Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Joana Silva Fernandes, Pedro Prata Gomes, Pedro Neves, Joao Pedro Marques
Summary: The authors present a case of AEPVM in a healthy man in his 60s with subacute bilateral blurred vision. Bilateral central serous detachments and vitelliform-like material deposition were observed. Genetic testing confirmed the diagnosis of idiopathic AEPVM. Complete resolution of the lesions was observed after six months.
Article
Ophthalmology
Ine Lambert, Giuseppe Fasolino, Gil Awada, Robert Kuijpers, Marcel ten Tusscher, Bart Neyns
Summary: This case report describes a female patient who developed acute exudative polymorphous vitelliform maculopathy (AEPVM) during treatment with pembrolizumab. After discontinuation of pembrolizumab, there was gradual improvement in retinal detachment, indicating a potential drug-induced ocular complication.
Article
Ophthalmology
Claire M. Mueller, Sara L. Hojjatie, David H. Lawson, Nieraj Jain, Joshua Robinson, Mohammad K. Khan, Melinda L. Yushak, Ghazala A. Datoo O'Keefe
Summary: AEPPVM is an uncommon paraneoplastic retinopathy found in patients with metastatic malignancy. To our knowledge, this is the first report demonstrating a temporal association between metastatic disease activity and quantifiable changes in retinal imaging over a 4-year period.
OCULAR IMMUNOLOGY AND INFLAMMATION
(2022)
Article
Ophthalmology
Ana Pajtler Rosar, Giuseppe Casalino, Mariano Cozzi, Marco Pellegrini, Ferdinando Bottoni, Laura Dell'Arti, Alenka Lavric, Lan Umek, Mojca Globocnik Petrovic, Carlos Pavesio, Natasa Vidovic Valentincic, Giovanni Staurenghi
Summary: This study describes the clinical course and multimodal imaging of acute idiopathic maculopathy, proposing a sequential disease staging based on observed imaging patterns. The recognition of these patterns may aid clinicians in correct diagnosis and patient counseling for this condition.
RETINA-THE JOURNAL OF RETINAL AND VITREOUS DISEASES
(2021)
Article
Ophthalmology
Aluisio Rosa Gameiro Filho, Guilherme Sturzeneker, Ever Ernesto Caso Rodriguez, Andre Maia, Melina Correia Morales, Rubens N. Belfort
Summary: We report a rare case of acute exudative polymorphous paraneoplastic vitelliform maculopathy in a patient with a history of choroidal melanoma, with metastases to the pancreas, liver, and central nervous system. The patient presented with progressive visual loss and multiple small areas of serous retinal detachment, with ancillary tests confirming the diagnosis of AEPPVM. Screening for systemic metastases revealed involvement of the pancreas, liver, and central nervous system.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RETINA AND VITREOUS
(2021)
Editorial Material
Ophthalmology
Vaishali Lodhia, Anthony G. Robson, Shaheeni Khoda, Hanbin Lee, Edward Hughes
Summary: We report the recurrence of acute exudative polymorphous vitelliform maculopathy (AEPVM) in a case that was successfully treated with intravitreal corticosteroid. The patient showed improved retinal and retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) function and good visual outcome. This case highlights the effectiveness of Ozurdex((R)) in managing recurrent AEPVM.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY
(2023)
Editorial Material
Ophthalmology
He Yu, Xinyu Ma, Nianting Tong, Zhanyu Zhou, Yu Zhang
Summary: This is the first reported case of acute exudative paraneoplastic polymorphous vitelliform maculopathy in a patient with thymoma, myasthenia gravis, and polymyositis. Through clinical examination and medical history, the patient's condition and treatment plan were determined.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Margarita Safir, Ofira Zloto, Ido Didi Fabian, Iris Moroz, Dan D. Gaton, Vicktoria Vishnevskia-Dai
Summary: This retrospective cohort study described the clinical and imaging characteristics of patients with PEHCR and analyzed their prognosis and treatment response. The results showed that PEHCR has high clinical variability and generally a good prognosis. In addition, treatment with intravitreal bevacizumab injections significantly improved the disease.
Article
Ophthalmology
Yun Hsia, Shih-Wen Wang, Chien-Jung Huang, Kuo-Chi Hung, Muh-Shy Chen, Tzyy-Chang Ho
Summary: The study evaluated factors associated with asymmetric myopic atrophic maculopathy in highly myopic patients and found that utilizing various eye imaging technologies can predict the severity of MAM.
INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Hao Yuan, Hongliang Dou, Xuemin Li
Summary: A case of torpedo maculopathy was reported and multimodal fundus imaging methods were used to describe its abnormal appearance. The choroid vascularity index was applied to quantitatively analyze the changes in choroidal structure in torpedo maculopathy.
FRONTIERS IN MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Ophthalmology
Evianne L. de Groot, Ninette H. Ten Dam-van Loon, Joke H. de Boer, Jeannette Ossewaarde-van Norel
Summary: Multimodal imaging (MMI) can identify characteristics that indicate inflammatory activity and distinguish choroidal neovascularization (CNV) activity from inflammatory activity in idiopathic multifocal choroiditis (MFC). This study analyzed the MMI characteristics of lesions during active and inactive disease, as well as the differences in MMI characteristics between active inflammatory lesions with and without CNV activity.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Paulina Szabelska, Justyna Medrzycka, Joanna Brydak-Godowska, Radoslaw Rozycki, Joanna Golebiewska
Summary: This study reviewed 5076 OCT scans in 2538 patients and confirmed that FCE is a rare ocular condition, which may be more common in the Caucasian population than previously known. OCT is a crucial method for diagnosing FCE.
Article
Ophthalmology
Tao Liu, Nancy Aguilera, Andrew J. Bower, Joanne Li, Ehsan Ullah, Alfredo Dubra, Catherine Cukras, Brian P. Brooks, Brett G. Jeffrey, Robert B. Hufnagel, Laryssa A. Huryn, Wadih M. Zein, Johnny Tam
Summary: This study assessed the structure of cone photoreceptors and RPE cells in patients with vitelliform macular dystrophy (VMD) caused by different genetic etiologies. The results showed that both cone and RPE densities were reduced in macular lesions, with a greater impact on cones in patients with IMPG1 and IMPG2 variants, and a greater impact on RPE in patients with BEST1 and PRPH2 VMD. The study also revealed gene-dependent patterns of cone and RPE disruption outside of the macular lesions in VMD.
INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Kari V. Vienola, Kunal K. Dansingani, Andrew W. Eller, Joseph N. Martel, Valerie C. Snyder, Ethan A. Rossi
Summary: Torpedo maculopathy (TM) is a rare congenital defect of the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE). Using fluorescence adaptive optics scanning laser ophthalmoscopy (AOSLO), researchers revealed microscopic cellular-level structural alterations in the RPE cell mosaic in TM that underlie the tissue-level changes seen in conventional clinical imaging. This study highlights how cellular level imaging of the RPE can provide new insights into RPE pathologies, particularly for rare conditions like TM.
FRONTIERS IN MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Ophthalmology
Lisette M. Smid, Jennifer S. N. Verhoekx, Jose P. Martinez Ciriano, Koenraad A. Vermeer, Suzanne Yzer
Summary: Based on multimodal imaging, the clinical, morphological, and vascular features of PEVAC and PEVAC-resembling lesions are similar. The bilaterality and multifocality seen in PEVAC-resembling lesions may be stimulated by underlying retinal vascular diseases, increasing the quantity of aneurysmal abnormalities. Due to similarities with PEVAC-resembling lesions, PEVAC may also be considered a microangiopathy with unknown origin.
ACTA OPHTHALMOLOGICA
(2021)
Article
Ophthalmology
Sumit Randhir Singh, Claudio Iovino, Dinah Zur, Dua Masarwa, Matias Iglicki, Ramkailash Gujar, Marco Lupidi, Dmitrii S. Maltsev, Elodie Bousquet, Mehdi Bencheqroun, Francesca Amoroso, Luiz H. Lima, Srikanta Kumar Padhy, Vishal Govindahari, Khushboo Chandra, Eric H. Souied, Francisco J. Rodriguez, Laura A. Daza, Hernan A. Rios, Carlo Cagini, Enrico Peiretti, Francine Behar-Cohen, Jay Chhablani
Summary: This study aimed to identify the factors predicting the visual and anatomical outcomes in eyes with central serous chorioretinopathy (CSCR). The results showed that factors such as central macular thickness (CMT), subfoveal choroidal thickness (SFCT), linear extent of ellipsoid zone (EZ), and interdigitation zone damage on optical coherence tomography (OCT) were predictive of anatomical and visual outcomes in CSCR eyes.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Ophthalmology
Lihteh Wu, Dhariana Acon, Maria H. Berrocal, Roberto Gallego-Pinazo, Rosa Dolz-Marco, Jose A. Roca, Mauricio Maia, Sergio Rojas, Marcelo Zas, J. F. Arevalo, Jay Chhablani
Summary: The study concluded that after 5 years of treatment with an average of 10.6 injections, there was a mean gain in BCVA. Eyes with a better baseline BCVA and a shorter duration of symptoms were more likely to achieve better BCVA at 5 years, with more eyes achieving a BCVA of >= 20/40 and gaining >= 3 lines.
