Response to Aflibercept Therapy in Three Types of Choroidal Neovascular Membrane in Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Real-Life Evidence in the Czech Republic by Jan Nemcansky, Alexandr Stepanov, Michal Koubek, Miroslav Veith, Yun Min Klimesova, Jan Studnicka

“…Best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) and central retinal thickness (CRT) were measured using Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study (ETDRS) charts and spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (OCT). The measurements were taken at the baseline and then at 16, 32, and 48 weeks. …”
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Exploring the effect of gestational diabetes mellitus on retinal vascular morphology by PKSEA-Net by Ligang Jiang, Yimei Ji, Mengting Liu, Ruolin Fang, Zhentao Zhu, Meizhen Zhang, Yuhua Tong

“…An innovative artificial intelligence image processing technology was applied to locate and analyze the small retinal vessel morphology and accurately evaluate the changes of the small retinal vessels in GDM patients and pregnant women with normal blood glucose and non-pregnant women with normal blood glucose.MethodsThe subjects were divided into three groups:GDM group, pregnant control group (PC), and normal control group (NC). Use optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) to collect OCT images of subjects,and perform quantitative identification and analysis of retinal vessel parameters based on artificial intelligence measurement software integrated the prior knowledge supervised edge-aware multi-task network (PKSEA-Net): Retinal arteriolar lumen diameter (RALD), retinal arteriolar outer diameter (RAOD), retinal venular lumen diameter (RVLD),retinal venular outer diameter (RVOD),arterial wall thickness (AWT),venular wall thickness (VWT),arterial wall to lumen ratio (AWLR),venular wall to lumen ratio (VWLR),arterial wall cross-sectional area (AWCSA),venular wall cross-sectional area (VWCSA), arteriovenous ratio (AVR).ResultsThis study revealed significant differences in RVOD, RVLD, VWT, VWCSA and AVR between the GDM group and the PC group (p = 0.005, p < 0.027, p = 0.008, p = 0.001, p = 0.022), significant differences in RVOD, RVLD, VWT, VWCSA and AVR between the GDM group and the NC group (p < 0.001, p = 0.001, p < 0.001, p < 0.001, p = 0.001). …”
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Prevalence of Diabetic Retinopathy in Patients with Cerebrovascular Accident: A Cross-sectional Study by (Col.) OK Radhakrishnan, Rutu K Rao, Varsha Manade, Swaranjali Gore, Shreya Gandhi, Khushboo Goyal, Tushar Agrawal

“…Intraocular pressure was measured using the Goldmann Applanation Tonometer (GAT) and Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT). DR was classified based on severity into mild, moderate and severe groups. …”
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Prospective Evaluation of Results of Surgical Treatment of Patients with Idiopathic Macular Hole by Phacovitrectomy and Combined Cataract and Vitrectomy Surgery by Kinga Tochman-Kanty, Monika Jasielska, Jerzy Mackiewicz

“…At subsequent check-ups, the subjects underwent a complete ophthalmological examination, which included: best corrected distance visual acuity and best corrected near visual acuity, assessment of the anterior and posterior segments, in a slit lamp, measurement of retinal sensitivity in the macula using microperimetry, the Amsler test and optical coherence tomography examination of the macula. Results: In patients of the total studied group, an improvement in the best-corrected visual distance and near acuity was obtained, and in 88% retinal sensitivity in the macula was also achieved. …”
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Diagnostic value of macular blood flow in normal tension glaucoma by A.Sh. Zagidullina, V.U. Galimova, A.I. Arslanova, A.R. Nugmanova

“…Nugmanova¹ </p> <p> ¹Bashkir State Medical University, Ufa, Russian Federation </p> <p> ²City Clinical Hospital No. 8, Ufa, Russian Federation </p> <p> <b>Aim: </b>to evaluate macular microcirculation in patients with early newly diagnosed normal tension glaucoma (NTG) and primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) with elevated IOP using optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA). </p> <p> <b>Patients and Methods: </b>patients aged 45–65 years with early newly diagnosed NTG (35 patients, 35 eyes) or POAG with elevated IOP (43 patients, 43 eyes) and healthy individuals without ocular disorders (n=50) were examined. …”
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Structure-Function Relationship between Cluster Mean Defect and Sector Peripapillary Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Thickness in Primary Open Angle Glaucoma by Jing Han, Wenjiu Yang, Dabo Wang, Haiqing Bai

