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  1. Intravitreal faricimab, a bispecific antibody targeting both angiopoietin-2 (Ang-2) and vascular endothelial growth factor-A (VEGF-A), was recently introduced for the treatment of neovascular age-related macul...

    Authors: Gabriela Grimaldi, Giuseppe Cancian, Arianna Paris, Michele Clerici, Giulio Volpe and Moreno Menghini
    Citation: International Journal of Retina and Vitreous 2024 10:70
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  2. To investigate the effects of two laser treatment procedures combined, short pulse grid laser (SP) and subthreshold micropulse laser (MP) (the sandwich grid [SWG] technique), plus intravitreal ranibizumab (IVR...

    Authors: Renato Peroni, José Augusto Cardillo, Rafael Memória, Tomas de Oliveira Castro Teixeira Pinto, Lucélia Albieri, Ingrid U. Scott and Rodrigo Jorge
    Citation: International Journal of Retina and Vitreous 2024 10:69
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  3. This study aims to examine vessel density changes in the optic nerve and macula following silicone oil removal (SOR) surgery in eyes with rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) at different time points by Opt...

    Authors: Ali Salehi, Mohammad Malekahmadi, Abolfazl Karimi and Afsaneh Naderi Beni
    Citation: International Journal of Retina and Vitreous 2024 10:68
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  4. This editorial examines the transformative impact of the digital revolution on retinal practice, highlighting how technological advances are transforming patient care and pushing the boundaries of ophthalmolog...

    Authors: Rodrigo Anguita, Lorenzo Ferro Desideri, Anat Loewenstein and Martin Zinkernagel
    Citation: International Journal of Retina and Vitreous 2024 10:67
    Content type: Editorial Published on:

  5. To assess anatomical and functional outcomes of retrolental cohesive ophthalmic viscoelastic injection (“Viscolift technique”) in patients with severely subluxated cataracts.

    Authors: Danilo Iannetta, Vito Romano, Nicola Valsecchi, Arianna Grendele, Simone Febbraro, Marco Marenco, Antonio Moramarco, Alessandro Lambiase and Luigi Fontana
    Citation: International Journal of Retina and Vitreous 2024 10:66
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  6. To investigate the association between white-coat hypertension (WCH) and acute retinal vein occlusion (RVO).

    Authors: Shuichiro Aoki, Haruyuki Suzuki, Kohei Ueda, Kohdai Kitamoto, Keiko Azuma and Ryo Obata
    Citation: International Journal of Retina and Vitreous 2024 10:65
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  7. Cystoid macular edema (CME) can develop following silicone oil placement in complex vitreoretinal surgeries, contributing to poor visual outcomes. In this study, we investigated the clinical and surgical chara...

    Authors: Reem H. ElSheikh, Sairi Zhang, Muhammad Z. Chauhan, Riley N. Sanders and Sami H. Uwaydat
    Citation: International Journal of Retina and Vitreous 2024 10:64
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  8. Uveitis is the ophthalmic subfield dealing with a broad range of intraocular inflammatory diseases. With the raising importance of LLM such as ChatGPT and their potential use in the medical field, this researc...

    Authors: Inès Schumacher, Virginie Manuela Marie Bühler, Damian Jaggi and Janice Roth
    Citation: International Journal of Retina and Vitreous 2024 10:63
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  10. Large language models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT-4 and Google Gemini show potential for patient health education, but concerns about their accuracy require careful evaluation. This study evaluates the readability ...

    Authors: Piotr Strzalkowski, Alicja Strzalkowska, Jay Chhablani, Kristina Pfau, Marie-Hélène Errera, Mathias Roth, Friederike Schaub, Nikolaos E. Bechrakis, Hans Hoerauf, Constantin Reiter, Alexander K. Schuster, Gerd Geerling and Rainer Guthoff
    Citation: International Journal of Retina and Vitreous 2024 10:61
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  11. Uncorrected myopia is a leading cause of blindness globally, with a rising prevalence in recent decades. Pathological myopia, often seen in individuals with increased axial length (AXL), can result in severe s...

