ASRS’s Journal of Vitreoretinal Diseases (JVRD) Author’s Forum

On this episode of the JVRD Author's Forum, Dr. Timothy Murray joins Philip J. Ferrone, MD, FASRS, to discuss a JVRD case report from the March/April 2024 issue updating our understanding of treatments and outcomes in 36 eyes of 18 patients with incontinentia pigmenti. For more information visit www.ASRS.org/JVRDForum.Welcome to ASRS’s Journal of Vitreoretinal Diseases (JVRD) Author’s Forum. JVRD is the official scientific peer-reviewed journal of the American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS) offering the highest quality and most impactful research and clinical information in the field. Join host Dr. Timothy Murray, Editor-in-Chief for JVRD as he discusses cutting-edge developments featured in JVRD with the lead authors who share clinical pearls and explore their significance for advancing patient care. Audio episodes are available on Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and other podcast directories.

On this episode of the JVRD Author's Forum, Dr. Timothy Murray joins John T. Thompson, MD, Associate Editor-in-Chief, to discuss a JVRD article from the March/April 2024 issue on the updated application of the 2020 spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) consensus to the preoperative classification of macular hole and other macular pathologies to determine whether SD-OCT classification can be useful in determining visual outcomes. For more information visit www.ASRS.org/JVRDForum.Welcome to ASRS’s Journal of Vitreoretinal Diseases (JVRD) Author’s Forum. JVRD is the official scientific peer-reviewed journal of the American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS) offering the highest quality and most impactful research and clinical information in the field. Join host Dr. Timothy Murray, Editor-in-Chief for JVRD as he discusses cutting-edge developments featured in JVRD with the lead authors who share clinical pearls and explore their significance for advancing patient care. Audio episodes are available on Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and other podcast directories.

In this episode, Dr. Timothy Murray joins Dr. Jennifer Aye to talk about a case of recurrent aggressive ciliochoroidal melanoma requiring enucleation after brachytherapy elsewhere for recurrence at the biopsy site. The tumor showed progression from gene expression profiling (GEP) class 1A, PRAME negative to GEP Class 1b. For more information visit www.ASRS.org/JVRDForum.Welcome to ASRS’s Journal of Vitreoretinal Diseases (JVRD) Author’s Forum. JVRD is the official scientific peer-reviewed journal of the American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS) offering the highest quality and most impactful research and clinical information in the field. Join host Dr. Timothy Murray, Editor-in-Chief for JVRD as he discusses cutting-edge developments featured in JVRD with the lead authors who share clinical pearls and explore their significance for advancing patient care. Audio episodes are available on Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and other podcast directories.

In this episode, Dr. Timothy Murray joins Dr. Lejla Vajzovic to discuss the impact of e-cigarette use on macular perfusion employing optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) in a study of 25 patients.  Learn if there are differences in retinal microvasculature measurements in patients using e-cigarettes compared to nonsmoker control groups.For more information visit www.ASRS.org/JVRDForum.Welcome to ASRS’s Journal of Vitreoretinal Diseases (JVRD) Author’s Forum. JVRD is the official scientific peer-reviewed journal of the American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS) offering the highest quality and most impactful research and clinical information in the field. Join host Dr. Timothy Murray, Editor-in-Chief for JVRD as he discusses cutting-edge developments featured in JVRD with the lead authors who share clinical pearls and explore their significance for advancing patient care. Audio episodes are available on Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and other podcast directories. 

In this episode, Dr. Timothy Murray welcomes Steven Yeh, MD, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Truhlsen Eye Institute to discuss 3 cases of retinopathy secondary to ritonavir use in the treatment of HIV.  The review identified 3 patients with a history of HIV treated with antiretroviral therapy including ritonavir who had been evaluated for bilateral vision loss in both eyes.  Explore why ritonavir toxicity should be considered in the differential diagnosis of retinopathy among patients with an exposure history.For more information visit www.ASRS.org/JVRDForum.Welcome to ASRS’s Journal of Vitreoretinal Diseases (JVRD) Author’s Forum. JVRD is the official scientific peer-reviewed journal of the American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS) offering the highest quality and most impactful research and clinical information in the field. Join host Dr. Timothy Murray, Editor-in-Chief for JVRD as he discusses cutting-edge developments featured in JVRD with the lead authors who share clinical pearls and explore their significance for advancing patient care. Audio episodes are available on Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and other podcast directories.

