Full-Thickness Macular Hole Formation after Internal Limiting Membrane Peeling: Beware the “Omega Sign” by Robert A. Sisk, Okan Toygar

“…The preoperative SDOCT images of two patients—one with multilaminar hemorrhage from ruptured retinal artery macroaneurysm and one with serous retinal detachment and severe macular schisis from optic pit maculopathy—who developed full-thickness macular hole (FTMH) after ILM peeling were evaluated retrospectively. …”
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Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) and Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA): A Targeted Antioxidant Strategy to Counter Oxidative Stress in Retinopathy by Marco Zeppieri, Caterina Gagliano, Fabiana D’Esposito, Mutali Musa, Irene Gattazzo, Maria Sole Zanella, Federico Bernardo Rossi, Alessandro Galan, Silvia Babighian

“…Specifically, eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) are the primary omega-3 fatty acids that have been studied for their potential benefits in retinal health, preventing the progression of retinopathy. …”
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Sudden Vision Loss Secondary to Optic Nerve Infiltration as a Presenting Symptom of Metastatic Lung Adenocarcinoma by M. M. Shamim, M. Whaley, H. Rana, S. K. Jeffus, S. Bhatti, A. B. Sallam

“…To report a rare case of left-sided metastatic optic nerve infiltration and right-sided choroidal mass with exudative retinal detachment caused by EGFR exon 19 deletion positive non-small-cell lung adenocarcinoma that responded to targeted therapy with osimertinib (EGFR-TKI). …”
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Eales’ Disease: When the Rare Sounds Frequent by Beatriz Oliveira Lopes, Margarida Sena Brízido, Ana Isabel Reis, Margarida Maria Miranda, Susana Morais Pina

“…Since various retinal diseases can resemble this presentation, Eales’ disease is considered a diagnosis of exclusion. …”
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Optic Disk Pit with Sudden Central Visual Field Scotoma by Nikol Panou, Demetrios G. Vavvas

“…OCT revealed absence of serous retinal detachment, but disclosed inner retina thinning corresponding to the area of the visual field loss. …”
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A Chronic Implant to Record Electroretinogram, Visual Evoked Potentials and Oscillatory Potentials in Awake, Freely Moving Rats for Pharmacological Studies by Irene Guarino, Stefano Loizzo, Luisa Lopez, Antonello Fadda, Alberto Loizzo

“…We also compared the retinal responses with those derived from a classic acute corneal electrode. …”
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Limited Vitrectomy versus Complete Vitrectomy for Epiretinal Membranes: A Comparative Multicenter Trial by Matteo Forlini, Purva Date, Domenico D’Eliseo, Paolo Rossini, Adriana Bratu, Andrea Volinia, Giovanni Neri, Tommaso Verdina, Maria Rosaria Carbotti, Gian Maria Cavallini, Luigi Sborgia, Alessandra Galeone, Aurelio Imburgia, Alessandro Mularoni, Alessandro Meduri

“…Incidence of iatrogenic retinal breaks, retinal detachment, surgical time, and visual outcomes were compared between groups. …”
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Location of a Dexamethasone Implant at the Macula after Intravitreal Injection in a Silicone Oil-Filled Eye by Cenap Mahmut Esenulku, Murat Gunay

“…No additional complications such as intraocular pressure (IOP) rise or retinal damage were observed. The CME was resolved during the follow-up period. …”
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Malignant Hypertension: Ocular Manifestations by Silvia Muñoz, Nieves Martín, Jorge Arruga

“…Fundus examination disclosed optic disk swelling, retinal hemorrhages and infarcts. The blood pressure was 220/130 mmHg. …”
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Activated Growth Factor From Platelets as Treatment for Diabetic Retinopathy Through Antioxidant-Oxidative Stress Pathway by Amin R, Hidayat R, Maritska Z, Putri TW

“…The retinal tissue of diabetic rats showed a decline in antioxidant activity due to oxidative stress. …”
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Ocular microbiota types and longitudinal microbiota alterations in patients with chronic dacryocystitis with and without antibiotic pretreatment by Shengru Wu, Limin Zhu, Tingting Wang, Chenguang Zhang, Jiaqi Lin, Yanjin He, Junhu Yao, Tingting Lin, Juan Du

