PURPOSE We analyzed the anatomical and visual outcomes after surgical treatment of idiopathic macular holes with pars plana vitrectomy, internal limiting membrane (ILM) peeling using Brilliant Blue dye, and silicone oil tamponade without postoperative posturing. METHODS This was a retrospective interventional study of 10 eyes in eight patients who underwent surgical treatment of idiopathic ma...

Background : Retinitis pigmentosa is an inherited heterogeneous group of retinal disorders represented by rod photoreceptors progressive dysfunction with subsequent cone degeneration and the pigment epithelium. The typical manifestations are loss visual field night blindness. Purpose purpose this study was to examine Amsler Grid on right left eyes, no scotomas metamorphopsia were found. Method ...

OBJECTIVE To study the influence of anatomic preoperative characteristics (based on the parameter, foveal central thickness, measured by optical coherence tomography) and functional characteristics (based on the parameter, best corrected visual acuity, [BCVA]) on functional recovery after epiretinal membrane (ERM) surgery. METHODS A total of 88 eyes (of 86 patients), on whom a vitrectomy due ...

BACKGROUND The definite etiology of epiretinal membrane (ERM) is unknown. Clinically, ERM may cause metamorphopsia and decreased vision during the disease exacerbation. Several theories of pathogenesis emphasize a glial tissue origin. However, in some studies, surgically removed ERM specimens were found to contain retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells. The actual mechanism by which RPE cells g...

OBJECTIVES The aim of the study was to determine whether various transient sensory and neuropsychological symptoms (SNS) were associated with migraine using a custom questionnaire. METHODS In this hypothesis-generating case-control study, the frequencies of transient SNS in 219 patients with migraine (149 without aura and 70 with aura) were compared with 161 age- and sex-matched healthy contr...

To the Editor: A recent article by Chlebicki et al (1) described 4 patients hospitalized for dengue fever who were found to have retinal hemorrhages. These patients reported reduced visual acuity and metamor-phopsia, i.e., distorted visual images attributable to intrinsic retinal disease involving the macula; macular hemorrhages and exudates were found on retinal examination. The authors conclu...

To the Editor: A recent article by Chlebicki et al (1) described 4 patients hospitalized for dengue fever who were found to have retinal hemorrhages. These patients reported reduced visual acuity and metamor-phopsia, i.e., distorted visual images attributable to intrinsic retinal disease involving the macula; macular hemorrhages and exudates were found on retinal examination. The authors conclu...