Ronald E. Gangnon, PhD; Kristine E. Lee, MS; Barbara E. K. Klein, MD, MPH; et al.
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JAMA Ophthalmol. 2015;133(2):125-132. doi:10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2014.4252
With the use of multistate models, the Beaver Dam Eye Study reports that the severity of age-related macular degeneration in 1 eye tracks the severity of age-related macular degeneration in its fellow eye.
Rosa Riveiro-Álvarez, PhD; Yajing (Angela) Xie, MA; Miguel-Ángel López-Martínez, MD; et al.
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JAMA Ophthalmol. 2015;133(2):133-139. doi:10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2014.4266
This molecular genetics, observational case study reports that deleterious mutations in RAB28 result in a classic cone-rod dystrophy phenotype and are an infrequent cause of cone-rod dystrophy in the Spanish population.
Ymkje M. Hettinga, MD; Laura M. E. Scheerlinck, MD; Marc R. Lilien, MD, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Ophthalmol. 2015;133(2):140-145. doi:10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2014.4301
This prospective cohort study reports that urinary β2-microglobulin and serum creatinine levels are sensitive diagnostic screening tools for detecting renal dysfunction to diagnose tubulointerstitial nephritis and uveitis syndrome in young patients with uveitis. Rosenbaum provides a related Article .
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Sachi Kojima, MD; Toshihiro Inoue, MD; Kei-Ichi Nakashima, MD; et al.
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JAMA Ophthalmol. 2015;133(2):148-156. doi:10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2014.4489
This prospective observational study reports that the width of the filtration opening, in patients with open-angle glaucoma who underwent uncombined fornix-based trabeculectomy, at 0.5 months posttrabeculectomy correlated with the intraocular pressure at 12 months.
Fiona Blanco-Kelly, MD, PhD; Teresa Jaijo, PhD; Elena Aller, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Ophthalmol. 2015;133(2):157-164. doi:10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2014.4498
This study presents the clinical differences between type I and type II Usher syndrome and between the 2 most frequent mutations in the USH2A gene. Detailed genotype-phenotype correlations allow for a better correlation of clinical signs with a known genotype.
Helga D. Munch-Petersen, MD; Peter K. Rasmussen, MD, PhD; Sarah E. Coupland, MBBS, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Ophthalmol. 2015;133(2):165-173. doi:10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2014.4644
This retrospective international cooperative study found that most patients with primary ocular adnexal diffuse large B-cell lymphoma were seen with Ann Arbor stage IE and TNM T2 disease, with a 5-year overall survival between 2.5 and 4.5 years,
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Cynthia Owsley, PhD; Gerald McGwin Jr, PhD; David J. Lee, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Ophthalmol. 2015;133(2):174-181. doi:10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2014.4652
This cross-sectional study conducted in the community setting reports identification of diabetic retinopathy on screening in approximately 1 in 5 persons with diabetes.
Teresa Borrás, PhD; LaKisha K. Buie, BS; Maria-Grazia Spiga, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Ophthalmol. 2015;133(2):182-190. doi:10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2014.4747
This gene transfer study in a rat model shows that inhibiting the RhoA pathway upstream of Rho kinase with a safe gene drug could provide a new enhanced treatment for long-term management of elevated nocturnal intraocular pressure.
Anjo Riemens, MD, PhD; Jacoline Bromberg, MD, PhD; Valerie Touitou, MD, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Ophthalmol. 2015;133(2):191-197. doi:10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2014.4755
This retrospective cohort study reports that the use of systemic chemotherapy was not proven to prevent central nervous system lymphoma in patients with primary vitreoretinal lymphoma.
Choeng Jirawison, MD; Michael Yen, BS; Prattana Leenasirimakul, MD; et al.
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JAMA Ophthalmol. 2015;133(2):198-205. doi:10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2014.4766
Results of a cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis telemedicine screening program instituted at a clinic for human immunodeficiency virus care determines that retinal photography may be used to identify disease with an immediate threat to vision.
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Arun Narayanaswamy, MMed; Christopher K. Leung, FCOphth; Donny V. Istiantoro, SpM; et al.
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JAMA Ophthalmol. 2015;133(2):206-212. doi:10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2014.4893
This randomized clinical trial assesses whether selective laser trabeculoplasty is an effective therapeutic option in eyes with angle closure.