April 2023

Volume Problems

Cynthia A. Toth, MD, and Amani A. Fawzi, MD

Practice Pearls From The 2022 Retina Fellows Forum

This year’s guest speaker, David S. Boyer, MD, FASRS, discussed the three As of success.

Rebecca Hepp, Editor-in-Chief

Cataract Formation in Children After a Primary Vitrectomy

Shedding light on the rate and timing of cataract extractions for pediatric patients after vitrectomy.

Prethy Rao, MD, MPH; Emmanuel Chang, MD, PhD; and G. Baker Hubbard III, MD

Choroidal Metastasis Associated With Oropharyngeal Carcinoma

A rare case highlights pearls for diagnosing and treating bilateral metastatic choroidal lesions.

Bren Davis, MD; Travis Peck, MD; and Brian K. Do, MD

Macular Hole Formation After PPV With ILM Peeling

A serious potential complication of surgical management for optic disc pit maculopathy.

Farhad Fazel, MD; Amin Dehghan, MD; Niloofar Javadi, MD; and Mohammadreza Fazel, MD

Using OCTA in Your Clinic

Experts discuss the benefits of this new imaging modality, as well as pitfalls to avoid.

Philip J. Rosenfeld, MD, PhD; SriniVas Sadda, MD; Nadia K. Waheed, MD, MPH; Cynthia A. Toth, MD; and Amani A. Fawzi, MD

Imaging Advances and Applications for ROP

Novel approaches are helping researchers and clinicians better diagnose and monitor infants with retinopathy of prematurity.

Benjamin K. Young, MD, MS, and J. Peter Campbell, MD, MPH

Leveraging AI to Alleviate Diabetic Vision Loss

New tools may help clinicians screen, diagnose, and monitor patients with diabetic eye disease.

Sanya Yadav, MD, and Tayyeba K. Ali, MD

Retinal Displacement on FAF: the Tip of the Iceberg

Insights from OCT homography may help clinicians better understand the implications of this novel finding.

Koby Brosh, MD; Eduardo Roditi, MD; and Rajeev H. Muni, MD, MSc, FRCSC

Fundus Autofluorescence For IRDs

Don’t overlook this tried-and-true tool when evaluating patients suspicious for inherited diseases.

Nita Valikodath, MD, MS, and Ramiro Maldonado, MD

3D Heads-Up Display: Pearls for New Users

Preoperative planning, OR layout, and system parameters are just a few considerations when starting out with this new technology.

Reem Amine, MD; Leanne M. Clevenger, MD; and Justis P. Ehlers, MD

Wayfinding AI: A New Way to Detect Retinal Disease

A new approach may one day help clinicians better identify abnormalities overlooked with current imaging modalities.

Taiji Sakamoto, MD; Shozo Sonoda, MD, PhD; and Hideki Shiihara, MD

A Melanoma Masquerader: Choroidal Vortex Vein Varix

Imaging and diagnostic pearls to help you distinguish a rare type of benign choroidal mass.

Lawrence Chiang, BA; G. Brandon Caudill, MD; and Carol L. Shields, MD

Coding and Reimbursement For New Drugs

Providers must stay up to date on payer policies, HCPCS codes, and more when therapies roll out of the pipeline.

Joy Woodke, COE, OCS, OCSR

Iris Details in Advanced PVR

Examining the anterior segment can be informative when you suspect proliferative vitreoretinopathy.

Marouane Maslik, MD; Younes Abaaqil, MD; Nidal Shaban, MD; Sarah Belghmaidi, MD, PhD; Ibtissam Hajji, MD, PhD; and Abdeljalil Moutaouakil, MD, PhD

Prevention of Post-Vitrectomy Retinal Detachments

The debate continues on whether to use scleral buckling, vitrectomy, or both.

Steve Charles, MD, FACS, FICS, and Adam Pflugrath, MD

5 Questions with Ashkan M. Abbey, MD

Ashkan M. Abbey, MD