Francesca Lee, Zaynab Somani, Eric S Tam, Hannah H Chiu, Lili Tong, Steve Arshinoff, Sohel Somani
{"title":"Cost analysis of immediate versus delayed bilateral cataract surgery in seniors in community-based ambulatory surgical centers in a post-COVID-19 era.","authors":"Francesca Lee, Zaynab Somani, Eric S Tam, Hannah H Chiu, Lili Tong, Steve Arshinoff, Sohel Somani","doi":"10.1016/j.jcjo.2025.04.010","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jcjo.2025.04.010","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To evaluate the cost-savings of immediately sequential bilateral cataract surgery versus delayed sequential bilateral cataract surgery among seniors at a Canadian community-based ambulatory surgical center in the post-COVID-19 era.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>Prospective chart review.</p><p><strong>Participants: </strong>Seniors aged 60 and older undergoing cataract extraction surgery at a community-based ambulatory surgical center in Ontario.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Direct and indirect cost metrics were collected from 202 patients who underwent either delayed sequential bilateral cataract surgery (DSBCS) or immediately sequential bilateral cataract surgery (ISBCS) at 1 of 2 community-based ambulatory surgical center (ASCs) between January 2022 and January 2023. Direct cost measures included preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative surgical expenses. Preoperative measures included diagnostic and consultation fees. Intraoperative metrics consisted of medical and nonmedical labor, anesthesia fees, and consumables (including amortized cost of equipment and sterilization). Postoperative surgical costs included the first postoperative follow-up visit and a postoperative visit at week 1 (POW1). Indirect costs were measured by the cost of travel and additional postoperative visits (any visits other than required for the first postoperative visit and POW1). Additional economic factors included total time spent travelling and total duration of travel.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The average costs were reduced by $375.22 CAD when performing ISBCS (p < 0.001), totaling to $1260.33 versus DSCBS's total cost of $1635.55. Specifically, direct surgical costs were $1487.95 for DSBCS and $1176.93 for ISBCS (p < 0.001), whereas indirect costs were $147.60 for DSBCS versus $83.40 for ISBCS (p < 0.001).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The average costs of cataract extraction among senior patients in ambulatory surgical centers were significantly lower for ISBCS compared to DSBCS.</p>","PeriodicalId":9606,"journal":{"name":"Canadian journal of ophthalmology. Journal canadien d'ophtalmologie","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-06-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144092986","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}
Gilles C. Martin , Isabelle Hardy , Simon Trottier , Frédéric Mouriaux , Issam Tanoubi
{"title":"From a task-trainer to an immersive operating-room experience: upgrading a cataract surgery simulator to enhance soft-skills training","authors":"Gilles C. Martin , Isabelle Hardy , Simon Trottier , Frédéric Mouriaux , Issam Tanoubi","doi":"10.1016/j.jcjo.2025.04.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jcjo.2025.04.001","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":9606,"journal":{"name":"Canadian journal of ophthalmology. Journal canadien d'ophtalmologie","volume":"60 4","pages":"Pages e625-e627"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-06-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143977930","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":"Racial and ethnic diversity at the Canadian Ophthalmological Society annual meetings","authors":"Nadine Cheffi , Emaan Chaudry , Jobanpreet Dhillon , Adil Bhatti","doi":"10.1016/j.jcjo.2025.04.015","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jcjo.2025.04.015","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":9606,"journal":{"name":"Canadian journal of ophthalmology. Journal canadien d'ophtalmologie","volume":"60 4","pages":"Pages e615-e616"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-06-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143984742","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}
Meira Fogel Levin, Giuseppe Querques, Riccardo Sacconi, Jason M L Miller, Mark W Johnson, Alexandra Miere, Eric Souied, Anne Kunkler, Nicolas A Yannuzzi, Adrian T Fung, K Bailey Freund, Tommaso Bacci, Prithvi Ramtohul, Lawrence Yannuzzi, SriniVas R Sadda, Caroline R Baumal, Panos Christakis, R Rishi Gupta, Michael Ip, Ahmad Santina, Adrian Au, David Sarraf
