Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses system…
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IMAGING THE VITREOUS WITH A NOVEL BOOSTED OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY TECHNIQUE: Posterior Vitreous Detachment
Purpose:
To evaluate the anatomic changes in the vitreous associated with evolving posterior vitreous detachment over the macula.
Methods:
A novel scanning method by which four A-scans at each position were averaged before the Fourier transf…
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IMPACT OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC LOCKDOWNS ON VISUAL ACUITY OF PATIENTS WITH NEOVASCULAR AMD: A Large Cohort
Purpose:
Evaluating the impact of delayed care, secondary to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic lockdowns, on visual acuity in previously treated neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) patients.
Methods:
This was a multicenter, retrospective, study of patients with nAMD previously treated with anti-VEGF injections who were followed up during 2019 (pre–COVID-19) and compared with patients with nAMD during 2020 (COVID-19).
Results:
A total of 1,192 patients with nAMD with a mean age of 81.5 years met the inclusion criteria. Of these, 850 patients were assessed in 2019 (pre–COVID-19) and 630 patients were assessed in 2020 (COVID-19). Three hundred eight patients were assessed through both 2019 and 2020 and thus were included in both cohorts. There was no significant difference between 2020 and 2019 in baseline and change in best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA; P = 0.342 and P = 0.911, respectively). The mean number of anti-VEGF injections was significantly lower (5.55 vs. 6.13, P