American Academy of Ophthalmology

09/28/2025

A 40-year-old man with an 8-year history of hypertension and hyperlipidemia presented for examination. The visual acuity was 20/20 (both eyes) without visual field defects. Fundus photograph (A) demonstrated a bright yellow-white Hollenhorst plaque at the infero-temporal arteriole of the left eye. Adaptive optics imaging (B) identified the plaque as a dome-shaped lesion (360.4 μm × 123.4 μm) attached to the vessel wall. Swept-source OCT B-scan (C) displayed the plaque as a hyperreflective signal within the arteriolar lumen, while OCT angiography (D) confirmed narrowed but continued blood flow along the vessel.

From “High-resolution Multimodal Imaging of Nonocclusive Hollenhorst Plaque” by Qingge Guo, MD, Xiaohong Guo, MD, Bo Lei, MD, PhD. Published by Ophthalmology Retina online on July 17, 2025.

https://www.ophthalmologyretina.org/article/S2468-6530(25)00278-7/fulltext

09/26/2025

Whether you're a first timer or seasoned annual meeting attendee, it's always beneficial to get useful tips from colleagues sharing their insights. Read the article in the series where Dr. Srikumaran shares her experiences. Then get ready to join her and ophthalmologists from around the world in Orlando. https://ow.ly/G8zI50X1cUB

09/25/2025

Dr. Arsham Sheybani performs a hydrodelineation in multiple areas to remove the nuclear hard portion of the lens in a patient with posterior polar .
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Dr. Arsham Sheybani presents the case of posterior polar cataract in a patient with just under 3 D of corneal astigmatism. Rather than performing a...

09/24/2025

Pathology doesn't always tell you everything. Identifying and differentiating these signs could allow you to initiate the correct treatment and save your patients’ life and sight.

There are times when the pathology we see is not what it seems or when patients present with no or subtle signs. Being able to identify and...

09/23/2025

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09/23/2025

Time to catch up with your friends and colleagues at ! There's something for everybody and all of will be there, so be like Dr. McLeod and Dr. Jeng and plan ahead. See you in !

09/23/2025

Less pain, more comfort: Pre‑numb with topical drops or subconjunctival anesthesia, and change injection site if repeated treatment causes fibrotic resistance or pain. Small adjustments = big gains.

Carly J. Seidman, MD, and Paul Greenberg, MD, MPH, have made it easy to perform intravitreal injections with this illustrated guide.

09/22/2025

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09/21/2025

A 19-year-old man presented with poor vision in left eye since childhood. The right eye fundus was normal with best-corrected visual acuity of 20/20 and N6. Left eye fundus showed extensive myelinated nerve fibers originating from the optic disc extending along the superior and inferior vascular arcades and involving the macula partially while sparing the fovea. The best-corrected visual acuity was 20/400 and N18 for distance and near. The patient was myopic with amblyopia in the left eye from Straatsma syndrome, which has a triad of myelinated nerve fibers, myopia, and amblyopia with or without strabismus.

From “Extensive Myelinated Nerve Fibers in a Case of Straatsma Syndrome” by Gulshan Barwar, DNB, DOMS. Published by Ophthalmology Retina online on February 17, 2025.

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09/21/2025

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09/20/2025

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A robotic helper system can provide additional stability during retinal procedures, an increased risk of depression and anxiety may accompany dry...

09/19/2025

What's your diagnosis for this month’s Blink image? Comment with your best guess. [Academy Members]

Make your diagnosis in the comments, and get the answer to last month’s mystery.