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Three-Dimensional Head-Mounted Display System for Ophthalmic Surgical Procedures

Secondary Epiretinal Membrane After Trabeculectomy

Purpose: To determine the frequency of epiretinal membranes (ERM) in eyes with primary open-angle glaucoma subjected to trabeculectomy. Methods: We conducted a retrospective study on patients subjected to trabeculectomy with at least a 6-month follow-up. Ophthalmologic examination and spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) were analyzed. Eyes with previous surgical or laser treatments or other pa...

First Incidence and Progression Study for Diabetic Retinopathy in Portugal, the...

PURPOSE: To estimate the 5-year incidence and progression of diabetic retinopathy (DR) among persons with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM). DESIGN: Population-based, prospective, cohort study. PARTICIPANTS: The RETINODIAB (Study Group for Diabetic Retinopathy Screening) program was implemented in the Lisbon and Tagus Valley area between July 2009 and December 2014. A total of 109 543 readable screening examination...

Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Presenting with Bilateral Serous Macular Detachment

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia is a malignant hematopoietic neoplasia, which is rare in adults. Although ocular fundus alterations may be commonly observed in the course of the disease, such alterations are rarely the presenting signs of the disease. Here we describe the case of a patient with painless and progressive loss of visual acuity (right eye, 2/10; left eye, 3/10) developing over two weeks, accompanied b...

Full-Thickness Macular Hole After Lamellar Macular Hole Surgery: a Case Report

PURPOSE: To describe a case of full-thickness macular hole (FTMH) after vitrectomy for lamellar hole (LH). METHODS: Case report. RESULTS: The authors report a patient with progressive visual loss secondary to LH who developed FTMH following a vitrectomy repair. The postoperative findings as well as the clinical course after the second surgical approach are described. CONCLUSIONS: Surgeons should be aware of thi...

Dexamethasone Intravitreal Implant for Treatment of Patients with Recalcitrant ...

PURPOSE: To evaluate the effectiveness of a single intravitreal injection of dexamethasone implant, over 6 months in patients with recalcitrant CME due to Irvine-Gass syndrome. METHODS: Retrospective review of the medical records of nine patients with refractory macular edema (ME) due to Irvine-Gass syndrome, who underwent a single intravitreal injection of dexamethasone implant, Ozurdex, between November 2010 ...