INTERNATIONAL OPHTHALMOLOGY
(2022)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Roberto Gallego-Pinazo, Sara Hernandez, Rosa Dolz-Marco
Summary: Myopia is a growing global health concern, particularly in females, and can lead to various eye disorders. Multifocal choroiditis is a common noninfectious uveitis that affects young myopic females. Differentiating between inflammatory lesions caused by multifocal choroiditis and degenerative lesions caused by pathologic myopia is crucial for prognosis, follow-up, and treatment planning.
FRONTIERS IN MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Ophthalmology
Francesco Pichi, Rosa Dolz-marco, Jasmine H. Francis, Adrian Au, Janet L. Davis, Amani Fawzi, Sarra Gattousi, Debra A. Goldstein, Pearse A. Keane, Elisabetta Miserocchi, Alessandro Marchese, Kyoko Ohno-matsui, Mandeep S. Sagoo, Scott D. Smith, Ethan K. Sobol, Anastasia Tasiopoulou, Xiaolu Yang, Carol L. Shields, K. Bailey Freund, David Sarraf
Summary: This study aimed to analyze the OCT findings in patients with VRL and correlate these features with clinical parameters. The study found that tumor infiltration in different retinal layers can be identified on OCT, and three main regions of retinal infiltration were identified.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Ophthalmology
Santiago Montolio-Marzo, Roberto Gallego-Pinazo, Rosa Dolz-Marco, Aitor Lanzagorta-Aresti, Marta Perez-Lopez
Summary: This case report describes a healthy female who developed NAION following in vitro fertilisation and uneventful cesarean section. The only risk factor identified was a small cup-to-disc ratio. Hemodynamic and hormonal changes during late pregnancy and uneventful cesarean section may have triggered this condition.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Ophthalmology
Samuel McLenachan, Chandrakumar Balaratnasingam, Rachael C. Heath Jeffery, Shang-Chih Chen, Dan Zhang, Geoffrey Chan, Rosa Dolz-Marco, Tommaso Bacci, Johnny Lo, Steven A. Wiffen, Lawrence K. Yannuzzi, Fred Chen
Summary: While anti-retinal antibodies are a significant feature of type 2 idiopathic macular telangiectasia (MacTel-2), most patients do not have these antibodies, suggesting that antibody mediated immunological mechanisms may play a less significant role in the pathogenesis of this disease.
EXPERIMENTAL EYE RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Ophthalmology
Niroj Kumar Sahoo, Joshua Ong, Amrish Selvam, Dmitri Maltsev, Riccardo Sacconi, Ramesh Venkatesh, Nikitha Gurram Reddy, Shivam Madan, Beatrice Tombolini, Luiz H. Lima, Varsha Pramil, Giridhar Anantharaman, Antonio Marcelo Casella, Gerardo Ledesma-Gil, Nadia Waheed, Enrico Borrelli, Giuseppe Querques, Jay Chhablani
Summary: This study analyzed the longitudinal changes in visual acuity and risk factors for recurrence or development of choroidal neovascularisation (CNV) in eyes with acute or chronic central serous chorioretinopathy (CSCR). The results showed that the recurrence rate of CNV was approximately 30%, and higher age and a higher number of recurrences were associated with a higher risk of early de novo CNV formation.
Review
Ophthalmology
Ghazi Bou Ghanem, Piergiorgio Neri, Rosa Dolz-Marco, Thomas Albini, Amani Fawzi
Summary: Inflammatory choroidal neovascularization (iCNV) is a rare complication of uveitis and can cause vision compromise. Fluorescein angiography (FA) is the gold standard for diagnosis, but it can be difficult to distinguish iCNV from inflammatory lesions. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a noninvasive imaging modality that can assist in diagnosing iCNV. OCT angiography (OCTA) uses motion contrast to visualize flow and is useful in distinguishing iCNV from inflammatory lesions. However, further studies are needed to determine its role in evaluating iCNV activity and treatment response.
