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J Ophthalmic Vis Res 2020 Jan-Mar;15(1):78-94. Epub 2020 Feb 2.

Ophthalmic Epidemiology Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

Retinal hemangioblastoma (also referred to as retinal capillary hemangioma) is a benign lesion originating from the endothelial and glial components of the neurosensory retina and optic nerve head. Historically known as a manifestation of the von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease, it can be seen as an isolated finding or in association with some rare ocular conditions. In addition to characteristic ophthalmoscopic features, results of numerous ancillary tests including angiography, ultrasound, optical coherence tomography, and genetic tests may support the diagnosis and differentiate it from similar conditions. Read More

Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina 2020 Feb;51(2):109-115

Background And Objective: To describe a case series of three patients in one family with Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease who presented with vitreoretinal neovascularization and resulting tractional retinal detachments (TRDs). This vitreoretinal phenotype of VHL may benefit from early surgical intervention.

Patients And Methods: Descriptive case series of three patients in one family with VHL disease. Read More

BMC Ophthalmol 2020 Jan 28;20(1):34. Epub 2020 Jan 28.

Department of ophthalmology, University of Lausanne, Jules-Gonin Eye Hospital, Fondation Asile des Aveugles, Lausanne, Switzerland.

Background: Tractional retinal detachment with or without secondary tear is a rare complication reported in less than 0.5% of in eyes treated for retinoblastoma. Pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) in eyes with history of retinoblastoma has been associated with a significant risk for recurrence, extraocular spread, and systemic metastases. Read More

J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus 2020 Jan;57(1):61-66

Purpose: To study the role of combined vitrectomy and intravitreal anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) injection for stage 4 retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) with extensive neovascular proliferation.

Methods: In a retrospective interventional study at a tertiary eye care center, 15 eyes (9 infants) with advanced stage 4 ROP underwent 25-gauge vitrectomy combined with intravitreal 0.625 mg of bevacizumab (n = 12) or 0. Read More

Can J Ophthalmol 2020 Jan 13. Epub 2020 Jan 13.

Shri Bhagwan Mahavir Vitreoretinal Services, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, India.

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate various techniques of surgical treatment of retinal detachment associated with familial exudative vitreoretinopathy (FEVR) and the factors affecting the anatomical and visual outcome.

Design: Retrospective case series.

Participants: Patients diagnosed with FEVR associated retinal detachment and operated for the same between January 2004 and September 2017. Read More

Retina 2020 Jan 10. Epub 2020 Jan 10.

Department of Ophthalmology, Xinhua Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.

Purpose: To report a novel use of an iris speculum to assist with membrane dissection and trough separation for stage 5 retinopathy of prematurity-related funnel-shaped tractional retinal detachment complicated with pupillary adhesion.

Methods: Limbus-based closed vitrectomy and membrane dissection were performed in 10 eyes (9 patients) with stage 5 retinopathy of prematurity-related tractional retinal detachment and pupillary adhesion. After synechiolysis, an iris speculum was positioned to enlarge the pupil for surgical visualization and maintain a neutral iris plane. Read More

Vision (Basel) 2020 Jan 2;4(1). Epub 2020 Jan 2.

Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Szeged, Dóm tér 10, 6720 Szeged, Hungary.

This is a case history of a 23-year-old woman suffering from incontinentia pigmenti (IP). The patient's vision in the left eye started to deteriorate due to cataract progression at the age of 22, and by the age of 23, it dropped from 0.9 to 0. Read More

Turk J Ophthalmol 2019 12;49(6):323-327

Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology, Ankara, Turkey

Objectives: To report the effectiveness and long-term outcomes of intravitreal dexamethasone implantation for diabetic macular edema (DME) in vitrectomized eyes.

Materials And Methods: Medical records of patients were retrospectively reviewed. Time of pars plana vitrectomy (PPV), PPV indications, interval between DEX injection and PPV, other intravitreal treatment prior to DEX application, best corrected visual acuity (BCVA), intraocular pressure (IOP), and central retinal thickness (CRT) measured by optical coherence tomography were recorded. Read More

Indian J Ophthalmol 2020 01;68(1):177-181

Advanced Eye Center, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.

