Yong Hee Kim, Jun-Soon Kim, Jun Yup Kim, Se Joon Woo
{"title":"Giant Cell Arteritis Following COVID-19 Vaccination: A Case Report.","authors":"Yong Hee Kim, Jun-Soon Kim, Jun Yup Kim, Se Joon Woo","doi":"10.3341/kjo.2024.0098","DOIUrl":"10.3341/kjo.2024.0098","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":101356,"journal":{"name":"Korean journal of ophthalmology : KJO","volume":" ","pages":"195-197"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12010171/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143505857","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Ocular Injuries in Patients with Old Blowout Fractures Following Blunt Trauma.","authors":"Tae Hun Kim, Junghoon Kim","doi":"10.3341/kjo.2024.0084","DOIUrl":"10.3341/kjo.2024.0084","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To analyze the frequency and clinical characteristics of ocular injuries in patients with prior blowout fractures who experience new blunt trauma, and to assess whether old orbital fractures provide a protective effect against subsequent ocular trauma.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The medical records of 1,315 ocular trauma patients were reviewed. A total of 927 patients who had orbital or facial computed tomography scans and ophthalmologist evaluations were considered. After applying exclusion criteria, 568 patients with 581 affected eyes were included in the final analysis. The patients were divided into two groups based on the presence of old blowout fractures, identified on computed tomography scan. The clinical characteristics and the frequency of ocular injuries were compared between the two groups. The risk of ocular injury according to the presence of old blowout fracture ware studied using multiple logistic regression after controlling age and sex.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Among the 581 eyes examined, 140 (24.1%) had old blowout fractures. The incidence of intraocular complications was significantly higher in the no orbital fracture group compared to the old blowout fracture group (20.4% vs. 2.1%, p < 0.001). Specifically, the incidence of complications such as gross hyphema (p = 0.001), globe rupture (p = 0.006), and vitreous hemorrhage (p = 0.027) was significantly greater in the group without old blowout fractures than in those with them. Multiple logistic regression showed that the presence of old blowout fractures was significantly associated with reduced risk of ocular injury (p < 0.001).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The patients with old blowout fractures had a lower risk of ocular injuries following subsequent blunt trauma. The findings suggest that old fractures may provide protective effect. These results may have important implications for the clinical management of patients at risk of recurrent orbital trauma.</p>","PeriodicalId":101356,"journal":{"name":"Korean journal of ophthalmology : KJO","volume":" ","pages":"57-63"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11856110/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142960951","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Seongyong Jeong, So Young Han, Sunghyuk Moon, Donghun Lee, Sook Young Kim, Mirae Kim, Jihyun Park, Myung Mi Kim, Won Jae Kim
{"title":"Difference of Parental Level of Concerns on Surgery according to the Perspectives and Characteristic among Pediatrics with Intermittent Exotropia.","authors":"Seongyong Jeong, So Young Han, Sunghyuk Moon, Donghun Lee, Sook Young Kim, Mirae Kim, Jihyun Park, Myung Mi Kim, Won Jae Kim","doi":"10.3341/kjo.2024.0090","DOIUrl":"10.3341/kjo.2024.0090","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To evaluate the differences in the level of concerns regarding exotropia surgery according to the perspectives regarding surgery and basic characteristics of parents of pediatric patients with intermittent exotropia in South Korea.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This study included the parents of pediatric patients with intermittent exotropia who underwent surgery at five hospitals, between June 2022 and February 2023. Parental perspectives, basic characteristics, and levels of concern regarding surgery were assessed using a questionnaire. We investigated the differences in concern levels according to perspectives regarding surgery and basic characteristics among parents, such as sex, age, residential area, and the most influential factors in the decision-making for surgery.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 266 parents were included (228 mothers; age, 40.0±4.7 years). Parents who chose surgery for subjective symptoms had higher levels of concern about hemorrhage, conjunctival redness, and persistent overcorrection than did those who chose surgery for cosmetic reasons (all p < 0.05). Fathers were more concerned about postoperative pain, compared to mothers (p = 0.039). Parents in their 40s and 50s had higher levels of concern about the hospital environment compared with those in their 20s and 30s (p = 0.003). Concern did not significantly differ by residential area.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The level of concern regarding surgery differed according to the perspectives and characteristics of the parents of pediatric patients with intermittent exotropia. Parents who chose surgery for subjective symptoms of exotropia had a higher level of concern than did those who chose surgery for cosmetic reasons. The concern level differed according to the parents' sex and age but not their residential area.</p>","PeriodicalId":101356,"journal":{"name":"Korean journal of ophthalmology : KJO","volume":" ","pages":"41-47"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11856022/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142884026","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Clinical Outcomes and Prognostic Factors in Eyelid Malignancy: A 17-Year Retrospective Analysis of Surgical Management and Reconstruction Techniques.","authors":"Abdulaziz S Al Harthi, Jungyul Park, Suk-Woo Yang","doi":"10.3341/kjo.2024.0003","DOIUrl":"10.3341/kjo.2024.0003","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To assess clinical outcomes in patients undergoing surgical excision and eyelid reconstruction for malignancies.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This 17-year retrospective study (2004-2021) analyzed patients with malignant eyelid tumors who underwent excision and reconstruction. Data on tumor type, size, location, surgical techniques, complications, and prognostic factors for recurrence were evaluated.