2017
Vitrectomy in the management of diabetic macular edema in treatment-naïve patients
Michalewska Z, Stewart MW, Landers MB, Bednarski M, Adelman RA, Nawrocki J. Vitrectomy in the management of diabetic macular edema in treatment-naïve patients. Canadian Journal Of Ophthalmology 2017, 53: 402-407. PMID: 30119796, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjo.2017.10.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTreatment-naïve diabetic macular edemaDiabetic macular edemaCentral retinal thicknessPars plana vitrectomyMacular edemaVisual acuityPlana vitrectomyMean central retinal thicknessDuration of diabetesProspective randomized trialsTreatment-naïve patientsInitial visual acuityVisual acuity changesPrimary outcome measureEfficacy of vitrectomyElectronic medical recordsEarly vitrectomyIntravitreal bevacizumabFinal BCVAMean BCVAPrimary endpointRetinal thicknessConsecutive patientsRandomized trialsRetrospective study
2008
Correlation between foveal structure and visual outcome following macular hole surgery: a spectral optical coherence tomography study
Michalewska Z, Michalewski J, Cisiecki S, Adelman R, Nawrocki J. Correlation between foveal structure and visual outcome following macular hole surgery: a spectral optical coherence tomography study. Graefe's Archive For Clinical And Experimental Ophthalmology 2008, 246: 823-830. PMID: 18386040, DOI: 10.1007/s00417-007-0764-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMacular hole surgerySpectral optical coherence tomographyHole surgeryRetinal layersGood postoperative visual acuityOptical coherence tomography studyNerve fiber layer defectsFull-thickness macular holeNormal foveal thicknessPostoperative visual acuityFinal functional outcomeOuter retinal layersPars plana vitrectomyMacular hole closurePhotoreceptor layer defectsPhotoreceptor defectsOptical coherence tomographyLayer defectsFoveal thicknessRetinal thicknessVisual outcomePlana vitrectomyVisual acuityFunctional outcomeTrypan blue staining