With apologies from the authors, in the publication entitled, “Clinical Applications of Cost Analysis of Diabetic Macular Edema Treatments” (Ophthalmology 2012;119:2558–62) had errors. Corrected (with corrected numbers in bold) is printed below.
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Glaucoma Progression Analysis
We have read with interest the article by Tanna et al entitled “Glaucoma progression analysis (GPA) software compared with expert consensus opinion in the detection of visual field progression in glaucoma.”
Sclerosing Polycystic Adenosis of the Lacrimal Gland
We wish to report a case of sclerosing polycystic adenosis (SPA) of the lacrimal gland. A 68-year-old woman presented to her primary care provider with a complaint of right orbital pain that occurred each time she cried. Computed tomography of the or…
Residency Education Professionalism Vignettes
The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) has identified 6 general competencies for resident education: (1) medical knowledge, (2) patient care, (3) practice-based learning, (4) interpersonal and communication skills, (5) profess…
Maculopathy Resolution after Surgery for an Optic Disc Pit
We read with great interest the article entitled “Vitrectomy without laser treatment or gas tamponade for macular detachment associated with an optic disc pit,” by Hirakata et al and we congratulate the authors for their informative paper. We have …
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We thank Parekh and associates for their thoughtful comments and interesting description of a case of blood reflux during cataract surgery 2 years after previous Trabectome surgery. The authors raised several plausible mechanisms for intraoperative blo…
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Intravitreal Bevacizumab for Macular Complications From Retinal Arterial Macroaneurysms
Pichi and associates are to be congratulated for their study on the intravitreal use of bevacizumab for the therapy of retinal macroaneurysms. In their multicenter trial on 38 eyes, Pichi and associates applied bevacizumab intravitreally 3 times and ob…
Delayed-Onset Symptomatic Hyphema After Ab Interno Trabeculotomy Surgery
Recently, the article “Delayed-Onset Symptomatic hyphema after ab interno trabeculotomy surgery” reported that 4.6% of 262 cases demonstrated postoperative spontaneous delayed-onset hyphema after Trabectome surgery. Median time to onset of the hyph…
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We thank Firth and associates for their interest in our article. They suggest that the mechanism behind the change in accommodation during binocular viewing among the patients with intermittent exotropia is the result of convergence accommodation, rath…
Persistent Corneal Edema After Collagen Cross-Linking for Keratoconus
We are intrigued by the case series by Sharma and associates documenting corneal edema after collagen cross-linking. Our group has reported a similar case. An account by Gokhale and 4 cases reported by Koppen and associates constitute other similar rep…
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We thank Vazirani and associates for their interest in our series documenting persistent corneal edema after collagen cross-linking (CXL) for keratoconus. Gokhale was the first to report corneal edema after CXL for keratoconus. Bagga and associates rep…
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We greatly appreciated Dr Jonas’ interest in and comments on our recent study, and we thank him for sharing his experience in the treatment of complicated retinal arterial macroaneurysms with intravitreal bevacizumab. Dr Jonas raises an important point…
Reporting Visual Acuities
The AJO encourages authors to report the visual acuity in the manuscript using the same nomenclature that was used in gathering the data provided they were recorded in one of the methods listed here. This table of equivalent visual acuities is provided…
Binocular Visual Acuity in Intermittent Exotropia: Role of Accommodative Convergence
Ahn and associates presented their findings regarding the level of accommodation, monocularly and binocularly, in patients with intermittent exotropia. They noted that “binocular interaction of visual acuity is associated with accommodative response,…
This Issue At A Glance
Campochiaro 等 (p. 795) 进行了一项研究, 视网膜中央静脉阻塞 (CRVO) 或视网膜分支静脉阻塞 (BRVO) 伴有黄斑水肿的患者, 其视网膜无灌注区 (RNP) 进展情况与阻断血管内皮生长因子 (VEGF) 之间的关系,
This Issue At A Glance
A study by Campochiaro et al (p. 795) assessing the relationship of blocking vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) on progression of retinal nonperfusion (RNP) in patients with macular edema due to central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO) or branch re…
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research: Evolution, Definition, and Implications
“Comparative Effectiveness Research” and “Patient Centered Outcomes Research” (PCOR) are interchangeable terms that our readers will invariably encounter over the next several years. PCOR seems to have been born at the time of the randomized co…
Anatomic Features and Function of the Macula and Outcome of Surgical Tenotomy and Reattachment in Achiasma – Corrected Proof
Objective:
To examine the anatomic features and function of the macula in achiasma and to compare visual acuity, eye movements, foveation, and eye velocity before and after tenotomy and reattachment (T&R) surgery.