On this episode, Dr. Murray welcomes Andre Witkin, MD, Associate Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, to discuss the article, Retinal Vasculitis After Intravitreal Pegcetacoplan: Report From the ASRS Research and Safety in Therapeutics (ReST) Committee.On February 17, 2023, pegcetacoplan 15mg (Syfovre – Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Waltham MA) was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat geographic atrophy (GA) secondary to age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Beginning in April 2023, the American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS) Research and Safety in Therapeutics (ReST) Committee began receiving reports of intraocular inflammation (IOI) following intravitreal pegcetacoplan administration. In addition to cases of IOI without retinal vascular involvement, several reported cases included retinal vasculitis resulting in occlusive retinal vasculopathy and significant vision loss. The American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS) Research and Safety in Therapeutics (ReST) Committee, as well as an expert panel, performed a retrospective review of cases of retinal vasculitis reported to the ASRS. Clinical and imaging characteristics were reviewed for evidence of retinal vasculitis and analyzed.For more information visit www.ASRS.org/JVRDForum.Welcome to ASRS’s Journal of Vitreoretinal Diseases (JVRD) Author’s Forum. JVRD is the official scientific peer-reviewed journal of the American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS) offering the highest quality and most impactful research and clinical information in the field. Join host Dr. Timothy Murray, Editor-in-Chief for JVRD as he discusses cutting-edge developments featured in JVRD with the lead authors who share clinical pearls and explore their significance for advancing patient care. Audio episodes are available on Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and other podcast directories.

On this episode, Dr. Timothy Murray welcomes Dr. Baruch Kuppermann, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute, University of California, Irvine, California, to explore evidence from other specialties regarding cross-switching between biosimilars, and learn if there are any foreseen patient safety concerns for retina specialists.For more information visit www.ASRS.org/JVRDForum.Welcome to ASRS’s Journal of Vitreoretinal Diseases (JVRD) Author’s Forum. JVRD is the official scientific peer-reviewed journal of the American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS) offering the highest quality and most impactful research and clinical information in the field. Join host Dr. Timothy Murray, Editor-in-Chief for JVRD as he discusses cutting-edge developments featured in JVRD with the lead authors who share clinical pearls and explore their significance for advancing patient care. Audio episodes are available on Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and other podcast directories.Explore the podcast

On this episode, Dr. Timothy Murray welcomes Aleksandra Rachitskaya, MD, FASRS, of Cole Eye Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio to explore the effect of syringe type on developing sustained intraocular pressure (IOP) increases.  Learn how the type of syringe may or may not affect outcomes.For more information visit www.ASRS.org/JVRDForum.Welcome to ASRS’s Journal of Vitreoretinal Diseases (JVRD) Author’s Forum.  JVRD is the official scientific peer-reviewed journal of the American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS) offering the highest quality and most impactful research and clinical information in the field. Join host Dr. Timothy Murray, Editor-in-Chief for JVRD as he discusses cutting-edge developments featured in JVRD with the lead authors who share clinical pearls and explore their significance for advancing patient care. Audio episodes are available on Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and other podcast directories.

On this episode, Dr. Timothy Murray welcomes Colin McCannel, MD, from Stein Eye and Doheny Institutes, University of California, Los Angeles, California, to discuss a case report on the long-term outcomes of 2 cases of primary autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) for the treatment of primary central nervous system lymphoma–ophthalmic variant (PCNSL-O) or primary vitreoretinal lymphoma (PVRL). Learn about the testing methods when there was no systemic or central nervous involvement on the workup, and explore the treatment and management of these patients.For more information visit www.ASRS.org/JVRDForum.Welcome to ASRS’s Journal of Vitreoretinal Diseases (JVRD) Author’s Forum.  JVRD is the official scientific peer-reviewed journal of the American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS) offering the highest quality and most impactful research and clinical information in the field. Join host Dr. Timothy Murray, Editor-in-Chief for JVRD as he discusses cutting-edge developments featured in JVRD with the lead authors who share clinical pearls and explore their significance for advancing patient care. Audio episodes are available on Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and other podcast directories.

On this episode, Dr. Timothy Murray welcomes R. Rishi Gupta, MD, FRCSC, FASRS, associate professor at Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, to discuss a case report on how a case of postoperative persistent loculated subretinal fluid (SRF) developed after pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) for vitreomacular traction (VMT) syndrome.  Explore the management decisions that were used for this rare complication.For more information visit www.ASRS.org/JVRDForum. Welcome to ASRS’s Journal of Vitreoretinal Diseases (JVRD) Author’s Forum. JVRD is the official scientific peer-reviewed journal of the American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS) offering the highest quality and most impactful research and clinical information in the field. Join host Dr. Timothy Murray, Editor-in-Chief for JVRD as he discusses cutting-edge developments featured in JVRD with the lead authors who share clinical pearls and explore their significance for advancing patient care. Audio episodes are available on Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and other podcast directories.

