MANAGEMENT OF NEOVASCULAR OCULAR HISTOPLASMOSIS: Past and Present
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DOI: 10.1097/iae.0000000000002352
Abstract: Purpose: To review the wide variety of treatment modalities available for choroidal neovascularization secondary to the presumed ocular histoplasmosis syndrome. Methods: A literature search was performed to review the multitude of studies conducted to investigate… read more here.
Keywords: ocular histoplasmosis; treatment modalities; choroidal neovascularization; treatment ... See more keywords
Smoking, Rural Residence and Diabetes as Risk Factors for Presumed Ocular Histoplasmosis Syndrome.
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DOI: 10.1097/iae.0000000000003322
Abstract: PURPOSE To investigate the relationship of smoking, urbanicity and diabetes to presumed ocular histoplasmosis syndrome (POHS) and associated choroidal neovascularization (CNV). METHODS Medical records of 751 adult patients with POHS were reviewed, including 603 patients… read more here.
Keywords: ocular histoplasmosis; rural residence; histoplasmosis syndrome; presumed ocular ... See more keywords
INTRAVITREAL ANTIVASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR FOR THE TREATMENT OF CHOROIDAL NEOVASCULARIZATION SECONDARY TO OCULAR HISTOPLASMOSIS
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DOI: 10.1097/iae.0000000000003488
Abstract: This retrospective, comparative case series assesses the 10-year outcomes of intravitreal anti-VEGF injections with and without verteporfin photodynamic therapy for the treatment of choroidal neovascularization secondary to presumed ocular histoplasmosis syndrome. Purpose: To assess the… read more here.
Keywords: ivi; ocular histoplasmosis; choroidal neovascularization; treatment ... See more keywords
Commentary: Ocular histoplasmosis and nocardiosis co-infection: A rare presentation
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DOI: 10.4103/ijo.ijo_131_22
Abstract: Systemic histoplasmosis is ubiquitous, and the causative fungus is found in the soil fertilized by birds, chicken, and bats.[1‐4] Histoplasmosis is common in immunosuppressed individuals and may present with mild influenza, which often leads to… read more here.
Keywords: systemic histoplasmosis; ocular histoplasmosis; commentary ocular; nocardiosis infection ... See more keywords