Incidence of Total Blindness After Central Retinal Artery Occlusion With Ocular Neovascularization.

To determine the time-based incidence of total blindness after central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO) with secondary ocular neovascularization (ONV). In this retrospective cohort study, electronic records were queried using ICD-9 and ICD-10 codes to identify patients with secondary ONV post-CRAO. Patients with possible alternative ONV etiologies, previous panretinal photocoagulation (PRP), and/or previous antivascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) therapy were excluded.

Subretinal Abscess Complicated by Post-infectious Retinal Vasculitis Following Strabismus Surgery.

An 8-year-old girl presented with a subretinal abscess after strabismus surgery. This was treated successfully with medial rectus suture removal, pars plana vitrectomy, intravitreal antibiotics, and intravenous antibiotics. Recovery was complicated by acute post-infectious retinal vasculitis after tapering high-dose corticosteroids, requiring an extended corticosteroid regimen over 2 months until resolution.

A Rare Case of Congenitally Acquired Ocular Toxocariasis in A Five-Week-Old Infant.

Purpose: To report a case of strabismus in a five-week-old infant, likely secondary to a rare occurrence of congenitally acquired ocular toxocariasis.

Methods: Retrospective case report.

Results: A five-week-old male infant with left exotropia was referred to pediatric ophthalmology and to a vitreoretinal specialist.

Highly Accelerated Onset of Hydroxychloroquine Macular Retinopathy.

Background: Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ, Plaquenil) is often prescribed in lieu of other sulfate antimalarials to treat rheumatologic diseases because of its pharmacologic efficacy and few reported side effects. However, a known potential side effect of HCQ is retinal toxicity.

Case Report: A 61-year-old black female presented for screening of ophthalmic disease 2 months after initiation of HCQ for the treatment of polyarthralgia with a positive rheumatoid factor.

Atypical Retinal Lesion in a Heart Transplant Patient: Investigation and Management.

Background: A cardiac transplant patient presented to the Ochsner ophthalmology clinic with flashes of light in the left eye and a retinal lesion of unclear etiology.

Case Report: A 59-year-old male cardiac transplant patient was referred by an outside eye physician. Examination of the anterior chamber of his left eye showed inflammation, and a large hypopigmented lesion was discovered in the nasal retina of the left eye.