{"title":"Comparison of Postoperative Axial Rotation of the Toric Intraocular Lens in Cataract Surgery Combined with Vitrectomy versus Cataract Surgery Alone.","authors":"Tsuyoshi Mito, Hidetoshi Ishida, Yusuke Seki, Takuro Shirayama, Yuki Ukai, Hiroshi Sasaki","doi":"10.1159/000539986","DOIUrl":"10.1159/000539986","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>This study compared the postoperative axial rotation of the toric intraocular lens (T-IOL) after cataract surgery combined with vitrectomy versus cataract surgery alone.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This retrospective, non-randomized, observational study enrolled patients who underwent cataract surgery combined with vitrectomy in one eye and cataract surgery alone in the contralateral eye. AcrySof Toric IOLs (Alcon Laboratories) were implanted in both eyes of the same patient. The axial rotation of the T-IOL was analyzed 3 months postoperatively using photographs obtained during and after surgery. In the combined group, T-IOL axial alignment was performed before vitrectomy. Preoperative corneal astigmatism and postoperative residual astigmatism were also compared in both groups.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>This study examined 36 eyes of 18 patients (74.7 ± 6.8 years). The axial rotation was 2.94 ± 1.70° in the cataract group versus 3.06 ± 2.34° in the combined group 3 months postoperatively, and the difference lacked significance (p = 0.98). In the combined group, the mean axial rotation during surgery was 2.17 ± 1.80°. Axial rotation within 5° was observed in 17 of 18 eyes (94.4%) in the cataract group and 16 of 18 eyes (88.9%) in the combined group, with no significant difference (p = 0.54). The comparison of postoperative residual astigmatism with preoperative corneal astigmatism revealed a significant improvement from 1.49 ± 0.40 D to 0.39 ± 0.47 D in the cataract group (p < 0.0001) and from 1.61 ± 0.40 D to 0.42 ± 0.43 D in the combined group (p < 0.0001).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The postoperative axial rotation of the T-IOL in eyes that underwent cataract surgery combined with vitrectomy was stable and comparable to that of eyes that underwent cataract surgery alone.</p>","PeriodicalId":19595,"journal":{"name":"Ophthalmologica","volume":" ","pages":"224-230"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141616949","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}
OphthalmologicaPub Date : 2024-01-01Epub Date: 2023-12-19DOI: 10.1159/000535865
Zofia Anna Nawrocka, Jerzy Nawrocki
{"title":"Fundus Autofluorescence Patterns in Subretinal Hemorrhages Associated with Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration.","authors":"Zofia Anna Nawrocka, Jerzy Nawrocki","doi":"10.1159/000535865","DOIUrl":"10.1159/000535865","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Submacular hemorrhage (SMH) is a vision-threatening complication of neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD). The exact treatment scheme is not established yet. The aim of the current study was to describe surgical results and fundus autofluorescence (FAF) patterns after pars plana vitrectomy (ppV) + subretinal tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) + anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and intravitreal tPA + anti-VEGF + sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) tamponade and to compare them to intravitreal tPA + anti-VEGF + SF6 in the treatment of SMH in the course of AMD.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>We performed FAF imaging in patients with a previous SMH in the course of AMD with a duration of <60 days treated with vitrectomy with subretinal anti-VEGF and tPA and intravitreal anti-VEGF, tPA, and SF6 administration (group 1) or intravitreal tPA + anti-VEGF + SF6 (group 2). In all eyes, a throughout ophthalmic examination, fluorescein angiography, and spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) were done for diagnosis. SD-OCT was performed monthly during treatment.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Three FAF patterns were observed in both groups. Pattern one (normal autofluorescence) was observed in 5/18 in group one and 5/21 group two. Pattern two was observed in 6/18 in group one and 7/21 in group two. Pattern three was noted in 7/18 in group one and 5/21 in group two. Improvement in visual acuity was statistically significant for both groups: 0.01 Snellen (2.0 logMAR) to 0.11 Snellen (0.96 logMAR) in group one (p = 0.019) and 0.11 Snellen (0.96 logMAR) to 0.33 Snellen (0.48 logMAR) in group two (p = 0.0007). Central retinal thickness also decreased with statistical significance for both groups (p < 0.05).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>FAF patterns did not depend on the treatment used, but solely on the duration of SMH before treatment. SMH if not treated prompt enough might cause long-standing photoreceptor and retinal pigment epithelium defect, which is represented by hypo- and hyperautofluorescence. Performing a subretinal injection of tPA and anti-VEGF does not cause any defects associated with the injection site. That might be associated with previous local internal limiting membrane peeling, which reduces the injection pressure. Not only prompt treatment of SMH but also further continuation of anti-VEGF treatment is mandatory to maintain vision.</p>","PeriodicalId":19595,"journal":{"name":"Ophthalmologica","volume":" ","pages":"58-64"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138807546","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}
