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{"title":"Analysis of Research Activity Among Ophthalmology Fellows.","authors":"Victoria Vought, Rita Vought, Ava Herzog, Sahas Narain, Eric D Donnenfeld","doi":"10.1080/08820538.2024.2324459","DOIUrl":"10.1080/08820538.2024.2324459","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>The academic success of ophthalmology fellows may be significantly impacted by their research engagement. Evaluating the research activity of fellows by subspecialty may provide insight into trends useful for prospective applicants. The objective of this study was to assess the research activity of ophthalmology fellows in the year 2023.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Ophthalmology fellowship programs were compiled using the Association of University Professors of Ophthalmology and the American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery websites. Program subspecialties were categorized as: Cornea and External Disease [CED]; Cornea, External Disease, and Refractive Surgery [CEDRS]; Glaucoma; Medical Retina [MR]; Neuro-Ophthalmology [NO]; Oculoplastics; Pediatric Ophthalmology [PO]; Surgical Retina [SR]; Uveitis; and Other. \"Other\" consisted of Oncology, Pathology, combined Oncology and Pathology fellowships. We identified current fellows using publicly available online information. Programs and fellows that did not have information available were excluded. Total publications, Hirsch index (h-index), and weighted-relative citation ration (w-RCR) were utilized as measures of research output, while total citations and mean-RCR (m-RCR) served as proxies for research impact. Duration of publishing was calculated using the years of the oldest and most recent publications. Statistical analysis was performed using Kruskal-Wallis H tests with an alpha value of .05.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 373 fellows from 229 programs met our inclusion criteria. More than half of fellows were men (54.4%), and the most common degree type was MD (93.0%). Across all subspecialties, the median h-index was 3.0 (IQR = 4), m-RCR was .9 (IQR = 1.2) and w-RCR was 3.2 (IQR = 9.8). The median number of publications was six (IQR = 10, with 34 citations (IQR = 110) and 4 years of publishing (IQR = 6). We observed significant differences in h-index (<i>p</i> = .038), total publications (<i>p</i> < .001), and w-RCR (<i>p</i> = .028) by subspecialty.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>We observed significant differences in research output, but no differences in research impact by subspecialty. Overall, Uveitis and Oculoplastics fellows had higher research activity, while Medical Retina and Other fellows had the lowest. This data is pertinent to better understand the landscape of ophthalmology fellowship applications.</p>","PeriodicalId":21702,"journal":{"name":"Seminars in Ophthalmology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140022557","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":"Multimodal Imaging of Optic Nerve Head in Retinitis Pigmentosa.","authors":"Naoko Wada, Seiji Takagi, Akiko Yoshikawa, Takashi Itokawa, Takahiro Maruyama, Yuichi Hori","doi":"10.1080/08820538.2024.2363849","DOIUrl":"10.1080/08820538.2024.2363849","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>A pallor optic nerve head (ONH) is one of the three features of retinitis pigmentosa (RP). This study aimed to assess the ONH prospectively by color tone, presence of hyper-reflective tissue, blood flow, retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness, ganglion cell complex (GCC) and investigate the change in these parameters with and without ONH pallor.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The presence of ONH pallor was assessed by three independent examiners through careful examination using fundus photographs. The presence of a hyper-reflective structure on the ONH was carefully evaluated using a volume scan optical coherence tomography (OCT). RNFL thickness and ellipsoid zone (EZ) width around the macula were also evaluated by OCT. Laser speckle flowgraphy was used to measure the mean blur rate of the entire ONH area, which was subsequently divided into the vessel area (MV) and tissue area (MT).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Twenty-eight eyes of 28 patients with RP (55.4 ± 16.23 years of age) were included. The pale ONH was observed in 10 (35%) eyes. Hyper-reflective structures were observed in seven (25%) eyes. No significant correlation was found between the pale ONH and the presence of a hyper-reflective structure (Pearson's chi-squared test, <i>p</i> = .364). The average of the ONH area, MV, and MT was 8.65 ± 3.08 AU, 17.81 ± 7.54 AU, and 6.4 ± 2.66 AU, respectively, which significantly decreased in patients with pallor ONH (all <i>p</i> < .05). The global RNFL thickness was 73.54 ± 18.82 μm. The nasal and superior quadrants and global RNFL thickness in patients with a pale ONH were significantly thinner than in patients without a pale ONH (all <i>p</i> < .05). The global and superior and inferior GCC thickness in patients with a pale ONH were significantly thinner than in patients without a pale ONH(all <i>p</i> < .05).There was no difference in the EZ width between patients with and without a pale ONH (<i>p</i> = .107).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>We conducted multiple assessments of the ONH in RP patients and investigated its clinical significance. Our findings suggest that ONH pallor may indicate a comprehensive change that emerges alongside the progression of retinal degeneration in RP.