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Incidence and Risk Factors of Dry Eye in Children and Adolescents With Diabetes Mellitus: A 3-Year Follow-Up Study.

Dec 20, 2021

To investigate the incidence and risk factors of dry eye in children with diabetes mellitus (DM) over a period of 3 years. Children and adolescents with DM (age: 3-14 years) from the Shanghai Childr...

Meibomian Gland Morphology Changes After Cataract Surgery: A Contra-Lateral Eye Study.

Dec 20, 2021

To evaluate the morphology changes of meibomian glands (MGs) after cataract surgery. Hangzhou Branch of the Eye Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Zhejiang, China. In this contra-lateral eye s...

[Smartphone-based fundus imaging: applications and adapters].

Dec 20, 2021

Smartphone-based fundus imaging (SBFI) is an innovative and low-cost alternative for color fundus photography. Since the first reports on this topic more than 10 years ago a large number of studies ...

Development and optimization of Riluzole-loaded biodegradable nanoparticles incorporated in a mucoadhesive in situ gel for the posterior eye segment.

Dec 20, 2021

Riluzole-loaded PLGA nanoparticles (RLZ-NPs) were developed to improve the biopharmaceutical profile of RLZ after ocular administration. Moreover, RLZ-NPs were dispersed in an in situ gelling system (...

Fungal keratitis: A review of clinical presentations, treatment strategies and outcomes.

Dec 20, 2021

Infectious keratitis is a significant cause of corneal blindness worldwide. Although less prevalent in the developed world, cases of fungal keratitis account for almost half of all keratitis cases, oc...

Penetrating Excimer Laser Keratoplasty with vs without the Homburg Cross-Stitch Marker in Inexperienced Surgeons.

Dec 20, 2021

The Homburg cross-stitch marker, according to Suffo, was developed in 2017 in the Department of Ophthalmology at Saarland University Medical Center. With this instrument, a surgeon can precisely defin...

Can the long term using of pregabalin in fibromyalgia affect the choroid and retinal nerve fiber layer?

Dec 13, 2021

In this study, the effects of long-term pregabalin use on the choroid and retinal nerve fiber layer were investigated in the fibromyalgia disease.The patient group consisted of 41 fibromyalgia patient...

Scholarly Impact of Academic Ophthalmologists and Vision Scientists in Canada.

Dec 13, 2021

To outline the current impact of Canadian ophthalmology and vision science research as measured by novel research metrics.Cross-sectional survey.All Canadian ophthalmologists (n = 687) and vision scie...

Rift Valley Fever Virus Propagates in Human Villous Trophoblast Cell Lines and Induces Cytokine mRNA Responses Known to Provoke Miscarriage.

Nov 29, 2021

The mosquito-borne Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a prioritised disease that has been listed by the World Health Organization for urgent research and development of counteraction. Rift Valley fever virus ...

Increasing trend in rhegmatogenous retinal detachment in Korea from 2004 to 2015.

Nov 29, 2021

To determine the 12-year incidence of and trends in rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) requiring surgery in Korea.This was a nationwide, population-based, retrospective study. We identified 53,17...

High myopia and macular vascular density: an optical coherence tomography angiography study.

Nov 29, 2021

To investigate whether there are differences inmacular vascular density (VD) between patients with high-myopia (HM) and those with non-high myopia (NHM) using Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography ...

Development of Lutein-Containing Eye Drops for the Treatment of Dry Eye Syndrome.

Nov 29, 2021

Dry eye syndrome (DES) is a common ophthalmological disease that decreases tear secretion and causes dryness, photophobia, pain, severe corneal rupture, and even blindness. Ocular and lacrimal gland i...

Aniridia and the ocular surface: Medical and surgical problems and solutions.

Nov 29, 2021

Congenital aniridia is a multisystemic genetic disease due to a mutation in PAX6 gene which severely affects the development and functionality of the human eyes. In patients affected by the mutation, ...

Barriers and enablers to diabetic eye screening attendance: an interview study with young adults with type 1 diabetes.

Nov 29, 2021

To identify barriers and enablers of diabetic eye screening (DES) attendance amongst young adults with diabetes living in the UK.Semi-structured qualitative interviews with adults aged 18-34 years wit...

Protective role of melatonin in breast cancer: what we can learn from women with blindness.

Nov 29, 2021

This review proposes an overall vision of the protective and therapeutic role of melatonin in breast cancer: from the specific cases of blind women and their reduction of breast cancer incidence to al...

Corneal Endothelial Cell Loss After PRESERFLO™ MicroShunt Implantation in the Anterior Chamber: Anterior Segment OCT Tube Location as a Risk Factor.

Nov 29, 2021

To analyze the effects of PRESERFLO on corneal endothelial cell density (ECD).Forty-six eyes that underwent PRESERFLO implantation were followed up for 12 months. Specular microscopy was performed pr...

Minimizing iridium oxide electrodes for high visual acuity subretinal stimulation.

Nov 22, 2021

Vision loss from diseases of the outer retina, such as Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD), are among the leading causes of irreversible blindness in the world today. The goal of retinal prosthetic...

Extrinsic and Intrinsic Factors Regulating Juvenile Refractive Development and Eye Growth.

Nov 22, 2021

Peripheral refraction and accommodation are intrinsic factors that were once hypothesized to trigger myopia but are now controversial. Previously, home nearwork environment (i.e., extrinsic factor) wa...

Corneal power measurements by ray tracing in eyes after small incision lenticule extraction for myopia with a combined Scheimpflug Camera-Placido disk topographer.

Nov 22, 2021

To evaluate the accuracy of the measurements of corneal power obtained by ray tracing with a combined Scheimpflug camera-Placido disk corneal topographer (Sirius) in eyes after small incision lenticul...

Tear Film Surface Quality in Modern Daily Disposable Contact Lens Wear.

Nov 22, 2021

As reported previously, tear film surface quality (TFSQ) should be considered in contact lens (CL) fitting. This study followed noninvasive keratograph tear film break-up time (NIKBUT) in CL wearers f...

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