OphthalmologicaPub Date : 2024-01-01Epub Date: 2023-12-15DOI: 10.1159/000535806
Pierre Leroux, Emilie Agard, Jérémy Billant, Antoine Levron, Hugo Bouvarel, Yannis Badri, Ikrame Douma, Pierre Pradat, Corinne Dot
{"title":"Long Intervals between Intravitreal Injections Using a Treat-and-Extend Protocol in a Real-Life Context in AMD: The LIRE Study.","authors":"Pierre Leroux, Emilie Agard, Jérémy Billant, Antoine Levron, Hugo Bouvarel, Yannis Badri, Ikrame Douma, Pierre Pradat, Corinne Dot","doi":"10.1159/000535806","DOIUrl":"10.1159/000535806","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>The aim of the study was to assess the outcome of long treat-and-extend (TE) anti-VEGF intravitreal injection (IVI) intervals (≥every 12 weeks [Q12W]) in neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD). The aims of this retrospective study were to determine the proportion of nAMD eyes treated ≥ Q12W, to analyze their longitudinal, functional, and anatomical outcomes, and to compare functional and anatomical outcomes between eyes that rapidly versus slowly reached a Q12W regimen and between eyes directly treated with versus initiating lately the TE regimen.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>All patients receiving IVIs for nAMD were screened. The longitudinal, functional, and anatomical characteristics of Q12W-treated eyes were reported at different timepoints.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Ninety-one eyes were included (38% of our total nAMD cohort). The mean TE regimen time to reach a Q12W interval was 20.1 ± 16.2 months. During this time, a mean number of 12.1 ± 9.3 IVIs were needed. The mean best-corrected visual acuity was 68 letters at the time of diagnosis and was maintained (p > 0.05). Eyes that rapidly reached a Q12W interval had a shorter follow-up before TE regimen initiation (p = 0.04) and received fewer IVIs (p = 0.02) than eyes that slowly reached a Q12W interval. Eyes directly treated with the TE regimen reached a Q12W interval more rapidly than eyes with late TE initiation. The neovascularization subtype was not a predictor of outcome in TE-treated eyes.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>≥Q12W eyes represent an important part of the nAMD population in our real-life study. No baseline anatomical characteristics were associated with the outcome under a TE regimen, although early TE regimen initiation allowed extending more rapidly the IVI interval.</p>","PeriodicalId":19595,"journal":{"name":"Ophthalmologica","volume":" ","pages":"44-57"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10836925/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138807548","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
OphthalmologicaPub Date : 2024-01-01Epub Date: 2024-09-04DOI: 10.1159/000541055
Seungyeon Lee, Jae Kwang Lee, Seo Hee Kim, Eun Jee Chung
{"title":"Incidence of Acute Endophthalmitis after Secondary Intraocular Lens Implantation: A Nationwide Cohort Study.","authors":"Seungyeon Lee, Jae Kwang Lee, Seo Hee Kim, Eun Jee Chung","doi":"10.1159/000541055","DOIUrl":"10.1159/000541055","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>In this study, we aimed to analyze the incidence of acute endophthalmitis after secondary intraocular lens (IOL) implantation in South Korea.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This study used information from the National Health Insurance Service (NHIS)-National Health Information Database (NHID). We identified patients who underwent secondary IOL implantation or IOL exchange surgeries during 2002-2021 due to diagnoses of IOL dislocation or mechanical complication of IOL. Postoperative endophthalmitis (POE) was defined as patients having received intravitreal antibiotic injection or vitrectomy for acute endophthalmitis diagnosed within 42 days after the claim for secondary IOL surgeries. All statistical analyses were performed with a significance level p < 0.05, and we used the univariate and multivariate Cox proportional hazard model to identify risk factors.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>From 2002 to 2021, 39,364 patients received secondary IOL implantation, and acute POE was diagnosed in 62 patients. The overall incidence of acute POE was 0.16% during the 20-year period. More than half of the patients were diagnosed with POE within the first week after surgery. In the univariate analysis, there was a higher incidence of endophthalmitis in the group with pre-existing glaucoma (hazard ratio [HR], 1.945; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.036-3.652; p = 0.0385) and the group undergoing concurrent vitrectomy (hazard ratio [HR], 2.329; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.003-5.405; p = 0.0491).