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Purpose: To evaluate the macular microvascularity with optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) in rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) which were successfully treated with pneumatic retinopexy (PR)., Methods: Thirty eyes of thirty patients who were treated with PR (12 eyes with macula-off RRD and 18 eyes with macula-on RRD) were included in this prospective study. OCTA was used to evaluate the macular perfusion changes postoperatively at 1 and 3 months. The fellow eyes (30 eyes) were used as control for comparison. Parafoveal retinal thickness (RT) and best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) were evaluated., Results: Vessel density (VD) in SCP, DCP and choriocapillaris plexus (CCP) flow area was significantly lower in the macula-off group one month after the PR (p < 0.001). In the macula-off group, VD in SCP, DCP and CCP flow area significantly increased at months 3 (p < 0.001, p < 0.001, p = 0.009). The inner RT, RT and FAZ decreased three months after PR (p < 0.001, p = 0.001, <0.001). The FAZ was significantly larger in the macula-off group at third months after PR (p < 0.001). The inner RT was higher in the macula-off group at third month (p = 0.012). There was no significant difference between the groups in means of final VD, CCP flow area and RT. There was also a negative correlation between the final BCVA (logMAR) and FAZ at month 3 (r = 0.776, p = 0.003)., Conclusion: Optical coherence tomography angiography evaluation of macular capillary plexuses may be useful for predicting vascular structural changes in patients undergoing PR., (© 2020 Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica Foundation. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.)

Purpose: The study aims to determine the effect of 50% autologous serum drops (ASD) on corneal healing and patient comfort following pterygium surgery., Methods: Fifty eyes of 50 patients who underwent pterygium excision combined with autologous conjunctival graft were included in this prospective randomized study: in 25 eyes, 50% ASD. In the remaining 25 eyes, conventional artificial tears (CAT) were applied postoperatively until corneal epithelium had completely epithelialized. Corneal epithelium healing speed, visual analog scale (VAS) for postoperative pain assessment, conjunctival inflammation, and recurrences were evaluated. Patients were followed up for 6 months., Results: Mean corneal epithelium closure time was 3.16 ± 0.37 days (range 3 and 4 days) in ASD group and 4.96 ± 0.84 days in CAT group (range 4 and 6 days), and the difference was statistically significant (p < 0.001). VAS scores were significantly lower in ASD group than CAT group in the first 5 days after surgery. In 9 of 50 eyes, moderate conjunctival inflammation continued 1 month: 4 (16%) in ASD group and 5 (20%) in CAT group (p = 0.713). In total, pterygium recurrence was seen in 5 (10%) eyes: 2 eyes (8%) in ASD group and 3 eyes (12%) in CAT group (p = 0.637)., Conclusion: ASD accelerated corneal epithelial healing following pterygium surgery. ASD group had lesser pain that was seem to be related with accelerated corneal epithelial healing.

Purpose: We determine the clinical characteristics, visual and anatomical outcomes, and factors associated with poor visual outcome and anatomical success in pediatric open-globe injuries (OGI)., Methods: The records of patients aged 17 years and younger who had undergone surgical intervention after OGI between January 2000 and June 2010 were reviewed retrospectively., Results: In total, 182 patients were enrolled in the study (70.9 % males, 29.1 % females; mean age: 8.6 ± 4.5 years [range 1-17 years]). Injuries occurred mostly at home (45.1 %). Objects most often causing the ocular trauma were sharp objects (74.1 %). Over one-third of the eyes (39.7 %) had final visual acuities of 20/200 or better. Anatomical success was achieved in 76.9 % of eyes. Time between primary globe repair and secondary surgical intervention was 61.4 ± 144 days. Visual outcomes were poor in eyes with initial visual acuity less than for counting fingers, retinal detachment, proliferative vitreoretinopathy, and endophthalmitis. Anatomical success rates were low with retinal detachment., Conclusion: Visual outcomes seem to be poor in more than half of the patients despite advanced microsurgical techniques.