Dizdar Yigit and co-workers aimed to assesses the effects of transcorneal electrical stimulation on several objective and subjective measures of visual function in retinitis...
Purpose: To compare enlargement rates over 5 years of follow-up in geographic atrophy (GA) versus macular atrophy (MA) associated with macular neovascularization (MNV).
Design:...
Medical History:
A 39-year-old male patient presented with complaint of gradually progressive loss of night vision.
Diabetes mellitus (-)
Systemic hypertension (-)
Family history (-)
Smoking (-)
Trauma (-)
Examination Findings
Best...
Optic coherence tomography, infrared reflectance and OCT-angiography images of a 35-year-old male patient, complaining visual loss in the left eye for 5 years, are shown. It is known that his father also had same...
Age-related macular degeneration shares many of the same risk factors with atherosclerosis. There is a postulated role of lipid-lowering agents in preventing age-related macular degeneration. Through this meta-analysis, Eshtiaghi and co-workers demonstrate no significant...
Purpose: Comparing the effect of half-dose photodynamic therapy and high-density subthreshold micropulse laser treatment on retinal pigment epithelial detachments (PEDs) in chronic central serous chorioretinopathy.
Methods: This study included data from the PLACE trial, a...
Medical History:
A 27-year-old female patient presented with complaint of blurry vision in the right eye for the past 3 weeks.
Diabetes mellitus (-)
Systemic hypertension (-)
Family history (-)
Smoking (-)
Trauma (-)
Examination Findings
Small yellowish papules coalescing into...
Thanks to everyone who showed interest in the section of question of the month and answered the question. In this month's question, describe the OCT finding in a patient with disciform scar and cystoid macular degeneration was asked.
The...
The OCT image of a patient who developed posterior uveitis is shown. Could you determine the diagnosis and describe the OCT findings indicated by arrows of this patient?
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Lee and co-workers aimed to estimate the risk of incident age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in patients with central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC). During a recent 5-year study period, 36,053 patients were identified as having incident...
Purpose: To investigate the predictors of retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) tear development after treatment for neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD) using swept-source optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA).
Methods: This prospective study included 152 treatment-naïve eyes...
Medical History:
A 75-year-old female patient presented with complaint of gradually progressive blurring of vision in the left eye for the past 3 months.
Diabetes mellitus (+)
Systemic hypertension (+)
Family history (-)
Smoking (-)
Trauma (-)
Examination Findings
Best corrected...
Zhu and co-workers aimed to develop a deep learning (DL) model that predicts age from fundus images (retinal age) and to investigate the association between retinal age gap (retinal age predicted by deep learning...
Purpose: To investigate the presence and clinical relevance of hyperreflective foci (HRFs) in retinitis pigmentosa.
Methods: Seventy seven retinitis pigmentosa cases were retrospectively reviewed. The 10-mm wide cross-line macular scans in optical coherence tomography were acquired. Hyperreflective...
The OCT image of a patient who developed cytomegalovirus retinitis is shown. Could you describe the OCT findings indicated by asterisk and arrows of this patient?
Thanks to everyone who showed interest in the section...
Looking at the optical coherence tomography images and infrared reflectance images, could you tell the diagnosis in this 42-year-old female patient with the diagnosis of chronic kidney disease?
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Medical History:
A 68-year-old female patient presented with complaint of blurry vision in her left eye for 2 months. In her history; 8 years ago she had bilateral cataract surgery.
Diabetes mellitus (+)
Systemic hypertension (+)
Family history...
Sharma and co-workers aimed to analyze the effect of fluid on visual acuity in cases of Type 3 macular neovascularization. This multicentric, retrospective cohort study included eyes with treatment-naïve Type 3 macular neovascularization. Analysis...
Purpose: Available literature on peripapillary pachychoroid syndrome (PPS) is very limited. The purpose of this study is to evaluate features of PPS using multimodal imaging and shed further light on this entity.
Methods: This is...
Stopa and co-workers describe an alternative vitreoretinal technique that allows for the macular hole closure without filling the vitreous cavity with gas. The patients underwent the formation of viscoelastic-assisted temporal internal limiting membrane flap...
Purpose: To evaluate focal choroidal excavation (FCE) in eyes with various diseases using multimodal imaging modalities and to investigate the correlation of FCE and underlying chorioretinal diseases.
Methods: This retrospective observational study included 62 eyes from...