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The incidence of acute endophthalmitis after secondary IOL implantation in South Korea was similar to that of other countries. This is the largest retrospective claims data-based study of acute endophthalmitis after secondary IOL implantation in patients in South Korea.</p>","PeriodicalId":19595,"journal":{"name":"Ophthalmologica","volume":" ","pages":"331-340"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142133396","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":"Internal Limiting Membrane Peeling and Inverted Flap Technique in Macular Hole: Postoperative Metamorphopsia and Optical Coherence Tomography.","authors":"Tomoya Murakami, Fumiki Okamoto, Yoshimi Sugiura, Iori Izumi, Aoi Iioka, Shohei Morikawa, Takahiro Hiraoka, Tetsuro Oshika","doi":"10.1159/000537846","DOIUrl":"10.1159/000537846","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>We compared postoperative metamorphopsia and optical coherence tomography (OCT) findings between eyes that underwent internal limiting membrane (ILM) peeling and the inverted flap (IF) technique for macular hole (MH).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This retrospective analysis included 64 eyes of 64 patients with idiopathic MH whose MH was closed after initial surgery. Thirty-nine patients were treated with pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) with ILM peeling, and 25 patients were treated with PPV with the IF technique. Best corrected visual acuity (BCVA), severity of metamorphopsia, and OCT images were collected before and 3, 6, and 12 months postoperatively. Based on the OCT images, the status of the external limiting membrane (ELM) and ellipsoid zone and the presence of hyperreflective plugs were assessed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>At baseline and 3, 6, and 12 months postoperatively, BCVA and severity of metamorphopsia were not significantly different between groups. The status of the ELM was significantly worse in the IF group than in the ILM peeling group at 3 and 6 months postoperatively. Significantly more hyperreflective plugs were observed in the IF group than in the ILM peeling group at 3 and 6 months postoperatively. Stepwise multiregression analysis revealed that hyperreflective plugs were significantly associated with the severity of metamorphopsia at 12 months postoperatively.</p><p><strong>Discussion/conclusion: </strong>The alterations on the OCT were fewer in the ILM peeling group than in the IF group, while no significant differences were observed in postoperative severity of metamorphopsia between groups. Metamorphopsia was worse in eyes with hyperreflective plugs.</p>","PeriodicalId":19595,"journal":{"name":"Ophthalmologica","volume":" ","pages":"107-117"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139972926","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":"Progression of Myopic Maculopathy Based on the ATN Classification System.","authors":"Rongrong Zhang, Jiarui Xue, Minmin Zheng, Xiao Cao, Chenhao Li, Changfan Wu","doi":"10.1159/000535881","DOIUrl":"10.1159/000535881","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Myopic maculopathy is a sight-threatening disease, which causes irreversible vision faults and central vision loss. The purpose of this study is evaluating the risk factors of the myopic maculopathy progression according to the ATN classification system.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Clinic data of 69 high myopia patients aged older than 40 years with a follow-up time of more than 2 years, who underwent fundus photography and OCT examination were retrospectively collected. Fundus changes were evaluated with ATN classification at the first and last follow-up times. The related factors affecting progress including axial length (AL), spherical equivalence (SE), subfoveal choroidal thickness (SFCT), disc-foveal distance (DFD), optic disc tilt, and parapapillary atrophy (PPA) were analyzed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>This study included 69 high-myopia patients with mean age 54.29 ± 10.41 years. The progression rate of myopic maculopathy (MM) was approximately 25.56%. Elongated DFD (5.37 ± 0.11 mm vs. 4.86 ± 0.37 mm; p < 0.001) and thinner SFCT (138.52 ± 29.38 μm vs. 184.87 ± 48.72 μm; p = 0.008) at baseline were linked with MM progression. In multiple logistic regression analysis, DFD was a substantial hazard risk factor (adjusted OR = 1.672, 95% CI: 1.135-2.498, p < 0.05) after adjusting for age, AL and SFCT. Receiver operating characteristic curve showed that DFD might serve as a predictor to discriminate the MM progression with a cut-off value of 5.15 mm and a substantial receiver operating characteristic curve area (AUC: 0.794). Compared with the non-progression group, the progression group had older age (p < 0.001), longer AL (p = 0.001), higher optic disc tilt rate (p < 0.001), and higher proportion of pre-existing PPA (p = 0.038) at baseline, the differences were statistically significant.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Based on the ATN classification system, we found that the progression of MM was related to older age, longer AL, high disc tilt, pre-existing PPA, thinner SFCT, and longer DFD. The parameter of DFD was an important factor affecting the progression of MM, which is considered to have a higher probability of progression when the length is beyond 5.15 mm.</p>","PeriodicalId":19595,"journal":{"name":"Ophthalmologica","volume":" ","pages":"65-72"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138830847","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}
