OBJECTIVE To use optical coherence tomography to assess the in vivo pathologic findings associated with incomplete visual recovery in patients who have undergone anatomically successful surgery to treat proliferative vitreoretinopathy. METHODS Eligible patients were recruited in vitreoretinal outpatient clinics between April 1, 2002, and July 31, 2003. Patients were included who had undergone...

PURPOSE To report the characteristics of confocal blue reflectance imaging in type 2 idiopathic macular telangiectasia (type 2 IMT). METHODS In a prospective observational cross-sectional study, both eyes of 33 patients with type 2 IMT were examined by means of fundus biomicroscopy, fundus photography, fluorescein angiography, and optical coherence tomography (OCT). Confocal blue reflectance ...

PURPOSE To evaluate retinopathy associated with interferon therapy in patients with chronic hepatitis C. METHODS One hundred patients with chronic hepatitis C undergoing interferon therapy were examined for the presence of cotton wool spots, retinal hemorrhages, cystoid macular edema, capillary non-perfusion, and arteriolar occlusion. Complete ophthalmological examination including indirect o...

PURPOSE To report a rare case of racemose hemangioma which developed spontaneous macular ischemia. METHODS A 32-year-old healthy Caucasian lady presented complaining of recent deterioration of vision in her left eye. At presentation, her best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) was 20/20 in her right eye and counting fingers in her left eye (LE). Fundus examination and fluorescein angiography were...

OBJECTIVE To describe the changes observed with optical coherence tomography in group 2A idiopathic juxtafoveolar retinal telangiectasis. METHODS We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 13 patients (25 eyes). All eyes underwent optical coherence tomography examination consisting of 6 radial scans, fundus color photography, and fluorescein angiography. We calculated retinal foveal a...

We report a case of transient reduction in the diameter and tortuosity of an occluded vessel after intravitreal administration of 1.25 mg (0.05 ml) bevacizumab in a patient with ischaemic branch retinal vein occlusion. A 64-year-old hypertensive female presented with chief complaints of reduced vision in her right eye for 3 months. Her vision in the right eye was evaluated as counting fingers a...

OBJECTIVES To correlate clinical and histopathologic features of an eye with retinal angiomatous proliferation (RAP) secondary to age-related macular degeneration and to investigate the expression of von Willebrand factor (VWF) and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in this condition. METHODS Histopathologic features from serial sections through the globe of an 87-year-old woman with R...

OBJECTIVE To demonstrate the fundus and histopathological changes in the normal miniature pig eye after radial optic neurotomy. METHODS Ophthalmoscopic examinations, fundus photography, and fluorescein angiography were performed on 12 eyes that underwent radial optic neurotomy, 5 normal eyes, and 7 eyes that underwent vitrectomy (from 12 pigs in total) preoperatively and 1, 7, 14, 30, and 90 ...

PURPOSE To report a case of rare and unusual choroidal abnormalities in a 42-year-old woman with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). METHODS Images were obtained using fundus photography, fluorescein angiography, near-infrared reflectance (NIR) imaging, and optical coherence tomography (OCT). RESULTS The patient had a history of SLE and central retinal artery occlusion in her right eye. Fun...