On this episode, Dr. Timothy Murray welcomes Sean D. Adrean, MD, from Retina Consultants of Orange County, to discuss a case of retinopathy secondary to intense coughing and vomiting as symptoms of COVID-19.  Learn about the diagnosis and eventual surgical management. For more information visit www.ASRS.org/JVRDForum.Welcome to ASRS’s Journal of Vitreoretinal Diseases (JVRD) Author’s Forum. JVRD is the official scientific peer-reviewed journal of the American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS) offering the highest quality and most impactful research and clinical information in the field. Join host Dr. Timothy Murray, Editor-in-Chief for JVRD as he discusses cutting-edge developments featured in JVRD with the lead authors who share clinical pearls and explore their significance for advancing patient care. 

On this episode, Dr. Timothy Murray welcomes Xuejing Chen, MD, assistant professor at Boston University School of Medicine, to discuss a study on how the pandemic affected people from variable demographics.  Explore the data and learn if the pandemic affected access to intravitreal injection treatments. For more information visit www.ASRS.org/JVRDForum.Welcome to ASRS’s Journal of Vitreoretinal Diseases (JVRD) Author’s Forum. JVRD is the official scientific peer-reviewed journal of the American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS) offering the highest quality and most impactful research and clinical information in the field. Join host Dr. Timothy Murray, Editor-in-Chief for JVRD as he discusses cutting-edge developments featured in JVRD with the lead authors who share clinical pearls and explore their significance for advancing patient care. 

On this episode, Dr. Timothy Murray welcomes Daniel M. Miller, MD, PhD, FASRS, of Cincinnati Eye Institute, to discuss a surgical technique that affects patients with port delivery system implants who experience a conjunctival erosion.    For more information visit www.ASRS.org/JVRDForum.Welcome to ASRS’s Journal of Vitreoretinal Diseases (JVRD) Author’s Forum. JVRD is the official scientific peer-reviewed journal of the American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS) offering the highest quality and most impactful research and clinical information in the field. Join host Dr. Timothy Murray, Editor-in-Chief for JVRD as he discusses cutting-edge developments featured in JVRD with the lead authors who share clinical pearls and explore their significance for advancing patient care. 

On this episode, Dr. Timothy Murray welcomes Charles C. Wykoff, MD, PhD, FASRS, Retina Consultants of Texas, to discuss the study on the comparison of rates of endophthalmitis (1) following intravitreal injection of antivascular endothelial growth factor therapies with glass-vial preparation (GVP) vs prefilled syringes (PFS) and (2) before and after masking protocols were implemented.   Learn if PFS use affected endophthalmitis cases and whether the use of surgical face masks impacts the rate of endophthalmitis.For more information visit www.ASRS.org/JVRDForum.Welcome to ASRS’s Journal of Vitreoretinal Diseases (JVRD) Author’s Forum. JVRD is the official scientific peer-reviewed journal of the American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS) offering the highest quality and most impactful research and clinical information in the field. Join host Dr. Timothy Murray, Editor-in-Chief for JVRD as he discusses cutting-edge developments featured in JVRD with the lead authors who share clinical pearls and explore their significance for advancing patient care. 

On this episode, Dr. Timothy Murray welcomes Sharon Fekrat, MD, FACS, FASRS, Duke University, to discuss a case involving a 29-year-old, obese, hypertensive man who presented with a 10-day history of progressive vision loss in the left eye with no history of trauma. The visual acuity was 20/25 OD and hand motions OS.  Learn the importance of one condition in association with PLR does not exclude the presence of another concurrent etiology.For more information visit www.ASRS.org/JVRDForum.Welcome to ASRS’s Journal of Vitreoretinal Diseases (JVRD) Author’s Forum. JVRD is the official scientific peer-reviewed journal of the American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS) offering the highest quality and most impactful research and clinical information in the field. Join host Dr. Timothy Murray, Editor-in-Chief for JVRD as he discusses cutting-edge developments featured in JVRD with the lead authors who share clinical pearls and explore their significance for advancing patient care. 

