Oct 29, 2020

Atropine eye drops and myopic retinal defocus each slow progression of myopia (short-sight). They also cause thickening of the choroid, and it has been suggested that the thickening is a precursor for...

Oct 29, 2020

The pathophysiology of patients with dry eye disease (DED) is associated with abnormal functional connectivity (FC). The present study aims to probe alterations of voxel-wise brain-wide FC in patient...

Oct 29, 2020

To investigate the effect of topical sinomenine (SIN) on ocular surface damage in experimental dry eye in mice.Experimental dry eye was created using scopolamine hydrobromide in female C57BL/6 mice. E...

Oct 29, 2020

Dry eye disease (DED) imposes a substantial burden on patients, which can lead to significant economic consequences for society. We provide insights into the DED patient population and DED diagnostic/...

Oct 29, 2020

Numerous studies confirmed the main role of the inner blood-retinal barrier in the development of Diabetic Macular Oedema (DMO). Lately, the focus of research shifted towards the external retinal barr...

Oct 29, 2020

We clarified recent trends in vitreoretinal surgery in Japan, which is a rapidly aging country.Retrospective cohort study.We used the Diagnostic Procedure Combination database (2010-2017), a national ...

Oct 29, 2020

Diabetic retinopathy (DR), the most common microvascular complication of diabetes and leading cause of visual impairment in adults worldwide, is suggested to be linked to abnormal lipid metabolism. Th...

Oct 29, 2020

To study surgical outcomes of patients with a minimum of 6 months of follow-up after undergoing combined phacoemulsification with either microhook ab interno trabeculotomy (μLOT-Phaco) or goniotomy ...

Oct 29, 2020

It is well established that early blindness results in behavioral adaptations. While the functional effects of visual deprivation have been well researched, anatomical studies are scarce. The aim of t...

Oct 29, 2020

To compare the functional and anatomical outcomes of central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO) according to the presence of glaucoma before the onset of CRVO, and to assess whether pre-existing glaucoma a...

Oct 26, 2020

Inherited retinal dystrophies (IRDs) are a group of monogenic diseases, one of the leading causes of blindness.Introducing a comprehensive genetic testing strategy by combining single gene Sanger sequ...

Oct 26, 2020

Dysregulation of endothelial cell proliferation and migration are hallmarks of angiogenic diseases. Among them, excessive ocular angiogenesis is a major cause of blindness. Vascular endothelial growth...

Oct 26, 2020

To examine the longitudinal behavior of refractive errors in both retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) and non-ROP screened premature children during the first three years of life.This retrospective cohor...

Oct 26, 2020

Evaluate the effect of corneal thickness, densitometry and curvature on intraocular pressure (IOP) measurements obtained by Goldmann applanation tonometry (GAT), non-contact tonometry (NCT), rebound t...

Oct 26, 2020

Various symptoms of the dry eye disease (DED) interfere with the quality of life and reduce work productivity. Therefore, screening, prevention, and treatment of DED are important. We aimed to investi...

Oct 26, 2020

There is currently no available cure or universally effective treatment for dry eye (DE). The aim of the present study was to investigate the clinical efficacy of transcutaneous electrical stimulation...

Oct 26, 2020

Perifoveal exudative vascular anomalous complex (PEVAC) is an underdiagnosed macular entity. A striking feature of this entity is the unresponsiveness to anti-VEGF treatment. Continuous wave milipulse...

Oct 26, 2020

The objective of this study is to determine the prevalence of exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI) in diabetic patients, and to investigate whether there is a relationship between EPI and diabetes ...

Oct 26, 2020

The American Academy of Ophthalmology recommends that patients diagnosed with proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) be considered for panretinal photocoagulation (PRP) treatment within 1 month of d...

Oct 26, 2020

Determine the efficacy of stand-alone implantation of the ab externo SIBS or poly(styrene-block-isobutylene-block-styrene) microshunt with mitomycin C in glaucomatous eyes, refractory to previous subc...