    Authors: Francyne Veiga Reis Cyrino, Moisés Moura de Lucena, Letícia de Oliveira Audi, José Afonso Ribeiro Ramos Filho, João Pedro Romero Braga, Thais Marino de Azeredo Bastos, Igor Neves Coelho and Rodrigo Jorge
    Citation: International Journal of Retina and Vitreous 2024 10:60
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  12. To evaluate the long-term clinical outcomes in patients with combined pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) with anterior chamber intraocular lens (ACIOL) to intrascleral haptic fixation (ISHF) using the Agarwal techniq...

    Authors: Alexis Warren, Pavlina S. Kemp, Razek G. Coussa, Liang Cheng, H. Culver Boldt, Stephen R. Russell, A. Tim Johnson, Thomas A. Oetting and Elliott H. Sohn
    Citation: International Journal of Retina and Vitreous 2024 10:59
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  13. To verify the correlation between the full-macular and the ganglion cell complex (GCC) thickness measurements and retinal sensitivity (RS) assessed by microperimetry (MP) 6 months after surgical peeling for id...

    Authors: Leonardo Provetti Cunha, Aline Mota Freitas Matos, Raphael Lucas Sampaio Defina, Luciana Virgínia Ferreira Costa-Cunha, Leandro Cabral Zacharias, Rony Carlos Preti and Mário Luiz Ribeiro Monteiro
    Citation: International Journal of Retina and Vitreous 2024 10:58
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  14. To evaluate the visual outcomes and changes in the retinal microcirculation in patients with primary rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) following successful pars plana vitrectomy (PPV).

    Authors: Sónia Torres-Costa, Margarida Ribeiro, João Tavares-Correia, Gonçalo Godinho, Pedro Alves-Faria, Manuel Falcão and Amândio Rocha Sousa
    Citation: International Journal of Retina and Vitreous 2024 10:57
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  15. Macular holes are breaks in the retinal tissue at the center of the macula, affecting central vision. The standard treatment involves vitrectomy with membrane peeling and gas tamponade. However, for larger or ...

    Authors: Mário Hanai, Dillan Cunha Amaral, Raiza Jacometti, Eduardo Henrique Cassins Aguiar, Fernando Cotrim Gomes, Laura Goldfarb Cyrino, Milton Ruiz Alves, Mário Luiz Ribeiro Monteiro, Raphaela Masetto Fuganti, Antonio Marcelo Barbante Casella and Ricardo Noguera Louzada
    Citation: International Journal of Retina and Vitreous 2024 10:56
    Content type: Review Published on:

  16. Suprachoroidal hemorrhage (SCH) is a rare but severely feared sight-threatening complication of intraocular surgery, and its management remains debatable. We intended to summarize the existing surgical managem...

    Authors: Margarida Ribeiro, David Matos Monteiro, Ana Filipa Moleiro and Amândio Rocha-Sousa
    Citation: International Journal of Retina and Vitreous 2024 10:55
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  17. Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a leading cause of vision loss. Photobiomodulation (PBM) offers a controversial approach for managing dry AMD, aiming to halt or reverse progression through mitochondr...

    Authors: Tiago N. O. Rassi, Lucas M. Barbosa, Sacha Pereira, Eduardo A. Novais, Fernando Penha, Luiz Roisman and Mauricio Maia
    Citation: International Journal of Retina and Vitreous 2024 10:54
    Content type: Review Published on:

  18. To report the risk of exudation recurrence and long-term outcomes in patients with choroidal neovascularization secondary to angioid streaks, according to its morphology and characteristics by optical coherenc...

    Authors: Raul Velez-Montoya, Hillary K. Osorio-Landa, K. Carolina Franco-Ramirez, Victor Martínez-Pacheco, J. Abel Ramirez-Estudillo, Jaime Francisco Rosales-Padrón, Gerardo Ledesma-Gil and Jans Fromow-Guerra
    Citation: International Journal of Retina and Vitreous 2024 10:53
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  20. To investigate the relationship between changes in the optic disc size and color, cup-to-disc (C/D) ratio, and axial elongation in schoolchildren.

