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View article: Characterizing and assessing vision‐related quality of life among patients discontinued treatment for neovascular age‐related macular degeneration
Characterizing and assessing vision‐related quality of life among patients discontinued treatment for neovascular age‐related macular degeneration Open
Purpose This study characterized and assessed vision‐related quality of life (VRQoL) in patients with neovascular age‐related macular degeneration (nAMD) who discontinued treatment with intravitreal anti‐vascular endothelial growth factor …
View article: Consensus on age‐related macular degeneration course curricula for general ophthalmologists and non‐ophthalmologist clinical staff: A Delphi study
Consensus on age‐related macular degeneration course curricula for general ophthalmologists and non‐ophthalmologist clinical staff: A Delphi study Open
Purpose To define the curriculum content for two interactive learning courses on age‐related macular degeneration (AMD): (1) an advanced course tailored for general ophthalmologists and (2) a basic course for non‐ophthalmologist healthcare…
View article: Validation of the Eyesi Slit Lamp Simulator for a Simulated Training Curriculum for Residents in Ophthalmology: A National Delphi study
Validation of the Eyesi Slit Lamp Simulator for a Simulated Training Curriculum for Residents in Ophthalmology: A National Delphi study Open
This study established expert consensus on 32 essential training modules for the Eyesi slit lamp simulator, supporting their integration into an ophthalmology residency curriculum. Further testing under an evidence-based framework is requi…
View article: Clinical Outcomes of Treatment of Geographic Atrophy: A Narrative Review
Clinical Outcomes of Treatment of Geographic Atrophy: A Narrative Review Open
The management of geographic atrophy has advanced with therapies like pegcetacoplan and avacincaptad pegol showing clear benefits in slowing lesion growth. However, safety concerns, such as neovascular complications, persist. Photobiomodul…
View article: Real-World Efficacy of Intravitreal Faricimab for Diabetic Macular Edema: A Systematic Review
Real-World Efficacy of Intravitreal Faricimab for Diabetic Macular Edema: A Systematic Review Open
Background: Diabetic macular edema (DME) is a prevalent exudative maculopathy, and anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) therapy is the first-line choice for treatment. Faricimab, a novel anti-VEGF and anti-angiopoietin-2 bis…
View article: Present and future screening programs for diabetic retinopathy: a narrative review
Present and future screening programs for diabetic retinopathy: a narrative review Open
Diabetes is a prevalent global concern, with an estimated 12% of the global adult population affected by 2045. Diabetic retinopathy (DR), a sight-threatening complication, has spurred diverse screening approaches worldwide due to advances …
View article: Lack of stereopsis does not reduce surgical performance but prolongs the learning curve of vitreoretinal surgery
Lack of stereopsis does not reduce surgical performance but prolongs the learning curve of vitreoretinal surgery Open
Purpose To investigate whether individuals with long‐term reduced stereopsis were able to obtain the same level of surgical skills in simulated vitreoretinal surgery on the Eyesi Surgical Simulator as individuals with normal stereopsis. Me…
View article: Clinical Trials and Future Outlooks of the Port Delivery System with Ranibizumab: A Narrative Review
Clinical Trials and Future Outlooks of the Port Delivery System with Ranibizumab: A Narrative Review Open
The port delivery system (PDS) of anti-VEGF therapy provides continuous delivery of ranibizumab (RBZ). In October of 2021, the American Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the PDS with RBZ as a treatment option for neovascular age-…
View article: Efficacy, Durability and Safety of Faricimab in Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration and Diabetic Macular Oedema: Lessons Learned from Registration Trials
Efficacy, Durability and Safety of Faricimab in Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration and Diabetic Macular Oedema: Lessons Learned from Registration Trials Open
Faricimab demonstrated non-inferior to superior efficacy, strong durability and acceptable safety in treatment-naïve nAMD and mostly treatment-naïve DMO, as well as superior efficacy in treatment-resistant nAMD and DMO. However, further re…
View article: Predictive value of retinal oximetry, optical coherence tomography angiography and microperimetry in patients with treatment-naïve branch retinal vein occlusion
Predictive value of retinal oximetry, optical coherence tomography angiography and microperimetry in patients with treatment-naïve branch retinal vein occlusion Open
