Author: VBS

Written by: Nika Bagheri, MD March 2020 Alam M, Zhang Y, Lim JI, Chan RVP, Yang M, Yao X. Quantitative Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography Features for Objective Classification and Staging OF Diabetic Retinopathy. Retina. 2020 Feb;40(2):322-332. doi: 10.1097/IAE.0000000000002373. The evaluation and management of diabetic eye disease is undergoing a paradigm shift, and it could not come soon enough. With diabetic retinopathy a […]

Written by: Christian J. Sanfilippo, MD February 2020 Vail D, Pan C, Pershing S, Mruthyunjaya P. Association of Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment and Outcome With the Day of the Week That Patients Undergo a Repair or Receive a Diagnosis. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2019 Dec 19. doi: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2019.5300 Rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) is a sight threatening disease that […]

Written by: Jaya B. Kumar, MD February 2020 Vail D, Pershing S, Reeves,M, et al. The Relative Impact of Patient, Physician, and Geographic Factors on Variation in Primary Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment Management. Ophthalmology 2020; 127: 97-106.  Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment (RRD) is one of the most common surgical diagnoses encountered by retina specialists. While there are […]

Written by: Philip P. Storey, MD January 2020 Adam MK, Zheng CX, Fineman MS. Impact of Periocular Vibration on Pain Perceived during Intravitreal Injections. Ophthalmol Retina. 2020; 4(1): 113-115. “Cross my heart and hope to die, stick a needle in my eye…” While it is unclear if the phrase above originated as a children’s poem from […]

Written by: Musa R. Abdelaziz, MD January 2020 Figueroa M, Govetto A, Steel D, et al. Pars Plana Vitrectomy for the Treatment of Tractional and Degenerative Lamellar Macular Holes: Functional and Anatomical Results. Retina, Nov 2019; 39: 2090 – 2098. The diagnosis of lamellar macula hole (LMH) was first described by Gass in 1976 and […]

Written by: Andrew Tye, MD January 2020 Domalpally AD, Agron E, Pak JW, et al. Prevalence, Risk, and Genetic Association of Reticular Pseudodrusen in Age-related Macular Degeneration (Age-Related Eye Disease Study 2 Report 21). Ophthalmology 2019; 126: 1659-66. In recent years, reticular pseudodrusen (RPD) have become their own distinct category from drusen; histopathology has confirmed […]

Written by: Andrew Tye, MD January 2020 Rayess N, Obeid A, Storey PP, et al. Long-Term Visual Outcomes and Clinical Features After Anti-Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Injection-Related Endophthalmitis. Retina 2019;39:2070-2076. In the era of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) therapy for retinal disease, endophthalmitis is arguably the most dreaded post-procedural complication for retina specialists.   Fortunately, […]

Written by: Priya Sharma Vakharia, MD December 2019 Greenberg JP, Belin P, Butler J, et al. Aflibercept-Related Sterile Intraocular Inflammation Outcomes. Ophthalmology Retina 2019;3: 753-9. Sterile intraocular inflammation after intravitreal injections is a well-known but rare side effect. Sterile inflammation has been reported with all anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) injections, typically occurring in clusters. […]