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Genetic prescreening of a candidate for laser refractive surgery identifies risk for inadequate tissue response: a case report 

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2022
Background Inadequate response to corneal laser refractive surgery, e.g., ectatic corneal diseases, may not be identified by conventional examinations, hence creating therapeutic uncertainty.
Andrea Cusumano, Hila Roshanravan, Connie Chao-Shern, Jacopo Sebastiani, Jung Hee Levialdi Ghiron, Larry DeDionisio, Tara Moore   +6 more
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The relationship between perifoveal capillary ring alterations and visual acuity in diabetic retinopathy [PDF]

Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2022
Background/Aim. The relationship between the foveal avascular zone (FAV) and visual acuity (VA) in retinal dis-eases remains a matter of discussion. The aim of this study was to determine the impact of diabetic macular ischemia (DMI) on VA through the ...
Petrović Nenad, Todorović Dusan, Srećković Sunčica, Šarenac-Vulović Tatjana, Jovanović Svetlana, Paunović Svetlana, Vulović Dejan, Ranđelović Danijela   +7 more
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Combined Scleral Flap with Donor Scleral Patch Graft for Anterior Tube Placement in Glaucoma Drainage Device Surgery

Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine, 2016
Purpose. To report a new technique for anterior placement of tubes for glaucoma drainage devices to reduce the risk of tube erosions. Methods. Retrospective review of select cases of Ahmed Valve surgery combined with the novel method of a limbal-based ...
Jea H. Yu, Chuck Nguyen, Esmeralda Gallemore, Ron P. Gallemore   +3 more
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Quantitative assessment of choriocapillaris flow deficits and type 1 macular neovascularization growth in age-related macular degeneration

Scientific Reports, 2023
During the past 15 years, new treatment paradigms for neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nvAMD) have evolved due to the advent of intravitreal anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) therapy and rapid advances in retinal imaging. Recent
Diogo Cabral, Ana C. Fradinho, Yi Zhang, Hao Zhou, Prithvi Ramtohul, Meera S. Ramakrishnan, Telmo Pereira, Ruikang K. Wang, K. Bailey Freund   +8 more
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Swiss-cheese macula

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2020
Kunal K Shah, Pramod S Bhende
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Floaters and reduced contrast sensitivity after successful pharmacologic vitreolysis with ocriplasmin

American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports, 2016
Purpose: To describe the onset of floaters and reduction in contrast sensitivity (CS) following successful pharmacologic vitreolysis with ocriplasmin for the treatment of vitreo-macular traction (VMT) in a patient with previously normal CS. Observations:
Matin Khoshnevis, Jeannie Nguyen-Cuu, J. Sebag   +2 more
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Intravitreal aflibercept for the treatment of patients with diabetic macular edema in routine clinical practice in Latin America: the AQUILA study

International Journal of Retina and Vitreous, 2022
Background AQUILA (NCT03470103) was a prospective, observational, 12-month cohort study to understand treatment patterns and to evaluate the clinical effectiveness and safety of intravitreal aflibercept (IVT-AFL) in patients from Latin America with ...
Francisco J. Rodríguez, Lihteh Wu, Arnaldo F. Bordon, Martin Charles, JinKyung Lee, Tobias Machewitz, Margarete Mueller, Gabriela del Carmen Gay, Jans Fromow-Guerra, the AQUILA Investigators   +9 more
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Should We Consider Pars Plana Vitrectomy in the Primary Treatment of Diabetic Macular Edema?

Vision Pan-America, 2017
Diabetic macular edema (DME) is the most common cause of moderate visual loss in diabetic patients. The current treatment of choice for DME is anti-VEGF treatment.
Lihteh Wu, Evelyn Yeh
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Unraveling the mysteries of macular telangiectasia 2: the intersection of philanthropy, multimodal imaging and molecular genetics. The 2022 founders lecture of the pan American vitreoretinal society

International Journal of Retina and Vitreous, 2023
Purpose Offer a personal perspective on the scientific advances on macular telangiectasia type 2 (MacTel2) since the launch of the MacTel Project in 2005. Design Literature review and personal perspective.
Lihteh Wu
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Comparison of the visual outcome between macula-on and macula-off rhegmatogenous retinal detachment based on the duration of macular detachment

BMJ Open Ophthalmology, 2021
Objective To compare the visual outcomes between macula-on and macula-off primary rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) based on the duration of macular detachment (DMD).Methods and Analysis Retrospective study including 96 eyes with RRD (34 macula-on ...
Daniel Kim, Chang Sup Lee, Karl Shaver, Samuel Huisok Yun, Sijin Wen, Ghassan Ghorayeb   +5 more
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