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Ophthalmology General

National approaches to trichiasis surgical follow-up, outcome assessment and surgeon audit in trachoma-endemic countries in Africa

Nov 20, 2020

The study was done to assess national approaches to trichiasis surgical follow-up, outcome assessment and audit, and identify national targets for good surgical outcome. A cross-sectional survey was ...

Genetic associations of myopia severities and endophenotypes in children

Nov 20, 2020

The study was done to investigate the associations of multiple SNPs with the severities and endophenotypes of myopia in children. 3300 children aged were recruited. 13 SNPs in 13 genes/loci were sele...

The Cologne rebubbling study: a reappraisal of 624 rebubblings after Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty

Nov 20, 2020

The study was done to analyse graft detachments prior to rebubbling, the influence of rebubbling on the postoperative outcome after Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) and the need for r...

Anaesthesia for ophthalmic procedures in patients with thyroid eye disease.

Nov 19, 2020

Thyroid eye disease is an autoimmune inflammatory disorder of the orbit in adults. It causes inflammation, expansion and fibrosis of orbital fat, muscles and the lacrimal gland, leading to facial disf...

Development of a pediatric ophthalmology academic partnership between Canada and Ethiopia: a situational analysis.

Nov 19, 2020

Educational capacity building in pediatric ophthalmology is necessary to address the burden of childhood blindness in Ethiopia. Residency and fellowship training at Addis Ababa University (AAU) have b...

Influence of cataract surgery on macular vascular density in patients with myopia using optical coherence tomography angiography.

Nov 19, 2020

The aim of the present study was to evaluate macular vascular density (MVD) variation after uneventful cataract surgery using optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) in patients with high myop...

Intrinsic Optical Properties of Boston Keratoprosthesis.

Nov 19, 2020

To benchmark the optical performance of Boston Keratoprosthesis (B-KPro).Back focal lengths (BFL) of B-KPros for various eye axial lengths were measured using an optical bench, International Organizat...

A longitudinal study of the effect of ocular biometrics measures on myopia onset.

Nov 19, 2020

To investigate the relationship between ocular biometrics (OB) and myopia onset.OB data from students in 4 grades (aged from 6 to 14 years) in China were collected in a 1.5-year longitudinal study. Re...

Osmolality and pH of commercially available contact lens care solutions and eye drops.

Nov 19, 2020

The physical properties of contact lens care solutions and Eye Drops (ED) may affect initial comfort and dry eye symptomatology in contact lens wearers, although these properties are not always provid...

Lacritin proteoforms prevent tear film collapse and maintain epithelial homeostasis.

Nov 19, 2020

Lipids in complex, protein-enriched films at air/liquid interfaces reduce surface tension. In the absence of this benefit, the light refracting and immunoprotective tear film on eyes would collapse. P...

Effects on the ocular surface from reading on different smartphone screens: A prospective randomized controlled study.

Nov 19, 2020

To investigate the influence of smartphone reading on the ocular surface and to compare the various effects of different screens and light conditions on the ocular surface. 119 volunteers were randoml...

Two-year results of a combined regimen of aflibercept treatment in three types of choroidal neovascular membrane in the wet form of age-related macular degeneration: Real-life evidence in the Czech Republic.

Nov 19, 2020

To present the results of a 2-year therapy with aflibercept in real-life practice in a mixed regimen in patients with a neovascular form of age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) and to evaluate the ...

Role of small interfering RNA (siRNA) in targeting ocular neovascularization: A review.

Nov 19, 2020

Ocular neovascularization (NV) plays a central role in the pathogenesis of various ocular diseases including diabetic retinopathy, age-related macular degeneration, retinoblastoma, retinitis pigmentos...

Serum Progesterone And Retinopathy in Male Patients With Type 2 Diabetes: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Nov 19, 2020

The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between serum progesterone (P) and retinopathy in male patients with type 2 diabetes(T2DM)and to investigate whether P is associated with ...

Assessing Functional Disability in Glaucoma: The Relative Importance of Central Versus Far Peripheral Visual Fields.

Nov 19, 2020

To evaluate the importance of central versus far peripheral visual field (VF) loss in assessing disability in glaucoma.In total, 231 patients with glaucoma or suspected glaucoma completed 24-2 VF test...

Canaloplasty ab interno (AbiC) - 2-Year-Results of a Novel Minimally Invasive Glaucoma Surgery (MIGS) Technique.

Nov 19, 2020

The aim of this study is to evaluate the long-term efficacy of a novel minimally invasive glaucoma surgery technique (MIGS), Ab interno Canaloplasty (AbiC).For this retrospective cohort study, we anal...

[Aquaporin-4 and Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Antibody-Associated Optic Neuritis: Diagnosis and Treatment].

Nov 19, 2020

Optic neuritis (ON) is a frequent manifestation of aquaporin-4 (AQP4) antibody-mediated neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders (NMOSD) and myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody-associated ence...

Anterior segment optical coherence tomography angiography for iris vasculature in pigmented eyes

Nov 19, 2020

The study was done to compare anterior segment optical coherence tomography angiography (AS-OCTA) systems in delineating normal iris vessels and iris NVI in eyes with pigmented irides. Prospective st...

Radiomics-based assessment of ultra-widefield leakage patterns and vessel network architecture in the PERMEATE study: insights into treatment durability

Nov 19, 2020

The study was done to evaluate the potential of radiomics-based ultra-widefield fluorescein angiography (UWFA)-derived imaging biomarkers in retinal vascular disease for predicting therapeutic durabil...

Retinal ultra-wide-field colour imaging versus dilated fundus examination to screen for sickle cell retinopathy

Nov 19, 2020

The study was done to compare UWFI to dilated fundus examination (DFE) for the screening of SCR. This study included two groups: an adult group 268 eyes and a paediatric group 168 eyes. SCD types inc...

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