Dimitrios Kalogeropoulos, Mohamed Eldakkak, Fatima Shawkat, Jay Self, Andrew John Lotery
{"title":"Enhanced S-Cone Syndrome in Sibling Cases: A Brief Report and Literature Review.","authors":"Dimitrios Kalogeropoulos, Mohamed Eldakkak, Fatima Shawkat, Jay Self, Andrew John Lotery","doi":"10.1055/a-2870-2358","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2870-2358","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17904,"journal":{"name":"Klinische Monatsblatter fur Augenheilkunde","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2026-07-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148456138","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Özlem Ural Fatihoğlu, Ayse Bozkurt Oflaz, Görkem Polat, Serhad Nalcaci, Ali Osman Saatci
{"title":"Bilateral Double Fovea Appearance with a Pseudofovea Documented by Multimodal Imaging and Microperimetry: A Rare Case Report.","authors":"Özlem Ural Fatihoğlu, Ayse Bozkurt Oflaz, Görkem Polat, Serhad Nalcaci, Ali Osman Saatci","doi":"10.1055/a-2869-4081","DOIUrl":"10.1055/a-2869-4081","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17904,"journal":{"name":"Klinische Monatsblatter fur Augenheilkunde","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2026-07-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147839812","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Patricia Ta Bui, Katharina Krepler, Siamak Ansari-Shahrezaei
{"title":"West Nile Virus-associated Occlusive Retinal Vasculitis with Cystoid Macular Oedema: A Case Report.","authors":"Patricia Ta Bui, Katharina Krepler, Siamak Ansari-Shahrezaei","doi":"10.1055/a-2889-2604","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2889-2604","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17904,"journal":{"name":"Klinische Monatsblatter fur Augenheilkunde","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2026-07-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148405133","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Buse Gürcan, Faik Gelisken, Daniel A Wenzel, Caroline J Wenzel
{"title":"Sequential Bilateral Neurosensory Detachment as the Sole Manifestation of Posterior Scleritis.","authors":"Buse Gürcan, Faik Gelisken, Daniel A Wenzel, Caroline J Wenzel","doi":"10.1055/a-2871-6976","DOIUrl":"10.1055/a-2871-6976","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17904,"journal":{"name":"Klinische Monatsblatter fur Augenheilkunde","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2026-07-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147839829","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Onno Borgel, Emanuel Valentin Reitemeyer, Maximilian Hammer, Martin S Spitzer, Klaus Rohrschneider
{"title":"[Ocular Penetration - Management of Ophthalmic Trauma].","authors":"Onno Borgel, Emanuel Valentin Reitemeyer, Maximilian Hammer, Martin S Spitzer, Klaus Rohrschneider","doi":"10.1055/a-2890-4438","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2890-4438","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17904,"journal":{"name":"Klinische Monatsblatter fur Augenheilkunde","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2026-07-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148397025","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lisa Ramm, Johanna Ritter, Robert Herber, Ramin Khoramnia
{"title":"Differences in Corneal Structure and Biomechanics between Sexes across Age Groups.","authors":"Lisa Ramm, Johanna Ritter, Robert Herber, Ramin Khoramnia","doi":"10.1055/a-2890-8843","DOIUrl":"10.1055/a-2890-8843","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Abstract: </strong>PURPOSE: To investigate sex-related differences in corneal morphologic and biomechanical parameters in healthy adults, with a particular focus on age-related variations that may reflect hormonal influences.