ASRS’s Journal of Vitreoretinal Diseases (JVRD) Author’s Forum

On this episode of the JVRD Author's Forum podcast, Dr. Warren Sobol of Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, discusses ‘Early Presentation of Successive Acute Retinal Necrosis Decades After Initial Infection,' published in the January/February 2025 issue of JVRD.

Host Dr. Timothy Murray and Dr. Sobol discuss the case of a 60-year-old patient with significant uveitis and suspicious-looking areas of white, fluffy material in the retina, leading to a suspicion of acute retinal necrosis (ARN). Diagnostic tests, including an anterior chamber tap for PCR, confirmed the diagnosis. Dr. Sobol highlighted the challenges of PCR testing, including potential delays and errors, and the importance of immediate treatment due to the small window of potential success. A key takeaway from the case is the importance of collecting a thorough history when complex inflammatory disease is present, as the patient's history often plays a crucial role in diagnosis and treatment.

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Welcome to ASRS’s Journal of Vitreoretinal Diseases (JVRD) Author’s Forum. JVRD is the official scientific peer-reviewed journal of the American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS), offering the highest quality and most impactful research and clinical information in the field. Join host Dr. Timothy Murray, Editor-in-Chief for JVRD, as he discusses cutting-edge developments featured in JVRD with the lead authors who share clinical pearls and explore their significance for advancing patient care.

In this episode of the JVRD Author's Forum podcast, Dr. Nimesh Patel of Massachusetts Eye and Ear in Boston discusses 'Choriocapillaris Loss in a Pediatric Patient With Congenital Cytomegalovirus Seen on Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography,' published in the November/December 2024 issue of JVRD. 

Host Dr. Timothy Murray and Dr. Patel discuss this case of a 14-year-old girl with bilateral sensorineural hearing loss, developmental delay, and a maculopathy of the right eye. At 7 years of age, the VA was noted to be 20/20 OU. Blood testing from newborn dried-blood spots was possible with polymerase chain reaction and confirmed suspected congenital cytomegalovirus. While not possible with all pediatric patients, the authors incorporated SD-OCT and OCTA imaging to document the macular scar, RPE alterations, and disruption of the outer retinal layers accompanied by choriocapillary atrophy.

For more information, visit www.ASRS.org/JVRDForum.

Welcome to ASRS’s Journal of Vitreoretinal Diseases (JVRD) Author’s Forum. JVRD is the official scientific peer-reviewed journal of the American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS), offering the highest quality and most impactful research and clinical information in the field. Join host Dr. Timothy Murray, Editor-in-Chief for JVRD, as he discusses cutting-edge developments featured in JVRD with the lead authors who share clinical pearls and explore their significance for advancing patient care.

In this episode of the JVRD Author's Forum podcast, Dr. R.V. Paul Chan, MD, MSc, MBA, FACS of the Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary, Chicago, discusses 'Serial OCT Imaging of Spontaneous Closure of a Pediatric Traumatic Macular Hole,' published in the November/December 2024 issue of JVRD. 

Host Dr. Timothy Murray and Dr. Chan discuss this case report featuring serial spectral-domain OCT (SD-OCT) imaging of the spontaneous closure of a traumatic macular hole (MH) in an 8-year-old girl. The hole closed by the 3-month follow-up but was associated with epiretinal membrane that reduced by month 5, recovering VA to 20/30. Anecdotally, retina specialists have considered topical carbonic anhydrase inhibition in this setting. If a posttraumatic inflammatory condition is present, topical steroids have also been used.

For more information, visit www.ASRS.org/JVRDForum.

Welcome to ASRS’s Journal of Vitreoretinal Diseases (JVRD) Author’s Forum. JVRD is the official scientific peer-reviewed journal of the American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS) offering the highest quality and most impactful research and clinical information in the field. Join host Dr. Timothy Murray, Editor-in-Chief for JVRD as he discusses cutting-edge developments featured in JVRD with the lead authors who share clinical pearls and explore their significance for advancing patient care.

On this episode of the JVRD Author's Forum podcast, Dr. Jose J. Echegaray, Retina Consultants of Orlando, discusses 'Resolution of Anterior Uveal Infiltration of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia After Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-Cell Therapy,' published in the November/December 2024 issue of JVRD. 

 Host Dr. Timothy Murray and Dr. Echegaray discuss the key takeaways from this rare presentation of leukemia in the uveal tract, including the importance of early and accurate diagnosis through clinical and tissue-based assessments to guide treatment, and the potential of CAR T-cell therapy in treating systemic leukemia and uveal infiltration despite the risk for side effects, such as cytokine release syndrome, which must be carefully managed.

For more information, visit www.ASRS.org/JVRDForum.

Welcome to ASRS’s Journal of Vitreoretinal Diseases (JVRD) Author’s Forum. JVRD is the official scientific peer-reviewed journal of the American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS) offering the highest quality and most impactful research and clinical information in the field. Join host Dr. Timothy Murray, Editor-in-Chief for JVRD as he discusses cutting-edge developments featured in JVRD with the lead authors who share clinical pearls and explore their significance for advancing patient care. 

On this episode of the JVRD Author's Forum podcast, Dr. Michael A. Klufas of the Wills Eye Hospital discusses 'Outcomes of Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment Repair in Pseudophakic Eyes With Multifocal vs Monofocal Intraocular Lenses,' published in the November/December 2024 issue of JVRD. 