</p><p><strong>Trial registration: </strong>This trial was retrospectively registered in the UMIN Clinical Trial Registry (UMIN ID: 000048168).</p>","PeriodicalId":21702,"journal":{"name":"Seminars in Ophthalmology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141293686","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":"Lacrimal History - Part IV: Doyens of Dacryology Series - The Contributions of Graeco-Roman Physicians.","authors":"Mrittika Sen, Mohammad Javed Ali","doi":"10.1080/08820538.2024.2335837","DOIUrl":"10.1080/08820538.2024.2335837","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":21702,"journal":{"name":"Seminars in Ophthalmology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140306843","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":"Clinical Staging of Prostaglandin-Associated Periorbitopathy Syndrome in Glaucoma: A Review from Asia.","authors":"Catherine Liu, Tina Wong, Dexter Leung, Hae-Young Lopilly Park, Tin Aung, Makoto Aihara, Manchima Makornwattana, Seng Kheong Fang, Ki Ho Park, Christopher Leung","doi":"10.1080/08820538.2024.2361001","DOIUrl":"10.1080/08820538.2024.2361001","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Topical prostaglandin analogues are commonly used to treat patients with glaucoma, but may cause periocular and periorbital complications known as prostaglandin-associated periorbitopathy syndrome (PAPS).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A literature review was conducted on PAPS. Given the lack of consensus on grading PAPS, glaucoma specialists from Asia convened to evaluate current PAPS grading systems and propose additional considerations in grading PAPS.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Existing grading systems are limited by the lack of specificity in defining grades and consideration for patients' subjective perception of symptoms. Patient-reported symptoms (e.g., via a self-assessment tool) and additional clinical assessments (e.g., exophthalmometry, lid laxity, differences between tonometry results, baseline measurements, and external ocular photographs) would be beneficial for grading PAPS systematically.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Effective management of PAPS could be facilitated by a common clinical grading system to consistently and accurately diagnose and characterise symptoms. Further research is required to validate specific recommendations and approaches to stage and monitor PAPS.</p>","PeriodicalId":21702,"journal":{"name":"Seminars in Ophthalmology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141262892","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":"Topical Chloramphenicol in Ophthalmology: Old is Gold.","authors":"Malik Moledina, Bhupendra C K Patel, Raman Malhotra","doi":"10.1080/08820538.2024.2381772","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/08820538.2024.2381772","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Topical chloramphenicol is one of the most ubiquitous antibiotics used in ophthalmology and oculoplastic surgery globally. It shows broad-spectrum activity against a variety of different pathogenic organisms, is well tolerated on the ocular surface and displays excellent topical pharmacokinetics. Chloramphenicol has been available for purchase over the counter in the United Kingdom since 2005. Despite this, the largest health economy in the world, The United States has had a de-facto moratorium on its use for the past 30 years. In this review, we aim to evaluate topical chloramphenicol in ophthalmology and oculoplastic surgery and to determine whether its reputation within the US is warranted and justified.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We conducted a comprehensive literature review to evaluate the different facets of chloramphenicol, providing a detailed understanding of the drug, its historical context, the benefits and perceived risks, including safety concerns, and clinical perspectives of its use in clinical practice.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The mechanism of chloramphenicol, the context around which the drug's use in the US declined, and the drug's evidence base and safety data, including published case reports of serious adverse events, were analysed. The perceived benefits of the drug, particularly in light of antimicrobial resistance and its economic impact, were reviewed. Finally, perspectives on its use in clinical practice in ophthalmology and associated allied specialities were presented.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Chloramphenicol and its topical application have been misunderstood for many decades, particularly in the United States. Its demise across the Atlantic was due to an overzealous response to a dubious association with a weak evidence base. Numerous authors have since validated the safety profile of the and its safety has been borne out. The benefits of chloramphenicol, an effective broad-spectrum agent with a positive cost differential in the era of anti-microbial resistance and fiscal tightening, cannot be understated. Its likely effectiveness as a therapeutic topical agent in ophthalmic surgery makes it a valuable tool in the ophthalmic anti-microbial armoury. We would encourage the reinstatement of this valuable yet misunderstood drug as a first-line agent for simple ophthalmic infections.