OBJECTIVE This study was aimed at localizing and quantifying retinal defects in patients with branch retinal vein occlusion by means of scanning laser perimetry and analyzing the mechanism involved in the functional recovery after laser therapy. DESIGN Prospective nonrandomized clinical trial with concurrent comparison group. PARTICIPANTS Fifty-eight patients with isolated branch retinal ve...

to review the available data regarding the current management of non-complex rhegmatogenous retinal detachment and to propose a new decision-making algorithm aimed to improve the single surgery success rate for mid-severity rhegmatogenous retinal detachment, this study performed. an online review of pubmed database was performed, searching for all available manuscripts regarding anatomical and ...

Report of a Case. A nondiabetic 80-year-old woman had an asymptomatic central retinal vein occlusion in her left eye. It was diagnosed during her scheduled 6-month follow-up visit with her general ophthalmologist. On her initial visit, she was using dorzolamide hydrochloride, 2%, and timolol, 0.5%, combination eyedrops at night in both eyes for her glaucoma. Her visual acuity was 20/20 OU and h...

The role of retinal photocoagulation as a first line therapy for various retinal pathologies has decreased with the introduction of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor therapy. However, retinal laser therapy remains an important treatment modality, especially with the emergence of micropulse subthreshold treatment and the integration of newer technology such as augmented reality and semi-au...

diagrammed are drawn as they would appear under an operating microscope. Flow charts that enumerate the factors involved in the decision to operate are included, as are algorithms describing treatment procedures. Among the techniques described and illustrated are scleral buckling in retinal surgery and correction of refraction through keratotomy in corneal surgery. Also covered are various uses...

OBJECTIVE To observe how the treatment of retinal conditions changed over the preceding decade. METHODS Medicare fee-for-service data claims filed between 1997 and 2007 were analyzed. RESULTS Fewer than 5000 intravitreal injections of a pharmacological agent were performed annually between 1997 and 2001. Thereafter, the annual number of intravitreal injections more than doubled every year t...

Regional changes in retinal blood flow following inferior and subsequent superior argon laser half fundus photocoagulation treatment were measured in six diabetic patients with advanced retinopathy. Centreline blood velocity, vessel diameter, and blood flow in major inferior and superior temporal retinal arteries were measured at baseline and following each treatment using the bidirectional las...

introduction: epulis fissuratum is often formed as a result of a poor fitting denture. the conventional treatment for this fibrous hyperplastic tissue is to excise it using a scalpel and to close the wound by a continuous or an interrupted suture. the increased utilization of lasers in dentistry also includes the utilization of carbon dioxide (co2) lasers in place of surgical scalpels in soft t...