David A Eichenbaum, William R Freeman, Margaret A Chang, Logan Brooks, Nauman Chaudhry, Hajir Dadgostar, Colin A McCannel, Mark Michels, Robert A Mittra, Jeremy D Wolfe, Victoria C Beindl, Philip Jaycock, Ashwini Bobbala, Shamika Gune, Galin Spicer, Natalia Callaway
{"title":"Endophthalmitis in Eyes Treated with the Port Delivery System with Ranibizumab: Summary of Cases during Clinical Trial Development.","authors":"David A Eichenbaum, William R Freeman, Margaret A Chang, Logan Brooks, Nauman Chaudhry, Hajir Dadgostar, Colin A McCannel, Mark Michels, Robert A Mittra, Jeremy D Wolfe, Victoria C Beindl, Philip Jaycock, Ashwini Bobbala, Shamika Gune, Galin Spicer, Natalia Callaway","doi":"10.1016/j.oret.2024.08.005","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.oret.2024.08.005","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>The Port Delivery System with ranibizumab (PDS) is approved in the United States for neovascular age-related macular degeneration. The United States Prescribing Information has a Boxed Warning for endophthalmitis and reports the incidence rate in patients developing endophthalmitis after receiving the PDS compared with monthly intravitreal ranibizumab. Endophthalmitis cases noted in the Boxed Warning, treatment outcomes, potential contributing factors, and potential mitigations are summarized.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>Retrospective review of endophthalmitis cases in PDS-treated patients in the phase II Ladder (NCT02510794) and phase III Archway (NCT03677934) and Portal (NCT03683251) trials.</p><p><strong>Participants: </strong>Endophthalmitis cases in the pooled all-PDS safety population (N = 555) including PDS patients in Ladder, Archway, or Portal.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Ladder patients received PDS (10, 40, or 100 mg/ml) with pro re nata refill-exchanges. Archway patients received PDS 100 mg/ml with fixed refill-exchanges every 24 weeks (PDS Q24W). Portal patients received PDS Q24W from day 1.</p><p><strong>Main outcome measures: </strong>Clinical features, management, and visual outcomes were summarized. Cases were summarized by date of PDS implant and/or refill, other prior invasive procedures/refills, and preceding/concurrent conjunctival complications.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Twelve endophthalmitis events were reported in 11 patients (11/555 [2.0%]) through March 12, 2021. All were cultured (3 were culture positive) and treated with intravitreal antibiotics. Two cases (2/555 [0.4%]) occurred in the immediate postoperative period (days 5 and 6). Nine cases occurred later (day range: 57-853), including 4 before the first refill-exchange (day range: 57-161). Five patients received between 1 and 11 refill-exchanges before the event (onset: 6-168 days after last refill-exchange). Seven cases (7/11 [63.6%]) had preceding/concurrent conjunctival complications. At last follow-up, 7 patients recovered vision to study baseline levels or ≥20/40; 4 patients experienced vision loss of ≥15 ETDRS letters.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Endophthalmitis is a serious complication that can endanger vision after any ocular procedure, including PDS implantation. Most, but not all, of this limited series of endophthalmitis cases were late onset, associated with conjunctival breach, and recovered vision with treatment. Meticulous attention to PDS surgical techniques with vigilant monitoring of conjunctiva during follow-up may minimize risk of endophthalmitis. Prompt treatment is critical for optimizing patient outcomes.</p><p><strong>Financial disclosure(s): </strong>Proprietary or commercial disclosure may be found in the Footnotes and Disclosures at the end of this article.</p>","PeriodicalId":19501,"journal":{"name":"Ophthalmology. Retina","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2024-08-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142000440","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Grace S Yin, Zhuo Shao, Hanna Faghfoury, Brian G Ballios
{"title":"Streamlined Ophthalmologist-Led Pathway to Diagnosis and Accessibility of Genetics Testing for Patients with Inherited Retinal Dystrophies in Canada.","authors":"Grace S Yin, Zhuo Shao, Hanna Faghfoury, Brian G Ballios","doi":"10.1016/j.oret.2024.08.007","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.oret.2024.08.007","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To investigate the ability of a new clinical model to improve accessibility and expedite the pathway to molecular diagnosis for patients with suspected inherited retinal diseases (IRDs).</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>Retrospective cohort study of electronic patient records.</p><p><strong>Participants: </strong>All patients referred to general medical genetic clinic between September 2017 and September 2019 and an ophthalmologist-led IRD clinic between October 2021 and July 2023 for suspected IRD were included.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The difference in timeliness and accessibility to diagnosis and genetics testing for patients referred for suspected IRDs were compared based on whether they were referred to a general medical genetics clinic or an ophthalmologist-led IRD clinic.</p><p><strong>Main outcome measures: </strong>The primary outcomes were time to consult from referral; time from initial consult to molecular diagnosis; and the time from initial consult to genetics result disclosure and counseling. Secondary outcomes included number of prior providers investigating the chief complaint, the proportion of patients undergoing genetics testing, and the range of diagnostic investigations undertaken.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Four hundred seventy-three patients were included, with 212 cases from a general medical genetics clinic and 261 from a medical retina clinic. The mean time from referral to initial consult was 14 months (±3.33 months) and 4 months (±3.4 months) for the general medical genetics and the ophthalmologist-led IRD clinics, respectively. The mean time from initial consult to genetics disclosure and counseling was 6 months (±3.6 months) and 3.5 months (±1.8 months) for the medical genetics and the ophthalmologist-led models, respectively. The total time from initial referral to genetics disclosure and counseling for the medical geneticist-led clinic model was 20 to 24 months. The total time from initial referral to genetics disclosure and counseling for the ophthalmologist-led retinal clinic was 5 to 8 months. The average number of prior providers seen before presenting to the ophthalmologist-led retina clinic was 2.05 (range, 1-10).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Shifting from the traditional medical genetics model to the new ophthalmologist-led IRD clinical model may improve accessibility and expedite the pathway to molecular diagnosis and subsequent gene therapy trials for patients with suspected IRDs.</p><p><strong>Financial disclosure(s): </strong>Proprietary or commercial disclosure may be found in the Footnotes and Disclosures at the end of this article.</p>","PeriodicalId":19501,"journal":{"name":"Ophthalmology. Retina","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2024-08-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142000441","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Leo C Hahn, Isa van der Veen, Michalis Georgiou, Mary J van Schooneveld, Jacoline B Ten Brink, Ralph J Florijn, Omar A Mahroo, Emanuel R de Carvalho, Andrew R Webster, Arthur A Bergen, Michel Michaelides, Camiel J F Boon
{"title":"Clinical, Genetic, and Histopathological Characteristics of CRX-associated Retinal Dystrophies.","authors":"Leo C Hahn, Isa van der Veen, Michalis Georgiou, Mary J van Schooneveld, Jacoline B Ten Brink, Ralph J Florijn, Omar A Mahroo, Emanuel R de Carvalho, Andrew R Webster, Arthur A Bergen, Michel Michaelides, Camiel J F Boon","doi":"10.1016/j.oret.2024.08.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.oret.2024.08.003","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To describe phenotypic, genotypic, and histopathological features of inherited retinal dystrophies associated with the CRX gene (CRX-RDs).</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>Retrospective multicenter cohort study including histopathology.</p><p><strong>Subjects: </strong>Thirty-nine patients from 31 families with pathogenic variants in the CRX gene.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Clinical data of 152 visits were collected from medical records. The median follow-up time was 9.1 years (interquartile range (IQR), 3.3-15.3 years; range, 0.0-48.8 years). Histopathologic examination of the eye of a 17-year-old patient with advanced early-onset CRX-RD was performed.</p><p><strong>Main outcome measures: </strong>Visual acuity, retinal imaging, electroretinography, genotype-phenotype correlation, and histopathological examination were evaluated.