May 1, 2024 Issue of JAMA Ophthalmology

May 2024, Vol 142, No. 5, Pages 402-494

Viewpoint

Myths in Myopia Epidemiology and Treatment

Carla Lanca, PhD; Michael X. Repka, MD, MBA; Andrzej Grzybowski, MD, PhD, MBA

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JAMA Ophthalmol. 2024;142(5):403-404. doi:10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2024.0575

This Viewpoint discusses common myths about myopia and educational strategies for bringing clinical practice better in line with evidence.

Editorial

JAMA Ophthalmology鈥�The Year in Review, 2023

Neil M. Bressler, MD

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JAMA Ophthalmol. 2024;142(5):405-406. doi:10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2024.0435

Original Investigation

Clinical Features and Treatment Outcomes of Carbapenem-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa Keratitis

Felipe Echeverri Tribin, MS; Caroline Lieux, MD; Jorge Maestre-Mesa, MD, PhD; et al.

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JAMA Ophthalmol. 2024;142(5):407-415. doi:10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2024.0259

This case series describes the clinical course, outcomes, and microbiological diagnostic profiles of multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa keratitis and the use of rose bengal鈥損hotodynamic antimicrobial therapy as an alternative or adjunctive therapy to treat isolates.

Invited Commentary
Extensively Drug-Resistant Pseudomonas and Eye Drops鈥擲tay Vigilant
Lauren J. Jeang, MD; Sonal S. Tuli, MD, MEd

JAMA Ophthalmol

Refractive Error Change and Overminus Lens Therapy for Childhood Intermittent Exotropia

Writing Committee for the Pediatric Eye Disease Investigator Group; Pediatric Eye Disease Investigator Group

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JAMA Ophthalmol. 2024;142(5):417-428. doi:10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2024.0276

This extension of the Trial of Overminus Spectacle Therapy for Intermittent Exotropia compares refractive error change over 3 years in children with intermittent exotropia originally treated with overminus vs nonoverminus spectacles.

Bias Reduction Practices in Underrepresented Groups in Ophthalmology Resident Recruitment

Ogul E. Uner, MD; Dongseok Choi, PhD; Thomas S. Hwang, MD; et al.

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JAMA Ophthalmol. 2024;142(5):429-435. doi:10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2024.0394

This study describes the adoption of bias reduction practices in underrepresented groups in ophthalmology residency recruitment and attempts to determines which practices are effective for increasing these residents.

Invited Commentary
The Challenge in Building Diverse Ophthalmology Residency Programs
Julius T. Oatts, MD; Neeti Parikh, MD; Saras Ramanathan, MD

JAMA Ophthalmol

Genetic Associations of Primary Angle-Closure Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Yu Jing Liang, BSc; Yu Yao Wang, MMed; Shi Song Rong, PhD; et al.

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JAMA Ophthalmol. 2024;142(5):437-444. doi:10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2024.0363

This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluates associations of common single-nucleotide variants and rare coding variants with primary angle-closure disease.

Digital Technology Use Among Older Adults With Vision Impairment

Jonathan Thomas, BS; Louay Almidani, MD, MSc; Bonnielin K. Swenor, PhD, MPH; et al.

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JAMA Ophthalmol. 2024;142(5):445-452. doi:10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2024.0467

This cross-sectional study investigates the association between visual impairment and digital technology access measures in older adults.

Invited Commentary
The Digital Divide in Eye Health Care Delivery
Brian C. Stagg, MD, MS; Chelsey R. Schlechter, PhD, MPH; Guilherme Del Fiol, MD, PhD

JAMA Ophthalmol

Access to Pediatric Eye Care by Practitioner Type, Geographic Distribution, and US Population Demographics

Nora E. Siegler, BA; Hannah L. Walsh, BS; Kara M. Cavuoto, MD

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JAMA Ophthalmol. 2024;142(5):454-461. doi:10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2024.0612

This cross-sectional study investigates the association between geographic distribution of pediatric eye care practitioners and US population demographics in 2023.

Invited Commentary
Mapping the Pediatric Eye Care Deserts in the US鈥擜 Call for Action
Olivia Bass, OD; Alejandra G. de Alba Campomanes, MD, MPH

JAMA Ophthalmol

Representation of Women Among Individuals With Mild Variants in ABCA4-Associated Retinopathy: A Meta-Analysis

Stéphanie S. Cornelis, MSc; Joanna IntHout, PhD; Esmee H. Runhart, MD, PhD; et al.

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JAMA Ophthalmol. 2024;142(5):463-471. doi:10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2024.0660

This meta-analysis examines data for patients with Stargardt disease, an ABCA4-associated retinopathy, to investigate whether women are overrepresented in different groups of this patient population.

Brief Report

Mental Health Conditions Associated With Strabismus in a Diverse Cohort of US Adults

Kimberly Jin, BS; Inas F. Aboobakar, MD; Mary C. Whitman, MD, PhD; et al.

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JAMA Ophthalmol. 2024;142(5):472-475. doi:10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2024.0540

This cross-sectional study uses data from the National Institutes of Health鈥檚 All of Us Research Program to evaluate the association of strabismus with mental health conditions in a diverse cohort of adults.

