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Ophthalmology General

eIF2α incites photoreceptor cell and retina damage by all-trans-retinal.

Apr 10, 2023

Dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and recessive Stargardt's disease (STGD1) lead to irreversible blindness in humans. The accumulation of all-trans-retinal (atRAL) induced by chaos in visual ...

Clinical efficacy of a new surgical technique of oral mucosal epithelial transplantation for severe ocular surface disorders.

Apr 10, 2023

Severe ocular surface disorders are one of the major blinding diseases, and a paucity of original tissue obscures successful reconstruction. We developed a new surgical technique of direct oral mucosa...

Using Serial to Model Facial Perception in a Social Setting

Apr 05, 2023

The following is a summary of "Modeling facial perception in group context from a serial perception perspective," published in the March 2023 issue of Ophthalmology by Yu, et al. For a study, r...

Study on HSPGs of the Ocular Lens: Functions and Implications

Apr 04, 2023

The following is a summary of the “Heparan sulfate proteoglycans (HSPGs) of the ocular lens,” published in the March 2023 issue of Progress in retinal and eye research by Wishart, et al. Mo...

Study of the Visionary Light-sensor Rhodopsin

Apr 03, 2023

The following is a summary of the “Rhodopsin, light-sensor of vision,” published in the March 2023 issue of Progress in retinal and eye research by Hofmann, et al. Rhodopsin is a G-protein-...

The adhesion G-protein-coupled receptor VLGR1/ADGRV1 controls autophagy.

Apr 03, 2023

VLGR1/ADGRV1 (very large G protein-coupled receptor-1) is the largest known adhesion G protein-coupled receptor. Mutations in VLGR1/ADGRV1 cause Usher syndrome (USH), the most common form of hereditar...

Sigma 1 receptor activation improves retinal structure and function in the Rho mouse model of autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa.

Apr 03, 2023

Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is a group of devastating inherited retinal diseases that leads to visual impairment and oftentimes complete blindness. Currently no cure exists for RP thus research into pro...

Elevated Neuropeptides in Dry Eye Disease and Their Clinical Correlations.

Apr 03, 2023

The goal of this study was to assess neuropeptide levels in patients with dry eye disease (DED) and investigate their correlations with clinical characteristics.This study included 38 eyes of 38 patie...

The epidemiology of dry eye disease in the UK: The Aston dry eye study.

Apr 03, 2023

Cross-sectional studies on dry eye disease (DED) have relied on different diagnoses hindering conclusions about the disease epidemiology. This study offers an insight into DED epidemiology in the UK u...

The Association between Decreased Choriocapillary Flow and Electroretinogram Impairments in Patients with Diabetes.

Apr 03, 2023

To evaluate the association between choriocapillary flow (CCF) and electroretinogram (ERG) in patients with diabetes.This was a cross-sectional study. Patients with type 2 diabetes and healthy control...

Metabolomic analysis of aqueous humor reveals potential metabolite biomarkers for differential detection of macular edema.

Apr 03, 2023

Macular edema (ME) is a major complication of retinal disease with multiple mechanisms involved in its development. This study aimed to investigate the metabolite profile of aqueous humor (AH) in pati...

A Scoping Review of Patients' Barriers to Eye Care for Glaucoma and Keratitis.

Apr 03, 2023

In this scoping review, we examine underlying causes of loss to follow-up for chronic (glaucoma) and acute (corneal ulcers) eye conditions using the Penchansky and Thomas access to care framework. We ...

Systematic analysis of levels of evidence supporting American Academy of Ophthalmology Preferred Practice Pattern guidelines, 2012-2021.

Apr 03, 2023

Despite the increased emphasis on evidence-based medicine, the current state of evidence behind ophthalmology clinical practice guidelines is unknown. The purpose of this systematic analysis was to un...

Retinal Glial Cell Activation Contributes to Glaucoma-Induced Ganglion Cell Degeneration

Mar 31, 2023

The following is a summary of the “Activation of retinal glial cells contributes to the degeneration of ganglion cells in experimental glaucoma,” published in the March 2023 issue of Progress in r...

Gut Microbiome's Impact on Eye Health

Mar 30, 2023

The following is a summary of the “Role of the gut microbiome in eye diseases,” published in the January 2023 issue of Progress in retinal and eye research by Burri, et al. The intestinal m...

Measuring Success in Voretigene Neparvovec Therapy

Mar 29, 2023

The following is a summary of the “Therapy with voretigene neparvovec. How to measure success?,” published in the January 2023 issue of Progress in retinal and eye research by Stingl, et al. ...

Retinal TRP Channels: Regulators of Multimodal Integration and Retinal Homeostasis

Mar 28, 2023

The following is a summary of the “Retinal TRP channels: Cell-type-specific regulators of retinal homeostasis and multimodal integration,” published in the January 2023 issue of Progress in retina...

Exploring Macular Neovascularization and Non-Exudative Choroidal

Mar 27, 2023

The following is a summary of the “Towards a better understanding of non-exudative choroidal and macular neovascularization,” published in the Jan 2023 issue of Progress in retinal and eye researc...

Changes in choroidal thickness in myopic children with 0.01% atropine: evidence from a 12-month follow-up.

Mar 27, 2023

To investigate the changes of low-dose atropine (0.01%) on the choroidal thickness (ChT) of young children with low myopia.A total of 25 eyes of 25 low myopic children were included. All subjects were...

Inhibitory effect of miR-138-5p on choroidal fibrosis in lens-induced myopia guinea pigs via suppressing the HIF-1α signaling pathway.

Mar 27, 2023

Myopia is one of the most common eye diseases in children and adolescents worldwide. Currently, there is no effective treatment in clinical practice. Ocular tissue fibrosis is involved in the developm...

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