The study describes the technique of combining microscope-integrated optical coherence tomography (mi-OCT) and proportional reflux hydrodissection (PRH) during pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) in eyes with complex proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) including tractional retinal detachment (TRD), combined retinal detachment (CRD), and taut posterior hyaloid membrane (TPHM). In this technique, PRH is used to create tissue planes between fibrovascular adhesions in areas identified using mi-OCT for insinuating the vitrector, enabling tissue dissection and release of traction. About 46 patients were operated using this technique. Read More

Acta Ophthalmol 2019 Dec 12. Epub 2019 Dec 12.

Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.

Purpose: To evaluate and correlate levels of various proteins involved in coagulation, inflammation and angiogenesis processes in the vitreous of patients with different vitreoretinal pathologies.

Methods: Vitreous samples were collected from patients scheduled for pars plana vitrectomy for the treatment of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD), vitreous haemorrhage or tractional retinal detachment associated with proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR). Macular hole and epiretinal membrane served as controls. Read More

Int J Retina Vitreous 2019 3;5:40. Epub 2019 Dec 3.

2School of Medicine, University of Kansas, Kansas City, USA.

Background: To describe the dissection and removal of the anterior hyaloid membrane using the conventional surgical microscope.

Case Presentation: This microscopic surgical approach involves dissecting the anterior hyaloid at the natural anatomical plane. A 30-gauge needle mounted on a 3. Read More

World J Clin Cases 2019 Nov;7(22):3904-3911

Department of Ophthalmology, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563000, Guizhou Province, China.

Background: Endophthalmitis caused by is rare, and cases involving vancomycin-resistant enterococci are even rarer. We report the first case of endophthalmitis associated with injury caused by a pig. We also review reported cases of exogenous endophthalmitis caused by and discuss the clinical management and prognosis of this disease. Read More

Eye (Lond) 2020 Feb 2;34(2):246-250. Epub 2019 Dec 2.

National Specialist Ophthalmic Pathology Service (NSOPS), Department of Histopathlogy, E-Floor, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield, S10 2JF, UK.

Proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR) is thought to represent an exaggerated and protracted scarring process following rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RD) and following RD surgery. Following detachment, a combination of retinal ischaemia, inflammation and cell proliferation lead to the formation of tractional membranes on the epiretinal and subretinal surfaces and to marked gliosis within the retina that leads to retinal shortening. Both of these factors convert a rhegmatogenous RD into a tractional one are a major feature of RD surgery failure. Read More

J Ophthalmol 2019 23;2019:8074960. Epub 2019 Oct 23.

Department of Ophthalmology, Nune Eye Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea.

This study is for reporting the outcomes of internal limiting membrane (ILM) peeling on persistent submacular fluid (PSF) after otherwise successful pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) for diabetic tractional retinal detachment (TRD). In this retrospective case series, five consecutive patients (5 eyes) who exhibited PSF following successful repair of diabetic TRD were included. The second operation was performed to remove ILM. Read More

Expert Rev Ophthalmol 2019 29;14(2):73-87. Epub 2019 Mar 29.

John A. Moran Eye Center, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, USA.

Introduction: Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is a leading cause of childhood blindness worldwide.

Areas Covered: Recent methods to identify and manage treatment-warranted vascularly active ROP are recognized and being compared to standard care by laser treatment in prospective large-scale clinical studies. Pharmacologic anti-angiogenic (anti-VEGF) treatment has changed the natural history of vascularly active ROP by reducing stage 3 intravitreal neovascularization and extending physiologic retinal vascularization in many infants. Read More

Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2020 Jan 22;258(1):63-70. Epub 2019 Nov 22.

The Eye Treatment Centre, Whipps Cross University Hospital, Barts Health NHS Foundation Trust, London, E11 1NR, UK.

Purpose: To analyse the influence of renal function on the outcomes of vitrectomy for tractional-related complications in cases of severe proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR).

Methods: Retrospective consecutive case series of 109 eyes that underwent vitreoretinal interventions for traction-related complications of severe PDR from 2014 to 2017. Data collected included patient demographics, best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), surgical complications, and systemic markers including HbA1c and estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR). Read More

Retin Cases Brief Rep 2019 Nov 13. Epub 2019 Nov 13.

Department of Ophthalmology & Vision Science, University of California, Davis Health, Sacramento, California.

Purpose: To report the conversion and spontaneous reversion of a lamellar hole from full-thickness macular hole after vitrectomy surgery for retinal detachment repair.

Methods: Case report of a patient with a preexisting lamellar hole who underwent retinal detachment repair.

Results: A patient with a history of a lamellar hole developed a fovea-sparing retinal detachment that was repaired by vitrectomy surgery with gas tamponade. Read More

Ophthalmol Retina 2020 Feb 11;4(2):164-174. Epub 2019 Sep 11.

NIHR Biomedical Research Centre at Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, London, United Kingdom. Electronic address:

Purpose: To present the routine use of OCT and OCT angiography (OCTA) for the objective diagnosis and monitoring of proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR).

Design: Retrospective, observational case series.

Participants: Patients with diabetic retinopathy imaged using a standardized PDR protocol. Read More

Acta Ophthalmol 2019 Nov 1. Epub 2019 Nov 1.

Department of Ophthalmology, National Defense Medical College, Tokorozawa, Japan.

Purpose: To identify prognostic factors for revitrectomy in patients who underwent vitrectomy for complications with proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) in multicentre study.

Methods: Consecutive 452 eyes of 452 patients with PDR undergoing 25-gauge microincision vitrectomy system (MIVS) in seven centres were retrospectivity reviewed. Preoperative ocular factors (baseline visual acuity [VA], vitreous haemorrhage [VH], tractional retinal detachment [TRD] and retinal photocoagulation), general factors (sex, age, diabetes duration, HbA1c level, hypertension, anti-coagulant medication and estimated glomerular filtration rate), surgical procedures (preoperative anti-vascular endothelial growth factor injection, internal limiting membrane peeling, combined cataract surgery, retinal break, and tamponade), postoperative complications for revitrectomy and postoperative VA at 6 months were evaluated. Read More

Quant Imaging Med Surg 2019 Sep;9(9):1495-1502

Department of Ophthalmology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.

Background: Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) can lead to retinal detachment and severe vision loss and is a common cause of childhood blindness. Optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) is a non-invasive imaging modality that can be used to detect potential abnormalities in the microvasculature in this population. The objective of this study is to assess the feasibility of a newly developed handheld swept source OCT (SS-OCT) device to successfully acquire structural vitreoretinal and retinal microvascular images in awake premature infants. Read More

Acta Ophthalmol 2019 Oct 26. Epub 2019 Oct 26.

Department of Ophthalmology and Eye Hospital, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.

Purpose: To document with spectral domain optical coherence tomography the formation and spontaneous closure of small full-thickness macular holes and to propose the active role of Müller cells in macular hole closure.

Methods: A retrospective case series of five patients with spontaneous closure of macular holes is reviewed. In one patient, foveal images were recorded over a period of 18 months. Read More

Sci Rep 2019 Oct 16;9(1):14858. Epub 2019 Oct 16.

Department of Ophthalmology, National Defense Medical College, Tokorozawa, 3598513, Japan.

Neovascular glaucoma (NVG) is a terminal severe complication in eyes with proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR), and PDR eyes with vitreous hemorrhage (VH) which undergo vitrectomy may have higher risk of postoperative NVG. The incidence and the prognostic factor of postoperative NVG after 25-gauge vitrectomy with advanced surgical options remain unclear. We retrospectively reviewed medical records of 268 eyes of 268 consecutive PDR patients with VH who underwent 25-gauge vitrectomy and 12 months follow-up at seven centers. Read More

BMC Pediatr 2019 Oct 15;19(1):353. Epub 2019 Oct 15.

Children's Hospital, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.

Background: Incontinentia Pigmenti is a rare disease affecting multiple organs. Fifty of patients show affection of the eye with retinopathy and possible amaurosis being the worst outcome. Treatment has commonly been panretinal laser coagulation but intravitreal application of bevacizumab as VEGF-inhibitor has shown to effectively suppress retinal neovascularization. Read More

Medicine (Baltimore) 2019 Sep;98(39):e17232

Department of Ophthalmology.

