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View article: Prevalence of Age-Related Macular Degeneration in the United States: A Medicare-Based Analysis from 2014 to 2021
Prevalence of Age-Related Macular Degeneration in the United States: A Medicare-Based Analysis from 2014 to 2021 Open
Introduction: Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a leading cause of vision loss among older adults in the USA. Understanding its prevalence and demographic distribution is critical for developing targeted public health strategies. T…
View article: Epidemiology, Clinical Features, and Visual Outcomes After Intraocular Foreign Body Removal
Epidemiology, Clinical Features, and Visual Outcomes After Intraocular Foreign Body Removal Open
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View article: Retinal detachment risk in a cohort of von Hippel-Lindau patients at a Major U.S. tertiary care facility
Retinal detachment risk in a cohort of von Hippel-Lindau patients at a Major U.S. tertiary care facility Open
VHL patients face a high lifetime risk of RCH and associated RD. PVR frequently complicates the surgical treatment of RD and yields limited visual recovery, underscoring the need for proactive surveillance and timely therapeutic interventi…
View article: Epidemiology, clinical features, and visual outcomes after intraocular foreign body removal: an IRIS® Registry (Intelligent Research in Sight) Analysis
Epidemiology, clinical features, and visual outcomes after intraocular foreign body removal: an IRIS® Registry (Intelligent Research in Sight) Analysis Open
Purpose To describe the epidemiology, clinical features, and visual outcomes of intraocular foreign body (IOFB)-associated eye injuries. Design Retrospective multicenter cohort study utilizing data from the American Academy of Ophthalmolog…
View article: Data Duplication and Errors in Large Medical Data Sets: A Case Study in the IRIS® Registry
Data Duplication and Errors in Large Medical Data Sets: A Case Study in the IRIS® Registry Open
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View article: Data Duplication and Errors in Large Medical Datasets: A Case Study in the IRIS® Registry
Data Duplication and Errors in Large Medical Datasets: A Case Study in the IRIS® Registry Open
Purpose:To investigate entry errors and data duplication within the IRIS® Registry utilizing cataract surgery (CS), YAG capsulotomy (YAG), macular degeneration (AMD), and diabetic retinopathy (DR) records. Design:Retrospective cohort study…
View article: Patient and Practice Level Visual Acuity Prior to Cataract Surgery: An IRIS<sup>®</sup> Registry (Intelligent Research in Sight) Analysis
Patient and Practice Level Visual Acuity Prior to Cataract Surgery: An IRIS<sup>®</sup> Registry (Intelligent Research in Sight) Analysis Open
Purpose To examine the influence of patient demographic characteristics and ophthalmic practice composition on access to cataract surgery in the United States as measured by preoperative best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA). Patient and met…
View article: Inner Plexiform Layer Substrata Are Discernible with Commercial OCT and Affected by Aging
Inner Plexiform Layer Substrata Are Discernible with Commercial OCT and Affected by Aging Open
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View article: Plasma and Urine Metabolites Associated with Microperimetric Retinal Sensitivity in Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Plasma and Urine Metabolites Associated with Microperimetric Retinal Sensitivity in Age-Related Macular Degeneration Open
Background: Best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) is the current gold standard of retinal function measurement but is not affected in early and intermediate forms of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Increasing evidence suggests that m…
View article: Data Duplication and Errors in Large Medical Datasets: A Case Study in the IRIS® Registry
Data Duplication and Errors in Large Medical Datasets: A Case Study in the IRIS® Registry Open
Purpose:To investigate entry errors and data duplication within the IRIS® Registry utilizing cataract surgery (CS), YAG capsulotomy (YAG), macular degeneration (AMD), and diabetic retinopathy (DR) records. Design:Retrospective cohort study…
View article: Association of plasma metabolites with treatment response after intravitreal anti-vascular endothelial growth factor injections in treatment-naïve neovascular age-related macular degeneration
Association of plasma metabolites with treatment response after intravitreal anti-vascular endothelial growth factor injections in treatment-naïve neovascular age-related macular degeneration Open
Background/aims To investigate the association between plasma metabolomic profiles and treatment response after intravitreal anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) injections in treatment-naïve neovascular age-related macular degen…
View article: Impact of Cataract Surgery on the Risk of Conversion from Dry to Neovascular Age- related Macular Degeneration in the IRIS® Registry
Impact of Cataract Surgery on the Risk of Conversion from Dry to Neovascular Age- related Macular Degeneration in the IRIS® Registry Open
