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Ophthalmology General

An inhibitor of endothelial ETS transcription factors promotes physiologic and therapeutic vessel regression.

Oct 08, 2020

During the progression of ocular diseases such as retinopathy of prematurity and diabetic retinopathy, overgrowth of retinal blood vessels results in the formation of pathological neovascular tufts th...

A retrospective cohort study on the pathology and outcomes of type 2 diabetic patients with renal involvement.

Oct 08, 2020

To investigate the association of clinical and histological characteristics and the development of ESRD in T2DM patients with renal involvement.We conducted a retrospective analysis of clinical and pa...

Effectiveness of the Dexamethasone Implant in Lieu of Oral Corticosteroids in Intermediate and Posterior Uveitis Requiring Immunosuppression.

Oct 08, 2020

To evaluate dexamethasone intravitreal implant effectiveness in lieu of high-dose oral prednisone for short-term treatment of noninfectious intermediate and posterior uveitis in patients requiring imm...

Structural Variants Create New Topological-Associated Domains and Ectopic Retinal Enhancer-Gene Contact in Dominant Retinitis Pigmentosa.

Oct 08, 2020

The cause of autosomal-dominant retinitis pigmentosa (adRP), which leads to loss of vision and blindness, was investigated in families lacking a molecular diagnosis. A refined locus for adRP on Chr17q...

Clinical Outcomes and Prognostic Factors of Thai Retinoblastoma Patients.

Oct 08, 2020

Retinoblastoma (RB) outcomes in Thailand are unfavorable compared to those of developed countries. This study aims to determine whether the clinical outcomes of patients with RB significantly improved...

LncRNA H19 inhibits high glucose-induced inflammatory responses of human retinal epithelial cells by targeting miR-19b to increase SIRT1 expression.

Oct 08, 2020

Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a common complication of diabetes mellitus. Inflammatory responses play crucial roles in the progress of DR. Long noncoding RNA (lncRNAs) and microRNAs (miRNAs) are key si...

Bone Marrow-Derived Mononuclear Cell Transplants Decrease Retinal Gliosis in Two Animal Models of Inherited Photoreceptor Degeneration.

Oct 05, 2020

Inherited photoreceptor degenerations are not treatable diseases and a frequent cause of blindness in working ages. In this study we investigate the safety, integration and possible rescue effects of ...

Updated definition and classification of dry eye disease: Renewed proposals using the nominal group and Delphi techniques.

Oct 05, 2020

The aim of our research was to obtain expert consensus for updated definition and classification of dry eye disease using formal methodology. The nominal group technique (NGT) involved a steering comm...

Association of ocular diseases with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and major depressive disorder: a retrospective case-control, population-based study.

Oct 05, 2020

Psychiatric disorders and ocular neurovascular diseases may share a similar pathophysiological route of vascular structures or neurological changes. The aim of this study is to investigate the associa...

Association between dietary antioxidants and risk for diabetic retinopathy in a Chinese population.

Oct 05, 2020

Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is related to oxidative stress and insufficient intake of dietary antioxidants may be associated with the onset and progression of DR. This study aimed to detect the associat...

Ocular surface diabetic disease: A neurogenic condition?

Oct 05, 2020

To investigate clinical and inflammatory changes in the ocular surface of insulin-dependent type I diabetic patients.Two hundred and nine eyes of 106 patients with diagnosis of type I diabetes were re...

Ocular rosacea.

Oct 05, 2020

To revisit ocular rosacea as an underappreciated condition which can cause permanent blindness if inadequately treated, and to review data supporting improved diagnostic and treatment strategies.Ocula...

Micro-interaction of mucin tear film interface with particles: The inconsistency of pharmacodynamics and precorneal retention of ion-exchange, functionalized, Mt-embedded nano- and microparticles.

Oct 05, 2020

Physiological reflexes and anatomical barriers render traditional eye drop delivery inefficient. We previously reported that drug-loaded nanoparticles and microspheres prepared from montmorillonite an...

Smoking Is Associated with Higher Intraocular Pressure Regardless of Glaucoma: A Retrospective Study of 12.5 Million Patients Using the Intelligent Research in Sight (IRIS®) Registry.

Oct 05, 2020

To compare the average intraocular pressure (IOP) among smokers, past smokers, and never smokers using the American Academy of Ophthalmology Intelligent Research in Sight (IRIS®) Registry.Retrospecti...

Mechanisms of Photoreceptor Death in Retinitis Pigmentosa.

Oct 01, 2020

Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is the most common cause of inherited blindness and is characterised by the progressive loss of retinal photoreceptors. However, RP is a highly heterogeneous disease and, whi...

Impact of nutraceuticals on glaucoma: A systematic review.

Oct 01, 2020

glaucoma is a remarkable social issue being the leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide. It is a progressive neuropathy characterized by the death of the retinal ganglion cells, of which the...

Evidence on the neuroprotective properties of brimonidine in glaucoma.

Oct 01, 2020

glaucoma is the leading cause of irreversible blindness all over the world. The degree of visual field loss accounts for the severity of the disease and represents the main clinical outcome of treatme...

The Effect of Lifitegrast on Refractive Accuracy and Symptoms in Dry Eye Patients Undergoing Cataract Surgery.

Oct 01, 2020

To determine the effect of lifitegrast ophthalmic solution 5% on improving the tear film, biometry/keratometry, and refractive accuracy for dry eye patients scheduled for cataract surgery.Multicenter,...

Rare transitional cell carcinoma of the lacrimal sac.

Oct 01, 2020

Transitional cell carcinomas of the lacrimal sac are rare with less than 55 cases reported in the literature. These tumors typically present with a medial canthal mass and epiphora.Here we describe a ...

Increased Systemic Immune-Inflammation Index Levels in Patients with Dry Eye Disease.

Oct 01, 2020

To evaluate the systemic immune-inflammation index (SII) levels, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) in patients with dry eye disease (DED) and to compare with...

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