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The age at onset ranged from birth to the eighth decade of life. Median visual acuity was 1.00 logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution (logMAR) (IQR, 0.69-1.48 logMAR; range, 0.06-3.00 logMAR) at a mean age of 52.0 ± 19.9 years (range, 4.6-81.9 years). Sufficient imaging was available for 36 out of 39 patients (92.3%), and all showed degeneration of at least the macula. Of these 36 patients, 22 (61.1%) had only macular dystrophy. Another 10 patients (27.8%) had additional degeneration beyond the vascular arcades, and 4 patients (11.1%) panretinal degeneration. Two patients (5.1%) had Leber congenital amaurosis. In total, 21 different disease-associated heterozygous CRX variants were identified (10 frameshift, 7 missense, 2 deletion, 1 nonsense, 1 deletion-insertion variants). Missense variants in the CRX homeodomain and 2 variants deleting all functional domains, thus causing haploinsufficiency, generally tended to cause milder late-onset phenotypes. Histopathologic examination of the eye of a 17-year-old patient with advanced early-onset retinal dystrophy due to a heterozygous deletion of exons 3 and 4 of the CRX gene revealed loss of laminar integrity and widespread photoreceptor degeneration especially in the central retina, with extensive loss of photoreceptor nuclei and outer segments.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This study illustrates the large clinical and genetic heterogenic spectrum of CRX-RDs, ranging from Leber congenital amaurosis to mild late-onset maculopathy resembling occult macular dystrophy. Haploinsufficiency and missense variants tended to be associated with milder phenotypes. Patients showed degeneration predominantly affecting the central retina on imaging. The histopathological findings also mirror these clinical findings and features similar to previously reported animal models of CRX-RDs.</p><p><strong>Financial disclosure(s): </strong>Proprietary or commercial disclosure may be found in the Footnotes and Disclosures at the end of this article.</p>","PeriodicalId":19501,"journal":{"name":"Ophthalmology. Retina","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2024-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141917224","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Marie-Michele Macaron, Nader Al Sabbakh, M Zaid Shami, Dennis Akrobetu, Natalie E Bourdakos, Fatma A M Abdulsalam, Hayato Nakanishi, Christian A Than, Sophie J Bakri
{"title":"Anti-VEGF Injections vs. Panretinal Photocoagulation Laser Therapy for Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.","authors":"Marie-Michele Macaron, Nader Al Sabbakh, M Zaid Shami, Dennis Akrobetu, Natalie E Bourdakos, Fatma A M Abdulsalam, Hayato Nakanishi, Christian A Than, Sophie J Bakri","doi":"10.1016/j.oret.2024.08.004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.oret.2024.08.004","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Topic: </strong>To evaluate the efficacy and safety of anti-VEGF and panretinal photocoagulation (PRP) for the treatment of proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR). The outcomes examined are changes in best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), neovascularization (NV), central macular thickness (CMT), and adverse outcomes.</p><p><strong>Clinical relevance: </strong>Diabetic retinopathy is the leading cause of blindness in working-aged adults globally. At present, no consensus has been reached on the optimal choice for the treatment of PDR.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Cochrane, Embase, PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and CiNAHL were searched for articles from their inception to June 2023 according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis. The review was registered prospectively with PROSPERO (CRD42023437778). Tool data analysis was performed using RevMan software version 5.4 (Review Manager [RevMan] [computer program], The Cochrane Collaboration, 2020). Randomized control trials (RCTs) of PDR patients treated with anti-VEGF, PRP, or a combination were included. Risk of bias was assessed using the Rob2 assessment tool (revised tool for risk of bias in randomized trials), and certainty of evidence was assessed with the Grading Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) approach.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Nineteen studies were included, with 1361 patients (n = 1788 eyes) treated for PDR with either anti-VEGF (n = 274), PRP (n = 482), or combination (n = 320). Our results show more favorable BCVA outcomes with anti-VEGF compared with PRP at 3 months (mean difference [MD] = 2.35 letters; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.18-3.52; I<sup>2</sup> = 0%) and 12 months follow-up (MD = 3.39 letters; 95% CI, 0.63-6.14; I<sup>2</sup> = 26%). Combination treatment showed better BCVA outcomes compared with PRP at 12 months (MD = 4.06 letters; 95% CI, 0.26-7.86; I<sup>2</sup> = 0%). Combination showed lower CMT at 3 months (MD = -33.10 μm; 95% CI, -40.12 to -26.08; I<sup>2</sup> = 25%) and 6 months (MD = -34.28 μm; 95% CI, -55.59 to -12.97; I<sup>2</sup> = 85%) compared with PRP, but CMT results were similar at 12 months. Complete regression of total NV (NVT) was more likely with anti-VEGF compared with PRP (odds ratio = 6.15; 95% CI, 1.39-27.15; I<sup>2</sup> = 80%). Posttreatment vitreous hemorrhage, vitrectomy, and increased intraocular pressure events were similar between the anti-VEGF and combination groups compared with PRP; however, macular edema results favored the anti-VEGF over the PRP group. Using the GRADE assessment, BCVA evidence was rated to be of moderate certainty, whereas CMT and NVT evidence certainty was rated as very low.