</p>","PeriodicalId":21702,"journal":{"name":"Seminars in Ophthalmology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-07-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141760837","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":"Uveal Effusion Syndrome Temporally Associated with Primary COVID-19 Infection.","authors":"Neeket R Patel, Marko Oydanich, Larry Frohman, Albert S Khouri","doi":"10.1080/08820538.2024.2381771","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/08820538.2024.2381771","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To report a case of uveal effusion syndrome in association with primary COVID-19 infection to share our experience and insight in diagnosing and managing this unique case.</p><p><strong>Case presentation: </strong>A 56-year-old woman presented with angle closure glaucoma of both eyes. Further examination and imaging revealed the etiology to be related to bilateral uveal effusions and choroidal thickening in the setting of recent COVID-19 infection. The patient's glaucoma was managed with bilateral iridotomies and medical therapy, while the precipitating uveal effusions resolved with treatment on oral steroids.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>While uveal effusion syndrome has been associated with COVID-19 vaccination, it has not yet been reported after primary infection. Recognition of this rare phenomenon will allow for better diagnosis and treatment in future cases.</p>","PeriodicalId":21702,"journal":{"name":"Seminars in Ophthalmology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-07-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141752633","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":"https://doi.org/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 I²statistic.</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":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-07-22","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}

{"title":"Finesse in Lacrimal Syringing: The Concept of Soft Observations During Lacrimal Irrigation.","authors":"Bhupendra C K Patel, Mohammad Javed Ali, Raman Malhotra","doi":"10.1080/08820538.2024.2380576","DOIUrl":"10.1080/08820538.2024.2380576","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":21702,"journal":{"name":"Seminars in Ophthalmology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-07-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141735018","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":"Pre-Operative Planning of a DCR Surgery Using Virtual Reality.","authors":"Ayelet Priel, Dor Hadida Barzilai, Shai Tejman-Yarden, Oliana Vazhgovsky, Oded Sagiv, Arkadi Yakirevitch, Gabriel Nakache, Nethanel Nagar, Noa Kapelushnik, Shaked Shivatzki, Gal Yaakov Cohen, Hadas Knoller, Ofira Zloto","doi":"10.1080/08820538.2024.2378341","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/08820538.2024.2378341","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To assess a novel Virtual Reality (VR) tool designed to enhance understanding of the nasal anatomy in patients eligible for DCR surgery.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Preoperative Computed Tomography (CT) scans of the orbit were obtained and loaded as DICOM (Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine) files onto the D2P software (3D Systems Inc. Littleton, CO) for tissue segmentation and 3D model preparation. Segmentation was performed on several anatomical structures, including the skull, lacrimal sac, nasal septum, inferior and middle turbinate. The resulting 3D model was visualized using a VR headset. After completing the segmentation procedure, ten cases were evaluated by a panel of six surgeons, including both senior and resident physicians from ENT and oculoplastic specialties.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The dataset under examination comprised images from 10 preoperative CT scans of the orbits of patients eligible for Endo-DCR. When evaluating the CT using the VR tool, in 73.3% of the cases <i>ENT</i> surgeons were right about the side of pathology, while only 43.3% ophthalmologists were right (chi-square, <i>p</i> = .018). In 72.8% of the cases <i>ENT</i> surgeons were evaluated right that there is a septum deviation, while only in 47.2% of the cases the ophthalmologists were right (chi-square, <i>p</i> = .094).When evaluating the CT using the VR tool, in 60% of the cases consultants were right about the pathology, while 57.7% of the residents were right (chi-square, <i>p</i> = .853). In 81.7% of the cases consultants were evaluated right that there is a septum deviation, while only in 58.3% of the cases the ophthalmologists were right (chi-square, <i>p</i> = .198).</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>ENT surgeons, as well as consultants, interpreted the CT better than the ophthalmologists and residents. Surprisingly, the VR system did not help them to interpret the CT better. Further, more extensive studies should be done to build a VR system that assists in the correct interpretation of the preoperative CT before DCR surgery as well as during DCR surgery.</p>","PeriodicalId":21702,"journal":{"name":"Seminars in Ophthalmology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-07-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141724461","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":"A Global Perspective of Clinician Scientist Training Programs.","authors":"Mohammad Javed Ali","doi":"10.1080/08820538.2024.2379163","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/08820538.2024.2379163","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":21702,"journal":{"name":"Seminars in Ophthalmology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-07-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141617107","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}