Vascular endothelial growth factor inhibitors have substantially improved the visual outcomes in patients with macular edema (ME) caused by branch retinal vein occlusion (BRVO), but treatment outcomes are highly variable and early predicti…
View article: Retinal vascular structure independently predicts the initial treatment response in neovascular age‐related macular degeneration
Retinal vascular structure independently predicts the initial treatment response in neovascular age‐related macular degeneration Open
Purpose Prediction of the early treatment response is important in neovascular age‐related macular degeneration (nAMD). Hence, we aimed to test if non‐invasive measurements of the retinal vascular structure were able to predict a successfu…
View article: Navigated laser and aflibercept versus aflibercept monotherapy in treatment‐naïve branch retinal vein occlusion: A 12‐month randomized trial
Navigated laser and aflibercept versus aflibercept monotherapy in treatment‐naïve branch retinal vein occlusion: A 12‐month randomized trial Open
Purpose Angiostatic agents have proven effective in the treatment of macular oedema in patients with branch retinal vein occlusion (BRVO). However, treatment is inconvenient and expensive, and novel treatment regimens are warranted. We aim…
View article: Pretraining of basic skills on a virtual reality vitreoretinal simulator: A waste of time
Pretraining of basic skills on a virtual reality vitreoretinal simulator: A waste of time Open
Purpose To investigate whether pretraining of basic skills in virtual vitreoretinal surgery affected the performance curve when proceeding to procedure‐specific modules. Methods This study was a prospective, randomized, controlled, two‐cen…
View article: Topical treatment of diabetic retinopathy: a systematic review
Topical treatment of diabetic retinopathy: a systematic review Open
Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is the most common microvascular complication in diabetes and may cause severe visual impairment. Until late stages of DR, treatment options are limited. The aim of the present review was to investigate whether ch…
View article: Retinal vascular oxygen saturation in response to a less extensive laser treatment in proliferative diabetic retinopathy
Retinal vascular oxygen saturation in response to a less extensive laser treatment in proliferative diabetic retinopathy Open
Purpose The purpose of this study was to evaluate the association between retinal laser burden and vascular oxygen saturation in patients with proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) treated with different extent of retinal laser. Methods…
View article: Efficacy and side effects of individualized versus standard panretinal photocoagulation for treatment-naive proliferative diabetic retinopathy:: results from a randomized clinical trial
Efficacy and side effects of individualized versus standard panretinal photocoagulation for treatment-naive proliferative diabetic retinopathy:: results from a randomized clinical trial Open
Purpose : Proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) is as a standard treated with panretinal photocoagulation (PRP). However, this treatment is known to cause side effects such as loss of visual fields (VF) and affection of night vision. To…
View article: Changes of visual fields in treatment of proliferative diabetic retinopathy: a systematic review
Changes of visual fields in treatment of proliferative diabetic retinopathy: a systematic review Open
The aim of this systematic review was to compare certain side‐effects [visual fields (VF), dark adaptation, colour vision (CV) and contrast sensitivity (CS)] of conventional panretinal photocoagulation (PRP) with those of other treatments …
View article: Virtual vitreoretinal surgery: effect of distracting factors on surgical performance in medical students
Virtual vitreoretinal surgery: effect of distracting factors on surgical performance in medical students Open
Purpose We aimed to investigate the effect of four distracting factors on surgical performance in virtual vitreoretinal surgery. Methods Nineteen novice surgeons completed a validated training programme on the Eyesi surgical simulator ( VR…
View article: Optical coherence tomography angiography and microvascular changes in diabetic retinopathy: a systematic review
Optical coherence tomography angiography and microvascular changes in diabetic retinopathy: a systematic review Open
To use optical coherence tomography angiography ( OCTA ) to evaluate foveal microvascular changes in diabetes by comparing the area of foveal avascular zone ( FAZ ) in healthy controls and patients with diabetes with no diabetic retinopath…
View article: Heritability of Retinal Vascular Fractals: A Twin Study
Heritability of Retinal Vascular Fractals: A Twin Study Open
In young adult twins, the branching pattern of the retinal vessels demonstrated a higher structural similarity in monozygotic than in dizygotic twin pairs. The retinal vascular fractal dimension was mainly determined by genetic factors, wh…