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Anti-VEGF and combination treatments could be regarded as alternative approaches to PRP alone in the management of PDR after engaging in a shared decision-making process based on patients' adherence, diabetic macular edema st","PeriodicalId":19501,"journal":{"name":"Ophthalmology. Retina","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2024-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141917223","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Total Cataract with a Presumed Intraocular Mass.","authors":"Vijitha S Vempuluru, Swathi Kaliki","doi":"10.1016/j.oret.2024.07.009","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oret.2024.07.009","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19501,"journal":{"name":"Ophthalmology. Retina","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2024-08-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141976282","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Maria Vittoria Cicinelli, Prithvi Ramtohul, Lorenzo Bianco, Ugo Introini, Francesco Bandello, K Bailey Freund, Maurizio Battaglia Parodi
{"title":"Prevalence, Features, and Outcomes of Type 1 Neovascularization in Eyes with Angioid Streaks.","authors":"Maria Vittoria Cicinelli, Prithvi Ramtohul, Lorenzo Bianco, Ugo Introini, Francesco Bandello, K Bailey Freund, Maurizio Battaglia Parodi","doi":"10.1016/j.oret.2024.08.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.oret.2024.08.002","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>This study aimed to delineate the characteristics, prevalence, and outcomes of neovascularization (NV), particularly aneurysmal type 1 NV, in patients with angioid streaks (AS) secondary to pseudoxanthoma elasticum (PXE), and to introduce a clinical classification based on multimodal imaging.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>Retrospective longitudinal cohort study.</p><p><strong>Participants: </strong>Eighty-five patients (168 eyes) with AS secondary to PXE at 2 tertiary referral centers.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Data collection included demographic, medical, and ocular histories. Diagnostic methods comprised fundus photography, autofluorescence, indocyanine green angiography, OCT, and OCT angiography.</p><p><strong>Main outcome measures: </strong>Prevalence of type 1 NV, visual acuity (VA), risk of exudation.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Type 1 NV was identified in 127 eyes (76%), with 85 of these (67%) showing exclusively type 1 NV. These lesions often originated around the disc, at sites of Bruch membrane dehiscences, and followed the path of AS, extending to the macula in 101 eyes (80%). Despite 65% of type 1 NV remaining nonexudative, 35% evolved into exudative over 5 years, and 11 eyes experienced midperipheral subretinal hemorrhages. Aneurysmal dilations, observed in 57% of eyes, substantially increased exudation risk (hazard ratio = 3.86, P = 0.02). Despite treatment, VA significantly deteriorated in exudative type 1 NV (P = 0.02). Type 2 NV, detected in 42 eyes (33%), often coexisted with type 1 NV and was associated with poorer visual outcomes and higher rates of macular atrophy. A classification of AS was developed, ranging from empty AS (stage 0, no NV) to advanced NV (stage 3, both type 1 and type 2 NV).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Type 1 NV predominates in AS. Although predominantly nonexudative, its progression correlates with substantial visual impairment, similar to the deficits observed with type 2 NV. Aneurysmal type 1 NV poses a significant exudation risk, underscoring the need for vigilant monitoring.</p><p><strong>Financial disclosure(s): </strong>Proprietary or commercial disclosure may be found in the Footnotes and Disclosures at the end of this article.</p>","PeriodicalId":19501,"journal":{"name":"Ophthalmology. Retina","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2024-08-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141913628","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}