To present the clinical features, management modalities, and response to treatment of the retinal vasoproliferative tumors (VPT) in a tertiary eye center. This is a retrospective interventional cohort study that included patients diagnosed with VPT between 2014 and 2024. The medical records of all patients were retrospectively reviewed. Eighteen eyes of 15 patients (44.12
To describe the clinical characteristics of intratarsal keratinous cyst (IKC) and to evaluate the surgical outcomes of T-shaped eyelid pentagonal wedge resection. A retrospective observational study of patients with IKCs who underwent surgery by a single surgeon. Data on patient demographics, clinical findings, and surgical outcomes were obtained. Surgery included an eyelid crease incision in the upper eyelid and a subciliary incision in the lower eyelid, complete cystectomy, full-thickness eyelid margin pentagonal wedge resection, wound closure, and temporary placement of soft contact lens to prevent postoperative ocular surface damage. This study included 14 patients (8 males and 6 females; mean age, 69.0 years). IKCs most frequently involved the upper eyelid (11 patients, 78.6
To determine the incidence of medication-free remission in patients with early-stage Vogt–Koyanagi–Harada (VKH) disease treated with systemic corticosteroids (CS) combined with conventional non-steroidal immunomodulatory therapy (IMT). This retrospective chart review included patients diagnosed with early-stage VKH between 2011 and 2020. The primary outcome was medication-free remission, defined as inactive disease for ≥ 3 months after discontinuation of all medications. Kaplan–Meier analysis was used to estimate the time to remission. A total of 37 patients (74 eyes) were included. Over a median follow-up of 3.2 person-years (PYs) (IQR 2.0–4.9 PYs), 15 (40.5
To investigate the microbiological spectrum of dacryocystitis in southern Taiwan, with emphasis on polymicrobial and fungal infections, and to inform treatment based on regional susceptibility patterns. This retrospective study enrolled patients with culture-proven dacryocystitis who underwent lacrimal surgery at a tertiary medical center in southern Taiwan from 2014 to 2024. Routine fungal culture was implemented after July 2018. Only intraoperative specimens obtained under sterile conditions were analyzed to minimize contamination. Among 216 dacryocystitis cases (102 acute and 114 chronic), 179 (82.9
To evaluate central corneal epithelial thickness (CCET) during the early healing phase after ocular chemical burns using anterior segment optical coherence tomography (AS-OCT) and to assess its relationship with clinical parameters. This retrospective study included 35 patients with chemical ocular burns treated between 2020 and 2024. CCET and central corneal stromal thickness were measured by AS-OCT one month after injury. Clinical data included burn severity according to the Dua classification, initial and final visual acuity (VA), epithelialization time, and treatment modality (medical therapy, autologous serum drops, or amniotic membrane transplantation [AMT]). Results were compared with healthy control group. Correlation and subgroup analyses were performed. The mean age of patients was 40.2 ± 19.6 years, and 74.3 What is new:
