Migraine and risk of retinal artery occlusion
3 June 2021
| Tasmin Berman
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EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
This retrospective cohort study assessed whether migraine was associated with an increased risk of retinal artery occlusion. They reviewed a large insurance database of 418,965 patients who suffered with migraines between 2007 and 2016. These were then matched with an...
Ocular toxoplasmosis
3 June 2021
| Jonathan Chan
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EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
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acute chronic infection, ocular toxoplasmosis, serology IgG IgM
This is a retrospective study of 106 patients between March 2011 and June 2018, of 37 IgM + group and 69 IgM - group of patients. The clinical features, demographics of patients with ocular toxoplasmosis (OT) were studied according to...
Why is there subretinal fluid at the macula?
3 June 2021
| Zhihang Cheng
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EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
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Central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC), Differential diagnosis, Retinal disease, Serous fluid accumulation, Serous maculopathy
This is a review article looking at the differential diagnosis of subretinal fluid in the macula that could be diagnosed as central serous chorioretinopathy (CSCR). The authors have categorised them into 12 groups: neovascular diseases, vitelliform lesions, inflammatory diseases, ocular...
What is paracentral acute middle maculopathy?
3 June 2021
| Zhihang Cheng
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EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
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PAMM, Paracentral acute middle maculopathy, Retinal capillary plexus, Retinal ischemic cascade, Retinal vascular occlusion, Retinal vasculature
This is a review article characterising a clinical entity called paracentral acute middle maculopathy (PAMM). The article highlights the fact that retinal capillary plexuses are organised predominantly into three trilaminar capillary layers occupying the area between the nerve fibre layer...
Prevalence and incidence of uveitis
3 June 2021
| Patty Mopamboli Mboli
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EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
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Incidence, epidemiology, prevalence, systematic review, uveitis
Uveitis encompasses a group of diseases characterised by the inflammation of fovea uvea which are potentially vision threatening. However, the frequency of this condition is unclear. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to provide estimates of the frequency of uveitis...
Risk of CNV related to angioid streaks in PXE
7 April 2021
| Tasmin Berman
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EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
This retrospective cross-sectional study investigated 301 patients with pseudoxanthoma elasticum (PXE) for prevalence of choroidal neovascularisation (CNV) and macular atrophy. Some patients were excluded due to missing or poor-quality imaging or the fact that they didn’t have angioid streaks, leaving...
Correlation between aqueous flare and macular microvascular status in diabetes mellitus
7 April 2021
| Sofia Rokerya
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EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
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Aqueous flare, Diabetic retinopathy, Inflammation, Laser flare-cell meter, Microvascular injury, Optic coherence tomography angiography
The authors report a cross-sectional study which was conducted to investigate the correlation between aqueous flare and macular microvascular status, assessed by optic coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) in diabetes mellitus. Fifty-two diabetic patients with non-proliferative retinopathy, 44 diabetic patients without...
Assessment of retinal capillary VD and FAZ area in CSC using OCTA
7 April 2021
| Sofia Rokerya
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EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
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Central serous chorioretinopathy, Optical coherence tomography, Optical coherence tomography angiography, Visual acuity
The authors aim to report a cross-sectional, case controlled study, the purpose of which was to access the retinal capillary vessel density (VD) and foveal avascular zone (FAZ) area in acute and chronic central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC) patients compared to...
Characteristics of Charles Bonnet syndrome in patients with neovascular AMD
7 April 2021
| Ed Rule
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EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
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Age-related macular degeneration, Charles Bonnet syndrome, Low vision, Negative outcome, Visual hallucinations
This retrospective cross-sectional study aimed to characterise various aspects of Charles Bonnet syndrome hallucinations among patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Five hundred and ten consecutive patients were asked a screening question to determine if they had ever suffered...
Changes in drusen and retinal layer volumes prior to CNV development
7 April 2021
| Ed Rule
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EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
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Age-related macular degeneration, Choroidal neovascularisation type, Drusen load, Imaging biomarkers, Retinal layer volumes
This retrospective longitudinal study looked at patients with wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in one eye who subsequently developed wet AMD in the fellow eye. The aim was to discover whether drusen characteristics or volumes of retinal layers correlate with...
Relating metamorphopsia severity and OCT findings in advanced epiretinal membranes
7 April 2021
| Kareem Waleed Alsaffarini
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EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
The authors present the findings of a retrospective study to correlate metamorphopsia and ectopic inner foveal layers (EIFL) or ‘central bouquet’ abnormality (CBA) in patients with advanced stages of epiretinal membrane (ERM) following the new OCT‐based grading scheme as described...
Assessing failure of laser coagulation treatment for type 1 retinopathy of prematurity
7 April 2021
| Kareem Waleed Alsaffarini
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EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
The authors present the findings of a retrospective study to examine the cause of treatment failures in type 1 retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). They reviewed the medical charts of all infants with persistent disease post laser treatment at Uppsala University...
