Long-Term Outcomes of Enucleation and Secondary Orbital Implantation Surgeries Using Polyester Mesh-Wrapped Acrylic Orbital Implants.

OBJECTIVE: To reveal the long-term outcomes of enucleation and secondary orbital implantation surgeries employing nonabsorbable surgical mesh-wrapped acrylic orbital implants for various reasons. METHODS: A retrospective interventional study of 48 eyes that underwent primary or late primary enucleation and secondary orbital implantation using polyester mesh-wrapped acrylic orbital implants, between 2012 and 2021. Patient demographics, diagnosis, prior ophthalmic surgery, implant size, follow-up periods, and implant-associated complications were evaluated. RESULTS: The records of 36 patients who underwent primary or late primary enucleation and 12 who underwent secondary orbital implantation due to sphere extrusion were evaluated. Patients' mean age was 38.7 (range: 2-75) and the mean follow-up period was 48.3 months (range: 24-72 mo). Major causes for surgeries were trauma and malignancies (54.1% and 33.3%, respectively). No complications, such as conjunctival dehiscence, implant exposure or extrusion, contracted socket, or fornix insufficiency were observed in any patient during the long-term follow-up period postsurgeries. CONCLUSION: Using polyester mesh-wrapped acrylic orbital implants in enucleation and secondary orbital implantation surgeries proves to be a successful, safe, and cost-effective option.

Macular hemorrhage after roller coaster riding in a single-eyed patient with congenital glaucoma / Hemorragia macular após passeio em montanha russa em paciente monocular com glaucoma congênito

ABSTRACT A 21-year-old female presented with a 4-day history of decreased vision in her only functional eye (right eye, OD). She had a history of multiple ocular surgeries in both eyes because of congenital glaucoma and had lost light perception in her left eye several years prior. Ophthalmological examination revealed 0.15 Snellen visual acuity, and fundoscopy revealed nearly total cupping and pallor of the optic disc and multiple retinal hemorrhagic foci in the macula in OD. Lesions spontaneously resolved over a few months. Gravitational forces during a roller coaster ride may have caused this macular hemorrhage.

RESUMO Uma paciente de 21 anos de idade se apresentou com perda de visão há quatro dias em seu único olho com visão útil. Ela tinha uma história de cirurgias oculares múltiplas nos dois olhos devido a um glaucoma congênito e perda de percepção luminosa em olho esquerdo há muitos anos. O exame oftalmológico revelou acuidade visual de Snellen de 0,15 e na fundoscopia foi observada escavação do nervo óptico quase total e palidez de papila, assim como focos hemorrágicos múltiplos na região macular. As lesões se resolveram espontaneamente em alguns meses. Acreditamos que essas hemorragias maculares tenham sido causadas pelas forças gravitacionais geradas durante o passeio na montanha russa.

Macular hemorrhage after roller coaster riding in a single-eyed patient with congenital glaucoma.

A 21-year-old female presented with a 4-day history of decreased vision in her only functional eye (right eye, OD). She had a history of multiple ocular surgeries in both eyes because of congenital glaucoma and had lost light perception in her left eye several years prior. Ophthalmological examination revealed 0.15 Snellen visual acuity, and fundoscopy revealed nearly total cupping and pallor of the optic disc and multiple retinal hemorrhagic foci in the macula in OD. Lesions spontaneously resolved over a few months. Gravitational forces during a roller coaster ride may have caused this macular hemorrhage.

Comparison of the effects of intravitreal bevacizumab and triamcinolone acetonide in the treatment of macular edema secondary to central retinal vein occlusion.

AIM: To compare the effects of intravitrealbevacizumab (IVB) and intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide (IVT) in the treatment of macular edema (ME) secondary to central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO). MATERIALS AND METHODS: There were 20 patients treated with IVB (1.25 mg/0.05 mL) and 16 treated with IVT (4 mg/0.1 mL). The two groups were compared with regard to best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), central macular thickness (CMT) on optical coherence tomography (OCT), slit-lamp biomicroscopy and fundus fluorescein angiography results, intraocular pressure (IOP), numbers of injections, and adverse events. RESULTS: The mean follow-up times in the IVB and IVT groups were 17.45±8.1 months (range: 8-33 months) and 19.94±10.59 months (range: 6-40 months), respectively (P = 0.431). Visual acuity increased and CMT decreased significantly within both groups, but no differences were observed between the groups (P = 0.718). The percentages of patients with increased IOP and iatrogenic cataracts were significantly higher in the IVT group than in the IVB group. CONCLUSIONS: Treatment with IVB and IVT both resulted in significant improvement in visual acuity and a decrease in CMT in patients with ME secondary to non-ischemic CRVO, with no difference between the two treatments. The incidence of adverse events, however, was significantly greater in the IVT group than in the IVB group. IVB may be preferred over IVT for the treatment of ME in patients with non-ischemic CRVO.

Cental Macular Thickness in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus without Clinical Retinopathy.

Objective. To compare central macular thickness (CMT) of diabetic patients with type 2 diabetes without clinical retinopathy and healthy subjects. Materials and Methods. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) measurements were performed in 124 eyes of 62 subjects with diabetes mellitus without clinical retinopathy (study group: 39 females, 23 males; mean age: 55.06 ± 9.77 years) and in 120 eyes of 60 healthy subjects (control group: 35 females, 25 males; mean age: 55.78 ± 10.34 years). Blood biochemistry parameters were analyzed in all cases. The data for central macular thickness (at 1 mm), the levels of fasting plasma glucose, and glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) were compared in both groups. Results. The mean central macular thickness was 232.12 ± 24.41 µm in the study group and 227.19 ± 29.94 µm in the control group. The mean HbA1c level was 8.92 ± 2.58% in the study group and 5.07 ± 0.70% in the control group (P = 0.001). No statistically significant relationship was found between CMT, HbA1c, and fasting plasma glucose level in either group (P > 0.05). Conclusions. Central macular thickness was not significantly thicker in patients with type 2 diabetes without clinical retinopathy than in healthy subjects.

Surgical approach and optic coherence tomographic evaluation of optic disc anomaly in association with serous macular detachment.

Serous macular detachment (SMD) may accompany optic disc pit (ODP) and cause visual loss if untreated. We want to present different therapeutic approaches and interesting optical coherence tomography (OCT) findings in three consecutive cases. In this case series, two patients with SMD and one patient with partial macular detachment and inferior retinal detachment accompanying ODP were evaluated before and after surgical intervention clinically and by spectral-domain OCT. The patients were 44 (case 1), 22 (case 2) and 24 (case 3) years old. Pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) + silicone oil + laser, PPV + sulfur hexafluoride gas (SF6) + laser and pneumatic retinopexy were applied, respectively. The patients were followed for 18, 15 and 14 months. Preoperative best-corrected visual acuities (BCVAs) were 5/100, 7/10 and counting fingers at 1 m. Vision improved in all cases with resolution of subretinal fluid. Final BCVAs were 3/10, 10/10 and 1/10, respectively. OCT images revealed optic disc anomaly details and changes after surgical intervention, photoreceptor outer segment alterations at the detached area and macular surface changes. Surgical intervention should be tailored individually in cases with SMD. OCT is efficient for in vivo evaluation of this pathological condition and anatomical outcomes of surgery.