On this episode, Dr. Timothy Murray welcomes Dr. Caroline Awh, an ophthalmology resident, to discuss a recent JVRD case report from the July/August issue on a rare cause of fungal endophthalmitis.  Learn how this case poses significant diagnostic and management challenges. For more information visit www.ASRS.org/JVRDForum.Welcome to ASRS’s Journal of Vitreoretinal Diseases (JVRD) Author’s Forum. JVRD is the official scientific peer-reviewed journal of the American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS) offering the highest quality and most impactful research and clinical information in the field. Join host Dr. Timothy Murray, Editor-in-Chief for JVRD as he discusses cutting-edge developments featured in JVRD with the lead authors who share clinical pearls and explore their significance for advancing patient care. Audio episodes are available on Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and other podcast directories. Or visit our YouTube channel to watch the dynamic conversation in each episode.

On this episode, Dr. Timothy Murray welcomes Dr. Ella Leung, from Georgia Retina, to discuss Medicare reimbursements for the physician work component of vitreoretinal surgeries as a significant opportunity cost for the physician relative to office-based patient care of equivalent time.  Explore how the current analysis compares Medicare physician reimbursements for the most common vitreoretinal surgeries against the potential reimbursements the physician could have generated by managing patients in the office. For more information visit www.ASRS.org/JVRDForum.Welcome to ASRS’s Journal of Vitreoretinal Diseases (JVRD) Author’s Forum. JVRD is the official scientific peer-reviewed journal of the American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS) offering the highest quality and most impactful research and clinical information in the field. Join host Dr. Timothy Murray, Editor-in-Chief for JVRD as he discusses cutting-edge developments featured in JVRD with the lead authors who share clinical pearls and explore their significance for advancing patient care. Audio episodes are available on Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and other podcast directories. Or visit our YouTube channel to watch the dynamic conversation in each episode.

On this episode, Dr. Timothy Murray welcomes Dr. Audina Berrocal from Bascom Palmer Eye Institute to discuss a recent JVRD case report from the July/August issue on preterm newborns with ROP and vitreous opacification thought to be caused by hyperbilirubinemia. Because of vitreous opacification, these patients could not be properly examined for ROP.  Explore how treatment with an intravitreal antivascular endothelial growth factor injection might be considered to delay disease development.For more information visit www.ASRS.org/JVRDForum.Welcome to ASRS’s Journal of Vitreoretinal Diseases (JVRD) Author’s Forum. JVRD is the official scientific peer-reviewed journal of the American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS) offering the highest quality and most impactful research and clinical information in the field. Join host Dr. Timothy Murray, Editor-in-Chief for JVRD as he discusses cutting-edge developments featured in JVRD with the lead authors who share clinical pearls and explore their significance for advancing patient care. Audio episodes are available on Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and other podcast directories. Or visit our YouTube channel to watch the dynamic conversation in each episode.

On this episode of the JVRD Author's Forum, Dr. Timothy Murray welcomes Dr. Paul Hahn of NJ Retina to discuss a JVRD article from the May/June 2023 issue on DME treatments between 2015 and 2020 by US retina specialists.  Learn whether practice patterns align with conclusions from major randomized DME clinical trials.  Real world outcomes and clinical trial outcomes will be compared.For more information visit www.ASRS.org/JVRDForum.Welcome to ASRS’s Journal of Vitreoretinal Diseases (JVRD) Author’s Forum. JVRD is the official scientific peer-reviewed journal of the American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS) offering the highest quality and most impactful research and clinical information in the field. Join host Dr. Timothy Murray, Editor-in-Chief for JVRD as he discusses cutting-edge developments featured in JVRD with the lead authors who share clinical pearls and explore their significance for advancing patient care. Audio episodes are available on Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and other podcast directories. Or visit our YouTube channel to watch the dynamic conversation in each episode.

On this episode of the JVRD Author's Forum, Dr. Timothy Murray welcomes Dr. Mark Seamone from the University of Alberta to discuss a JVRD article from the May/June 2023 issue on surgery success rates of vitrectomy with a macular off retinal detachment.Learn whether peeling the ILM is the right approach for patients in certain subsets of retinal detachments.  Discover whether ILM peeling of the macula in primary, uncomplicated macula-off RRD has a statistically significant benefit in reducing the risk of recurrent RRD.For more information visit www.ASRS.org/JVRDForum.Welcome to ASRS’s Journal of Vitreoretinal Diseases (JVRD) Author’s Forum. JVRD is the official scientific peer-reviewed journal of the American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS) offering the highest quality and most impactful research and clinical information in the field. Join host Dr. Timothy Murray, Editor-in-Chief for JVRD as he discusses cutting-edge developments featured in JVRD with the lead authors who share clinical pearls and explore their significance for advancing patient care. Audio episodes are available on Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and other podcast directories. Or visit our YouTube channel to watch the dynamic conversation in each episode.