Negin Yavari, Hashem Ghoraba, Christopher Or, Zheng Xian Thng, S Saeed Mohammadi, Irmak Karaca, Azadeh Mobasserian, Amir Akhavanrezayat, Anthony Le, Xun Lyu, Anadi Khatri, Woong Sun Yoo, Dalia El Feky, Ngoc Trong Tuong Than, Osama Elaraby, Aim-On Saengsirinavin, Xiaoyan Zhang, Frances Andrea Anover, Ankur Sudhir Gupta, Muhammad Sohail Halim, Louis A Jison, Quan Dong Nguyen
{"title":"Efficacy and tolerability of subcutaneous repository corticotropin injection in refractory ocular inflammatory diseases.","authors":"Negin Yavari, Hashem Ghoraba, Christopher Or, Zheng Xian Thng, S Saeed Mohammadi, Irmak Karaca, Azadeh Mobasserian, Amir Akhavanrezayat, Anthony Le, Xun Lyu, Anadi Khatri, Woong Sun Yoo, Dalia El Feky, Ngoc Trong Tuong Than, Osama Elaraby, Aim-On Saengsirinavin, Xiaoyan Zhang, Frances Andrea Anover, Ankur Sudhir Gupta, Muhammad Sohail Halim, Louis A Jison, Quan Dong Nguyen","doi":"10.1186/s12348-024-00428-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s12348-024-00428-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Repository corticotropin injection (RCI) has been suggested to exert immunomodulatory and anti-inflammatory effects in ocular inflammation. The index retrospective study aimed to evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of subcutaneous RCI in patients with active scleritis or uveitis.</p><p><strong>Main body: </strong>Medical records of patients who were diagnosed with different types of active scleritis or uveitis and received RCI for more than six months at a tertiary eye center were reviewed. Patient characteristics including age, sex, comorbidities, clinical findings, treatment details, and adverse events were recorded. A total of 17 eyes of 17 patients were included. Median age was 43 years old and 53% of patients were male. Mean treatment duration was 25.4 ± 15.5 months. Indications for RCI therapy were scleritis (7 anterior and 1 posterior) (47.8%), panuveitis (17.4%), retinal vasculitis (17.4%), chronic/recurrent anterior uveitis (13%), and posterior uveitis (4.35%). RCI was initiated at a dose of 40 to 80 units 3 times weekly. Given the adequate control of inflammation, RCI was successfully discontinued in four patients (23.5%). Prior to RCI therapy, 14 (82.3%) patients were on oral prednisone at an average of 10 mg daily (range 2.5-40 mg), and two (11.7%) patients discontinued prednisone immediately before initiating RCI due to side effects. After six months of therapy, the prednisone dose was reduced in four (23.5%) patients to an average of 3 mg daily (range 1-5 mg) and was stopped in eight (53%) patients. Concomitant immunomodulatory therapies (IMTs) included mycophenolate mofetil (23.5%) and methotrexate (23.5%), and adalimumab (23.5%). Ten patients were on IMTs prior to using RCI, and during the course of treatment, IMT was stopped in two patients and reduced in one. Side effects included insomnia (23%), hypertension (11.7%), lower extremity edema (11.7%), hyperglycemia (11.7%), weight gain (11.7%), and infection (5.8%).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>RCI may be considered as a potential therapy with acceptable tolerability for patients with non-infectious scleritis or uveitis.</p>","PeriodicalId":16600,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection","volume":"14 1","pages":"56"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-10-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11502637/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142502384","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}
Caroline C Awh, Austen N Knapp, Jeffrey M Goshe, Craig W See, Careen Y Lowder
{"title":"Foscarnet eyedrops for the treatment of refractory herpetic keratitis.","authors":"Caroline C Awh, Austen N Knapp, Jeffrey M Goshe, Craig W See, Careen Y Lowder","doi":"10.1186/s12348-024-00395-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s12348-024-00395-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>The purpose of this case series is to describe the clinical course of patients receiving foscarnet eyedrops for the treatment of refractory herpetic keratitis.</p><p><strong>Observations: </strong>Six patients diagnosed with herpetic keratitis were treated with foscarnet 24 mg/mL (2.4%) eyedrops with resulting improvement in keratitis.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Topical foscarnet may be a safe and effective treatment for herpetic keratitis in conjunction with, or as an alternative to, conventional antiviral therapy. This is an off-label use of foscarnet.</p>","PeriodicalId":16600,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection","volume":"14 1","pages":"54"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-10-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11499480/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142502385","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}
Sairi Zhang, Kaersti L Rickels, Vignesh Krishnan, Sami H Uwaydat