Host Dr. Timothy Murray and Dr. Klufas examine how multifocal lenses can complicate surgical views and outcomes, with a notable difference in primary surgical success rates—76% for multifocals versus 87% for monofocals—while stressing the importance of adapting techniques such as adding scleral buckle or encircling laser to optimize outcomes. 

For more information, visit www.ASRS.org/JVRDForum.

Welcome to ASRS’s Journal of Vitreoretinal Diseases (JVRD) Author’s Forum. JVRD is the official scientific peer-reviewed journal of the American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS) offering the highest quality and most impactful research and clinical information in the field. Join host Dr. Timothy Murray, Editor-in-Chief for JVRD as he discusses cutting-edge developments featured in JVRD with the lead authors who share clinical pearls and explore their significance for advancing patient care. 

On this episode of ASRS’s Journal of Vitreoretinal Diseases (JVRD) Author’s Forum, Dr. Timothy Murray welcomes David S. Boyer, MD, of Retina Vitreous Associates Medical Group (LA Retina) Los Angeles, CA, to discuss real-world outcomes for use of the 0.19 mg fluocinolone implant in treating diabetic macular edema in 148 eyes, documenting stable VA, decreased central subfield thickness, and a reduced need for intravitreal anti-VEGF. Tune in for a discussion on why the 0.19 mg fluocinolone acetonide intravitreal implant provided long-term stabilization of VA and macular anatomy in patients with DME, despite a significant reduction in treatment frequency.

For more information, visit www.ASRS.org/JVRDForum.

Welcome to ASRS’s Journal of Vitreoretinal Diseases (JVRD) Author’s Forum. JVRD is the official scientific peer-reviewed journal of the American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS), offering the highest quality and most impactful research and clinical information in the field. Join host Dr. Timothy Murray, Editor-in-Chief for JVRD as he discusses cutting-edge developments featured in JVRD with the lead authors who share clinical pearls and explore their significance for advancing patient care.

On this episode of ASRS’s Journal of Vitreoretinal Diseases (JVRD) Author’s Forum, Dr. Timothy Murray welcomes Michael J. Shapiro, MD, of Retina Consultants in Chicago, IL, who discusses the aggressive onset of familial exudative vitreoretinopathy (FEVR)–like vascular disease in a 3-year-old patient with mutations in LRP5 and TSPAN12 and a 16-year follow-up after laser ablation. Tune in for a discussion on mutational alterations associated with FEVR that suggest genetic testing is becoming the norm for atypical pediatric retinal diseases.

For more information, visit www.ASRS.org/JVRDForum.

Welcome to ASRS’s Journal of Vitreoretinal Diseases (JVRD) Author’s Forum. JVRD is the official scientific peer-reviewed journal of the American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS) offering the highest quality and most impactful research and clinical information in the field. Join host Dr. Timothy Murray, Editor-in-Chief for JVRD as he discusses cutting-edge developments featured in JVRD with the lead authors who share clinical pearls and explore their significance for advancing patient care. 

On this episode of the JVRD Author's Forum, Dr. Timothy Murray joins Philip J. Ferrone, MD, FASRS, to discuss a JVRD case report from the March/April 2024 issue updating our understanding of treatments and outcomes in 36 eyes of 18 patients with incontinentia pigmenti.

For more information visit www.ASRS.org/JVRDForum.

Welcome to ASRS’s Journal of Vitreoretinal Diseases (JVRD) Author’s Forum. JVRD is the official scientific peer-reviewed journal of the American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS) offering the highest quality and most impactful research and clinical information in the field. Join host Dr. Timothy Murray, Editor-in-Chief for JVRD as he discusses cutting-edge developments featured in JVRD with the lead authors who share clinical pearls and explore their significance for advancing patient care. 

Audio episodes are available on Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and other podcast directories.

On this episode of the JVRD Author's Forum, Dr. Timothy Murray joins John T. Thompson, MD, Associate Editor-in-Chief, to discuss a JVRD article from the March/April 2024 issue on the updated application of the 2020 spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) consensus to the preoperative classification of macular hole and other macular pathologies to determine whether SD-OCT classification can be useful in determining visual outcomes.
 
For more information visit www.ASRS.org/JVRDForum.

Welcome to ASRS’s Journal of Vitreoretinal Diseases (JVRD) Author’s Forum. JVRD is the official scientific peer-reviewed journal of the American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS) offering the highest quality and most impactful research and clinical information in the field. Join host Dr. Timothy Murray, Editor-in-Chief for JVRD as he discusses cutting-edge developments featured in JVRD with the lead authors who share clinical pearls and explore their significance for advancing patient care. 

Audio episodes are available on Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and other podcast directories.

In this episode, Dr. Timothy Murray joins Dr. Jennifer Aye to talk about a case of recurrent aggressive ciliochoroidal melanoma requiring enucleation after brachytherapy elsewhere for recurrence at the biopsy site. The tumor showed progression from gene expression profiling (GEP) class 1A, PRAME negative to GEP Class 1b.

 For more information visit www.ASRS.org/JVRDForum.

Welcome to ASRS’s Journal of Vitreoretinal Diseases (JVRD) Author’s Forum. JVRD is the official scientific peer-reviewed journal of the American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS) offering the highest quality and most impactful research and clinical information in the field. Join host Dr. Timothy Murray, Editor-in-Chief for JVRD as he discusses cutting-edge developments featured in JVRD with the lead authors who share clinical pearls and explore their significance for advancing patient care. 

Audio episodes are available on Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and other podcast directories.