Objective To evaluate the association between cataract surgery and the conversion of dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD) to neovascular AMD (nAMD) and risk factors for nAMD conversion among eyes receiving cataract surgery. Design Re…
View article: Data Duplication and Errors in Large Medical Datasets: A Case Study in the IRIS® Registry
Data Duplication and Errors in Large Medical Datasets: A Case Study in the IRIS® Registry Open
Purpose:To investigate entry errors and data duplication within the IRIS® Registry utilizing cataract surgery (CS), YAG capsulotomy (YAG), macular degeneration (AMD), and diabetic retinopathy (DR) records. Design:Retrospective cohort study…
View article: Longitudinal Assessment of Intraretinal Microvascular Abnormalities in Diabetic Retinopathy Using Swept-Source Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography
Longitudinal Assessment of Intraretinal Microvascular Abnormalities in Diabetic Retinopathy Using Swept-Source Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography Open
Changes in IRMA closely correlated with the severity of retinal ischemia and treatment. Notably, our study confirmed the potential, yet relatively rare, development of NVE from IRMA in a large cohort; however, the risk factors associated w…
View article: Progressive Choriocapillaris Changes on Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography Correlate With Stage Progression in AMD
Progressive Choriocapillaris Changes on Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography Correlate With Stage Progression in AMD Open
Our longitudinal IC-FD% assessment emphasizes the role of progressive choriocapillaris changes as a biomarker for AMD progression. Our findings support that widespread choriocapillaris alterations (6 mm) may precede progression to geograph…
View article: Correction: AMPK-Activated Protein Kinase Suppresses Ccr2 Expression by Inhibiting the NF-κB Pathway in RAW264.7 Macrophages
Correction: AMPK-Activated Protein Kinase Suppresses Ccr2 Expression by Inhibiting the NF-κB Pathway in RAW264.7 Macrophages Open
[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0147279.].
View article: Metabolomic-derived endotypes of age-related macular degeneration (AMD): a step towards identification of disease subgroups
Metabolomic-derived endotypes of age-related macular degeneration (AMD): a step towards identification of disease subgroups Open
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a leading cause of blindness worldwide, with a complex pathophysiology and phenotypic diversity. Here, we apply Similarity Network Fusion (SNF) to cluster AMD patients into putative metabolomics-de…
View article: Factors Associated with Missing Sociodemographic Data in the IRIS® (Intelligent Research in Sight) Registry
Factors Associated with Missing Sociodemographic Data in the IRIS® (Intelligent Research in Sight) Registry Open
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View article: Factors Contributing to Disparities in Visual Acuity Prior To Cataract Surgery: An IRIS® Registry Analysis
Factors Contributing to Disparities in Visual Acuity Prior To Cataract Surgery: An IRIS® Registry Analysis Open
Purpose Access to and utilization of cataract surgery varies nationally. The purpose of this study was to characterize sociodemographic factors that predict best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) at the time of cataract surgery. Design: Retro…
View article: Epidemiology of Orbital Inflammatory Disease: An AAO IRIS Registry Study
Epidemiology of Orbital Inflammatory Disease: An AAO IRIS Registry Study Open
The current study queries the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) Intelligent Research in Sight (IRIS) registry for data on the epidemiology, work-up, and management patterns of autoimmune orbital inflammation. Analysis and description…
View article: The Incidence of Strabismus After Upper and Lower Blepharoplasty in the United States
The Incidence of Strabismus After Upper and Lower Blepharoplasty in the United States Open
Purpose: To compare the incidence of strabismus after upper and lower blepharoplasty in the United States. Methods: Retrospective cohort study of adults (age ≥18 years) in the IRIS Registry (Intelligent Research in Sight) who underwent ble…
View article: Self-Supervised Learning for Improved Optical Coherence Tomography Detection of Macular Telangiectasia Type 2
Self-Supervised Learning for Improved Optical Coherence Tomography Detection of Macular Telangiectasia Type 2 Open
Importance Deep learning image analysis often depends on large, labeled datasets, which are difficult to obtain for rare diseases. Objective To develop a self-supervised approach for automated classification of macular telangiectasia type …
View article: Characterizing Macular Neovascularization in Myopic Macular Degeneration and Age-Related Macular Degeneration Using Swept Source OCTA
Characterizing Macular Neovascularization in Myopic Macular Degeneration and Age-Related Macular Degeneration Using Swept Source OCTA Open
While larger studies are warranted, this study is the first to describe and compare MMD-MNV and AMD-MNV using SS-OCTA, providing relevant clinical insight on MNV secondary to MMD and AMD. These findings also further validate OCTA as a powe…