“…To determine the structure–function relationship between cluster mean defect (MD) offered by standard automated perimetry and corresponding sector peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer thickness (pRNFLT) measured with optical coherence tomography (OCT) in primary open angle glaucoma (POAG). …”
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Surgical treatment of small- and medium-sized primary macular holes with preservation of the internal limiting membrane in the papillomacular nerve fiber bundle area by N.M. Shilov, A.V. Tereshchenko, E.V. Erokhina, S.V. Novikov, A.A. Lugovaya, A.G. Kurguzova

“…The preservation of the foveolar part of the ILM and its fragment in the projection of the PMB resulted in a high functional outcome, as evidenced by BCVA (20/25 at 12 months after surgery) and microperimetry, which showed an increase in retinal light sensitivity and disappearance of the absolute scotoma in the central fovea in all patients in the postoperative period. Spectral optical coherence tomography showed multiple defects of the inner retinal layers in the perifovea of varying severity, corresponding to the area of ILM peeling and not involving the papillomacular area. …”
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Association between retinal morphological characteristics and visual function in myopic traction maculopathy by Mengai Wu, Lifeng Chen, Yuanyuan Fan, Li Lin, Haidong Li, Zhijie Wang, Guanshun Yu, Xinyue Wu, Bin Zheng, Fan Lu

“…Objective: To quantify retinal morphological characteristics in patients with myopic traction maculopathy (MTM), including myopic foveoschisis (MF), using optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) and investigate the correlation of MTM with visual function. …”
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Restoration of Foveal Bulge after Resolution of Diabetic Macular Edema with Coexisting Serous Retinal Detachment by Yijun Hu, Qiaowei Wu, Baoyi Liu, Manqing Huang, Qingsheng Peng, Pingting Zhong, Xiaomin Zeng, Yu Xiao, Cong Li, Ying Fang, Tao Li, Honghua Yu, Xiaohong Yang

“…To evaluate the impact of restoration of foveal bulge (FB) in optical coherence tomography (OCT) images on visual acuity after resolution of diabetic macular edema with coexisting serous retinal detachment (SRD-DME). …”
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Morphological and functional retinal changes in postoperative hypotony by V.P. Erichev, A.A. Antonov, A.A. Vitkov, E.A. Ragozina, A.V. Volzhanin

“…In addition to a standard eye exam, all patients underwent optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) before and one day after surgery. …”
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Recent advances of photodiagnosis and treatment for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma by Yining Zhang, Zhenfang Li, Chengchi Zhang, Chengying Shao, Yanting Duan, Guowan Zheng, Yu Cai, Minghua Ge, Jiajie Xu

“…Fluorescence imaging, narrow-band imaging, Raman spectroscopy, optical coherence tomography, hyperspectral imaging, and photoacoustic imaging have been reported for imaging HNSCC. …”
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Ibuprofen reduces inflammation, necroptosis and protects photoreceptors from light-induced retinal degeneration by Ping-Wu Zhang, Zi-He Wan, Weifeng Li, Abhishek Vats, Kunal Mehta, Laura Fan, Lingli Zhou, Sean Li, Gloria Li, Casey J. Keuthan, Cynthia Berlinicke, Cheng Qian, Noriko Esumi, Elia J Duh, Donald J. Zack

“…Retinal structure and function were evaluated by spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) and electroretinography (ERG). …”
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Role of cardiac CT in the diagnostic evaluation and risk stratification of patients with myocardial infarction and non-obstructive coronary arteries (MINOCA): rationale and design... by Konstantinos Tsioufis, Haralambos Karvounis, George Giannakoulas, Theodoros Karamitsos, Ronny R Buechel, Konstantinos Kouskouras, Ioannis Vogiatzis, Konstantinos Toutouzas, Nathaniel R Smilowitz, Georgios P Rampidis, Polydoros Ν Kampaktsis, Athanasios Samaras, Georgios Benetos, Andreas Α Giannopoulos, Alexandros Kallifatidis, Antonios Samaras, Stavros Hadjimiltiades, Antonios Ziakas, Catherine Gebhard, Panagiotis Prassopoulos, Harmony Reynolds

