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  1. Article ; Online: Cost comparison of using reusable versus disposable equipment for retinopathy of prematurity screening rounds.

    Chang-Wolf, Jennifer M / Myers, Evan R / Freedman, Sharon F / Prakalapakorn, S Grace

    Journal of AAPOS : the official publication of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus

    2022  Volume 26, Issue 2, Page(s) 82–84

    Abstract: Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) screening rounds have been linked to pathogen transmission and serious adverse outcomes in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). Using Monte Carlo simulations, we found that it is more likely less expensive to use ... ...

    Abstract Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) screening rounds have been linked to pathogen transmission and serious adverse outcomes in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). Using Monte Carlo simulations, we found that it is more likely less expensive to use reusable than disposable equipment in NICUs of all levels for maintaining sterile equipment on ROP screening rounds.
    MeSH term(s) Costs and Cost Analysis ; Disposable Equipment ; Gestational Age ; Humans ; Infant, Low Birth Weight ; Infant, Newborn ; Intensive Care Units, Neonatal ; Neonatal Screening ; Retinopathy of Prematurity/diagnosis
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-01-25
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1412476-2
    ISSN 1528-3933 ; 1091-8531
    ISSN (online) 1528-3933
    ISSN 1091-8531
    DOI 10.1016/j.jaapos.2021.10.006
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  2. Article ; Online: Choroidal hyperpermeability patterns correlate with disease severity in central serous chorioretinopathy: CERTAIN study report 2.

    Pauleikhoff, Laurenz J B / Diederen, Roselie M H / Chang-Wolf, Jennifer M / Moll, Annette C / Schlingemann, Reinier O / van Dijk, Elon H C / Boon, Camiel J F

    Acta ophthalmologica

    2024  

    Abstract: Purpose: Choroidal vascular hyperpermeability (CVH) on indocyanine green angiography (ICGA) is a hallmark feature of central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC). We identified three distinct CVH phenotypes in CSC: uni-focal indistinct signs of choroidal ... ...

    Abstract Purpose: Choroidal vascular hyperpermeability (CVH) on indocyanine green angiography (ICGA) is a hallmark feature of central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC). We identified three distinct CVH phenotypes in CSC: uni-focal indistinct signs of choroidal hyperpermeability (uni-FISH) with one focal area of CVH, multiple areas of focal CVH (multi-FISH), and diffuse hyperpermeability covering most of the posterior pole (DISH). This report investigates the distribution of these phenotypes and their association with signs of disease chronicity.
    Methods: The CERTAIN study is a monocentric, retrospective study on consecutive CSC patients referred to a large tertiary referral centre that underwent ultra-widefield (UWF) and 55° ICGA. Two independent graders assessed CVH patterns based on mid- to late-phase UWF and 55° ICGA with a third grader acting as referee.
    Results: Of the 167 eyes of 91 patients included in this study, 43 (26%) showed uni-FISH, 87 (52%) multi-FISH, and 34 (20%) showed DISH based on UWF ICGA. Median age (40 vs. 45 vs. 57; p < 0.001) and logMAR visual acuity (0 vs. 0 vs. 0.1, p < 0.001) differed significantly in-between groups, as did the occurrence of cystoid retinal degeneration (PCRD; 0% vs. 1% vs. 18%, p < 0.001) or diffuse atrophic RPE alterations (DARA; 0% vs. 17% vs. 29%, p < 0.001). The same was true when grading was based on 55° ICGA.
    Conclusions: The CVH patterns of uni-FISH, multi-FISH, and DISH are typical of CSC. These patterns correlate with established signs of CSC chronicity. Their predictive role in treatment response and prognosis remains to be evaluated.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-04-01
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2408333-1
    ISSN 1755-3768 ; 1755-375X
    ISSN (online) 1755-3768
    ISSN 1755-375X
    DOI 10.1111/aos.16679
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  3. Article ; Online: Choroidal Vascular Changes on Ultrawidefield Indocyanine Green Angiography in Central Serous Chorioretinopathy: CERTAIN Study Report 1.

    Pauleikhoff, Laurenz J B / Diederen, Roselie M H / Chang-Wolf, Jennifer M / Moll, Annette C / Schlingemann, Reinier O / van Dijk, Elon H C / Boon, Camiel J F

    Ophthalmology. Retina

    2023  Volume 8, Issue 3, Page(s) 254–263

    Abstract: Purpose: Choroidal venous overload was recently suggested to be a pathogenetic factor in central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC). Manifestations of venous overload on ultrawidefield indocyanine green angiography (UWF ICGA) include asymmetric arterial ... ...

    Abstract Purpose: Choroidal venous overload was recently suggested to be a pathogenetic factor in central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC). Manifestations of venous overload on ultrawidefield indocyanine green angiography (UWF ICGA) include asymmetric arterial choroidal filling (AACF), enlarged choroidal vessels ("pachyvessels"), and asymmetric venous drainage (AVD) leading to choroidal intervortex venous anastomoses (CVAs) accompanied by choroidal vascular hyperpermeability (CVH). The purpose of the current study is to assess the presence of these signs of venous overload in a large cohort of CSC patients.
    Design: Monocentric retrospective cohort study.
    Participants: Consecutive CSC patients seen at a large tertiary referral center.
    Methods: For the CERTAIN study, patients underwent a standardized imaging protocol including UWF ICGA. Features of choroidal venous overload were graded for each eye individually by 2 independent graders and, in case of disagreement, by a third grader.
    Main outcome measures: Presence of AAFC, pachyvessels, AVD, CVA, and CVH.
    Results: In total, 178 eyes of 91 patients were included in this study. Mean patient age was 47.6 (± 12.0) years and 75 patients (82%) were male. The 116 eyes (65%) that showed subretinal fluid were considered affected (bilateral disease in 29 patients). In affected eyes, AACF was present in 62 eyes (85% of gradable eyes), pachyvessels in 102 eyes (88%), AVD in 81 eyes (74%), CVA in 107 eyes (94%), and CVH in 100% of affected eyes. For fellow eyes, prevalence of pachyvessels (94%), AVD (67%), and CVA (90%) was similar to affected eyes, whereas CVH was present in 85% of fellow eyes. Intergrader agreement was excellent for CVH (94%), and 74%-82% for all other criteria. Patients with pachyvessels and AVD in 1 eye were more likely to also show the same characteristic in the fellow eye (odds ratios 22.2 and 9.9, P < 0.01).
    Conclusions: Signs of venous overload are seen in the vast majority of CSC patients, both in affected and unaffected eyes. Although pachyvessels, AVD, and CVA are observed frequently, CVH was observed in all affected eyes, showed excellent intergrader reliability, and is diagnostic for CSC. This supports the concept of choroidal venous overload as a major factor in CSC pathogenesis.
    Financial disclosure(s): Proprietary or commercial disclosure may be found in the Footnotes and Disclosures at the end of this article.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Male ; Adult ; Middle Aged ; Female ; Central Serous Chorioretinopathy/diagnosis ; Indocyanine Green/pharmacology ; Retrospective Studies ; Reproducibility of Results ; Fluorescein Angiography/methods ; Tomography, Optical Coherence/methods ; Choroid/pathology
    Chemical Substances Indocyanine Green (IX6J1063HV)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-10-13
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 2468-6530
    ISSN (online) 2468-6530
    DOI 10.1016/j.oret.2023.10.007
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