{"title":"Central bouquet hemorrhage with Henle fiber layer extension in myopic eyes.","authors":"Meira Fogel Levin, Giuseppe Querques, Riccardo Sacconi, Jason M L Miller, Mark W Johnson, Alexandra Miere, Eric Souied, Anne Kunkler, Nicolas A Yannuzzi, Adrian T Fung, K Bailey Freund, Tommaso Bacci, Prithvi Ramtohul, Lawrence Yannuzzi, SriniVas R Sadda, Caroline R Baumal, Panos Christakis, R Rishi Gupta, Michael Ip, Ahmad Santina, Adrian Au, David Sarraf","doi":"10.1016/j.jcjo.2025.03.019","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jcjo.2025.03.019","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To characterize the clinical and multimodal imaging features of central bouquet hemorrhage (CBH) with Henle fiber layer (HFL) involvement in highly myopic eyes, and to investigate the relationships between hemorrhage characteristics, reabsorption time, and visual outcomes.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Multicenter, retrospective analysis of highly myopic eyes with CBH involving the HFL, confirmed by optical coherence tomography (OCT).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Eighteen eyes from 18 subjects were included for analysis. The mean age of the cohort was 39 ± 13.7 years (range: 17-69) and 61% of subjects were female. Mean refractive error was -14.8 ± 3.14 diopters (range: -9 D to -22 D). All eyes demonstrated a combined CBH with HFL component, while a subretinal component was present in 83.3% of cases. Myopic choroidal neovascularization (CNV) was excluded in all eyes using optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) or dye-based angiography (fluorescein or indocyanine green). No correlation was observed between hemorrhage size and visual outcomes or reabsorption time. Hemorrhage cleared after a mean of 2.63 months, and the radial HFL hemorrhage component resolved first. All eyes showed improvement in visual acuity from baseline. Persistent OCT alternations after resolution of hemorrhage included ellipsoid zone disruption (88.9%) and hyperreflective changes in HFL (77.8%). Anti-VEGF injections were administered to 6 eyes (33.3%) and did not correlate with a significant visual or anatomical benefit.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>CBH with HFL involvement in high myopia was associated with significantly improved visual outcomes from baseline but structural alterations can persist after clinical resolution. The size of the hemorrhage did not correlate with resorption time, and anti-VEGF treatment did not affect outcome. These findings provide new insights into the natural history and management of nonneovascular CBH in highly myopic eyes.</p>","PeriodicalId":9606,"journal":{"name":"Canadian journal of ophthalmology. Journal canadien d'ophtalmologie","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-06-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143976102","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}
Ryan S Huang, Andrew Mihalache, Michael Balas, Marko M Popovic, Clara C Chan
{"title":"Comparative corneal safety of mitomycin C, 5-fluorouracil, and interferon α-2b: a population-based pharmacovigilance analysis.","authors":"Ryan S Huang, Andrew Mihalache, Michael Balas, Marko M Popovic, Clara C Chan","doi":"10.1016/j.jcjo.2025.05.010","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jcjo.2025.05.010","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":9606,"journal":{"name":"Canadian journal of ophthalmology. Journal canadien d'ophtalmologie","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-06-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144141402","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}
Pratima R Vishwakarma, Rushil H Ambani, Anna M Stagner, Roberto Pineda
{"title":"Intraocular lens opacification due to calcium deposition after glaucoma filtration device placement.","authors":"Pratima R Vishwakarma, Rushil H Ambani, Anna M Stagner, Roberto Pineda","doi":"10.1016/j.jcjo.2025.05.012","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jcjo.2025.05.012","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":9606,"journal":{"name":"Canadian journal of ophthalmology. Journal canadien d'ophtalmologie","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-06-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144141418","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":"Student-reported gaps in undergraduate ophthalmology medical education in Northern Ontario","authors":"Cynthia L. Larche , Vishaal Bhambhwani","doi":"10.1016/j.jcjo.2025.04.014","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jcjo.2025.04.014","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":9606,"journal":{"name":"Canadian journal of ophthalmology. Journal canadien d'ophtalmologie","volume":"60 4","pages":"Pages e627-e630"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-06-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144062454","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":"Presumed ocular tuberculosis presenting as a pigmentary retinopathy.","authors":"Amy Basilious, Rachel L McInnis, Verena R Juncal","doi":"10.1016/j.jcjo.2025.05.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jcjo.2025.05.001","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":9606,"journal":{"name":"Canadian journal of ophthalmology. Journal canadien d'ophtalmologie","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-06-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144141497","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}
Michael T Kryshtalskyj, Mahraz Parvand, Carson D Schell, Karim G Punja
{"title":"Bisphosphonate-induced orbital inflammation.","authors":"Michael T Kryshtalskyj, Mahraz Parvand, Carson D Schell, Karim G Punja","doi":"10.1016/j.jcjo.2025.05.007","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jcjo.2025.05.007","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":9606,"journal":{"name":"Canadian journal of ophthalmology. Journal canadien d'ophtalmologie","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-06-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144141398","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}