“…Cardiac MR (CMR) and optical coherence tomography have been used to identify the underlying pathophysiological mechanism in MINOCA. …”
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HEROIC: a 5-year observational cohort study aimed at identifying novel factors that drive diabetic kidney disease: rationale and study protocol by Neil Ashman, Ben Caplin, David Wheeler, Tahseen Ahmad Chowdhury, Kieran Mccafferty, Sinead Knight, Paul Hockings, Stanley L Fan, Johannes Hulthe, Robert Kleta, Vasilios Papastefanou, Hemal Mehta, Alan Salama, Sinela Hadzovic, Lisa Jarl, Robert Unwin, Benjamin Challis, Anna K Sundgren, Muhammad Magdi Yaqoob

“…Measured glomerular filtration rate (GFR), echocardiography, retinal optical coherence tomography angiography and kidney and cardiac MRI will be performed at baseline and twice more during follow-up. …”
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Senile cataract — features of development and outcomes of surgical treatment in patients with hepatitis B and C viruses by B.N. Hatsukova, G.M. Chernakova, S.A. Kochergin, E.A. Kleshcheva, E.Yu. Malinnikova, K.K. Kyuregyan, M.M. Mikhailov

“…All patients in both groups twice underwent a standard ophthalmologic examination, as well as optical coherence tomography (OCT) of the macular area and optic disc, Humphrey Visual Field, and visocontrastometry. …”
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The rate of eye comorbidities in patients with cataracts (results of a population study) by M.M. Bikbov, O.I. Orenburkina, T.R. Gilmanshin, A.E. Babushkin

“…Eye examinations included uncorrected and best-corrected visual acuity measurements, autorefractometry, slit lamp examination, A-scan ultrasound biometry, non-contact tonometry, fundoscopic examination, corneal topography, fundus photography, static perimetry, and optical coherence tomography. </p> <p> <b>Results: </b>cataracts were diagnosed in 2616 patients (44.3%). …”
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The initial results of using brolucizumab (Beovu®), an angiogenesis inhibitor, for choroidal neovascularization in patients with age-related macular degeneration by N.S. Zhayvoronok, O.V. Kolenko, L.P. Danilova, E.L. Sorokin

“…The dynamic monitoring included optical coherence tomography to assess the localization and area of the neovascular complex, as well as the density and thickness of the new blood vessels (OCT-angiography). …”
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The first experience with brolucizumab for neovascular age-related macular degeneration by A.N. Kulikov, D.S. Maltsev, A.Yu. Malafeeva, S.M. Perminova, V.R. Zhalimova, A.S. Vasiliev, A.A. Kazak

“…</i> </p> <p> <i><b>Keywords</b>: age-related macular degeneration, brolucizumab, optical coherence tomography, anti-VEGF therapy.</i> </p> <p> <i><b>For citation:</b> Kulikov A.N., Maltsev D.S., Malafeeva A.Yu. et al. …”
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New proposal for a multimodal imaging approach for the subclinical detection of hydroxychloroquine-induced retinal toxicity in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus by Ricard Cervera, Alfredo Adan, Gerard Espinosa, Jose Rios, Olga Araujo, José Hernández-Rodríguez, Laura Pelegrín, Ricardo P Casaroli-Marano, Halbert Hernández-Negrín, Marc Figueras-Roca, Vanesa Budi, Montse Morató

“…Each patient underwent a comprehensive ophthalmic evaluation, comprising structural tests (spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT), en face OCT, en face OCT angiography (OCTA), fundus autofluorescence (FAF)) and functional tests (automated perimetry for visual field (VF) testing, multifocal electroretinography (mfERG)). …”
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Local factors determining the response to antiangiogenic therapy with first-line drugs in macular neovascularization by V.G. Likhvantseva, S.G. Kapkova, E.B. Tretyak, S.I. Rychkova, A.S. Gevorkyan, T.E. Borisenko

“…Treatment results were evaluated clinically and morphometrically by optical coherence tomography. Patients were allocated into five subgroups based on treatment response. …”
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