Effect of Face-Down Positioning vs Support-the-Break Positioning After Macula-Involving Retinal Detachment Repair

Written by: Avni P. Finn, MD May 2020 Casswell EJ, Yorston D, Lee E, et al. Effect of Face-Down Positioning vs Support-the-Break Positioning After Macula-Involving Retinal Detachment Repair: The PostRD Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Ophthalmol. Published online April 16, 2020. There is a lack of consensus among vitreoretinal surgeons in regard to the optimal positioning for patients after […]

Efficacy and Safety of Suprachoroidal CLS-TA for Macular Edema Secondary to Noninfectious Uveitis

Written by: Joshua D. Levinson, MD May 2020 Yeh S, Khurana RN, Shah M, et al. Efficacy and Safety of Suprachoroidal CLS-TA for Macular Edema Secondary to Noninfectious Uveitis: Phase 3 Randomized Trial [published online ahead of print, 2020 Jan 10]. Ophthalmology. 2020;S0161-6420(20)30011-7. doi:10.1016/j.ophtha.2020.01.006 Noninfectious uveitis (NIU) may impair vision due to macular edema and intraocular […]

Effect of Adjuvant Topical Dorzolamide-Timolol vs Placebo in Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Written by: Jeremy Lavine, MD, PhD April 2020 Hsu J, Patel SN, Wolfe JD, et al. Effect of Adjuvant Topical Dorzolamide-Timolol vs Placebo in Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2020 Apr 2. doi: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2020.0724. [Epub ahead of print] Anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) therapy is the gold standard for neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nvAMD). Despite monthly injections, […]

Timing Influence of Outcomes of Vitrectomy for Open-globe Injury

Written by: Judy Chen, MD April 2020 He Y, Zhang L, Wang F, et al. Timing influence of outcomes of vitrectomy for open-globe injury: A prospective randomized comparative study.  Retina April 2020; 40:725-734. Ocular trauma is still one of the leading causes of blindness and visual impairment worldwide.  Many incidences of open-globe injury involve damage […]

Effect of Gas Tamponade on IOL Position and Refractive Error after Phacovitrectomy

Written by: Katherine E. Talcott, MD Shiraki N, Wakabayashi T, Sakaguchi H, Nishida K. Effect of Gas Tamponade on the Intraocular Lens Position and Refractive Error after Phacovitrectomy: A Swept-Source Anterior Segment OCT Analysis. Ophthalmology. 2020;127:511-5. Phacovitrectomy, or combined phacoemulsification, intraocular lens implant (IOL) implantation, and pars plana vitrectomy (PPV), can be used over PPV […]

Long-Term Follow-Up of Efficacy and Safety of YAG Vitreolysis for Symptomatic Weiss Ring Floaters

Written by: Maxwell S. Stem, MD March 2020 Shah CP, Heier JS. Long-Term Follow-Up of Efficacy and Safety of YAG Vitreolysis for Symptomatic Weiss Ring Floaters. Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina. 2020;51:85-88. Vitreous floaters are a common complaint among patients who visit a vitreoretinal specialist.  Management options for symptomatic vitreous floaters include observation, pars plana […]

Complement C3 Inhibitor Pegcetacoplan for Geographic Atrophy Secondary to Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Written by: Mehnaz Khan, MD March 2020 Liao DS, Grossi FV, El Mehdi D, et al. Complement C3 Inhibitor Pegcetacoplan for Geographic Atrophy Secondary to Age-Related Macular Degeneration: A Randomized Phase 2 Trial. Ophthalmology. 2020 Feb;127(2):186-195. doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2019.07.011. Epub 2019 Jul 16. Geographic atrophy (GA), a late stage manifestation of age related macular degeneration is an irreversible cause […]