Dr. Pereira speaks about his group's report on retinal findings in patients with severe COVID-19 infections who were admitted in the ICU.

Discussed article:

Pereira LA, Soares LCM, Nascimento PA, et al. Br J Ophthalmol Epub ahead of print: [please include Day Month Year]. doi:10.1136/bjophthalmol- 2020-317576

Dr. Zicarelli discusses his group's 10-yr retrospective analysis on the prognostic factors associated with Peripheral exudative hemorrhagic chorioretinpathy.

Discussed article:

Zicarelli F, Preziosa C, Staurenghi G, Pellegrini M. Peripheral exudative haemorrhagic chorioretinopathy: a widefield imaging study. Br J Ophthalmol. 2020 Sep 3:bjophthalmol-2020-317083. doi: 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2020-317083. PMID: 32883656

Dr. Niffenegger discusses a case series of secondary macular hole treatment with topical therapy.

Discussed article:

Niffenegger JH, Fong DS, Wong KL, Modjtahedi BS. Treatment of Secondary Full-Thickness Macular Holes with Topical Therapy. Ophthalmol Retina. 2020 Jul;4(7):695-699. doi: 10.1016/j.oret.2020.01.014. Epub 2020 Jan 28. PMID: 32284268.

Dr. Baumal discusses features and outcomes of eyes with retinal vasculitis and intraocular inflammation after intravitreal injection of brolucizumab for treatment of neovascular age-related macular degeneration.

Discussed article:

Baumal CR, Spaide RF, Vajzovic L, et al. Retinal Vasculitis and Intraocular Inflammation after Intravitreal Injection of Brolucizumab [published online ahead of print, 2020 Apr 25]. Ophthalmology. 2020;S0161-6420(20)30371-7. doi:10.1016/j.ophtha.2020.04.017

Dr. Koh from Singapore National University Hospital discusses his team's simulation study on aerosol transmission through slit lamp shields and face masks.

Discussed article:

Chuan OS, Bin Razali MA, Shaffiee L, Xing YJ, Yin Fei TT, Chee LS, Koh V, Do slit lamp shields and face masks protect ophthalmologists amidst COVID-19?, Ophthalmology (2020), doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ophtha.2020.06.031.

Drs. Lee and Apte discuss their recent paper on our current understanding of using retinal imaging biomarkers to evaluate Alzheimer's disease.

Discussed article:

Lee CS, Apte RS, Retinal Biomarkers of Alzheimer's Disease, American Journal of Ophthalmology (2020), doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajo.2020.04.040.

Dr. Gupta discusses findings of this large retrospective study on the risk and associations of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment after intravitreal anti-VEGF injections.

Discussed article:

Storey PP, Pancholy M, Wibbelsman TD, et al. Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment after Intravitreal Injection of Anti-Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor. Ophthalmology. 2019;126(10):1424‐1431. doi:10.1016/j.ophtha.2019.04.037

In a panel discussion with Dr. Koushan, Drs. Daniel Ting, Olivia Li and Steven Yeh discuss the preparedness of ophthalmologists in the COVID-19 crisis. The discussion is based on the most recent Ophthalmology editorial:

Preparedness among Ophthalmologists: During and Beyond the COVID-19 Pandemic. Olivia Li, Ji-PengWong, Tien Y.Wong, Edmund Y.Mehta, JodLin, HaotianLin, XiaofengStrouthidis, Nicholas G.Park, Ki HoFung, Adrian T.McLeod, Stephen D.Busin, MassimoParke, David W.Holland, Gary N.Chodosh, JamesYeh, StevenTing, Daniel S.W. et al. Ophthalmology, Volume 127, Issue 5, 569 - 572

Dr. Leffler discusses his team's analysis of the country-wide mortality from COVID-19 pandemic and its correlation with mask usage by the public.

Full reference:

Leffler CT, Ing E, McKeown CA, Pratt D, Grzybowski A. Final Country-wide Mortality from the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic and Notes Regarding Mask Usage by the Public. April 4, 2020. Available from: researchgate.net.

Dr. Shildkrot discusses progression of glaucomatous changes in 28 eyes that were receiving anti-VEGF injections.

Discussed article:

Effects of Intravitreal Anti-VEGF Therapy on Glaucoma-like Progression in Susceptible Eyes, Du, Jeanette MD; Patrie, James T ; Prum, Bruce E.; Netland, Peter A.; Shildkrot, Yevgeniy (Eugene) MD, Journal of Glaucoma: December 2019 - Volume 28 - Issue 12 - p 1035-1040

doi: 10.1097/IJG.0000000000001382