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Question of the Month- May 2023

Could you identify the OCT finding in patient with Wyburn-Mason Syndrome? OCT Club will present the book ‘‘Ottoman Istanbul in Flames’’ to one person with...

Photobiomodulation therapy for large soft drusen and drusenoid pigment epithelial detachment in age-related macular degeneration: a single-center prospective pilot study

Purpose: To evaluate visual acuity and morphologic changes after photobiomodulation (PBM) for patients affected with large soft drusen and/or drusenoid pigment epithelial detachment (dPED)...

63. Choroidal Macrovessel

Medical History: A 67-year-female patient presented to our clinic for an annual examination. Diabetes mellitus (-) Systemic hypertension (-) Family history (-) Smoking (-) Trauma (-) Examination Findings Best corrected visual acuity was...

Poppers Maculopathy-April 2023

Thanks to everyone who showed interest in the section of question of the month and answered the question. In this month's question, tell the diagnosis by looking OCT and multicolor images was desired. The answer...

Subretinal Fluid Associated with Drusenoid Pigment Epithelial Detachment

Purpose: To analyze the clinical characteristics of drusenoid pigment epithelial detachment (PED) with subretinal fluid (SRF) and to evaluate the impact of SRF on the long-term visual and anatomical outcomes. Methods: Forty-seven eyes with drusenoid...

62. Isolated Foveal Hypoplasia

Medical History: A 45-year-male patient presented to our clinic for an annual examination. Diabetes mellitus (-) Systemic hypertension (-) Family history (-) Smoking (-) Trauma (-) Examination Findings Best corrected visual acuity was 9/10 in the right eye and 9/10 in the left...

Autosomal Recessive Best Disease-March 2023

Thanks to everyone who showed interest in the section of question of the month and answered the question. In this month's question, tell the diagnosis by looking OCT and FAF images was desired. The answer...

Increasing Evidence for the Safety of Fovea-Involving Half-dose Photodynamic Therapy for Chronic Central Serous Chorioretinopathy

Purpose: A retrospective study was performed with data from the prospective randomized controlled trials, PLACE and SPECTRA, assessing the risk of foveal atrophy and the likelihood of structural and functional improvement on optical coherence tomography,...

61. Choroidal Rupture

Medical History: A 20-year-old male patient presented with a complaint of decreased vision after blunt trauma in his left eye. Diabetes mellitus (-) Systemic hypertension (-) Family history (-) Smoking (-) Trauma (+) Examination Findings Best corrected visual acuity was 10/10 in the...

TYPE-3 NV (RAP)-February 2023

Thanks to everyone who showed interest in the section of question of the month and answered the question. In this month's question, tell the diagnosis by looking OCT and OCTA images was desired. The answer to the question is...

60. Subretinal Fluid Associated with Choroidal Nevus

Medical History: A 50-year-old female patient presented with complaint of vision loss in the left eye. Diabetes mellitus (-) Systemic hypertension (-) Family history (-) Smoking (-) Trauma (-) Examination Findings Best corrected visual acuity was 10/10 in the right eye and 5/10...

Predisposing characteristics of optical coherence tomography for patients with persistent subretinal fluid after successful repair of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment

Purpose: To investigate the predisposing clinical parameters and characteristics of fundus imaging of patients with persistent subretinal fluid (PSF) after successful repair of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment. Methods: A retrospective study recruiting 57 patients was conducted....

Henle Fiber Layer Hemorrhage-January 2023

Thanks to everyone who showed interest in the section of question of the month and answered the question. In this month's question, identify the OCT finding in patient with branch retinal vein occlusion was desired. The answer to the...

Vitrectomy for myopic traction maculopathy may accelerate the progression of myopic (atrophic) maculopathy

Park and co-workers aimed to compare the progression of myopic maculopathy with or without vitrectomy in patients with myopic traction maculopathy. Seventy-seven eyes with MTM were classified into either the observation group (n =...

Use of Optical Coherence Tomography in Detecting Retinal Tears in Acute, Symptomatic Posterior Vitreous Detachment

Purpose: To evaluate the association of posterior vitreous opacities (PVO) on optical coherence tomography (OCT) with retinal tears identified on exam, in patients with acute, symptomatic posterior vitreous detachment (PVD). Method: Data was retrospectively collected...