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 152 patients underwent surgical excision and reconstruction for eyelid malignancies. Basal cell carcinoma was the most common (52.6%), followed by sebaceous cell carcinoma (32.2%). Direct lid closure was the most frequent reconstructive method. Postoperative complications, including ectropion, entropion, and canalicular obstruction, were minimal but required additional surgery in some cases. Recurrence occurred in 13 patients. Lymph node involvement (odds ratio, 21.291; p = 0.004) and positive intraoperative frozen margins (odds ratio, 7.083; p = 0.018) were significant risk factors for local recurrence.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Surgical excision and reconstruction are effective treatments for eyelid malignancies, with techniques tailored to tumor size, location, and extension to ensure proper lid function. Lymph node involvement and positive intraoperative frozen margins are key predictors of local recurrence.</p>","PeriodicalId":101356,"journal":{"name":"Korean journal of ophthalmology : KJO","volume":" ","pages":"14-22"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11856049/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142485174","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Bilateral Acute Angle-Closure Glaucoma in a Patient with Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada Syndrome: A Case Report.","authors":"Kyu In Na, Ji Hyoung Chey, Chang Kyu Lee","doi":"10.3341/kjo.2024.0007","DOIUrl":"10.3341/kjo.2024.0007","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":101356,"journal":{"name":"Korean journal of ophthalmology : KJO","volume":" ","pages":"86-87"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11856084/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142884012","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Choroidal Neovascularization in a Female Carrier of Ocular Albinism with a GPR143 Mutation: A Case Report.","authors":"Ji Hye Jang, Sang Jin Kim","doi":"10.3341/kjo.2024.0103","DOIUrl":"10.3341/kjo.2024.0103","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":101356,"journal":{"name":"Korean journal of ophthalmology : KJO","volume":" ","pages":"80-82"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11856020/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142884016","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Periocular Acupuncture Safety: Concerns Centered on Proper Practice, Not Inherent Acupuncture Risks.","authors":"Tae-Hun Kim, Hyangsook Lee, Myeong Soo Lee","doi":"10.3341/kjo.2023.0060","DOIUrl":"10.3341/kjo.2023.0060","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":101356,"journal":{"name":"Korean journal of ophthalmology : KJO","volume":" ","pages":"91-93"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11856083/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142884028","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Dexamethasone Implant Adherent to Fovea: A Case Report.","authors":"Sohyun Kwon, Yong Hoon Kim, Kwangsic Joo","doi":"10.3341/kjo.2024.0068","DOIUrl":"10.3341/kjo.2024.0068","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":101356,"journal":{"name":"Korean journal of ophthalmology : KJO","volume":" ","pages":"88-90"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11856105/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142884015","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jae Hyun Kim, Myung Ho Cho, Ji Hoon Ban, Sun Hee Lee, Jong Soo Lee
{"title":"Ocular Manifestations of Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome in HIV after Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy: Clinical Use of CD8+ T cell.","authors":"Jae Hyun Kim, Myung Ho Cho, Ji Hoon Ban, Sun Hee Lee, Jong Soo Lee","doi":"10.3341/kjo.2024.0133","DOIUrl":"10.3341/kjo.2024.0133","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To investigate ocular manifestation of immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS) in HIV patients after starting highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) and its relationship to T cell immunity.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>HIV patients with ocular IRIS after HAART were retrospectively reviewed. Clinical presentations with previous opportunistic infection, duration from initiation of HAART to IRIS, blood CD4+, CD8+ T cell count, and HIV RNA copies before HAART and at IRIS were analyzed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Among 19 patients (27 eyes) included, the most common previous opportunistic infection was cytomegalovirus (17 patients, 89.5%) followed by tuberculosis choroiditis (2 patients, 10.5%). The clinical manifestations included vitritis (20 eyes, 74.0%), retinitis (14 eyes, 51.9%), and anterior uveitis (5 eyes, 18.5%). The median duration from initiation of HAART to IRIS was 70 days. CD4+ T cell count before HAART increased at IRIS (p < 0.001). CD8+ T cell count before HAART was negatively correlated with duration from HAART to IRIS (p < 0.001). The cutoff value of CD8+ T cell count for discerning early or late onset of ocular IRIS was 258/mm3 (p = 0.001). When divided into two groups by CD8+ T cell count of 258/mm3, 90% patients with CD8+ T cell count higher than 258/mm3 before HAART developed ocular IRIS within 70 days.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>There was a negative relationship between CD8+ T cell count before HAART and duration from HAART to ocular IRIS. Ocular IRIS with higher CD8+ T cell count before HAART developed earlier after HAART initiation compared to those with lower CD8+ T cell count.</p>","PeriodicalId":101356,"journal":{"name":"Korean journal of ophthalmology : KJO","volume":" ","pages":"71-79"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11856080/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143019709","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Macular Serpiginous Choroidopathy with Secondary Choroidal Neovascularization: A Case Report.","authors":"Hun Young Lim, Kunho Bae","doi":"10.3341/kjo.2024.0096","DOIUrl":"10.3341/kjo.2024.0096","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":101356,"journal":{"name":"Korean journal of ophthalmology : KJO","volume":" ","pages":"83-85"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11856046/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142884014","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}