Design:
Case series.
Participants:
Two children with isolated achiasma.
Methods:
Ophthalmologic examinations, brain magnetic resonance imaging, full-field and multifocal electroretinography (ERG), visual evoked potentials (VEPs), spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (OCT), eye-movement recordings, and unilateral T&R in 1 patient.
Main Outcome Measures:
Visual acuity before and after surgery, macular anatomic features and function, and eye velocity before and after T&R surgery in 1 patient.
Results:
Magnetic resonance imaging and VEP confirmed absence of decussation of retinofugal fibers in both patients. Visual acuity was 20/100 and 20/200. The anatomic features and function of the fovea and macula were normal by OCT and multifocal ERG. After T&R, there was a marked reduction in horizontal eye velocity and monocular visual acuity improved to 20/80.
Conclusions:
The finding that the macula is normal in achiasma suggests that reduced acuity is the result of retinal image motion from nystagmus. Two-muscle T&R reduces horizontal retinal image motion and can improve visual acuity in achiasma or patients with infantile nystagmus.
Financial Disclosure(s):
The author(s) have no proprietary or commercial interest in any materials discussed in this article.
Ability of Cirrus High-Definition Spectral-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography Clock-Hour, Deviation, and Thickness Maps in Detecting Photographic Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Abnormalities – Corrected Proof
Purpose:
To investigate the ability of clock-hour, deviation, and thickness maps of Cirrus high-definition spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (HD-OCT) in detecting retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) defects identified in red-free fundus photographs in eyes with early glaucoma (mean deviation >–6.0 dB).
Design:
Cross-sectional study.
Participants:
Two hundred ninety-five eyes with glaucomatous RNFL defects with clear margins observed in red-free fundus photographs and 200 age-, sex-, and refractive error–matched healthy eyes were enrolled.
Methods:
The width and location of RNFL defects were evaluated by using the red-free fundus photograph. When a RNFL defect detected by red-free fundus photograph did not present as (1) yellow/red codes in the clock-hour map, (2) yellow/red pixels in the deviation map, or (3) blue/black areas in the thickness map, the event was classified as a misidentification of a photographic RNFL defect by Cirrus HD-OCT. In healthy eyes, the presence of false-positive RNFL color codes of Cirrus HD-OCT maps was investigated.
Main Outcome Measures:
The prevalence of and factors associated with the (1) misidentification of photographic RNFL defects by Cirrus HD-OCT in eyes with glaucoma and (2) false-positive RNFL color codes of Cirrus HD-OCT maps in healthy eyes were assessed.
Results:
Among the 295 red-free fundus photographic RNFL defects from 295 eyes with glaucoma, 83 (28.1%), 27 (9.2%), and 0 (0%) defects were misidentified in the clock-hour, deviation, and thickness maps of Cirrus HD-OCT, respectively. Fifty-six defects (19.0%) were misidentified only in the clock-hour map and 27 (9.2%) in both the clock-hour and deviation maps. The misidentification of photographic RNFL defects by Cirrus HD-OCT was associated with a narrower width and a temporal location of RNFL defects (P<0.05). Among the 200 healthy eyes, 25 (12.5%), 30 (15.0%), and 12 (6.0%) eyes had false-positive RNFL color codes in clock-hour, deviation, and thickness maps of Cirrus HD-OCT, respectively.
Conclusions:
Among the clock-hour, deviation, and thickness maps obtained with Cirrus HD-OCT, the thickness map showed the best diagnostic ability in detecting photographic RNFL defects. The RNFL thickness map may be a useful tool for the detection of RNFL defects in eyes with early glaucoma.
Financial Disclosure(s):
The authors have no proprietary or commercial interest in any of the materials discussed in this article.