OphthalmologicaPub Date : 2024-01-01Epub Date: 2023-12-23DOI: 10.1159/000535539
Denise Vogt, Ricarda G Schumann, Yulia Zaytseva, Caroline Wiecha, Armin Wolf, Siegfried G Priglinger, Julian E Klaas
{"title":"Ultrastructural Details of Epiretinal Membrane Foveoschisis.","authors":"Denise Vogt, Ricarda G Schumann, Yulia Zaytseva, Caroline Wiecha, Armin Wolf, Siegfried G Priglinger, Julian E Klaas","doi":"10.1159/000535539","DOIUrl":"10.1159/000535539","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>The aim of this study was to describe differences in the vitreomacular interface (VMI) in idiopathic epiretinal membrane (ERM) foveoschisis compared to macular pseudohole (MPH) and lamellar macular hole (LMH).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We analysed surgically excised epiretinal material and internal limiting membrane (ILM) specimens obtained from 16 eyes of 16 patients with ERM foveoschisis (6 eyes), MPH (5 eyes), and LMH (5 eyes) during standard pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) with membrane peeling. The three entities were classified according to the newly introduced optical coherence tomography (OCT) terminology. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) was used to describe the ultrastructural features.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We found fibrocellular epiretinal tissues in all samples analysed. However, the cell and collagen composition of the VMI differed between groups. Eyes with ERM foveoschisis were characterized by a higher number of cells, multilayered membranes, and thick strands of vitreous collagen embedding the major cell types of myofibroblasts compared to MPH. Eyes with MPH also showed a predominance of myofibroblasts, but these were located directly on the ILM with no collagen between the cells and the ILM. Eyes with LMH showed a thick, multilayered epiretinal proliferation consisting mainly of non-tractional glial cells, corresponding to hypodense epiretinal proliferation on OCT. Eyes with ERM foveoschisis and MPH were more likely to have incomplete PVD compared to LMH in terms of posterior hyaloid status.</p><p><strong>Discussion/conclusion: </strong>Tractional ERMs in eyes with ERM foveoschisis and MPH differ in their ultrastructure. The main difference is in the amount and topographical distribution of vitreous collagen. However, the epiretinal cell types are predominantly myofibroblasts in both entities. This highlights the importance of distinguishing ERM foveoschisis from both MPH and LMH in terms of pathogenesis and surgical peeling procedures.</p>","PeriodicalId":19595,"journal":{"name":"Ophthalmologica","volume":" ","pages":"85-94"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139032504","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}
OphthalmologicaPub Date : 2024-01-01Epub Date: 2024-01-24DOI: 10.1159/000536278
Christoph R Clemens, Nicole Eter, Florian Alten
{"title":"Current Perspectives on Type 3 Macular Neovascularization due to Age-Related Macular Degeneration.","authors":"Christoph R Clemens, Nicole Eter, Florian Alten","doi":"10.1159/000536278","DOIUrl":"10.1159/000536278","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The aim of this review was to systematically summarize the current knowledge on type 3 macular neovascularization (MNV3) in age-related macular degeneration (AMD).</p><p><strong>Summary: </strong>Recent histopathologic and multimodal imaging findings led to the consensus definition of the new term \"type 3 macular neovascularization\" in AMD. MNV3 originates in the deep vascular plexus as a neovascular process without connection with the retinal pigment epithelium in the initial stages. This type has numerous clinical and pathomorphologic features that separate it from the other two types of MNV in AMD. Besides, its frequency appears to be higher than previously thought. In optical coherence tomography (OCT), MNV3 can be classified into stages 1-3. Hyperreflective foci in the outer retina possibly represent a precursor lesion. In addition, MNV3 is characterized by a strong association with reticular pseudodrusen, a high rate of bilaterality, close associations with advanced age and arterial hypertension, decreased choroidal thickness, and decreased choriocapillaris flow signals. Data from latest anti-vascular endothelial growth factor studies in MNV3 suggest that the OCT biomarkers in intraretinal and subretinal fluids should be interpreted differently than in the other types. Additionally, data from MNV3 eyes should be analyzed separately, allowing optimal type-specific treatment strategies in the future.</p><p><strong>Key messages: </strong>This review highlights the need for accurate characterization of neovascular AMD lesions and an MNV type-specific approach, particularly for MNV3.</p>","PeriodicalId":19595,"journal":{"name":"Ophthalmologica","volume":" ","pages":"73-84"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11160428/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139546508","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
