AIM To compare the effect of suction on the macular thickness and retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness during laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) used Ziemer FEMTO LDV femtosecond laser (Ziemer group) and Moria M2 automated microkeratome (Moria group) for flap creation. METHODS Fourier-domain optical coherence tomography (FD-OCT) was used to measure macular thickness, ganglion cell com...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to compare the safety and efficacy of combined vitrectomy, intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide (IVTA), and bevacizumab injection with that of IVTA and bevacizumab injection and subsequent macular grid laser photocoagulation for the treatment of intractable diffuse diabetic macular edema. METHODS This randomized controlled clinical trial was performed ...

OBJECTIVE To determine macular volume and central foveal thickness measurements in normal eyes of healthy Nigerian adults using Stratus optical coherence tomography. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Consenting 100 adults Nigerians with normal eyes were recruited and examined using Carl Zeiss Stratus Optical Coherence Tomographer (OCT) machine Model 3000 software version 4.0. A fast macular thickness map ...

AIMS To investigate the prognostic significance of macular capillary drop-out and previous panretinal laser photocoagulation in diabetic macular oedema treated with intravitreal ranibizumab. METHODS Retrospective observational case series. Treatment-naive patients with diabetic macular oedema that had been treated with intravitreal ranibizumab as per the RESTORE study protocol for at least 12...

purpose: to report a case of severe macular edema following the taking of fingolimod in multiple sclerosis. case report: a 34-year-old woman with a long history of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis presented complaining of blurred vision in the left eye that started 1 week before the presentation. she had been taking fingolimod for 4 months. she was not diabetic and had no history of uveit...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to examine the relationship or differences in ocular structures of amblyopic eyes compared to fellow eyes in children and young adults with hyperopic anisometropic amblyopia. MATERIAL/METHODS Hyperopic participants with anisometropic amblyopia, defined as the presence of best-corrected visual acuity differences of at least 2 Snellen lines and 1.5 diopters ...

PURPOSE To evaluate the macular thickness changes in diabetic macular edema after meal. METHODS In this prospective case series, macular thicknesses of diabetic patients with clinically significant macular edema (CSME) were measured after 7 h of fasting and repeated 2 h after breakfast. RESULTS Thirty six eyes of 20 diabetic patients were evaluated. The mean central subfield thickness (CST)...

PURPOSE To compare intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide (IVT) versus natural course in refractory diabetic macular edema. METHODS In a prospective interventional case series, twenty five eyes with refractory DME which had been allocated to the sham group of a previous clinical trial underwent new examination and optical coherence tomography about 9 months after their first enrollment. Twenty ...

BACKGROUND The efficacy of a single dose of Ozurdex® was evaluated over a 6-month period in eyes with macular edema due to retinal vein occlusion and intraocular inflammatory disease. HISTORY AND SIGNS 20 eyes of 20 consecutive patients with macular edema received a single injection of Ozurdex® (intravitreal dexamethasone implant 0.7 mg). Patients with branch retinal vein occlusion (n = 11), ...

PURPOSE To study the evolution of idiopathic epiretinal membrane (IERM) as examined by optical coherence tomography (OCT) in the 1-mm-diameter circle centered on the fovea. METHODS In a case series study 71 subjects (71 eyes) with idiopathic epiretinal membrane and macular thickness greater than 220-/+10 micro m were evaluated by OCT. The fellow healthy eye of 52 patients was used as the cont...