OCULAR IMMUNOLOGY AND INFLAMMATION
(2023)
Article
Ophthalmology
Santiago Montolio-Marzo, Roberto Gallego-Pinazo, Elena Palacios-Pozo, Rosa Dolz-Marco
Summary: The purpose of this study was to use high dynamic range optical coherence tomography imaging to study subretinal hyperreflective material in patients with age-related macular degeneration. The study found that the disappearance rates, visual acuity improvement, and disruption of outer retinal layers varied among different types of subretinal hyperreflective material. This easily accessible tool may be helpful as a prognostic factor in age-related macular degeneration cases.
RETINA-THE JOURNAL OF RETINAL AND VITREOUS DISEASES
(2023)
Article
Ophthalmology
Prithvi Ramtohul, Maria Vittoria Cicinelli, Rosa Dolz-Marco, Orly Gal-Or, Sarah Mrejen, Jesus R. Garcia-Martinez, Alla Goldberg, Eduardo Cunha de Souza, Elisabetta Miserocchi, Emmett T. Cunningham, Lawrence A. Yannuzzi, K. Bailey Freund, Edmund Tsui
Summary: This study described a distinctive subtype of active idiopathic multifocal choroiditis (iMFC) lesions, characterized by grey-yellow chorioretinal lesions surrounded by smaller satellite dots, referred to as chrysanthemum lesions. The study retrospectively observed the multimodal imaging features of eyes with active iMFC and chrysanthemum lesions.
RETINA-THE JOURNAL OF RETINAL AND VITREOUS DISEASES
(2023)
Letter
Ophthalmology
Luiz H. H. Lima, Lucas Z. Z. Ribeiro, Luciana Arrais, Dante Akira, Talita F. F. Oliveira, Mauricio Maia, Mauro S. S. Campos
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RETINA AND VITREOUS
(2023)
Review
Ophthalmology
Costanza Barresi, Jay Chhablani, Rosa Dolz-Marco, Robero Gallego-Pinazo, Alessandro Berni, Francesco Bandello, Enrico Borrelli
Summary: Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a complex and multifactorial disease that damages the unit comprising the photoreceptors, retinal pigment epithelium (RPE), Bruch's membrane, and choriocapillaris. While the outer retina is primarily affected, evidence suggests that the inner retina may also be impaired. Structural optical coherence tomography (OCT) technology has shown that both the inner and outer retina are impacted by AMD and that these impairments are associated. This review aims to describe the role of neurodegeneration in AMD to better understand the relationship between neuronal loss and outer retinal damage in this disease.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Ophthalmology
Rosa Dolz-Marco, Javier Munoz-Solano, Jan F. Dechent, Roberto Gallego-Pinazo
Summary: This study aimed to compare treatment decisions by ophthalmologists with reading center fluid identification from optical coherence tomography. The results showed that treatment and reading center fluid determination agreed in the majority of visits, with more pronounced treatment response and smaller fluid areas contributing to discrepancies. Positive fluid discrepancy did not have a substantial impact on subsequent visual acuity.
RETINA-THE JOURNAL OF RETINAL AND VITREOUS DISEASES
(2023)
Article
Ophthalmology
Helio F. Shiroma, Luiz H. Lima, Yuri B. Shiroma, Tereza C. Kanadani, Mario J. Nobrega, Gabriel Andrade, Milton Nunes de Moraes Filho, Fernando M. Penha
Summary: This study retrospectively analyzed the clinical findings and treatment of patients with retinal vein or arterial occlusion after COVID-19 infection in multiple Brazilian hospitals. The study identified 14 cases of retinal vascular occlusion within 3 months of COVID-19 infection, with most cases being central retinal vein occlusion. Some patients received intravitreal injections as treatment. These cases emphasize the importance of further research on ocular complications associated with COVID-19.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RETINA AND VITREOUS
(2022)
Article
Ophthalmology
Juliana Prazeres, Luiz Filipe Lucatto, Adriano Ferreira, Nilva Moraes, Josefina A. P. Braga, Luiz H. Lima, Caio Regatieri, Mauricio Maia
Summary: This study used EDI-OCT to measure the thickness of the macular choroid in asymptomatic pediatric patients with SCD. The results showed that the choroidal thickness in the macular area was significantly thinner compared to control eyes.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RETINA AND VITREOUS
(2022)