Rationale: To report a rare case of severe atypical hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS) in a patient who presented with vitreous hemorrhage and tractional retinal detachment (TRD) in both eyes. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of atypical HUS complicated with bilateral TRD in the literature.

Patient Concerns: A 20-year-old man with atypical HUS demonstrated bilateral visual acuity of hand motion at 30 cm. Read More

Int J Ophthalmol 2019 18;12(9):1444-1449. Epub 2019 Sep 18.

Beijing Ophthalmology and Visual Science Key Laboratory, Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100730, China.

Aim: To assess surgical outcomes of a novel method of transscleral drainage of subretinal fluid using a 25-gauge trocar-cannula with a self-closing valve (DTV) in patients with severe exudative retinal detachment (ERD) in Coats disease.

Methods: Retrospective consecutive cases of 20 patients (20 eyes) of severe ERD due to Coats disease (stage 3B) in total 156 Coats patients between June 2015 and April 2019 were included in this study. The participants were aged 1 to 10y with a mean age of 3. Read More

PLoS One 2019 17;14(9):e0222596. Epub 2019 Sep 17.

Flaum Eye Institute, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, United States of America.

Proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR) is characterized by membranes that form in the vitreous cavity and on both surfaces of the retina, which results in the formation of tractional membranes that can cause retinal detachment and intrinsic fibrosis of the retina, leading to retina foreshortening. Currently, there are no pharmacologic therapies that are effective in inhibiting or preventing PVR formation. One of the key aspects of PVR pathogenesis is retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cell epithelial mesenchymal transition (EMT). Read More

BMC Ophthalmol 2019 Sep 13;19(1):200. Epub 2019 Sep 13.

Eye Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, 270 Xueyuan Road, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325027, People's Republic of China.

Background: To compare the reoperation rate in patients with vitreous hemorrhage (VH) secondary to proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) with or without preoperative intravitreal bevacizumab (IVB).

Methods: In this retrospective study, 280 patients (362 eyes) with diabetic VH were divided into a group that received preoperative IVB and a group that did not receive preoperative IVB. According to B-scan or color Doppler ultrasonography, the eyes were grouped as a VH group and a tractional retinal detachment (TRD) group. Read More

J Ophthalmol 2019 5;2019:2923950. Epub 2019 Aug 5.

Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China.

Purpose: To evaluate the effect of preoperative intravitreal conbercept (IVC) injection on patients with proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR).

Methods: Medical records of patients who underwent vitrectomy due to complications of PDR were retrospectively reviewed. Patients were grouped as the IVC group and non-IVC group according to preoperative IVC. Read More

PLoS One 2019 20;14(8):e0220726. Epub 2019 Aug 20.

Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America.

Purpose: To examine outcomes of 23-gauge (23G) pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) for complex diabetic tractional retinal detachment (TRD) in Chicago's Cook County Health and Hospitals System (CCHHS).

Materials And Methods: This is a retrospective noncomparative study of diabetic TRD cases that underwent PPV at CCHHS. Primary retinal reattachment rate, visual function, and postoperative complications were analyzed. Read More

Ir J Med Sci 2020 Feb 15;189(1):355-363. Epub 2019 Aug 15.

Department of Ophthalmology, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Eccles Street, Dublin 7, D07 R2WY, Ireland.

Background And Aims: To describe rhegmatogenous retinal detachment surgery in a Dublin tertiary referral centre over a 4-year period and to examine factors predictive of surgical and anatomical success.

Methods: A retrospective study was performed by reviewing the surgical log and the charts of patients who underwent a primary retinal detachment repair in a specialist centre over a 4-year period between 2012 and 2015. We excluded exudative and tractional cases. Read More

Retin Cases Brief Rep 2019 Jul 17. Epub 2019 Jul 17.

Department of Ophthalmology and Laboratory for Visual Science, National Center for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan.

Purpose: To describe the clinical features of severe recurrent fibrovascular proliferation after intravitreal bevacizumab injections and laser photocoagulation for aggressive posterior retinopathy of prematurity.

Methods: This retrospective, nonrandomized case series reviewed the medical and ophthalmic records in the referral hospital and our hospital.

