Seminars in OphthalmologyPub Date : 2025-04-01Epub Date: 2024-10-20DOI: 10.1080/08820538.2024.2417614
Mohammad Javed Ali
{"title":"Lacrimal History - Part X: Doyens of Dacryology Series - Sir Percivall Pott (1714-1788) and His Lacrimal Treatise of 1758.","authors":"Mohammad Javed Ali","doi":"10.1080/08820538.2024.2417614","DOIUrl":"10.1080/08820538.2024.2417614","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":21702,"journal":{"name":"Seminars in Ophthalmology","volume":" ","pages":"149-152"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142474221","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}
Seminars in OphthalmologyPub Date : 2025-04-01Epub Date: 2024-08-08DOI: 10.1080/08820538.2024.2388625
Jose Miguel Ambat, Naoyuki Morishige, Yasuhiro Takahashi, Hirohiko Kakizaki
{"title":"Changes in Eyelid Height Based on Intra-Operative Quantification of Levator Aponeurosis Advancement in Patients with Unilateral Ptosis.","authors":"Jose Miguel Ambat, Naoyuki Morishige, Yasuhiro Takahashi, Hirohiko Kakizaki","doi":"10.1080/08820538.2024.2388625","DOIUrl":"10.1080/08820538.2024.2388625","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To present marginal reflex distance (MRD-1) outcomes based on intra-operative quantification of levator aponeurosis advancement.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Forty-eight patients with unilateral aponeurotic ptosis underwent anterior levator aponeurosis advancement. Distance of advancement intra-operatively was compared with MRD-1 outcomes at the immediate postoperative sitting, approximately 1 week, and 1 month period. Surgical success was defined as a symmetric MRD-1 or an MRD-1 within 1 millimeter of the contralateral eyelid.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Most MRD-1 exhibited the following trends: 1) initial decrease at about 1 week and increase at 1 month (<i>n</i> = 11), 2) initial increase at about 1 week with levelling at 1 month (<i>n</i> = 8), and 3) increasing through time (<i>n</i> = 7). Success rate significantly decreased through time (<i>p</i> = .0464). The change in proportion of successful and failed surgeries was insignificant. Surgical revision rate was 10.4%.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Levator aponeurosis advancement distances do not correlate with MRD-1 outcomes linearly. MRD-1 exhibited stability over time with a satisfactory success rate at 1 month.</p>","PeriodicalId":21702,"journal":{"name":"Seminars in Ophthalmology","volume":" ","pages":"182-187"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141902828","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}
Seminars in OphthalmologyPub Date : 2025-04-01Epub Date: 2024-08-16DOI: 10.1080/08820538.2024.2391826
Andrew M Williams, Lauren M Wasser, Julie Cassidy, Hsing-Hua Sylvia Lin
{"title":"Loss to Follow Up Among Glaucoma Patients: An IRIS® Registry (Intelligent Research in Sight) Retrospective Cohort Analysis.","authors":"Andrew M Williams, Lauren M Wasser, Julie Cassidy, Hsing-Hua Sylvia Lin","doi":"10.1080/08820538.2024.2391826","DOIUrl":"10.1080/08820538.2024.2391826","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To identify prevalence of and risk factors for loss to follow up (LTFU) among a national cohort of patients with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This retrospective cohort study analyzed data from the IRIS® Registry (Intelligent Research in Sight) database from 2014 through 2019 to assess LTFU among adult patients with POAG. POAG patients with at least one clinical encounter in 2014 were included. LTFU was defined as exceeding one year without a clinical encounter during the study period.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Among 553,663 glaucoma patients, 277,019 (50%) became LTFU, of whom 184,548 (67%) never returned to care and 92,471 (33%) re-established follow-up after a lapse. Risk of LTFU was greatest among those younger than 60 years (RR = 1.38; 95% CI: 1.36-1.39) or older than 80 years (RR = 1.39; 95% CI: 1.38-1.40) compared to those in their 60s. Compared to White race, risk for LTFU was highest among Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (RR = 1.24; 95% CI: 1.17-1.31), Hispanic ethnicity (RR = 1.19; 95% CI: 1.18-1.20), and Black race (RR = 1.10; 95% CI: 1.09-1.11). Medicare insurance was associated with lower risk of LTFU (RR = 0.79; 95% CI: 0.78-0.79), whereas unknown/missing/no insurance was associated with greater risk (RR = 1.33; 95% CI: 1.32-1.34), compared to private insurance. Compared to mild-stage POAG, risk of LTFU was higher for moderate-stage (RR = 1.10; 95% CI: 1.08-1.13) and severe-stage disease (RR = 1.35; 95% CI: 1.32-1.38).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>We found a 50% prevalence of LTFU among POAG patients in the IRIS Registry over a 6-year study period, with greater risk among minority groups and those with more advanced disease.</p>","PeriodicalId":21702,"journal":{"name":"Seminars in Ophthalmology","volume":" ","pages":"188-195"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141988835","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":"Research Trends and Hotspots of Big Data in Ophthalmology: A Bibliometric Analysis and Visualization.","authors":"Jiawei Chen, Xiang-Ling Yuan, Zhimin Liao, Wenxiang Zhu, Xiaoyu Zhou, Xuanchu Duan","doi":"10.1080/08820538.2024.2421478","DOIUrl":"10.1080/08820538.2024.2421478","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>The burst of modern information has significantly promoted the development of global medicine into a new era of big data healthcare. Ophthalmology is one of the most prominent medical specialties driven by big data analytics. This study aimed to describe the development status and research hotspots of big data in ophthalmology.