Looking at the optical coherence tomography images and fundus autofluorescence images, could you tell the diagnosis in this 39-year-old male patient?
Thanks to everyone who showed interest in the section of question of the month...
Medical History:
A 25-year-old female patient presented with complaint of gradually progressive blurring of vision in both eyes for the past 5 years.
Diabetes mellitus (-)
Systemic hypertension (-)
Family history (-)
Smoking (-)
Trauma (-)
Examination Findings
Best corrected visual...
Looking at the optical coherence tomography images, could you tell the diagnosis in this young male patient?
Thanks to everyone who showed interest in the section of question of the month and answered the question....
Purpose: To compare posterior vitreous detachment (PVD) identification rate between clinical examination versus spectral domain optical coherence tomography in patients with retinal detachment (RD).
Methods: Data from the Primary Retinal Detachment Outcomes Study were used for this...
Matsumoto and co-workers aimed to evaluate the choroidal congestion in pachychoroid neovasculopathy. In this retrospective case series 100 eyes of 99 treatment-naïve pachychoroid neovasculopathy patients were included. Areas of choriocapillaris flling delay which overlapped...
Medical History:
A 60-year-old male patient presented with complaint of blurred vision in both eyes and headache lasting about 1 week. He had a history of coronary artery disease and uncontrolled hypertension.
Diabetes mellitus (-)
Systemic hypertension...
Looking at the OCT image, could you tell the diagnosis in this patient with a history of successful retinal detachment surgery 3 months ago?
Thanks to everyone who showed interest in the section of question...
Karalezli and co-workers aimed to compare the macular microvasculature differences in cases with idiopathic macular hole after vitrectomy when using internal limiting membrane (ILM) removal or temporal inverted ILM flap technique. A total of...
Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the perifoveal and peripapillary microvascular structure in patients with Behçet's disease (BD) without clinically ocular involvement.
Methods: Fifty-six eyes of 28 patients with Behçet's disease without clinically ocular...
Medical History:
A 44-year-old male patient with progressive vision loss in the right eye was examined in our clinic.
Diabetes mellitus (-)
Systemic hypertension (-)
Family history (-)
Smoking (-)
Trauma (-)
Examination Findings
Best corrected visual acuity was...
Looking at the optical coherence tomography image, could you tell the diagnosis?
Thanks to everyone who showed interest in the section of question of the month and answered the question. In this month's question telling...
Ozdemir and co-workers aimed to compare the anatomical and visual outcomes of idiopathic epiretinal membrane peeling surgery, with and without foveal herniation. This retrospective, comparative, two-center study included patients exhibiting an idiopathic epiretinal membrane...
Objectives: The effects of silicone endotamponade duration on the macula were evaluated in patients with rhegmatogenous retinal detachment.
Materials and Methods: Sixty-five eyes of 65 cases with rhegmatogenous retinal detachment that underwent pars plana vitrectomy...
Medical History:
A 68-year-old male patient with progressive vision loss in both eyes was examined in our clinic.
Diabetes mellitus (-)
Systemic hypertension (+)
Family history (-)
Smoking (+)
Trauma (-)
Examination Findings
Best corrected visual acuity...
Yildiz and co-workers aimed to evaluate to quantify microstructutal alterations in the macula in patients recovered from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) using optic coherence tomography (OCT). The researchers included patients who recovered from COVID-19...
Thanks to everyone who showed interest in the section of question of the month and answered the question. In this month's question, the diagnosis in the young and otherwise healthy male who has blurred...
Purpose: To investigate the types of intraretinal cysts (IRCs) that are associated with epiretinal membranes (ERMs) and to evaluate the effects of each type of IRC on postoperative outcomes.
Methods: Retrospective, cross-sectional study design. Patients who underwent...
Medical History:
A 62-year-old female patient with progressive vision loss in both eyes was examined in our clinic.
Diabetes mellitus (-)
Systemic hypertension (-)
Family history (-)
Smoking (-)
Trauma (-)
Examination Findings
Best corrected visual...
Thanks to everyone who showed interest in the section of question of the month and answered question. In this month's question, identification of the finding on the OCT image in the patient with retinal...
Thanks to everyone who showed interest in the section of question of the month and answered the question. In this month's question, description of the finding on the en face OCT image in the patient...
Purpose: To compare the retinal vessel diameters of healthy eyes and active central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC) eyes, and to evaluate possible effect of retinal vessel diameter alterations on the pathogenesis of CSC.
Methods: This retrospective...