{"title":"Persistent syphilitic ocular manifestations despite treatment: a case series.","authors":"Sairi Zhang, Kaersti L Rickels, Vignesh Krishnan, Sami H Uwaydat","doi":"10.1186/s12348-024-00435-9","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s12348-024-00435-9","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Penicillin has remained the most effective treatment for syphilis for several decades. Syphilitic retinal manifestations may persist following treatment and cause visual problems. In this case series, we describe three syphilis patients with persistent posterior segment manifestations due to chronic inflammation, incomplete treatment, and reinfection.</p><p><strong>Case series: </strong>Recommended initial treatment for all patients was 14 days of intravenous penicillin. Oral prednisone was added 48 h after initiation of penicillin therapy. Case 1: A 48-year-old female presented with gradual vision loss for two months. Fundus imaging revealed syphilitic outer retinopathy (SOR), papillitis, and acute syphilitic posterior placoid chorioretinopathy (ASPPC). After treatment, she had persistent cystoid macular edema (CME) and was treated with intravitreal triamcinolone injections and ketorolac drops.</p><p><strong>Case 2: </strong>A 24-year-old male presented with sudden vision loss for two days. On imaging, he had ASPPC, papillitis, and SOR. IV penicillin treatment was given for 10 days only. He had persistent SOR and was retreated with doxycycline and prednisone. Case 3: A 52-year-old male presented with eye pain and visual loss for one week. There was evidence of ASPPC and papillitis on imaging. One month after treatment, he had persistent papillitis and was restarted on oral prednisone. One year later, he was found to have recurrent ASPPC and was confirmed to be reinfected with syphilis, for which he was retreated.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>When treating persistent syphilitic ocular manifestations, we recommend checking that the penicillin treatment was complete and the RPR titers are declining. If both hold true, then the affected eye should be treated with anti-inflammatory therapy. Other factors that contribute to poor visual prognosis include treatment delay, poor initial visual acuity, macular edema, and HIV coinfection.</p>","PeriodicalId":16600,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection","volume":"14 1","pages":"53"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-10-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11489380/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142468029","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}
Sébastien van Delden, Hélène Buvelot, Giorgio Enrico Bravetti, Truong-Thanh Pham, Gabriele Thumann, Horace Massa
{"title":"First report of uncommon mycobacteria in post LASIK keratitis: Mycobacterium wolinskyi.","authors":"Sébastien van Delden, Hélène Buvelot, Giorgio Enrico Bravetti, Truong-Thanh Pham, Gabriele Thumann, Horace Massa","doi":"10.1186/s12348-024-00438-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s12348-024-00438-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Laser assisted in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) surgery is the leading and most performed refractive surgery nowadays. A possible complication of LASIK surgery is infectious keratitis which can lead to disastrous corneal damage and result in permanent loss of vision. LASIK procedures have become increasingly accessible, and the demand for refractive surgery has risen among patients, challenging the medical field to improve the prevention of post-operative infections. Nevertheless, a wide range of pathogens have been described as responsible for post-LASIK keratitis. However, non-tuberculous mycobacterial keratitis remains an infrequent occurrence and is poorly described in the literature. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first ever reported case of post-LASIK keratitis caused by Mycobacterium wolinskyi. We describe the clinical and microbial characteristics, leading to its challenging treatment choice.</p>","PeriodicalId":16600,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection","volume":"14 1","pages":"52"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-10-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11480282/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142468027","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":"Orbital tuberculosis presenting as vision loss and headache: early management is paramount.","authors":"Sandeep Pal, Narendra Patidar, Gunjan Tomar, Himanshu Gaikwad","doi":"10.1186/s12348-024-00425-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s12348-024-00425-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Orbital tuberculosis is a rare form of extra pulmonary TB and may arise either by hematogenous route or spread directly from the paranasal sinus. We herein report two cases of orbital TB with a vision threatening complication. Case-1 is a 31-year-old female with a headache, a diminution of vision in the right eye, and pain in ocular movement. On examination, there was no proptosis with RAPD present in right eye and tenderness on palpation. CEMRI revealed a diffuse infiltrating lesion at the orbital apex, suggesting of inflammatory pathology. Case-2 is a 40-year-old male with similar complaints in the left eye, CECT showed edema and swelling in the optic nerve and extraocular muscle of the left eye. A detailed investigation was done, and a diagnosis of orbital tuberculosis was made in both patients. They were started on ATT and oral steroids but lost follow-up initially and due to delayed treatment, it led to irreversible vision loss. A long-term follow-up showed resolution of ocular symptoms with occasional headaches.</p>","PeriodicalId":16600,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection","volume":"14 1","pages":"51"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-10-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11473517/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142468028","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}