59. Accidental Macular Injury Induced by Cosmetic Laser

Medical History: A 25-year-old female patient presented with complaint of vision loss in the right eye. She was accidentally exposed to a cosmetic laser. Diabetes mellitus (-) Systemic hypertension (-) Family history (-) Smoking (-) Trauma (-) Examination Findings Best corrected visual acuity...

Choroidal Rift-December 2022

Thanks to everyone who showed interest in the section of question of the month and answered the question. In this month's question, identify the novel OCT finding in eyes with chronic central serous chorioretinopathy was desired. The answer to...

Focal Choroidal Thickness Hemodynamıcs as a Sign of Macular Neovascularizatıon Activity in Pathologic Myopia

Purpose: To analyze the relationship between a focal increase of choroidal thickness (ChT) and exudative activity of macular neovascularization (MNV) secondary to pathologic myopia. Methods: Retrospective analysis including eyes with pathologic myopia presenting with a focally increased...

58. Serous Retinal Detachment Associated with Dome-Shaped Macula

Medical History: A 50-year-old female patient presented with complaint of vision loss in the right eye. Diabetes mellitus (-) Systemic hypertension (-) Family history (-) Smoking (-) Trauma (-) Examination Findings Best corrected visual acuity was 5/10 in the right eye and 10/10...

57. Exophytic Juxtapapillary Retinal Capillary Hemangioma

Medical History: A 60-year-old female patient presented with complaint of floaters in the right eye. Diabetes mellitus (-) Systemic hypertension (-) Family history (-) Smoking (-) Trauma (-) Examination Findings Best corrected visual acuity was 10/10 in the right eye and 10/10 in...

BRAF/MEK Inhibitor-Associated Retinopathy-November 2022

Thanks to everyone who showed interest in the section of question of the month and answered the question. In this month's question, determine the diagnosis by looking OCT and IR images in a male patient with...

Combined Hamartoma of the Retina and Retinal Pigment Epithelium at Pediatric Age: Surgical versus Conservative Approach

Purpose: To report outcomes of pediatric patients with combined hamartoma of the retina and the retina pigment epithelium (CHRRPE) followed up conservatively or after pars plana vitrectomy (PPV). Methods: This retrospective multicenter study included sixty-two...

Bacillary Layer Detachment and Serous Retinal Detachment- October 2022

Thanks to everyone who showed interest in the section of question of the month and answered the question. In this month's question, determine the diagnosis by looking OCT image in a 16-year-old male patient was asked. The answer...

Optical coherence tomography angiography diagnosed decreased deep capillary plexus vessel density values in patients with preeclampsia

Özcan and co-workers investigated microvascular changes in the retina and optic disk by comparing the optical coherence tomography angiography findings in preeclamptic patients with those in control groups and also evaluated the preeclamptic patients...

Conventional internal limiting membrane peeling versus inverted flap for small-to-medium idiopathic macular hole: a randomized trial

Purpose: To compare conventional internal limiting membrane (ILM) peeling versus inverted flap technique in small-to-medium idiopathic macular hole. Methods: Eyes with ≤400 microns Idiopathic macular holes were randomized into the conventional ILM peeling group (25 eyes) and...

56. Myelinated Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer

Medical History: A 41-year-female patient presented to our clinic for an annual examination. Diabetes mellitus (-) Systemic hypertension (-) Family history (-) Smoking (-) Trauma (-) Examination Findings Best corrected visual acuity was 10/10 in the right eye and 10/10 in the left...

Effect of Oral Carbonic Anhydrase İnhibitor on Cystoid Macular Edema Associated with Retinitis Pigmentosa: An OCT and OCT Angiography Study

Purpose: To investigate the factors associated with visual improvement in response to oral carbonic anhydrase inhibitors (CAIs) and the occurrence of microvascular changes in patients with retinitis pigmentosa-associated cystoid macular edema (RP-CME). Methods: This retrospective cohort study...

Drainage retinotomy is a risk factor for surgical failure after pars plana vitrectomy in patıents with primary uncomplicated rhegmatogenous retinal detachment

Hiromi and co-workers aimed to identify risk factors for recurrent retinal detachment after uncomplicated pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) in patients with primary rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD). They analyzed 519 eyes of 509 patients who...

Best Disease Mimicking Central Serous Chorioretinopathy-September 2022

Thanks to everyone who showed interest in the section of question of the month and answered the question. In this month's question, determine the diagnosis by looking OCT, IR images in a 32-year-old male...

