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Ophthalmology Workforce Projections in the United States, 2020-2035.

Sep 25, 2023

To analyze ophthalmology workforce supply and demand projections from 2020 to 2035 DESIGN: Observational cohort studying using data from the National Center for Health Workforce Analysis (NCHWA) METHO...

Predictors of response to a lapse in anti-VEGF treatment in patients with macular edema secondary to retinal vein occlusion.

Sep 18, 2023

Macular edema (ME) in the setting of retinal vein occlusions (RVO) is a common cause of vision loss worldwide. Anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) injections are the gold standard for ...

Low concentration atropine and myopia: a narrative review of the evidence for United Kingdom based practitioners.

Sep 18, 2023

The prevalence of myopia is increasing across the world. Controlling myopia progression would be beneficial to reduce adverse outcomes such as retinal detachment and myopic maculopathy which are assoc...

Bidirectional Associations Between Hyperopia, Myopia, Astigmatism, and Strabismus and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Children: A National Population-Based Cohort Study.

Sep 18, 2023

The present study analyzed the reciprocal relationships between four common pediatric ophthalmic diseases (i.e., hyperopia, myopia, astigmatism, and strabismus) and ADHD in children.This study enrolle...

Prevalence and Correlates of Dry Eye in a German Population Sample.

Sep 18, 2023

In this cross-sectional survey, we assessed the prevalence of dry eye disease (DED) in a representative German population sample. In addition, we examined the associations between DED, health-related ...

Topographic Correlation of Microperimetry with Structural Characteristics in Diabetic Macular Ischemia.

Sep 18, 2023

This study aimed to determine the threshold for defining abnormal retinal sensitivity (RS) that correlates with structural changes in diabetic macular ischemia (DMI) patients with stable treated proli...

Protective effect of evolocumab on Müller cells in the rat retina under hyperglycaemic and hypoxic conditions.

Sep 18, 2023

In this study, rat retinal Müller cells (RMCs) were cultured in vitro to investigate the protective mechanism of evolocumab on rat RMCs in diabetes mellitus (DM) and the expression of relevant inflam...

Outcomes of hyperbaric oxygen treatment for central and branch retinal artery occlusion at a major Australian referral hospital.

Sep 18, 2023

This study analysed the treatment outcomes of patients that received hyperbaric oxygen treatment (HBOT) for retinal artery occlusion (RAO) at the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital in Brisbane, Austr...

Development and testing of a metabolic chamber for effluent collection during whole eye perfusions.

Sep 18, 2023

Ocular hypertension is caused by dysregulated outflow resistance regulation by the conventional outflow (CO) pathway. The physiology of the CO pathway can be directly studied during ex vivo ocular per...

Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty for the Treatment of Glaucoma: A Report by the American Academy of Ophthalmology.

Sep 18, 2023

To review the current published literature for high-quality studies on the use of selective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT) for the treatment of glaucoma. This is an update of the Ophthalmic Technology As...

Gender Bias and Ophthalmology Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education Milestones Evaluations.

Sep 18, 2023

Women remain underrepresented in ophthalmology and gender-based disparities exist in salary, grant receipt, publication rates, and surgical volume throughout training and in practice. Although studies...

The Long-Term Observation of the Beneficial Effects of Treatment: 0.12 mg Anti-VEGF Monotherapy or Anti-VEGF Combined Therapy and Diode-Laser in Various Stages of Retinopathy of Prematurity-Series of Cases.

Sep 11, 2023

Background 2-year observations of ranibizumab monotherapy and combined therapy with diode laser for severe ROP in extremely prematures. Materials and methods: In a group of 18 prematures ( = 36 eyes; ...

Evaluating the Effect of a Myopia Control Spectacle Lens Among Children in Israel: 12-Month Results.

Sep 11, 2023

To investigate the effectiveness of a novel spectacle lens designed to slow the progression of myopia in children.A prospective, randomized, double blind clinical trial.126 Israeli children aged 6-13 ...

Evaluating the Efficacy of Polyglycolic Acid-Loading Tetrandrine Nanoparticles in the Treatment of Dry Eye.

Sep 11, 2023

Dry eye disease (DED) is a multifactor-induced disease accompanied by increased osmolarity of the tear film and inflammation of the ocular surface. Traditional anti-inflammation agent corticosteroids ...

Choroidal Structural Changes in Patients with Early Diabetic Nephropathy.

Sep 11, 2023

To determine alterations of the choroidal thickness (CT) and the choroidal vascularity index (CVI) in patients with glomerular hyperfiltration, a marker of early diabetic nephropathy (DN).Twenty-two p...

Molecular Regulatory Mechanism of Human Myosin-7a.

Sep 11, 2023

Myosin-7a is an actin-based motor protein essential for vision and hearing. Mutations of myosin-7a cause Usher syndrome type 1, the most common and severe form of deaf-blindness in humans. The molecul...

Insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3 mediates hyperosmolar stress-induced mitophagy through the mechanistic target of rapamycin.

Sep 11, 2023

Hyperosmolarity of the ocular surface triggers inflammation and pathological damage in dry eye disease (DED). In addition to a reduction in quality of life, DED causes vision loss and when severe, bli...

Heads-Up Three-Dimensional Viewing Systems in Vitreoretinal Surgery: An Updated Perspective.

Sep 11, 2023

Three-Dimensional (3D) heads-up visualization systems have significantly advanced vitreoretinal surgery, providing enhanced detail and improved ergonomics. This review discusses the application of 3D ...

Punctate Inner Pachychoroidopathy. Demographic and Clinical Features of Inner Choroidal Inflammation in Eyes with Pachychoroid Disease.

Sep 04, 2023

To perform an unsupervised machine learning clustering of patients with punctate inner choroidopathy (PIC) and provide new insights into the significance of pachychoroid disease features in PIC eyes.R...

Correlation of the macular microvasculature to the axial length in pediatric patients with high axial refractive errors.

Sep 04, 2023

To compare the vascular density (VD) of the macular superficial capillary plexus (SCP), deep capillary plexus (DCP), and choriocapillaris (CC), and the foveal avascular zone (FAZ) among high hyperopic...

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