    Authors: Seiji Sameshima, Takehiro Yamashita, Hiroto Terasaki, Ryo Asaoka, Naoya Yoshihara, Naoko Kakiuchi and Taiji Sakamoto
    Citation: International Journal of Retina and Vitreous 2024 10:51
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  21. Macular holes (MHs) constitute a vitreoretinal interface disorder that occurs when structural abnormalities in the fovea lead to impaired central vision. The standard treatment for MHs is mainly surgical. Usin...

    Authors: Sarah A. Alghamdi, Faisal F. Aljahdali, Rahaf K. Sharif, Jumanah J. Homsi, Asma A. Alzahrani, Lugean K. Alomari and Amro Abukhashabah
    Citation: International Journal of Retina and Vitreous 2024 10:50
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  22. Lens feathering due to intraocular gas may cause significant challenges with intraoperative visualization during posterior segment surgery. Herein, we describe an intraoperative technique for improving posteri...

    Authors: Murtaza M. Mandviwala, Matthew K. Adams and Andrew J. Barkmeier
    Citation: International Journal of Retina and Vitreous 2024 10:49
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  23. To systematically review the real-world outcomes of intravitreal faricimab treatment in patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) to evaluate its efficacy and safety in clinical setting...

    Authors: Nasratullah Nasimi, Safiullah Nasimi, Jakob Grauslund, Anna Stage Vergmann and Yousif Subhi
    Citation: International Journal of Retina and Vitreous 2024 10:48
    Content type: Review Published on:

  24. Dislocated IOL exchange conventionally involves manipulation within the anterior chamber which risks secondary injury to anterior chamber structures. We describe and evaluate a 4-haptic IOL rescue technique th...

    Authors: Luke Michaels, George Moussa, Hadi Ziaei and Andrew Davies
    Citation: International Journal of Retina and Vitreous 2024 10:47
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  27. Macular holes (MHs), including atraumatic idiopathic and refractory MHs, affect central vision acuity due to full-thickness defects in the retinal tissue. The existing controversy regarding the pathophysiology...

    Authors: Miguel A. Quiroz-Reyes, Erick A. Quiroz-Gonzalez, Miguel A. Quiroz-Gonzalez and Virgilio Lima-Gomez
    Citation: International Journal of Retina and Vitreous 2024 10:44
    Content type: Review Published on:

  28. Diabetic retinopathy (DR) stands as the foremost cause of preventable blindness in adults. Despite efforts to expand DR screening coverage in the Brazilian public healthcare system, challenges persist due to v...

    Authors: Rodrigo Brant, Luis Filipe Nakayama, Talita Virgínia Fernandes de Oliveira, Juliana Angelica Estevão de Oliveira, Lucas Zago Ribeiro, Gabriela Dalmedico Richter, Rafael Rodacki and Fernando Marcondes Penha
    Citation: International Journal of Retina and Vitreous 2024 10:43
    Content type: Correspondence Published on:

  29. To adopt a novel artificial intelligence (AI) optical coherence tomography (OCT)-based program to identify the presence of biomarkers associated with central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC) and whether these ca...

    Authors: Lorenzo Ferro Desideri, Rodrigo Anguita, Lieselotte E. Berger, Helena M. A. Feenstra, Davide Scandella, Raphael Sznitman, Camiel J. F. Boon, Elon H. C. van Dijk and Martin S. Zinkernagel
    Citation: International Journal of Retina and Vitreous 2024 10:42
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  30. The use of povidone-iodine for ocular surface asepsis is widespread for intravitreal injections. They became frequent procedures, leading to serial exposure of patients’ eyes to iodinated solutions. In this st...

    Authors: José Henrique Casemiro, Ana Paula Miyagusko Taba Oguido and Antonio Marcelo Barbante Casella
    Citation: International Journal of Retina and Vitreous 2024 10:41
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  31. Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is the leading cause of adult blindness in the working age population worldwide, which can be prevented by early detection. Regular eye examinations are recommended and crucial for de...

    Authors: Mia Karabeg, Goran Petrovski, Silvia NW Hertzberg, Maja Gran Erke, Dag Sigurd Fosmark, Greg Russell, Morten C. Moe, Vallo Volke, Vidas Raudonis, Rasa Verkauskiene, Jelizaveta Sokolovska, Inga-Britt Kjellevold Haugen and Beata Eva Petrovski
    Citation: International Journal of Retina and Vitreous 2024 10:40
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  32. The aim of this study is to evaluate near and distance visual acuity (VA) and their correlation with the National Eye Institute Visual Function Questionnaire (NEI VFQ-25) outcomes in patients with diabetic mac...

