PURPOSE To assess the accuracy of B-scan ultrasound (U/S) in diagnosing cases of acute fundus obscuring vitreous hemorrhage (FOVH) using a standardized scan protocol and dedicated ophthalmic ultrasonographer. METHODS Consecutive patients presenting with acute FOVH of unknown cause, between January 2013 and December 2014, were prospectively recruited. Patients underwent a scan performed by a d...

come clinically visible, resulting in the blue appearance of the sclera. We report the treatment of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment in 4 eyes of 3 patients with OI. Scleral buckling surgery, pneumatic retinopexy, and primary vitrectomy are the standards for repair of uncomplicated rhegmatogenous retinal detachments. In patients with OI, however, the thin sclera provides an increased risk of s...

Removal of the crystalline lens is associated with a substantial increase in the rate of retinal tears and detachments. Retinal detachment (RD) occurs in 2 to 3% of eyes following intracapsular cataract extraction (ICCE), 0.5 to 2 % of eyes following extracapsular cataract extraction (ECCE) but is believed to occur in a smaller percentage of eyes following phacoemulsification. RD frequently occ...

PURPOSE The aim is to describe tools and techniques that can be used to deal with total retinal detachment (open funnel) and associated proliferative vitreoretinopathy due to a 360-degree giant retinal break following ocular trauma. Setting/Venue: The video (available at www. karger.com/doi/10.1159/000444811) was created at the Ophthalmology Department, Faculty of Medicine Kasr Al Ainy, Cairo U...

This article represents a synthesis of an extensive literature review and the authors' decades-long personal experience with both scleral buckling (SB) and vitrectomy for rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RD). Presenting a coherent understanding of the pathophysiology and treatment of RD, the authors confirm numerous findings described in earlier publications but also challenge certain long-st...

PURPOSE To compare the success of pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) versus scleral buckle (SB) in the management of uncomplicated pseudophakic retinal detachments (RDs). DESIGN Meta-analysis of published studies from 1966 to 2004 regarding surgical treatment of pseudophakic RDs. PARTICIPANTS Two thousand two hundred thirty eyes: 1579 operated by SB, 457 by PPV, and 194 by the combined method of P...

Ultrasound imaging is not traditionally employed to evaluate eyelid lesions. Nevertheless, this technology permits the delineation of static and dynamic changes and could be useful in evaluating eyelid masses by providing additional information to clinicians for optimal surgical planning, especially in facilities where a computed tomography (CT) scan is not readily available. A 63-year-old woma...

Proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR) is the principal cause of failure in retinal detachment (RD) surgery and is characterized by the proliferation of different cell types leading to the formation of cellular membranes on both sides of the retina. These membranes have the capability of contracture resulting in retinal redetachment. Despite marked improvement in vitreoretinal surgical technique...

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