VBS Journal Club

May 2024  Samir N. Patel, MD Retina Vitreous Consultants, Pittsburgh PA   Ton NS, Goncharov V, Zapata I, Adam MK. Endophthalmitis after Anti-VEGF Intravitreal Injections with Aqueous Chlorhexidine versus Povidone-Iodine as Ocular Antiseptics. Ophthalmol Retina. 2023 Dec 18:S2468-6530(23)00648-6. PMID: 38122867. Infectious endophthalmitis is a rare but potentially severe complication of intravitreal injections. Multiple strategies have […]

February 2024  Matt R. Starr, MD Vitreoretinal Surgery Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN   Rachel N. Israilevich, MD, Hana Mansour, MD, Samir N. Patel, MD, Sunir J. Garg, MD FACS, Michael A. Klufas, MD, Yoshihiro Yonekawa, MD, Carl D. Regillo, MD FACS, Jason Hsu, MD. Risk of Endophthalmitis Based on Cumulative Number of Anti-Vascular Endothelial Growth […]

February 2024  Jordan D. Deaner, MD Uveitis and Vitreoretinal Surgery Mid Atlantic Retina, Wills Eye Hospital Assistant Professor, Thomas Jefferson University Philadelphia, PA   Multicenter Uveitis Steroid Treatment Trial (MUST) Research Group, Writing Committee:; Acharya NR, Vitale AT, Sugar EA, Holbrook JT, Burke AE, Thorne JE, Altaweel MM, Kempen JH, Jabs DA. Intravitreal Therapy for […]

January 2024   Shivani V. Reddy, MD Talley Eye Institute Evansville IN   Bansal A, Naidu SC, Marafon SB, et al. Retinal Displacement after Scleral Buckle versus Combined Buckle and Vitrectomy for Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment: ALIGN Scleral Buckle versus Pars Plana Vitrectomy with Scleral Buckle. Ophthalmol Retina. 2023;7(9):788-793. doi:10.1016/j.oret.2023.05.012   Low integrity retinal attachment (LIRA), a […]

November 2023 Sushant Wagley MD Iowa Retina Consultants Des Moines, IA  Pakravan P, Shaheen A, Patel V, Villalba MF, Dib B, Lai J, Rohowetz L, Chau V, Patel NA, Tzu JH, Wang AL, Alhoyek S, Scott N, Samara WA, Goduni L, Jung JJ, Russell JF, Mantopoulos D, Hajrasouliha AR, Savoie BT, Haddock LJ, Berrocal AM, […]

October 2023 Danny A. Mammo MD Cole Eye Institute, Cleveland Clinic Cleveland, OH Wingelaar MJ, Smith BT. Retinal detachment and epiretinal membrane development in fellow-eye laser prophylaxis. Journal of VitreoRetinal Diseases. 2023;7(5):371-375. This study aimed to assess the safety and effectiveness of fellow-eye laser prophylaxis (FELP) in reducing the incidence of retinal detachment (RD) in […]

July 2023 Edward Korot, MD Retina Specialists of Michigan, Grand Rapids, MI Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA   Fu DJ, Glinton S, Lipkova V, et al. Deep-learning automated quantification of longitudinal OCT scans demonstrates reduced RPE loss rate, preservation of intact macular area and predictive value of isolated photoreceptor degeneration in […]

June 2023   Mariam Mathai, MD Location/Affiliation: The Retina Group of Washington, Washington DC Miyake M, Nakao SY, Morino K, et al. Effect of Duration of Macular Detachment on Visual Prognosis after Surgery for Macula-Off Retinal Detachment: Japan-Retinal Detachment Registry. Ophthalmol Retina. 2023;7(5):375-382. doi:10.1016/j.oret.2023.01.014   There is considerable debate regarding the allowable duration of time […]