    Authors: Zuzana Anwarzai Sulavikova, Zuzana Sustykevicova, Marek Kacerik and Vladimir Krasnik
    Citation: International Journal of Retina and Vitreous 2024 10:39
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  33. This study aims to investigate the factors affecting the vitreous levels of pigment epithelium-derived factor (PEDF) and vascular endothelial growth factor (VGEF) among patients with pars plana vitrectomy (PPV...

    Authors: Rami Al-Dwairi, Tamam El-Elimat, Abdelwahab Aleshawi, Ahmed Al Sharie, Seren Al Beiruti, Abdallah K. Sharayah and Mohammed Allouh
    Citation: International Journal of Retina and Vitreous 2024 10:38
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  34. Code-free deep learning (CFDL) is a novel tool in artificial intelligence (AI). This study directly compared the discriminative performance of CFDL models designed by ophthalmologists without coding experience...

    Authors: Samir Touma, Badr Ait Hammou, Fares Antaki, Marie Carole Boucher and Renaud Duval
    Citation: International Journal of Retina and Vitreous 2024 10:37
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  35. Applications for artificial intelligence (AI) in ophthalmology are continually evolving. Fundoscopy is one of the oldest ocular imaging techniques but remains a mainstay in posterior segment imaging due to its...

    Authors: Matthew Driban, Audrey Yan, Amrish Selvam, Joshua Ong, Kiran Kumar Vupparaboina and Jay Chhablani
    Citation: International Journal of Retina and Vitreous 2024 10:36
    Content type: Review Published on:

  36. Rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) is a serious condition that occurs when the retina detaches from its underlying retinal pigment epithelium. RRDs associated with giant retinal tears (GRTs) are caused by...

    Authors: Miguel A. Quiroz-Reyes, Zaheer-Ud-Din Babar, Rabia Hussain, Zhe Chi Loh, Erick A. Quiroz-Gonzalez, Miguel A. Quiroz-Gonzalez and Virgilio Lima-Gomez
    Citation: International Journal of Retina and Vitreous 2024 10:35
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  37. Ocular metastases are the most common intraocular tumours in adults. Data regarding the occurrence of these tumours in the Brazilian population is scarce. We aimed to investigate the profile of ocular metastas...

    Authors: Matheus Senna Pereira Ogata, Guilherme Rodrigues Ferreira, Melina Correia Morales and Arthur Gustavo Fernandes
    Citation: International Journal of Retina and Vitreous 2024 10:34
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  38. Describe complications and clinical outcomes of heavy silicone oil (HSO) Oxane HD® use as an alternative to overcome the challenges of performing vitrectomy to treat tractional and rhegmatogenous retinal detac...

    Authors: Ramon Antunes De Oliveira, Vinicius Oliveira Pesquero, Lucas Zago Ribeiro, Murilo Ubukata Polizelli, Aalec Rinhel Souza Ferreira Da Silva, Nilva Simeren Bueno De Moraes, Rodrigo Antonio Brant Fernandes, Octaviano Magalhaes Junior and Mauricio Maia
    Citation: International Journal of Retina and Vitreous 2024 10:33
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  39. To compare the one-year outcomes between intravitreal brolucizumab (IVBr) monotherapy and photodynamic therapy (PDT) as a second-line treatment in patients with polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV) who did ...

    Authors: Ryoh Funatsu, Hiroto Terasaki, Naohisa Mihara, Shozo Sonoda, Hideki Shiihara and Taiji Sakamoto
    Citation: International Journal of Retina and Vitreous 2024 10:32
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  40. Artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a transformative technology across various fields, and its applications in the medical domain, particularly in ophthalmology, has gained significant attention. The v...

    Authors: Virginia Mares, Marcio B. Nehemy, Hrvoje Bogunovic, Sophie Frank, Gregor S. Reiter and Ursula Schmidt-Erfurth
    Citation: International Journal of Retina and Vitreous 2024 10:31
    Content type: Review Published on:

  41. Previous studies have shown promising effects of combining intravitreal bevacizumab and suprachoroidal injection of triamcinolone acetonide in treating DME. However, further research is needed.

