Patients with DME can have reduced reading speed despite good visual acuity. Maximal reading speed is often reported to be difficult to perform, inconsistent, and affected by language and educational level. However, in this study, the authors found that the central MP4 points are quick and easy to test in most of the patients, and are highly correlated with MRS. Microperimetry might therefore represent a useful additional functional test that could be considered better than BCVA or reading speed in quantifying visual function in patients with DME.

Gonioscopy-assisted transluminal trabeculotomy (GATT) is a minimally invasive ab interno procedure, performed with guidance of an illuminating microcatheter device (iTrack). The pathophysiology of raised intraocular pressure (IOP) in uveitic glaucoma is commonly due to increased resistance at the trabecular meshwork-Schlemm canal. By removing this resistance, GATT can potentially control the IOP. In addition, the ab interno approach avoids violating the conjunctiva and reduces the risk of complications including infection, leak, and hypotony. In this series, we discuss 3 uveitic glaucoma cases secondary to juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) that underwent GATT. Case 1 was a 16-year-old phakic female with a preoperative IOP of 25 to 33 mm Hg had 360-degree GATT; her IOP remained stable at 6 to 10 mm Hg over 14 months. Case 2 was a 23-year-old pseudophakic female with a preoperative IOP of 28 to 34 mm Hg had 180-degree GATT; her IOP reduced to 8 mm Hg over 10 months. Case 3 was an 8-year-old aphakic male with a preoperative IOP of 21 to 32 mm Hg had 360-degree GATT; his IOP remained stable at 13 to 15 mm Hg over 21 months. In our limited case series, GATT is very successful in controlling IOP in young uveitic patients with JIA by surgically targeting the underlying pathophysiology.

In BRVO, an increase in retinal thickness corresponded with a significant reduction in retinal sensitivity; in DME, however, there was no significant correlation between retinal thickness and retinal sensitivity. Further study is required to assess why this is the case. The Optos Spectral optical coherence tomography/scanning laser ophthalmoscopy allows for a reliable point-to-point correlation, as microperimetry and spectral domain optical coherence tomography can be performed in the same device.