Patients: Four patients (seven eyes) with aggressive posterior retinopathy of prematurity. Read More

Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina 2019 06;50(6):e176-e178

Background And Objective: To describe a two-forceps bimanual approach for complex diabetic detachments.

Patients And Methods: Curved scissors were used to create a zone of decreased resistance within a thick fibrovascular membrane in a previously vitrectomized patient. Using two forceps, the linear defect was propagated into the periphery in a direction tangential to the retina. Read More

Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2019 Sep 8;257(9):1857-1861. Epub 2019 Jun 8.

Uveitis Division, King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Purpose: To evaluate the frequency, etiology, treatment, and visual prognosis of retinal detachment (RD) in patients with uveitis.

Methods: A retrospective review was performed in 707 consecutive patients (1042 eyes) with uveitis, of whom 97 (13.7%) (157 eyes [15. Read More

Ophthalmol Retina 2019 09 1;3(9):791-801. Epub 2019 May 1.

Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Michigan, W. K. Kellogg Eye Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Electronic address:

Purpose: To describe the range of ocular manifestations in cutis marmorata telangectatica congenita (CMTC).

Design: Multicenter, retrospective, nonconsecutive case series.

Participants: Patients with a diagnosis of CMTC referred for ophthalmologic evaluation between January 1, 2015, and December 31, 2018. Read More

Indian J Ophthalmol 2019 06;67(6):908-911

Department of Ophthalmology, Gazi University, School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.

Purpose: To report anatomical and functional results of vitreoretinal surgery in our case series of late cicatricial retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) patients with subtotal retinal detachment.

Methods: This is a retrospective, consecutive case series. Eleven eyes of 10 patients presented with partial tractional retinal detachment secondary to late cicatricial ROP (cicatricial stage 4B) who underwent vitreoretinal surgery were retrospectively reviewed. Read More

Indian J Ophthalmol 2019 06;67(6):903-907

Department of Ocular Anaesthesia, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.

Purpose: Bilateral eye surgery in the same session may be required for advancing stage 4 retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). The purpose of this study was to evaluate the outcomes of immediate sequential bilateral vitreoretinal surgery (ISBVS) in stage 4 ROP.

Methods: In a retrospective interventional study at a tertiary care center, 60 eyes of 30 infants who underwent ISBVS for stage 4 ROP between December 2015 and May 2017 were studied. Read More

Am J Ophthalmol 2019 Nov 13;207:279-287. Epub 2019 May 13.

Consorcio Hospital, General Universitario de Valencia, Valencia, Spain.

Purpose: To assess the effectiveness and safety of an intravitreal injection of 1.25 mg bevacizumab (IVB) as a preoperative adjunct to small-gauge pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) compared with PPV alone in eyes with tractional retinal detachment secondary to proliferative diabetic retinopathy.

Methods: This prospective, double-masked, randomized, multicenter, active-controlled clinical trial enrolled 224 eyes of 224 patients between November 2013 and July 2015. Read More

Acta Diabetol 2019 Oct 14;56(10):1141-1147. Epub 2019 May 14.

Division of Ophthalmology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel.

Aim: Main failure of diabetic tractional retinal detachment (TRD) surgery is the development of proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR), causing higher re-detachment rates. We investigated whether the use of dexamethasone (DEX) implant at the end of pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) with silicone oil tamponade might have an impact on these outcomes.

Design: Comparative, nonrandomized, retrospective study. Read More

Acta Ophthalmol 2019 Dec 14;97(8):e1150-e1151. Epub 2019 May 14.

Department of Vitreoretinal Surgery, The Rotterdam Eye Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

Surv Ophthalmol 2019 Nov - Dec;64(6):780-809. Epub 2019 May 9.

Department of Ophthalmology, University of Mississippi School of Medicine, Jackson, Mississippi, USA.

Tractional retinal detachment is an end-stage form of diabetic retinopathy that occurs when contractile forces in the vitreous and neovascular tissue lead to the detachment of the neurosensory retina. We review the literature related to the management of this disease. Preoperative planning includes appropriate patient selection, diagnostic and prognostic imaging, and medical optimization with reduction of systemic risk factors. Read More

Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2019 Aug 3;257(8):1611-1619. Epub 2019 May 3.

Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, No. 300, Guangzhou Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210029, People's Republic of China.

Purpose: To quantify the preoperative neovascular change pattern on the fibrovascular membrane (FVM) within 7 days after intravitreal injection of conbercept (IVC) using optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) in proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR).

Methods: Prospective, observational study of PDR patients with visible FVM receiving or not receiving IVC. Neovascular changes were assessed by OCTA pre-IVC and 1, 3, 5, and 7 days post-IVC. Read More

Ophthalmol Retina 2018 10 3;2(10):1010-1020. Epub 2018 Oct 3.

Instituto de la Vision-Hospital La Carlota, Nuevo Leon, México; Panhandle Eye Group, Amarillo, Texas; Texas Tech University Health Science Center, Amarillo, Texas; Southwest Retina Specialists, Amarillo, Texas. Electronic address:

Purpose: To evaluate the optimal dosing of preoperative intravitreal bevacizumab (IVB) in patients undergoing pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) for manifestations of proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR).

Design: Randomized clinical trial.

Participants: Two hundred six patients with severe manifestations of PDR underwent PPV at a single university-based hospital. Read More

J Ophthalmol 2019 17;2019:9481902. Epub 2019 Mar 17.

Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Thailand.

Purpose: To report characteristics and visual results in patients with PDR-associated complications following pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) in a tertiary center over an eight-year period.

Methods: Medical records of diabetic retinopathy patients receiving PPV between January 2007 and December 2014 for PDR-related complications were reviewed.

Results: A total of 890 consecutive PDR patients were included in the study. Read More

J Ophthalmol 2019 17;2019:7918237. Epub 2019 Mar 17.

Cukurova University, School of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology, Adana, Turkey.

Background: With the advances in surgical tools, simultaneous removal of cataract associated with vitreoretinal disorders is gaining popularity. This combined surgery offers several advantages besides limitations. The aim of this study is to assess the outcome and complications of phacoemulsification combined with pars plana vitrectomy (PPV). Read More

Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina 2019 04;50(4):238-241

The authors present an interventional case report of a patient with von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) syndrome who developed simultaneous exudative and combined tractional, rhegmatogenous, and exudative retinal detachment (RD) in the right and left eyes, respectively, following uneventful cryotherapy application of retinal capillary hemangioblastoma (RCH). After pars plana vitrectomy combined with encircling scleral buckling with radial element placement and silicone oil injection, complete retinal reattachment was achieved. The exudative RD of the fellow eye was managed initially with intense topical corticosteroid treatment and subsequent placement of a radial scleral buckle due to the presence of clinically apparent traction. Read More

Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina 2019 04;50(4):235-237

Background And Objective: To describe a safe illumination technique in advanced pediatric tractional retinal detachments.

Patients And Methods: A 50-week-old premature infant with stage 5 retinopathy of prematurity was managed utilizing this technique. The surgical technique is demonstrated using a video. Read More

Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina 2019 04;50(4):201-207

Background And Objective: Aggressive posterior vitreoretinopathy (APVR) manifests with a broad area of retinal avascularity, progressive neovascularization, and/or tractional retinal detachment during the neonatal period.

Patients And Methods: A multicenter, retrospective, observational, consecutive case series study was performed to evaluate the retinal findings and structural retinal outcomes in patients treated for APVR within the first 3 months of life.

Results: Three premature neonates with a non-retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) APVR identified during routine ROP screening exams exhibited relatively severe, rapidly progressive retinal vascular abnormalities. Read More

J Fr Ophtalmol 2019 May 5;42(5):540-541. Epub 2019 Apr 5.

Departement A of ophthalmology, university Mohamed V Souissi, 6203 Rabat, Morocco.

Acta Diabetol 2019 Jul 25;56(7):797-805. Epub 2019 Mar 25.

Department of Ophthalmology, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, No. 106, Zhongshan Er Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.

Aims: To compare the vitreous levels of chemokines in diabetic patients with and without retinopathy. To find the relationship between stages of diabetic retinopathy (DR) and levels of vitreous chemokines.

Methods: The study involved 20 non-diabetic and 20 diabetic patients without clinical signs of DR (NDR) and 40 diabetic patients with proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR). Read More