    Authors: Ameen Marashi, Marwa Baba, Sedra Abu Ghedda, Mohammad Nour Kitaz and Aya Zazo
    Citation: International Journal of Retina and Vitreous 2024 10:30
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  43. Although diabetes is highly prevalent in patients with macular telangiectasia type 2 (MacTel), progression to severe non-proliferative (NPDR) and proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) is rarely reported. We...

    Authors: Josef Huemer, Tjebo FC Heeren, Abraham Olvera-Barrios, Livia Faes, Antonio M. B. Casella, Edward Hughes, Adnan Tufail and Catherine Egan
    Citation: International Journal of Retina and Vitreous 2024 10:28
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  44. Our objective was to compare the serum Adropin levels between patients with wet-type Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) and otherwise healthy individuals.

    Authors: Zahra Saeedi-Maleki, Alireza Javadzadeh, Fariborz Brumandpur, Amir Ghorbanihaghjo, Shokoufeh Khanzadeh and Farideh Mousavi
    Citation: International Journal of Retina and Vitreous 2024 10:27
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  45. To assess the relationship between macular choroidal thickness (CT) measurements and retinal sensitivity (RS) in eyes with myopia and different stages of myopic maculopathy.

    Authors: Fillipe de Biaggi Borges da Silva, Luis Claudio Pimentel Silva, Leonardo Provetti Cunha, Leandro Cabral Zacharias, Eduardo V. Navajas, Mario L. R. Monteiro and Rony C. Preti
    Citation: International Journal of Retina and Vitreous 2024 10:26
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  46. To assess the characteristics and outcomes of uveal melanoma management at a tertiary center in the Middle East.

    Authors: Hamid Riazi-Esfahani, Abdulrahim Amini, Babak Masoomian, Mehdi Yaseri, Siamak Sabour, Ali Rashidinia, Mojtaba Arjmand, Seyed Mohsen Rafizadeh, Mohammadkarim Johari, Elias Khalili Pour and Fariba Ghassemi
    Citation: International Journal of Retina and Vitreous 2024 10:25
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  47. To verify the correlation between retinal sensitivity (RS) assessed by the microperimetry (MP) and optical coherence tomography (OCT) parameters measured in eyes submitted to pars-plana vitrectomy (PPV) for id...

    Authors: Aline Mota Freitas Matos, Raphael Lucas Sampaio Defina, Luciana Virgínia Ferreira Costa-Cunha, Leandro Cabral Zacharias, Rony Carlos Preti, Mário Luiz Ribeiro Monteiro and Leonardo Provetti Cunha
    Citation: International Journal of Retina and Vitreous 2024 10:24
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  48. Toxoplasma gondii causes ocular toxoplasmosis (OT), involving inflammation, scarring, and retinal complications. The OT complications were retinal detachment (RD), and retinal breakage (RB). Surgical intervent...

    Authors: Dillan Cunha Amaral, Mark Lane, Eduardo Henrique Cassins Aguiar, Guilherme Nunes Marques, Luiza Visentin Cavassani, Márcio Penha Morterá Rodrigues, Milton Ruiz Alves, José Eduardo Ferreira Manso, Mário Luiz Ribeiro Monteiro and Ricardo Noguera Louzada
    Citation: International Journal of Retina and Vitreous 2024 10:23
    Content type: Review Published on:

  49. To study the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in developing diabetic macular edema (DME) management recommendations by creating and comparing responses to clinicians in hypothetical AI-generated case scena...

    Authors: Ayushi Choudhary, Nikhil Gopalakrishnan, Aishwarya Joshi, Divya Balakrishnan, Jay Chhablani, Naresh Kumar Yadav, Nikitha Gurram Reddy, Padmaja Kumari Rani, Priyanka Gandhi, Rohit Shetty, Rupak Roy, Snehal Bavaskar, Vishma Prabhu and Ramesh Venkatesh
    Citation: International Journal of Retina and Vitreous 2024 10:22
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