Invited Commentary

Extensively Drug-Resistant Pseudomonas and Eye Drops鈥擲tay Vigilant

Lauren J. Jeang, MD; Sonal S. Tuli, MD, MEd

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JAMA Ophthalmol. 2024;142(5):415-416. doi:10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2024.0219

The Challenge in Building Diverse Ophthalmology Residency Programs

Julius T. Oatts, MD; Neeti Parikh, MD; Saras Ramanathan, MD

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JAMA Ophthalmol. 2024;142(5):435-436. doi:10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2024.0567

The Digital Divide in Eye Health Care Delivery

Brian C. Stagg, MD, MS; Chelsey R. Schlechter, PhD, MPH; Guilherme Del Fiol, MD, PhD

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JAMA Ophthalmol. 2024;142(5):452-453. doi:10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2024.0577

Mapping the Pediatric Eye Care Deserts in the US鈥擜 Call for Action

Olivia Bass, OD; Alejandra G. de Alba Campomanes, MD, MPH

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JAMA Ophthalmol. 2024;142(5):461-462. doi:10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2024.0798

Special Communication

Human Whole-Eye Donation for Research鈥擮ptimizing Clinical Trial Informed Consent

Katrina A. Bramstedt, PhD, MA

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JAMA Ophthalmol. 2024;142(5):476-479. doi:10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2024.0203

This Special Communication discusses a research-informed consent framework for posthumous whole-eye donation.

糖心vlog Insights

Treatment of Primary Angle-Closure Suspect

Vital P. Costa, MD, PhD; Sanjay Asrani, MD

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JAMA Ophthalmol. 2024;142(5):480-481. doi:10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2023.6513

This article discusses treatment options for suspects of primary angle-closure disease.

JAMA Ophthalmology Clinical Challenge

Multifocal Unilateral Orange Fundus Tumors in a Young Man

Bibhav Poudel, BS; Vijitha S. Vempuluru, MD; Carol L. Shields, MD

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JAMA Ophthalmol. 2024;142(5):482-483. doi:10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2024.0207

A 38-year-old man had an asymptomatic, orange, macular choroidal mass with macular choroidal folds and a retinal pigment epithelial detachment in the right eye and a second orange mass nasal to the optic disc also in the right eye. What would you do next?

Sudden Vision Loss

Archana A. Nair, MD, MS; Meredith E. Pugh, MD, MSCI; Edward F. Cherney, MD

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JAMA Ophthalmol. 2024;142(5):484-485. doi:10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2024.0212

A 37-year-old woman was referred for evaluation of a retinal detachment in her left eye. Posterior examination results demonstrated a retinal detachment in the posterior pole with shifting fluid and no identifiable retinal break, and there was a thickened choroid with a hyporeflective band on ultrasound biomicroscopy. What would you do next?

Postoperative Inflammation After Anterior Segment Surgery

Matthew Schulgit, BS; Danny A. Mammo, MD; Sunil K. Srivastava, MD

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JAMA Ophthalmol. 2024;142(5):486-487. doi:10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2024.0580

A 71-year-old woman had 2 months of worsening vision and pain in her right eye. Examination revealed retrocorneal plaque, peaking of the pupil, and temporal prominent scleral vessels with inferotemporal scleral thinning. What would you do next?

Observation

Ocular Pentastomiasis in Human Hosts

Grégoire Van Acker, MD; Emilie Ates, MD; Laurent Levecq, MD; et al.

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JAMA Ophthalmol. 2024;142(5):488-489. doi:10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2024.0685

This case report describes the pathogenesis of ocular pentastomiasis in human hosts.

Association of Occlusive Retinal Vasculitis With Intravitreal Faricimab

Ye Li, MBChB; Robert Chong, MBBS, MPH; Adrian T. Fung, MBBS, MMed

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JAMA Ophthalmol. 2024;142(5):489-491. doi:10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2024.0928

This case report describes a patient with attenuation of retinal arterioles and veins associated with 2 blot hemorrhages and pallor of the inferotemporal retina without emboli.

Ophthalmic Images

Staircase Lamellar Macular Hole in a Male Patient Aged 54 Years

Alessandro Marchese, MD; Michael Harrell Jr, MD; Manjot K. Gill, MD

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JAMA Ophthalmol. 2024;142(5):e234933. doi:10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2023.4933

This case report discusses a diagnosis of X-linked Alport syndrome in a 54-year-old male patient who presented with a lamellar macular hole in his left eye.

Filamentous RPE Hyperplasia in Combined Hamartoma of the Retina and RPE

Jason Fan, MD, PhD; Natasha Ferreira Santos da Cruz, MD; Audina M. Berrocal, MD

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JAMA Ophthalmol. 2024;142(5):e234938. doi:10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2023.4938

This case report describes a diagnosis of combined hamartoma of the retina and retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) with filamentous RPE hyperplasia in a female child with a history of amblyopia, myopia, and exotropia of the affected eye.

Fluorescein Angiography of Floating Retinal Veins

Wenting Zhang, MD; Jie Peng, MD; Peiquan Zhao, MD, PhD

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JAMA Ophthalmol. 2024;142(5):e235761. doi:10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2023.5761

This case report describes a diagnosis of floating retinal veins in a patient aged 4 years with a history of stage 2 familial exudative vitreoretinopathy.

Video: Dynamic View of the Floating Retinal Veins

Vitreopapillary Traction in Stickler Type IV COL9A1

Iniya Adhan, MS; Joon-Bom Kim, MD; Amrita Vuppala, MD

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JAMA Ophthalmol. 2024;142(5):e235766. doi:10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2023.5766

This case report describes a woman aged 43 years with Stickler syndrome and bilateral vitreopapillary traction who presented with shadows and ghosting of vision in both eyes.

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