Julia Xia, Sanjana Kantipudi, Christopher C Striebich, Andrés F Henao-Martinez, Niranjan Manoharan, Alan G Palestine, Amit K Reddy
{"title":"Cytomegalovirus chronic retinal necrosis with ganciclovir resistance: a case report.","authors":"Julia Xia, Sanjana Kantipudi, Christopher C Striebich, Andrés F Henao-Martinez, Niranjan Manoharan, Alan G Palestine, Amit K Reddy","doi":"10.1186/s12348-024-00434-w","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s12348-024-00434-w","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Cytomegalovirus (CMV) chronic retinal necrosis (CRN) is a rare viral retinal infection that occurs in mildly immunocompromised people. It shares some features with both acute retinal necrosis and CMV retinitis. It is typically treated with combination intravitreal and systemic ganciclovir. We discuss the management of a case of CMV CRN with ganciclovir resistance.</p><p><strong>Case presentation: </strong>An 80-year-old female presented with one month of blurry vision in the left eye. She was being treated with abatacept, methotrexate, and prednisone for rheumatoid arthritis. Examination revealed anterior chamber and vitreous cell along with peripheral retinal whitening. Fluorescein angiogram showed diffuse retinal non-perfusion. Aqueous fluid PCR testing returned positive for CMV. The retinitis was initially controlled with oral and intravitreal ganciclovir, but then recurred and progressed despite these therapies. Ganciclovir resistance was suspected and the patient was switched to intravitreal foscarnet injections, along with oral letermovir and leflunomide, which lead to resolution of the retinitis. The patient has now continued with letermovir and leflunomide for approximately 2.5 years without reactivation of the retinitis or need for further intravitreal anti-viral injections and with adequate control of her rheumatoid arthritis.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The incidence of CMV CRN may increase in the future as the use of non-cytotoxic immunosuppressive therapies that result in relatively mild immunosuppression also increases. Treatment with ganciclovir is effective but frequently leads to resistance, as in our case. In this situation, combination therapy with letermovir and leflunomide, particularly in the setting of rheumatoid arthritis where leflunomide can also have an anti-inflammatory effect, can be considered.</p>","PeriodicalId":16600,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection","volume":"14 1","pages":"50"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-10-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11461363/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142391199","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}
Jenny Roth, Baris Toprak, Sofia Somajo, Antonio Filipe Macedo, Neil Lagali
{"title":"Characterization of infectious bacterial keratitis in Östergötland County, Sweden: a 10-year retrospective study.","authors":"Jenny Roth, Baris Toprak, Sofia Somajo, Antonio Filipe Macedo, Neil Lagali","doi":"10.1186/s12348-024-00432-y","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s12348-024-00432-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The aim of this study was to characterize bacterial species, aetiology and antibiotic susceptibility connected to bacterial keratitis infections in Östergötland, Sweden.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Retrospective cross-sectional study based on electronic health records for the period 2010-2019. Records of patients diagnosed with infectious keratitis were screened for microbiology confirmed infectious bacterial keratitis. Bacterial species and their susceptibility to antibiotics were determined from microbiology test results.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>One-hundred and ninety patients with lab culture-confirmed infectious bacterial keratitis were included in the analysis. The most frequently found bacterial species were coagulase-negative staphylococci (39%), Staphylococcus aureus (17%) and Cutibacterium acnes (10%). Pseudomonas spp. was the most frequently found Gram-negative bacterial species (7%). Contact lens wear and severely ill/blind eye were the top two aetiologies associated with bacterial keratitis, 22% of the patients with bacterial keratitis were also diagnosed with glaucoma. Most isolates, 157 out of 173, were susceptible to fluoroquinolones, and 145 out of 155 isolates were susceptible to chloramphenicol.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Our results revealed a positive rate of bacterial keratitis of 59% for the samples sent to the laboratory. There was a high susceptibility of the bacterial species to the recommended antibiotics. Our results indicate that it is likely that patients are receiving the correct treatment. Future studies are necessary to monitor changes in antibiotic susceptibility.</p>","PeriodicalId":16600,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection","volume":"14 1","pages":"49"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-10-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11458852/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142381092","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}
Vinay Tumuluri, Jessica Y Tong, Krishna Tumuluri, Dinesh Selva
{"title":"Clinical and radiological characteristics of odontogenic orbital cellulitis.","authors":"Vinay Tumuluri, Jessica Y Tong, Krishna Tumuluri, Dinesh Selva","doi":"10.1186/s12348-024-00422-0","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s12348-024-00422-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To assess the radiological features and clinical outcomes of odontogenic orbital cellulitis.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Multi-centre retrospective study of odontogenic orbital cellulitis. Primary outcomes assessed were causal organism(s), clinical signs, radiological findings, management and visual outcomes.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Four patients with odontogenic orbital cellulitis were identified for inclusion. There was an equal proportion of men and women with a mean age of 43 years (range 25-56 years). All patients presented with an orbital compartment syndrome, with visual acuity of counting fingers (n = 1, 25%), hand movements (n = 1, 25%) and no perception of light (n = 2, 50%). The organisms implicated were Streptococcus milleri (n = 3, 75%) and Streptococcus constellatus (n = 1, 25%). MRI findings showed a subperiosteal abscess was present in all cases, which was characterised radiologically as a T1-hyperintense, T2 minimally hyperintense collection with restricted diffusion and a low apparent diffusion coefficient signal. Final visual acuity ranged from 6/6 to no light perception. One patient required an orbital exenteration due to extensive necrosis with sepsis and systemic deterioration.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Odontogenic orbital cellulitis carries a serious risk of vision loss with a propensity to present with an orbital compartment syndrome secondary to Streptococcus species. Outcomes were highly variable, with two cases progressing to blindness of which one required an orbital exenteration.</p>","PeriodicalId":16600,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection","volume":"14 1","pages":"48"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11445216/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142348543","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 purtscher-like retinopathy associated with DRESS syndrome: a case report.","authors":"Langxuan Yuan, Yuchen Li, Hanze Zhang, Yucen Hou, Qianyan Kang, Jianqin Lei","doi":"10.1186/s12348-024-00433-x","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s12348-024-00433-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>To report a case of Bilateral Purtscher-like retinopathy associated with DRESS syndrome managed with ocular and systemic treatments.</p><p><strong>Case presentation: </strong>A 29-year-old healthy female developed multi-organ (cutaneous, hematologic, renal and hepatic) disfunction and profound vision loss 1 month after Human papillomavirus vaccine injection. At the first presentation, her visual acuity was counting fingers in both eyes. Fundus exam showed remarkable cotton-wool spots, retinal hemorrhages and macular edema. She was diagnosed DRESS syndrome and Purtscher-like retinopathy and treated with intravitreal injection of ranibizumab, systemic steroids anticoagulants, and plasma exchange. The patient finally recovered from this life-threatening condition but left with permanent visual damage.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Purtscher-like retinopathy could be complicated by DRESS syndrome which is usually considered a type IV hypersensitivity reaction.</p>","PeriodicalId":16600,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection","volume":"14 1","pages":"46"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11442731/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142348542","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":"Tocilizumab for cystoid macular edema secondary to retinitis pigmentosa.","authors":"Stéphane Abramowicz, Prochore Kamgang Semeu, Isabelle Nubourgh, Laurence Postelmans, François Willermain","doi":"10.1186/s12348-024-00430-0","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s12348-024-00430-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To describe the effect of tocilizumab (TCZ) on cystoid macular edema (CME) and retinal vascular leakage (RVL) in retinitis pigmentosa (RP).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Retrospective case series.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We present 2 cases of RP with marked inflammatory features in the form of CME and RVL. There was initial diagnostic uncertainty with posterior uveitis. Both patients were treated with corticosteroids, conventional disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (cDMARDs), and biological DMARDs (bDMARDs) for the inflammatory features with partial and inconsistent treatment response. When treatment was switched to intravenous (IV) TCZ, dramatic reduction in CME and RVL were observed in both patients. Diagnosis of RP was eventually made based on findings of ancillary tests (macular spectral-domain optical coherence tomography, visual fields, full-field electroretinogram). Genetic testing led to a molecular diagnosis of EYS-related autosomal recessive RP in patient 1, while patient 2 had negative gene panel results.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>IV TCZ can be an effective treatment option in RP-related CME and RVL. Whether this treatment strategy has an effect on prognosis remains to be established, but it is possible considering chronic CME-related retinal damage is a major driver of central vision loss in RP.</p>","PeriodicalId":16600,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection","volume":"14 1","pages":"47"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11442707/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142348545","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}