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Ischemic Postconditioning Mitigates Retinopathy in Tree Shrews with Diabetic Cerebral Ischemia by Ling Zhao, Qiwei Liao, Yueting Zhang, Shufen Tan, Shuqing Li, Tingyu Ke

“…Diabetes and cerebral ischemia increased retinal VEGF expression in a step-wise manner, while additional ischemic PC reduced retinal VEGF expression. …”
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Neurodegeneration in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus without Diabetic Retinopathy by Elena Garcia-Martin, Marta Cipres, Isabel Melchor, Laura Gil-Arribas, Elisa Vilades, Vicente Polo, Maria Jesus Rodrigo, Maria Satue

“…To evaluate neurodegeneration in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2) without diabetic retinopathy and to assess the possible role of systemic vascular complications in retinal changes. Methods. Sixty eyes of 60 patients with DM2 and without any signs of diabetic retinopathy and 60 eyes of 60 healthy controls underwent retinal evaluation using Spectralis optical coherence tomography. …”
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Eales’ Disease in Inuit: A Short Report and Clinical Update by Forshaw TRJ, Moldow B

“…Telemedical assessment was suspicious for vitritis or vitreous hemorrhage in the right eye, and the patient was flown from Greenland to Denmark, where examination revealed mild vitritis in the right eye, vitreous hemorrhage in the left eye and retinal neovascularization in both eyes. Fundus fluorescein angiography showed vessel leakage and areas of retinal non-perfusion. …”
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Development of Anti-VEGF Therapies for Intraocular Use: A Guide for Clinicians by Pearse A. Keane, Srinivas R. Sadda

“…As a result, several groups targeted this molecule as a potential mediator of retinal ischemia-induced neovascularization in disorders such as diabetic retinopathy and retinal vein occlusion. …”
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Sickle Cell Trait Presenting as Unilateral Proliferative Retinopathy and Macular Thinning in a Pregnant Woman by Sepideh Ghods, Elias Khalili Pour, Hooshang Faghihi, Golnaz Gharehbaghi, Ahmad Mirshahi, Fariba Ghassemi, Bahman Inanloo, Hamid Riazi-Esfahani

“…We treated the patient by peripheral retinal photocoagulation over the area of nonperfusion. …”
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Orbital Cavernous Hemangioma Presenting with a Dome-Shaped Maculopathy-Like Appearance on Swept-Source Optical Tomography Imaging by Şükran Bekdemir, Ahmet Kaan Gündüz, Cevriye Cansız Ersöz

“…SS-OCT and SS-OCTA are important noninvasive tools for evaluating the retinal and choroidal effects in orbital tumors.…”
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Macular Pigment Optical Density in Chinese Primary Open Angle Glaucoma Using the One-Wavelength Reflectometry Method by Yuying Ji, Chengguo Zuo, Mingkai Lin, Xiongze Zhang, Miaoling Li, Lan Mi, Bing Liu, Feng Wen

“…Spectral-domain-optical coherence tomography was used to measure retinal thickness, including central retinal thickness (CRT), the macular ganglion cell complex (GCC), and the circumpapillary retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL). …”
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Complications of Macular Peeling by Mónica Asencio-Duran, Beatriz Manzano-Muñoz, José Luis Vallejo-García, Jesús García-Martínez

“…Macular peeling refers to the surgical technique for the removal of preretinal tissue or the internal limiting membrane (ILM) in the macula for several retinal disorders, ranging from epiretinal membranes (primary or secondary to diabetic retinopathy, retinal detachment…) to full-thickness macular holes, macular edema, foveal retinoschisis, and others. …”
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Activation of Delta-Opioid Receptor Protects ARPE19 Cells against Oxygen-Glucose Deprivation/Reoxygenation-Induced Necroptosis and Apoptosis by Inhibiting the Release of TNF-α by Runjie Guo, Ping Chen, Tiantian Fu, Ren Zhang, Yuan Zhu, Nange Jin, Hong Xu, Yong Xia, Xuesong Tian

“…Purpose. Retinal ischemia–reperfusion injury (RIRI) is the basis of the pathology that leads to many retinal diseases and induces necroptosis and apoptosis. …”
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