55. Choroidal Nevus

Medical History: A 60-year-old female patient presented to our clinic for an annual examination. Diabetes mellitus (-) Systemic hypertension (-) Family history (-) Smoking (-) Trauma (-) Examination Findings Best corrected visual acuity was 10/10 in the right eye and 10/10 in the...

Retinal Pigment Epithelium Tear-August 2022

Thanks to everyone who showed interest in the section of question of the month and answered the question. In this month's question, determine the diagnosis by looking OCT, IR images in patient with diagnosis of amd was...

Question of the Month- August 2022

Could you tell the diagnosis by looking this image in a patient with diagnosis of age-related macular degeneration ? OCTCLUB will present the book 'Bosphorus The Ultimate Guide' to one person with correct answer to...

54. Choroidal neovascular membrane secondary to pattern dystrophy simulating fundus flavimaculatus

Medical History: A 60-year-old male patient presented to our clinic with a three-day history of vision loss his right eye. Diabetes mellitus (-) Systemic hypertension (-) Family history (-) Smoking (-) Trauma (-) Examination Findings Best corrected visual acuity was 6/10 in the...

People with proliferative diabetic retinopathy treated with multispot pattern laser had higher risk of progression than those receiving the standard single-spot laser

Perais and co-workers aimed to determine effects of baseline characteristics and laser type performed on outcomes in people with proliferative diabetic retinopathy undergoing panretinal photocoagulation. One hundred and fourteen patients (135 eyes) were included....

Imaging the vitreous with a Novel Boosted Optical Coherence Tomography Technique: Vitreous Degeneration and Cisterns

Purpose: To evaluate the degenerative findings including cistern formation in the premacular vitreous using optical coherence tomography. Methods: A novel enhanced vitreous imaging method by which four A-scans at each position were averaged before the...

Macular Telengiectasia Type-2 and Central Serous Chorioretinopathy – July 2022

Thanks to everyone who showed interest in the section of question of the month and answered the question. In this month's question, determine the diagnosis by looking OCT, FAF and IR images in a 52-year-old male...

53. Vitelliform Macular Lesion Associated with Cuticular Drusen

Medical History: A 45-year-old male patient presented with complaint of blurry vision in both eyes for the past 3 years.  Diabetes mellitus (-) Systemic hypertension (-) Family history (-) Smoking (-) Trauma (-) Examination Findings Best corrected visual acuity was 7/10 in the...

Laser photocoagulation is an effective treatment to prevent retinal detachment in patients with acute retinal necrosis

Chen and co-workers aimed to evaluate whether prophylactic laser is effective for retinal detachment following acute retinal necrosis. PubMed, Embase and Cochrane databases were searched, and the retrieved records were screened. 14 studies with a...

Pars Plana Vitrectomy with and without ILM-peeling for Diabetic Patients with Macula Involved Tractional Retinal Detachment

Purpose: To evaluate the effect of internal limiting membrane (ILM) peeling on anatomical and functional results in pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) performed eyes with tractional retinal detachment affecting the macula due to diabetes mellitus (DM). Methods: Patients...

Dry Age Related Macular Degeneration-Regression of Drusenoid Pigment Epithelium Detachment- June 2022

Thanks to everyone who showed interest in the section of question of the month and answered the question. In this month's question, determine the diagnosis by looking OCT,IR and FAF images in a 78-year-old...

52. Valsalva Retinopathy

Medical History: A 41-year-old male patient presented with complaint of sudden painless loss of vision in the left eye after performing a Valsalva-type maneuver. Diabetes mellitus (-) Systemic hypertension (-) Family history (-) Smoking (-) Trauma (-) Examination Findings Best corrected visual...

Predictive factors of spontaneous release of vitreomacular traction: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Purpose: To review predictive factors of spontaneous vitreomacular traction (VMT) release. Methods: A systematic literature search was performed on Ovid MEDLINE, Embase, and Cochrane Library. Studies comparing spontaneously released VMT to persistent VMT were included....

AKST4290 treatment is associated with improved visual acuity scores in patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration

Stewart and co-workers evaluated the safety and therapeutic effects of orally administered AKST4290 in treatment-naive patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration. In this prospective, multicenter, open-label Phase 2a pilot clinical study, 30 patients with...

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