OphthalmologicaPub Date : 2024-01-01Epub Date: 2024-09-04DOI: 10.1159/000541053
Şengül Özdek, Huseyin Baran Ozdemir, Zuhal Ozen Tunay, Sadik Ekta Bayramoglu, Emine Alyamac Sukgen, Nur Kır, Esin Koç
{"title":"Clinical and Demographic Characteristics of Treatment Requiring Retinopathy of Prematurity in Big Premature Infants in Turkiye: Report No. 1 (BIG-ROP Study).","authors":"Şengül Özdek, Huseyin Baran Ozdemir, Zuhal Ozen Tunay, Sadik Ekta Bayramoglu, Emine Alyamac Sukgen, Nur Kır, Esin Koç","doi":"10.1159/000541053","DOIUrl":"10.1159/000541053","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>The aim of the study was to analyse the clinical and demographic features of infants with gestational age (GA) of 32-37 weeks and birth weight (BW) of >1,500 g who developed treatment requiring retinopathy of prematurity (ROP).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Data on the infants with a GA of 32-37 weeks and BW >1,500 g who developed treatment requiring ROP (TR-ROP) were collected retrospectively from the 33 ROP centres in Turkiye. GA, BW, type of hospital, neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) level, presence of an ophthalmologist and neonatologist in the same hospital, length of stay in NICU, duration of oxygen therapy, comorbidities, type of ROP, and timing for TR-ROP development were analysed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of366 infants were included in the study. Mean GA and BW were 33 ± 1 weeks and 1,896 ± 316 g, respectively. Duration of hospitalization was 3-4 weeks in 46.8% of them. The first ROP examination was performed at postnatal 4-5 weeks in 80.3% of infants, which was significantly later in level 2 and lower NICUs and non-university clinics. At the first ROP examination, any stage of ROP was detected in 90.9% and TR-ROP was detected in 15.3% of the infants. The mean postnatal week of TR-ROP development was 6.16 ± 2.04.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Routine ROP screening thresholds need to be expanded in hospitals with suboptimal NICU conditions considering the development of TR-ROP in more mature and heavier preterm infants. The first ROP examination should be earlier than the fourth postnatal week.</p>","PeriodicalId":19595,"journal":{"name":"Ophthalmologica","volume":" ","pages":"293-303"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142133395","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}
OphthalmologicaPub Date : 2024-01-01Epub Date: 2024-07-18DOI: 10.1159/000540187
Olga Reitblat, David A Velleman, Adi Levy, Ehud I Assia, Guy Kleinmann
{"title":"Performance of Extended Depth of Focus Intraocular Lens in Eyes with Preexisting Retinal Disease.","authors":"Olga Reitblat, David A Velleman, Adi Levy, Ehud I Assia, Guy Kleinmann","doi":"10.1159/000540187","DOIUrl":"10.1159/000540187","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Extended depth of focus (EDOF) intraocular lens (IOL) offers improved near and intermediate vision, aiming to reduce spectacle dependence in cataract patients. This research aimed to evaluate the performance of EDOF IOL in patients with retinal pathologies following cataract surgery.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The medical charts of thirty-three eyes with retinal pathologies and 100 healthy eyes that underwent cataract extraction with implantation of an EDOF IOL and had at least 3 weeks of postoperative follow-up were retrospectively included. Patients' overall satisfaction, spectacle dependence, visual perception, and side effects were evaluated with a self-reported questionnaire.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Mean uncorrected visual acuities (LogMAR) were significantly better in the healthy eyes compared with the eyes with retinal pathologies: 0.05 and 0.10, p = 0.011 (distance), 0.06 and 0.16, p = 0.001 (intermediate), and 0.20 and 0.28, p = 0.026 (near), respectively. No or rare use of spectacles for any distance was reported by 71% and 38% of patients, respectively (p = 0.004). Haloes/glare were reported by 17% and 23%, respectively (p = 0.556); only in 7% and 4% it was clinically disturbing (p > 0.999). The same IOL would be chosen again in 77% and 73% of patients, respectively, (p = 0.550).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Patients with retinal pathologies who were implanted with an EDOF IOL demonstrated excellent distant uncorrected visual results with reasonable intermediate and near uncorrected visual results alongside high satisfaction; however, results were inferior to those of the control healthy eyes.</p>","PeriodicalId":19595,"journal":{"name":"Ophthalmologica","volume":" ","pages":"241-250"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11446292/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141616950","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}