In this episode of the JVRD Authors Forum , host Dr. Timothy Murray speaks with Dr. Alan Franklin of the Diagnostic and Medical Clinic in Mobile, Alabama, about his study exploring the use of postoperative methotrexate to reduce reoperation rates and improve outcomes in patients with complex retinal detachments, advanced diabetic retinopathy, and ocular trauma. Hear how real-world results sparked this investigation and why methotrexate may be a game-changer in managing proliferative vitreoretino...
Jun 17, 2025•3 min
On this episode of the JVRD Author’s Forum podcast, Drs. Neil M. Bressler and Kristen E. Schratz discuss 'Adult-Onset Presentations of Retinopathy Associated With Short Telomere Syndromes,' published in the May/June 2025 issue of JVRD. In this compelling episode, Host Dr. Timothy Murray and Drs. Bressler and Schratz of the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine explore adult-onset retinal findings linked to short telomere syndromes—conditions more commonly associated with pediatric presentations. Lear...
Jun 16, 2025•12 min
On this episode of the JVRD Author’s Forum podcast, Dr. Carson C. Petrash of the University of Texas Health, San Antonio, discusses 'Suprachoroidal Injection of Tattoo Ink,' published in the May/June 2025 issue of JVRD. Host Dr. Timothy Murray and Dr. Petrash discuss a case report involving scleral tattooing and accidental suprachoroidal injection of ink. Discover how a patient narrowly avoided serious complications, what imaging revealed about the damage, and why retina specialists should be pr...
Jun 16, 2025•9 min
On this episode of the JVRD Author’s Forum podcast, Dr. Jeffrey Heier of Ophthalmic Consultants of Boston discusses ‘Clinical Use of Home OCT Data to Manage Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration,' published in the March/April 2025 issue of JVRD. Host Dr. Timothy Murray and Dr. Heier discuss the clinical use of home optical coherence tomography (OCT) for managing patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Dr. Heier shares study findings showing that 42% of patients w...
Apr 28, 2025•11 min
On this episode of the JVRD Author’s Forum podcast, Dr. John Kitchens of Retina Associates of Kentucky discusses 'Tractional Retinal Detachment in a Patient With a History of Methamphetamine Use,' published in the March/April 2025 issue of JVRD. Host Dr. Timothy Murray and Dr. Kitchens discuss a complex case of tractional retinal detachment initially thought to be a complication of diabetes. Despite good glycemic control (A1c 6.7), further investigation revealed the underlying cause was severe v...
Apr 28, 2025•11 min
On this episode of the JVRD Author’s Forum podcast, Dr. Matthew G.J. Trese of Associated Retina Consultants of Royal Oak, MI, discusses ‘Multifocal Torpedo Maculopathy Complicated by Choroidal Neovascularization,’ published in the March/April 2025 issues of JVRD. Host Dr. Timothy Murray and Dr. Trese discuss the rare and complex presentation of torpedo maculopathy in a pediatric patient, the evolving role of imaging and anti-VEGF therapy in young children, and the value of case reports in expand...
Apr 17, 2025•10 min
On this episode of the JVRD Author’s Forum podcast, Dr. Katherine E. Talcott of the Cole Eye Institute at the Cleveland Clinic discusses ‘Predictors of Vision Loss After Lapse in Antivascular Endothelial Growth Factor Treatment in Patients With Diabetic Macular Edema,’ published in the March/April 2025 issue of JVRD. Host Dr. Timothy Murray and Dr. Talcott discuss the clinical implications of treatment lapses in patients with diabetic macular edema and the importance of identifying individuals a...
Apr 17, 2025•11 min
On this episode of the JVRD Author’s Forum podcast, Dr. Geoff G. Emerson of Retina Consultants of Minnesota discusses ‘So Many Injections, So Much Waste: Understanding the Environmental Impact of Intravitreal Injections,’ published in the March/April 2025 issue of JVRD. Host Dr. Timothy Murray and Dr. Emerson discuss the significant environmental impact of intravitreal (IVT) injections, highlighting the waste generated from packaging, single-use materials, and patient travel. Actionable strategi...
Apr 16, 2025•11 min
On this episode of the JVRD Author's Forum podcast, Dr. Ivana K. Kim of Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary in Boston, discusses ‘Confirmatory Cytopathology and Potential Impact on the Predictive Value of Gene Expression Profiling in Patients With Uveal Melanoma,' published in the March/April 2025 issue of JVRD. Host Dr. Timothy Murray and Dr. Kim discuss research on the utility of gene expression profiling (GEP) in diagnosing uveal melanoma, particularly in cases where cytopathology results are...
Apr 16, 2025•12 min
On this episode of the JVRD Author’s Forum podcast, Dr. John Thompson, JVRD associate editor-in-chief, discusses ‘The Economics of Emergency Retinal Surgery and Declining Access to Care,’ published in the January/February 2025 issue of JVRD. Host Dr. Timothy Murray and Dr. Thompson discuss 5 manuscripts published in JVRD that evaluate the economics of retina care and portend an impending crisis for access to emergency surgical retinal care. The research shows that hospitals and surgery centers a...