</p><p><strong>Abstract: </strong>METHODS: In this cross-sectional study, 413 healthy volunteers (189 women, 224 men) were examined using the Pentacam HR, IOLMaster 700, Corvis ST, and Ocular Response Analyzer. Parameters included mean keratometry (K<sub>mean</sub>), white-to-white distance (WTW), anterior chamber volume (ACV), axial length (AL), central and peripheral corneal thickness (CCT, PAC and PACDiff 3 - 9 mm), Ambrosio's relational thickness (ARTh), stiffness parameter at first applanation (SP-A1), stress-strain index (SSI), corneal biomechanical index (CBI), and corrected corneal hysteresis (CHcorr). Participants were stratified into two age groups: < 50 years (pre-menopausal) and ≥ 50 years (post-menopausal). Group comparisons were performed using t-tests or Mann-Whitney U tests with Bonferroni correction (p < 0.004).</p><p><strong>Abstract: </strong>RESULTS: Men showed larger ACV and WTW values (all p < 0.001), whereas women exhibited steeper K<sub>mean</sub> (p < 0.001). The peripheral increase in corneal thickness tended to be greater in women (PACDiff7: p = 0.038; PACDiff9: p = 0.047), particularly among younger participants (PACDiff5: p = 0.017; PACDiff7: p = 0.004; PACDiff9: p = 0.005). ARTh and SSI displayed a trend toward sex-related differences (p = 0.01 and p = 0.012), and younger women had non-significantly higher CHcorr values (p = 0.028). CBI did not differ between sexes.</p><p><strong>Abstract: </strong>CONCLUSION: Subtle sex-related differences in corneal morphology and biomechanics occur mainly in the premenopausal age group, potentially reflecting hormonal modulation of corneal hydration and elasticity. The CBI seems independent of sex and may be applied without gender-specific adjustment in clinical practice.</p>","PeriodicalId":17904,"journal":{"name":"Klinische Monatsblatter fur Augenheilkunde","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2026-07-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148205146","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Malnutrition as a Risk Factor for Cerebral and Glaucomatous Neurodegeneration - Mechanisms and Therapeutic Strategies.","authors":"Julia Prinz, Verena Prokosch","doi":"10.1055/a-2841-0517","DOIUrl":"10.1055/a-2841-0517","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Abstract: </strong>BACKGROUND: Neurodegenerative diseases are an increasing challenge for healthcare systems in the context of demographic change. They affect the central nervous system, including the brain-manifesting, for example, as dementia-as well as the retina, as seen in glaucoma or age-related macular degeneration. Malnutrition-defined as quantitative or qualitative under- or overnutrition-affects key mechanisms that contribute to neuronal and retinal neurodegeneration.</p><p><strong>Abstract: </strong>OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study is to systematically present the pathophysiological mechanisms of malnutrition-related neurodegeneration, to evaluate the current evidence on dietary patterns and cognitive health, and to derive practical clinical strategies for nutritional optimization.</p><p><strong>Abstract: </strong>METHODS: Narrative literature review based on peer-reviewed publications from the fields of nutritional medicine, geriatrics, neurology, ophthalmology, and public health.</p><p><strong>Abstract: </strong>RESULTS: Malnutrition promotes oxidative stress, mitochondrial dysfunction, chronic neuroinflammation, and vascular dysregulation, and it influences neurotransmitter synthesis. These mechanisms are relevant to both cerebral and ocular neurodegenerative processes. The Mediterranean diet and the MIND diet are associated with a significantly reduced risk of cognitive impairment; for ocular diseases, interventional studies in age-related macular degeneration in particular demonstrate protective effects of antioxidant supplementation, whereas evidence for glaucoma is currently based predominantly on observational data. Screening approaches and micronutrient diagnostics enable early identification of at-risk individuals. Building on this, individualised dietary interventions and targeted supplementation of selected nutrients could be potentially preventive and stabilising therapeutic strategies.</p><p><strong>Abstract: </strong>CONCLUSION: Malnutrition is a key modifiable risk factor for neurodegenerative diseases of the brain and retina. More intense integration of nutritional diagnostics and therapy into neurological, geriatric, and ophthalmological care structures appears warranted.