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View article: Transcaruncular Approach With Orbital Protection for Resection of Sinonasal Lesions: How I do it
Transcaruncular Approach With Orbital Protection for Resection of Sinonasal Lesions: How I do it Open
Background Minimally invasive techniques for the resection of sinonasal masses have become increasingly important over the past few decades. Sinonasal disease involving the lamina papyracea remains difficult to manage given the risk of inj…
View article: Comparing the Ability of Google and ChatGPT to Accurately Respond to Oculoplastics-Related Patient Questions and Generate Customized Oculoplastics Patient Education Materials
Comparing the Ability of Google and ChatGPT to Accurately Respond to Oculoplastics-Related Patient Questions and Generate Customized Oculoplastics Patient Education Materials Open
ChatGPT has the potential to provide patients with accurate information regarding their oculoplastics conditions. ChatGPT may also be utilized by oculoplastic surgeons as an accurate tool to provide customizable patient education for patie…
View article: The buccal plug: A technique for management of focal cicatricial entropion and trichiasis
The buccal plug: A technique for management of focal cicatricial entropion and trichiasis Open
Cicatricial entropion can be challenging to manage, and surgery may lead to anterior lamellar and focal lash loss or tarsal scarring. We describe a surgical technique to address focal cicatricial entropion that avoids conjunctival incision…
View article: Orbital panniculitis-like T-cell lymphoma and review of literature
Orbital panniculitis-like T-cell lymphoma and review of literature Open
A 27-year-old patient without a pertinent past medical history presented with chronic orbital inflammation and compressive optic neuropathy. Orbital biopsy with adequate histological and immunohistochemical staining was necessary to identi…
View article: Orbitocranial Penetration of Ball Bearing Gun Trauma: A Prospective Human Cadaveric Study
Orbitocranial Penetration of Ball Bearing Gun Trauma: A Prospective Human Cadaveric Study Open
Objective We completed a prospective human cadaveric study to determine the ability of a ball bearing (BB) pellet to penetrate the orbit and/or surrounding structures. Methods A single trained sergeant officer discharged an alloy steel air…
View article: Long-term visual outcomes after ruthenium plaque brachytherapy for posterior choroidal melanoma
Long-term visual outcomes after ruthenium plaque brachytherapy for posterior choroidal melanoma Open
View article: Reply to Comment on Roelofs, K.A.; et al. “Detecting Progression of Melanocytic Choroidal Tumours by Sequential Imaging: Is Ultrasonography Necessary?” Cancers 2020, 12, 1856
Reply to Comment on Roelofs, K.A.; et al. “Detecting Progression of Melanocytic Choroidal Tumours by Sequential Imaging: Is Ultrasonography Necessary?” Cancers 2020, 12, 1856 Open
We thank Capasso et al [...]
View article: The natural history of conjunctival naevi in children and adolescents
The natural history of conjunctival naevi in children and adolescents Open
View article: Treating Choroidal Metastases and Improving Vision with Osimertinib in EGFR T790M-Mutated Lung Adenocarcinoma: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Treating Choroidal Metastases and Improving Vision with Osimertinib in EGFR T790M-Mutated Lung Adenocarcinoma: A Case Report and Review of the Literature Open
A 41-year-old never-smoking female was diagnosed with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-mutated T2bN3M1b lung adenocarcinoma with axillary lymph nodes. She complained of blurred vision in the left eye (2/60) and was subsequently foun…
View article: Treatment of corticosteroid-resistant thyroid eye disease with subcutaneous tocilizumab
Treatment of corticosteroid-resistant thyroid eye disease with subcutaneous tocilizumab Open
View article: Detecting Progression of Melanocytic Choroidal Tumors by Sequential Imaging: Is Ultrasonography Necessary?
Detecting Progression of Melanocytic Choroidal Tumors by Sequential Imaging: Is Ultrasonography Necessary? Open
Purpose: To determine if ultrasonography is necessary to detect progression of choroidal melanocytic tumors undergoing sequential multi-modal imaging with color photography, autofluorescence (AF) and optical coherence tomography (OCT). Met…
View article: Rapid growth of primary uveal melanoma following intravitreal bevacizumab injection: a case report and review of the literature
Rapid growth of primary uveal melanoma following intravitreal bevacizumab injection: a case report and review of the literature Open
Uveal melanoma size is a significant predictor of tumor metastasis. Although the relationship between antivascular endothelial growth factors (VEGF) and uveal melanoma growth has been studied, results are paradoxical, and the relationship …
View article: Circumscribed choroidal haemangioma: Indocyanine green angiography features on scanning laser ophthalmoscopy versus traditional digital fundus photography
Circumscribed choroidal haemangioma: Indocyanine green angiography features on scanning laser ophthalmoscopy versus traditional digital fundus photography Open
View article: The MOLES System for Planning Management of Melanocytic Choroidal Tumors: Is It Safe?
