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Written by: Edward H. Wood, MD November 2019 Svasti-Salee CR, Dawkins RCH, Poulson AV, Snead MP. Single-Port Vitrectomy and “Oleodelamination” for the Management of Retinal Detachment Complicated by Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy. Retina. 2019;39 Suppl 1:S125-S128. Open Access Article Link: https://journals.lww.com/retinajournal/Fulltext/2019/10001/Single_Port_Vitrectomy_and__Oleodelamination__for.30.aspx#pdf-link Open Access Video Link: https://d047c2cddb.site.internapcdn.net/permalink/iae/a/iae_2017_04_20_snead_216-1031_sdc1.mp4 In this surgical technique special edition of RETINA: The Journal of […]

Written by: Daniel Su, MD November 2019 Elhusseiny AM, Yannuzzi NA, Smiddy WE. Cost Analysis of Pneumatic Retinopexy versus Pars Plana Vitrectomy for Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment. Ophthalmol Retina 2019;3:956–961 Rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) may result in significant and permanent vision loss. Many studies have looked at outcomes of various surgical techniques in achieving single surgical […]

Written by: Rehan M. Hussain, MD November 2019 Maguire, AM, Russell S, Wellman JA. Efficacy, Safety, and Durability of Voretigene Neparvovec-rzyl in RPE65 Mutation-Associated Inherited Retinal Dystrophy: Results of Phase 1 and 3 Trials. Ophthalmology 2019 Sep;126(9):1273-1285.  doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2019.06.017. Published online Jun 22, 2019. Voretigene neparvovec (VN) is a non-replicating adeno-associated virus (AAV), which has […]

Written by: Mohsin H. Ali, MD October 2019 Rizzo S, Caporossi T, Tartaro R, Finocchio L, Franco F, Barca F, et al. A Human Amniotic Membrane Plug to Promote Retinal Breaks Repair and Recurrent Macular Hole Closure. Retina 2019;39. Chronic, large macular holes that are refractory to initial, conventional surgical approaches (e.g. pars plana vitrectomy, […]

Written by: Akshay S. Thomas, MD October 2019 Chew EY, Clemons TE, Jaffe GJ, et al. Effect of Ciliary Neurotrophic Factor on Retinal Neurodegeneration in Patients with Macular Telangiectasia Type 2: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Ophthalmology. 2019;126(4):540-549. Macular telangiectasia type 2 (MacTel 2) is an idiopathic condition without available treatment options which results in slowly […]

Written by: Avni P. Finn, MD October 2019 Hykin P, Prevost AT, Vasconcelos JC, et al. Clinical Effectiveness of Intravitreal Therapy With Ranibizumab vs Aflibercept vs Bevacizumab for Macular Edema Secondary to Central Retinal Vein Occlusion: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Ophthalmol. Published online August 29, 2019. doi:10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2019.3305 Visual impairment in central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO) due to […]

Written by: Vlad Matei, MD October 2019 Smith JM, Ward LT, Townsend JH, et al. Rhegmatogenous retinal detachment in children: clinical factors predictive of successful surgical repair. Ophthalmology 2019;126:1263-1270. The literature devoted to pediatric rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) is relatively scarce, but we know that RRD in children is potentially more challenging to manage than […]

Written by: Joshua D. Levinson, MD September 2019 Adam M. Hanif, MD; Stephen T. Armenti, MD, PhD; Stanford C. Taylor, MD, et al. Phenotypic Spectrum of Pentosan Polysulfate Sodium–Associated Maculopathy A Multicenter Study. JAMA Ophthalmol. Sept 2019. Pentosan polysulfate sodium (brand name: Elmiron) is used to treat interstitial cystitis (IC), a chronic pain syndrome of […]