This issue of Acta (2018)

The illustration on the cover shows Bietti crystalline dystrophy by García-García et al. in Spain in this issue of Acta. Hogeboom et al. in Amsterdam reviewed persistent socket pain after enucleation or evisceration and found many causes, with phantom pain the most common. Hamann et al. in Copenhagen and Canada reviewed optic disc drusen and point out that the vast majority of patients with ODD have visual field defects. The appearance of optic disc drusen changes with age. Neffendorf et al. in UK reviewed intravitreal gas for vitreomacular adhesion. Symptomatic vitreomacular adhesion or vitreomacular traction may be treated with pars plana vitrectomy, intravitreal ocriplasmin, intravitreal gas injection or observation. Wijsard et al. in Amsterdam favour donor sclera over bovine pericardium as patch graft material in glaucoma implant. Akerblom et al. in Uppsala found the rim area of the optic nerve head to be smaller in prematurely born children than in children born at term. Kristensen et al. in Aalborg found that relatively few patients switch away from beta blocker eye drops and risk of new onset of obstructive pulmonary disease is not increased. They suggest that more glaucoma patients might be eligible for ophthalmic beta-blockers. van Dijk et al. in The Netherlands found that the cancer drug Pimasertib is associated with high risk of development of ocular adverse events including serous retinopathy and possibly retinal vein occlusions. Hatem et al. in Copenhagen found that Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) is associated with long-term loss of visual function, and treatment strategies need to be improved. Lindholm et al. in Finland conclude that ‘the lean approach’ management improved the treatment protocol for Nd:YAG laser posterior capsulotomy with substantial reductions in lead times without compromising patient satisfaction. Liesenborghs et al. in Maastricht found the prevalence of optical coherence tomography detected vitreomacular interface disorders to be 16% and more common in diabetes and in women. Jonsson et al. in Umea studied the genetics of Stargardt disease in particular mutations of the ABCA4 gene. Jakobsen et al. in Aarhus suggest that the area of fixation can be used to measure effect of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor treatment in patients with diabetic macular oedema Torp-Pedersen et al. in Denmark issue a warning for the increasing incidence of laser pointer injuries. Leffler et al. in USA ask whether couching started when a goat with cataract punctured its eye with a thorn. The following publications are in the electronic part of the journal and can be accessed at www.actaophthalmologica.com. Shapira et al. in Israel review cytomegalovirus retinitis and point out that this also happens in HIV-negative patients. Andreasen et al. in Denmark discuss genetics of lacrimal gland tumours including the PLAG1 and HMGA2 genes. Mulay et al. in India and Denmark point out that Accessory lacrimal gland tumours are rare and difficult to diagnose. Gerendas et al. in Vienna found a correlation between the height of retinal detachment in central serous chorioretinopathy and the functional and subjective handicap. Mottet et al. in France and Switzerland found choroidal blood flow to be reduced after ranibizumab injection in neovascular in age-related macular degeneration patients. Brockmann et al. in Berlin study the effect of immune system in choroidal neovascularization in a mouse model. Ctori et al. in UK found optical density measurements of macular pigment to be more reliable than subjective profiling system. Pemp et al. in Vienna and Singapore describe a correlation between inner retinal tissue loss and diminished autonomic regulation in type 1 diabetic patients with mild-to-moderate NPDR. Meng et al. in USA, Finland, UK, Sweden, Australia and Singapore performed a genome-wide association study of severe diabetic retinopathy and present new evidence for the involvement of the NOX4 gene. Uji et al. in USA used multiple image averaging in OCTA enface to enhance image quality. Waizel et al. in Switzerland found a difference in retinal oximetry values between children and adults and suggest that retinal oxygen metabolism changes throughout lifetime. Zola et al. in UK found fundus autofluorescence patterns to develop gradually over time in patients with chronic central serous chorioretinopathy and not to be good outcome measures. Miyata et al. in Japan found age related changes in the disc-fovea angle on fundus photographs. Chen et al. in Singapore describe peripheral retinal changes in highly myopic young Asian eyes. White without pressure) and lattice degeneration were most common. Belda et al. in Spain and Switzerland were pleased with hema implants for nonpenetrating deep sclerectomy in open angle glaucoma. Founti et al. in Greece, UK and USA found substantial overdiagnosis of open angle glaucoma in an elderly, Caucasian population. García-García et al. in Spain suggest that analysis of CYP4V2 variants is required for a reliable diagnosis of Bietti crystalline dystrophy. The cover illustration shows retinal changes in this disease. Wertheimer et al. in Munchen use an intraocular lens as a drug delivery device for an epidermal growth factor–inhibitor to prevent posterior capsule opacification. Shahlaee et al. in USA demonstrate artefacts in optical coherence tomography angiography. Grzybowski and Mianowany in Poland ask whether size matters in ophthalmology statistics. Gupta et al. in UK discuss rends and emerging patterns of practice in vitreoretinal surgery. Heider et al. in Germany discuss real-life experience with intravitreal ocriplasmin on vitreomacular traction and full-thickness macular holes. Tsai et al. in Taiwan use subtenon injection of triamcinolone acetonide for pseudophakic cystoid macular oedema. Lee et al. in Korea show a simple technique for management of anterior chamber-migrated Ozurdex® implant. Mulder et al. in Rotterdam demonstrate greater breakdown of blood ocular barriers after vitrectomy than scleral buckling. Stéphan et al. in France describe neurotrophic keratitis in carotid-cavernous fistulae. Grzybowski and Kanclerz in Poland ask whether disposable gloves and gowns are necessary for cataract surgery? Mayer et al. in Austria and UK examine late dislocation of a hydrophilic intraocular lens. Morikawa et al. in Japan review clinical characteristics and visual outcomes of sport-related open globe injuries. Forshaw et al. in Denmark document a macular laser burn complicated with choroidal neovascularization. Zygoura et al. in The Netherlands and USA report on Bowman layer transplantation for keratoconus. Ahmadzadeh et al. in Copenhagen and Egypt examine hen pecking injury of the eye in children. I hope the readers enjoy both the printed and electronic parts of the journal. The entire journal is available in the electronic form on www.actaophthalmologica.com. If you want to comment on articles in the journal or add your own observations, feel free to submit a letter to the editor.