VBS Journal Club

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 […]

May 2023   Kyle Davis Kovacs, MD Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY Maturi RK, Glassman AR, Josic K, Baker CW, Gerstenblith AT, Jampol LM, Meleth A, Martin DF, Melia M, Punjabi OS, Rofagha S, Salehi-Had H, Stockdale CR, Sun JK; DRCR Retina Network. Four-Year Visual Outcomes in the Protocol W Randomized Trial of Intravitreous Aflibercept […]

April 2023 Asghar “Abbas” Haider, MD, MBA Southeastern Retina Associates, Chattanooga, TN Sakamoto, Taiji, et al. “Increased incidence of endophthalmitis after vitrectomy relative to face mask wearing during COVID-19 pandemic.” British Journal of Ophthalmology (2022).   Vitrectomy-associated endophthalmitis is a rare but severe complication that can cause significant visual impairment. Recent reports have highlighted a potential increase […]

April 2023 Samir N. Patel, MD Retina Vitreous Consultants Pittsburgh PA Wallsh JO, Langevin ST, Kumar A, Huz J, Falk NS, Bhatnagar P. Fellow Eye Retinal Detachment Risk as Stratified by Hyaloid Status on Optical Coherence Tomography. Ophthalmology. 2023 Feb 9:S0161-6420(23)00105-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2023.02.004. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36773761.   In patients with a rhegmatogenous […]

March 2023 Joshua Uhr, MD Location/Affiliation: Retinal and Ophthalmic Consultants, PC Northfield, NJ Al-Khersan H, Shaheen AR, Flynn HW Jr, Smiddy WE. Natural History and Surgical Timing for Idiopathic Epiretinal Membrane. Ophthalmol Retina. 2022 Nov;6(11):978-984. doi: 10.1016/j.oret.2022.02.014. Epub 2022 Mar 8. PMID: 35272083. The authors studied the natural history of idiopathic epiretinal membrane (iERM) and […]

February 2023 Youning Zhang, MD Location/Affiliation: Los Angeles, Olive View – UCLA Medical Center Agron E, Domalpally A, Cukras C, Clemons TE, Chen Q, Lu Z, Chew EY, Keenan TDL, for the AREDS and AREDS2 Research Group. Ophthalmology 2022;129:1107-1119. Reticular Pseudodrusen: The Third Macular Risk Feature for Progression to Late Age-Related Macular Degeneration. doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2022.05.021. […]

February 2023 Written by: Monique Munro, MD, FRCSC Locum with University of Calgary, Section of Ophthalmology Calgary, AB, Canada Sothivannan A, Eshtiaghi A, Dhoot AS, Popovic MM, Garg SJ, Kertes PJ, Muni RH. Impact of the Time to Surgery on Visual Outcomes for Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment Repair: A Meta-Analysis. Am J Ophthalmol. 2022 Dec;244:19-29.  Visual […]

February 2023 Written by: Wasim Samara, MD Taylor Retina Center Raleigh, NC Lindtjørn B, Krohn J, Haugstad M, Stene-Johansen I, Austeng D, Basit S, Fossen K, Varhaug P, Kvaløy JT, Forsaa VA. Air versus Sulfur Hexafluoride Gas Tamponade for Small and Medium-Sized Macular Holes: A Randomized Noninferiority Trial. Ophthalmol Retina. 2022 Sep;6(9):828-834. doi: 10.1016/j.oret.2022.04.003. Epub […]