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Checkpoint Inhibitors and Ocular Side Effects

Overview of Checkpoint Inhibitors: Checkpoint inhibitors are humanized monoclonal antibodies that activate T-cells to target tumor cell antigens, first FDA-approved in 2011. Common agents: pembrolizumab, ipilimumab, nivolumab (recognizable by “-mab”…

2025-04-21

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Vitreopapillary Findings in Non-Arteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy (NAION)

Definition and Epidemiology of NAION: NAION is the second most common optic neuropathy in adults, typically affecting individuals around 50 years of age. Prevalence: 2–10 per 100,000 population. Low recurrence…

2025-04-21

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Reduced Blood flow in nonexudative AMD

General Overview Study Purpose: To assess whether laser speckle flowgraphy (LSFG)-derived indices of ocular blood flow (choroidal and inner retinal) are reduced in nonexudative AMD compared to age-matched controls and…

2025-04-21

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IDx-DR for Diabetic Retinopathy

Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a leading cause of preventable blindness globally, particularly in individuals with diabetes, with an expected rise to over 550 million diabetic patients by 2030. Early detection…

2025-04-20

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PAMM in AION

• Study Purpose: Investigates whether PAMM and peripapillary intraretinal/subretinal fluid (IRF/SRF) on macular optical coherence tomography (OCT) can differentiate arteritic AION (A-AION) from nonarteritic AION (NA-AION) at an early stage.…

2025-04-20

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Retinal Imaging Analysis by Language Models

• Overview of Large Language Models (LLMs):• ChatGPT-4o (OpenAI, released May 2024) and Gemini Advanced (Google, evolved from Bard) are advanced LLMs with multimodal capabilities, processing text, images, and audio.•…

2025-04-17

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Foveal Hypoplasia in ROP

Foveal Hypoplasia in Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) Foveal Hypoplasia in Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) • Definition and Pathophysiology: • Foveal hypoplasia (FH) is characterized by a shallow or absent foveal…

2025-04-17

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Residual Nonemulsified SO

Residual Nonemulsified SO Residual Nonemulsified SO • Role of Silicone Oil (SO) in Vitreoretinal Surgery: • SO is commonly used as a tamponade in vitreoretinal surgery to manage complex retinal…

2025-04-17

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PEVAC

PEVAC PEVAC - PEVAC is a rare, unilateral, typically unifocal, perifoveal aneurysmal lesion first described in 2011 by Querques et al., characterized by a single, massive aneurysm with intraretinal cystic…

2025-04-16

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Papillophlebitis

Papillophlebitis Papillophlebitis - Definition and Epidemiology: - Papillophlebitis is a rare condition resembling central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO) in young, healthy adults (mean age ~25 years). - Characterized by optic…

2025-04-14