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>English articles and reviews related to big data in ophthalmology published from January 1, 1999, to April 30, 2024, were retrieved from the Web of Science Core Collection. The relevant information was analyzed and visualized using VOSviewer and CiteSpace software.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 406 qualified documents were included in the analysis. The annual number of publications on big data in ophthalmology reached a rapidly increasing stage since 2019. The United States (<i>n</i> = 147) led in the number of publications, followed by India (<i>n</i> = 77) and China (<i>n</i> = 69). The L.V. Prasad Eye Institute in India was the most productive institution (<i>n</i> = 50), and Anthony Vipin Das was the most influential author with the most relevant literature (<i>n</i> = 45). The electronic medical records were the primary source of ophthalmic big data, and artificial intelligence served as the principal analytics tool. Diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma, and myopia are currently the main topics of interest in this field.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The application of big data in ophthalmology has experienced rapid growth in recent years. Big data is expected to play an increasingly significant role in shaping the future of research and clinical practice in ophthalmology.</p>","PeriodicalId":21702,"journal":{"name":"Seminars in Ophthalmology","volume":" ","pages":"210-222"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142507450","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}
Seminars in OphthalmologyPub Date : 2025-04-01Epub Date: 2025-01-30DOI: 10.1080/08820538.2025.2460364
Mohammad Javed Ali
{"title":"Lacrimal History - Part 27: Doyens of Dacryology Series - Geoffrey Edward Rose (1955-).","authors":"Mohammad Javed Ali","doi":"10.1080/08820538.2025.2460364","DOIUrl":"10.1080/08820538.2025.2460364","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":21702,"journal":{"name":"Seminars in Ophthalmology","volume":" ","pages":"159-161"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143067792","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}
Seminars in OphthalmologyPub Date : 2025-04-01Epub Date: 2024-10-03DOI: 10.1080/08820538.2024.2412050
Nan Guo, Yu-Jia Gui, Ying Chen
{"title":"Vitrectomy Combined with Repeated Intravitreal Injection of Ceftazidime for the Treatment of Brucellosis Endophthalmitis: A Case Report and Literature Review.","authors":"Nan Guo, Yu-Jia Gui, Ying Chen","doi":"10.1080/08820538.2024.2412050","DOIUrl":"10.1080/08820538.2024.2412050","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To present a treatment regimen for Brucellosis endophthalmitis that resulted in a good visual outcome. Additionally, we conducted a literature review on the treatment and visual prognosis of related cases.</p><p><strong>Case presentation: </strong>A 49-year-old woman with the chief complaint of decreased vision and redness in the right eye was initially diagnosed with noninfectious uveitis and prescribed high-dose steroids which led to transient improvement followed by a decline in vision. An infectious cause was suspected. Metagenomic next-generation sequencing of vitreous fluid and serological testing confirmed Brucella melitensis infection. The patient underwent vitrectomy combined with six intravitreal injections of ceftazidime in the right eye in addition to systemic antibiotic treatment. The intraocular inflammation was completely resolved, and the visual acuity recovered to 20/25, which is the best-documented recovery in Brucella endophthalmitis cases, as revealed by the literature review.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Vitrectomy combined with repeated intravitreal injections of ceftazidime can enhance the treatment for brucellosis endophthalmitis and achieve a better visual prognosis.</p>","PeriodicalId":21702,"journal":{"name":"Seminars in Ophthalmology","volume":" ","pages":"169-172"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142366451","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}
Seminars in OphthalmologyPub Date : 2025-04-01Epub Date: 2024-10-28DOI: 10.1080/08820538.2024.2422224
Mohammad Javed Ali
{"title":"Lacrimal History - Part 11: Doyens of Dacryology Series - Johann Gottfried Zinn (1727-1759) and his Anatomy Treatise of 1755.","authors":"Mohammad Javed Ali","doi":"10.1080/08820538.2024.2422224","DOIUrl":"10.1080/08820538.2024.2422224","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":21702,"journal":{"name":"Seminars in Ophthalmology","volume":" ","pages":"153-155"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142522928","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}
Seminars in OphthalmologyPub Date : 2025-04-01Epub Date: 2024-11-27DOI: 10.1080/08820538.2024.2435695
Mohammad Javed Ali