Feb 14, 2025•11 min
On this episode of the JVRD Author’s Forum podcast, Dr. Ron Adelman, consultant and chair of ophthalmology at Mayo Clinic, Florida, discusses ‘Trends in Medicare Reimbursement and Service Volume of Vitreoretinal Procedures: 2000 to 2021,’ published in the January/February 2025 issue of JVRD. Host Dr. Timothy Murray and Dr. Adelman examine more than two decades of Medicare reimbursement trends for vitreoretinal procedures. Drawing from a comprehensive 21-year analysis, they discuss how increasing...
Feb 14, 2025•12 min
In this episode of the JVRD Author's Forum podcast, Dr. Clio Armitage Harper III of Austin Retina Associates, in Austin, Texas, discusses ‘Improvement in Cystoid Macular Edema Secondary to Systemic Bevacizumab in a Patient With Coats Plus Syndrome,' published in the January/February 2025 issue of JVRD. Host Dr. Timothy Murray and Dr. Harper discuss a case report of a patient with Coats plus syndrome who presented with cystoid macular edema and severe anemia. Initially treated with intravitreal B...
Feb 10, 2025•12 min
On this episode of the JVRD Author's Forum podcast, Dr. Warren Sobol of Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, discusses ‘Early Presentation of Successive Acute Retinal Necrosis Decades After Initial Infection,' published in the January/February 2025 issue of JVRD. Host Dr. Timothy Murray and Dr. Sobol discuss the case of a 60-year-old patient with significant uveitis and suspicious-looking areas of white, fluffy material in the retina, leading to a suspicion of acute retinal necros...
Feb 10, 2025•14 min
In this episode of the JVRD Author's Forum podcast, Dr. Nimesh Patel of Massachusetts Eye and Ear in Boston discusses 'Choriocapillaris Loss in a Pediatric Patient With Congenital Cytomegalovirus Seen on Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography ,' published in the November/December 2024 issue of JVRD. Host Dr. Timothy Murray and Dr. Patel discuss this case of a 14-year-old girl with bilateral sensorineural hearing loss, developmental delay, and a maculopathy of the right eye. At 7 years of age, ...
Dec 06, 2024•11 min
In this episode of the JVRD Author's Forum podcast, Dr. R.V. Paul Chan, MD, MSc, MBA, FACS of the Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary, Chicago, discusses 'Serial OCT Imaging of Spontaneous Closure of a Pediatric Traumatic Macular Hole ,' published in the November/December 2024 issue of JVRD. Host Dr. Timothy Murray and Dr. Chan discuss this case report featuring serial spectral-domain OCT (SD-OCT) imaging of the spontaneous closure of a traumatic macular hole (MH) in an 8-year-old girl. The hole clos...
Dec 06, 2024•11 min
On this episode of the JVRD Author's Forum podcast, Dr. Jose J. Echegaray, Retina Consultants of Orlando, discusses ' Resolution of Anterior Uveal Infiltration of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia After Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-Cell Therapy ,' published in the November/December 2024 issue of JVRD . Host Dr. Timothy Murray and Dr. Echegaray discuss the key takeaways from this rare presentation of leukemia in the uveal tract, including the importance of early and accurate diagnosis through clinical ...
Nov 26, 2024•10 min
On this episode of the JVRD Author's Forum podcast, Dr. Michael A. Klufas of the Wills Eye Hospital discusses ' Outcomes of Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment Repair in Pseudophakic Eyes With Multifocal vs Monofocal Intraocular Lenses,' published in the November/December 2024 issue of JVRD . Host Dr. Timothy Murray and Dr. Klufas examine how multifocal lenses can complicate surgical views and outcomes, with a notable difference in primary surgical success rates—76% for multifocals versus 87% for ...
Nov 26, 2024•12 min
On this episode of ASRS’s Journal of Vitreoretinal Diseases (JVRD) Author’s Forum, Dr. Timothy Murray welcomes David S. Boyer, MD, of Retina Vitreous Associates Medical Group (LA Retina) Los Angeles, CA, to discuss real-world outcomes for use of the 0.19 mg fluocinolone implant in treating diabetic macular edema in 148 eyes, documenting stable VA, decreased central subfield thickness, and a reduced need for intravitreal anti-VEGF. Tune in for a discussion on why the 0.19 mg fluocinolone acetonid...
Oct 04, 2024•11 min
On this episode of ASRS’s Journal of Vitreoretinal Diseases (JVRD) Author’s Forum, Dr. Timothy Murray welcomes Michael J. Shapiro, MD, of Retina Consultants in Chicago, IL, who discusses the aggressive onset of familial exudative vitreoretinopathy (FEVR)–like vascular disease in a 3-year-old patient with mutations in LRP5 and TSPAN12 and a 16-year follow-up after laser ablation. Tune in for a discussion on mutational alterations associated with FEVR that suggest genetic testing is becoming the n...
Oct 04, 2024•12 min
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 (AS...
May 15, 2024•15 min
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 ....
May 15, 2024•14 min
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 jour...
Feb 06, 2024•12 min
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 sci...
Feb 06, 2024•12 min
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 ...
Jan 22, 2024•13 min
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 degenerat...
Jan 22, 2024•15 min
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...
Nov 17, 2023•16 min
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 Soci...
Nov 16, 2023•18 min
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 ...
Nov 16, 2023•16 min
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 Vitreoreti...
Nov 16, 2023•18 min
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...
Sep 29, 2023•14 min