The MOLES System for Planning Management of Melanocytic Choroidal Tumors: Is It Safe? Open
Purpose: To evaluate the MOLES system for identifying malignancy in melanocytic choroidal tumors in patients treated for choroidal melanoma. Methods: Records of 615 patients treated for choroidal melanoma between January 2017 and December …
View article: Conjunctival Melanoma with Ipsilateral, Non-Contiguous Eyelid Involvement: A Case Report and Comprehensive Review of the Literature
Conjunctival Melanoma with Ipsilateral, Non-Contiguous Eyelid Involvement: A Case Report and Comprehensive Review of the Literature Open
While the majority of cases of conjunctival melanoma (CM) involve the bulbar conjunctiva, concurrent pigmentation of the ipsilateral eyelid can be seen in up to 15% of cases. Although extension of conjunctival melanoma into the eyelid (AJC…
View article: Intra-Scleral Blue Nevus Arising within Oculodermal Melanocytosis: Melanoma or Not?
Intra-Scleral Blue Nevus Arising within Oculodermal Melanocytosis: Melanoma or Not? Open
We report a 61-year-old female who presented to our service with recent growth of a thickened, pigmented, sub-conjunctival lesion within an area of ocular melanocytosis in her left eye. Lamellar sclerectomy was performed. Histopathological…
View article: Tele-Oncology: A Validation Study of Choroidal and Iris Nevi
Tele-Oncology: A Validation Study of Choroidal and Iris Nevi Open
Background/Aims: To evaluate teleophthalmological assessment of choroidal and iris nevi (tele-oncology) compared to traditional in-person clinical evaluation for detection of either axial or basal growth. Methods:
View article: Central Retinal Vein Occlusion with Chorioretinal Folds Secondary to Active Thyroid Eye Disease
Central Retinal Vein Occlusion with Chorioretinal Folds Secondary to Active Thyroid Eye Disease Open
View article: Gene Expression Profiling as an Adjunctive Measure to Guide the Management of Indeterminate, High-Risk Choroidal Melanocytic Lesions: A Pilot Study
Gene Expression Profiling as an Adjunctive Measure to Guide the Management of Indeterminate, High-Risk Choroidal Melanocytic Lesions: A Pilot Study Open
Purpose: To describe our early experience with gene expression profiling (GEP) assessment for juxtafoveal, subfoveal, and peripapillary indeterminate high-risk melanocytic lesions to assist in making early treatment decisions…
View article: Choroidal Melanoma with Overlying Lipofuscin Sediment
Choroidal Melanoma with Overlying Lipofuscin Sediment Open
View article: The Use of Intravitreal Anti-VEGF and Triamcinolone in the Treatment of Radiation Papillopathy
The Use of Intravitreal Anti-VEGF and Triamcinolone in the Treatment of Radiation Papillopathy Open
Background/Aims: To evaluate a treatment regimen for radiation papillopathy. Methods: This is a prospective noncomparative interventional case series of patients who developed radiation papillopathy after plaque…
View article: Uveal effusion syndrome in 104 eyes: Response to corticosteroids – The 2017 Axel C. Hansen lecture
Uveal effusion syndrome in 104 eyes: Response to corticosteroids – The 2017 Axel C. Hansen lecture Open
Management of UES is complex and depends on disease severity. Using various corticosteroid delivery routes, UES control was achieved in 95%, and scleral window surgery was required in only 5%. A trial of corticosteroids can benefit patient…
View article: Society News AAOOP
Society News AAOOP Open
View article: Contents Vol. 3, 2017
Contents Vol. 3, 2017 Open
View article: Acknowledgement to Reviewers
Acknowledgement to Reviewers Open
View article: Adenocarcinoma of the Retinal Pigment Epithelium Arising in Conjunction with Late Recurrence and Systemic Metastasis of Retinoblastoma
Adenocarcinoma of the Retinal Pigment Epithelium Arising in Conjunction with Late Recurrence and Systemic Metastasis of Retinoblastoma Open
In 1974, an 8-month-old male was diagnosed with bilateral retinoblastoma. His left eye was enucleated, while the right eye was salvaged with a combination of external beam radiotherapy (4,000 cGy total, divided in 20 fractions) and retinal…