{"title":"Lacrimal History - Part 26: Doyens of Dacryology Series - George Brian Bartley (1955-).","authors":"Mohammad Javed Ali","doi":"10.1080/08820538.2024.2435695","DOIUrl":"10.1080/08820538.2024.2435695","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":21702,"journal":{"name":"Seminars in Ophthalmology","volume":" ","pages":"156-158"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142732474","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}
Seminars in OphthalmologyPub Date : 2025-04-01Epub Date: 2024-11-09DOI: 10.1080/08820538.2024.2426479
Victoria A Marks, Basil K Williams, Michael S Leapman, Carol L Shields
{"title":"The Association Between Medical Insurance, Access to Care, and Outcomes for Patients with Uveal Melanoma in the United States.","authors":"Victoria A Marks, Basil K Williams, Michael S Leapman, Carol L Shields","doi":"10.1080/08820538.2024.2426479","DOIUrl":"10.1080/08820538.2024.2426479","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To investigate the association between insurance status and uveal melanoma (UM) care.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We utilized the National Cancer Database to identify patients diagnosed with UM from 2004 to 2017. We examined the associations between patient sociodemographic characteristics, specifically insurance status, and UM care.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of 7677 patients, 50% had private, 41% Medicare, 4% Medicaid, 3% other government, and 3% no insurance. Most initially received brachytherapy (66%), followed by enucleation/resection (19%) and other treatment (15%). Compared to private, Medicaid and no insurance were associated with higher odds of late-stage disease presentation (<i>p</i> < .05). Patients with Medicare, Medicaid, and no insurance had higher odds of enucleation/resection and lower odds of brachytherapy versus enucleation/resection (<i>p</i> < .05 for all). Medicaid and no insurance were associated with lower odds of other treatment versus enucleation/resection (<i>p</i> < .05).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Access barriers to UM care may exist based on insurance status and may be associated with later-stage presentation and more radical treatment.</p>","PeriodicalId":21702,"journal":{"name":"Seminars in Ophthalmology","volume":" ","pages":"223-234"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142627713","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":"Effect of Implanted Capsular Tension Ring on Postoperative Refractive Shift: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.","authors":"Su Xu, Yuhang Zhang, Xintong Li, Wei Si, Gengqi Tian, Yifan Yang, Yizhuo Hu, Fengyan Zhang","doi":"10.1080/08820538.2024.2381770","DOIUrl":"10.1080/08820538.2024.2381770","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The capsular tension ring is a novel assistant tool for cataract surgery; however, controversy exists in its co-implantation. The potential for hyperopic or myopic shift resulting from the co-implantation of the capsular tension ring and intraocular lens remains unclear. This study aimed to determine the postoperative refractive prediction error and the direction of refractive shift in cataract patients who underwent capsular tension ring co-implantation.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis,searching electronic databases for studies of individuals diagnosed with cataracts receiving surgery with or without capsular tension ring implantation. Systematic searches were performed based on five databases: PubMed, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, Medline, and China National Knowledge Infrastructure. The primary outcome was the mean arithmetic refractive prediction error. Secondary outcomes were mean absolute refractive prediction error and the number of eyes within a certain refractive prediction error range. We applied a fixed-effectsmodel to pool effect sizes across trials using weighted mean differences (WMD) and risk ratios (RR) with their 95% confidence intervals (95% CI). Statistical heterogeneity scores were assessed with the I<sup>2</sup>statistic.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 407 affected eyes were included in eight independent clinical studies. Meta-analysis suggested significant differences both in short-term (≤1 month) co-implantation (WMD = 0.16, <i>p</i> < .001, 95% CI: -0.13 ~ 0.19) and long-term (≥3 months) co-implantation between the capsular tension ring co-implantation group and the control group (WMD = 0.19, <i>p</i> < .001, 95% CI: 0.15 ~ 0.23). However, no significant difference was observed in the high myopia subgroup whether capsular tension ring co-implantation (WMD = 0.03, <i>p</i> = .083, 95% CI: -0.27 ~ 0.34). Heterogeneity was not found among the studies.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Compared to simple intraocular lens implantation, capsular tension ring co-implantation is more susceptible to developing hyperopic shifts in non-myopic cataract patients, probably related to anterior chamber depth. It requires careful consideration by clinicians when determining the target diopter preoperatively. However, interpretation is limited, because there is a lack of studies available for analysis. There still needs to be additional studies to expand the evidence base.</p>","PeriodicalId":21702,"journal":{"name":"Seminars in Ophthalmology","volume":" ","pages":"162-168"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141749004","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}