</p>","PeriodicalId":17904,"journal":{"name":"Klinische Monatsblatter fur Augenheilkunde","volume":" ","pages":"742-750"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148302239","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Neuritis nervi optici (NNO)].","authors":"Heimo Steffen","doi":"10.1055/a-2685-3349","DOIUrl":"10.1055/a-2685-3349","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Abstract: </strong>The term optic neuritis describes an inflammation of the optic nerve. It encompasses a group of different diseases that vary in their prevalence, clinical course, treatment, and visual prognosis. These include autoimmune demyelinating, frequently recurrent inflammations of the optic nerve, which may be associated with an inflammatory CNS disease, as well as monophasic infectious or postinfectious inflammations of the optic nerve and those associated with systemic disease or vaccination.</p>","PeriodicalId":17904,"journal":{"name":"Klinische Monatsblatter fur Augenheilkunde","volume":" ","pages":"775-795"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147474446","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Julia Prinz, Hannah Schellhase, Matthias Fuest, Peter Walter, Verena Prokosch, Niklas Plange, David Kuerten
{"title":"Evaluating the Long-term Success and Safety of Canaloplasty in Glaucoma Patients.","authors":"Julia Prinz, Hannah Schellhase, Matthias Fuest, Peter Walter, Verena Prokosch, Niklas Plange, David Kuerten","doi":"10.1055/a-2854-2826","DOIUrl":"10.1055/a-2854-2826","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Abstract: </strong>BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to evaluate the long-term treatment success and safety of ab externo canaloplasty in glaucoma patients.</p><p><strong>Abstract: </strong>METHODS AND MATERIAL: This study included 44 eyes undergoing canaloplasty. Patients were followed up at 2, 6, 12 months, 3 years and 5 years.</p><p><strong>Abstract: </strong>RESULTS: The preoperative intraocular pressure (IOP) was 23.6 ± 6.4 mmHg and was reduced to 15.8 ± 4.5 mmHg at 12 months, 15.6 ± 3.8 mmHg at 3 years and 14.9 ± 3.9 mmHg at 5 years after canaloplasty (p < 0.0001). The relative IOP reduction was 33.6 ± 17.6% after 12 months, 30.4 ± 22.7% after 3 years and 35.1 ± 17.7% after 5 years. Topical glaucoma medications were reduced from 3.0 ± 1.3 to 1.2 ± 1.3 at 12 months, 1.3 ± 1.4 at 3 years and 1.2 ± 1.3 at 5 years (p < 0.0001). The complete surgical success rate (without topical glaucoma medications) was 32.3%, 26.9%, and 20.0% after 5 years for IOP < 21 mmHg, < 18 mmHg, and < 16 mmHg, respectively. The qualified surgical success (with topical glaucoma medications) was 72.0%, 65.8%, and 43.1%, respectively. Six patients underwent 360° trabeculotomy and five patients received laser Descemet puncture during the first 6 months after surgery.</p><p><strong>Abstract: </strong>CONCLUSION: Canaloplasty is a safe and effective procedure to achieve a significant reduction in IOP and glaucoma medications up to 5 years after surgery. Greater SC widths were associated with lower IOP values.</p>","PeriodicalId":17904,"journal":{"name":"Klinische Monatsblatter fur Augenheilkunde","volume":" ","pages":"767-774"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148330566","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Pathological Work-Life Model of the Chronic Glaucoma Patient: Risk Factors and Therapeutic Tips.","authors":"Gabriele Maria Emmerich","doi":"10.1055/a-2867-9942","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2867-9942","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Abstract: </strong>Patients with glaucoma disease can suffer not only physical burdens from decreasing visual acuity but even psychological abnormalities. Targeted questionnaires can be used to assess the level of psychic abnormalities; for example, the \"health model\" can be used to demonstrate inequality. The effects of glaucoma disease on quality of life and life satisfaction are discussed, with therapeutic tips with methods to prevent social isolation and loneliness.</p>","PeriodicalId":17904,"journal":{"name":"Klinische Monatsblatter fur Augenheilkunde","volume":"243 7","pages":"751-758"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148536255","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}