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Ophthalmology General

Therapeutic Instruments Targeting Meibomian Gland Dysfunction.

Sep 28, 2020

The most prevalent type of meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD), which is obstructive, is the main cause of evaporative dry eye and is characterized by changes in the meibum composition and duct obstruct...

Tear Film Classification in Interferometry Eye Images using Phylogenetic Diversity Indexes and Ripley's K Function.

Sep 28, 2020

Dry eye syndrome is one of the most frequently reported eye diseases in ophthalmological practice. The diagnosis of this disease is a challenging task due to its multifactorial etiology. One of the mo...

Application of non-mydriatic fundus examination and artificial intelligence to promote the screening of diabetic retinopathy in the endocrine clinic: an observational study of T2DM patients in Tianjin, China.

Sep 28, 2020

We aimed to determine the role of non-mydriatic fundus examination and artificial intelligence (AI) in screening diabetic retinopathy (DR) in patients with diabetes in the Metabolic Disease Management...

Markedly decreasing incidence of cause-specific blindness in Saxony (Eastern Germany).

Sep 28, 2020

To analyze the recent time trend in Saxony.Data were based on administrative files in Saxony (Eastern Germany) to assess recipients of blindness allowance newly registered between January 1, 2009, and...

Early detection of microvascular impairments with optical coherence tomography angiography in diabetic patients without clinical retinopathy: a meta-analysis.

Sep 28, 2020

To evaluate microvascular impairments with optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) in the eyes of diabetic patients with no diabetic retinopathy (NDR).Systematic review and meta-analysis.The P...

Can Breathing Exercise or Pranayama Affect the Intraocular Pressure in the Short-term?

Sep 28, 2020

To demonstrate any transient short-term effect of a particular type of breathing exercise (alternate nostril breathing of Nadi Shuddhi type of Pranayama exercise) on the intraocular pressure (IOP) in ...

Posterior capsule opacification: What's in the bag?

Sep 28, 2020

Cataract, a clouding of the lens, is the most common cause of blindness in the world. It has a marked impact on the wellbeing and productivity of individuals and has a major economic impact on healthc...

A systematic review of ultrasound biomicroscopy use in pediatric ophthalmology.

Sep 28, 2020

Ultrasound biomicroscopy (UBM) is the only available option for noninvasive, high-resolution imaging of the intricate iridociliary complex, and for anterior segment imaging with corneal haze or opacit...

A Case of Mycobacterium bovis Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) strain Meningitis and Ventriculitis Following BCG Vaccination.

Sep 28, 2020

The Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine is widely used worldwide. Intracranial manifestation as an adverse event of BCG is extremely rare. A previously healthy 16-month-old boy was referred to our...

The role of commensal microflora-induced T cell responses in glaucoma neurodegeneration.

Sep 24, 2020

Over the last decade, new evidence has become increasingly more compelling that commensal microflora profoundly influences the maturation and function of resident immune cells in host physiology. The ...

Interventions for preventing ophthalmia neonatorum.

Sep 24, 2020

Ophthalmia neonatorum is an infection of the eyes in newborns that can lead to blindness, particularly if the infection is caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Antiseptic or antibiotic medication is disp...

Characteristics and Utility of Fluorescein Breakup Patterns among Dry Eyes in Clinic-Based Settings.

Sep 24, 2020

(1) Background: To evaluate the characteristics of fluorescein breakup patterns (FBUPs) among patients with dry eye disease (DED) and efficacy of FBUPs as a diagnostic test for DED subgroups. (2) Meth...

[Effect of acupuncture on expression of transfer growth factor-β1 in lacrimal gland of rabbits with dry eye].

Sep 24, 2020

To observe the effect of acupuncture on expression of transforming growth factor-β1(TGF-β1) in lacrimal gland of rabbits with dry eye, so as to explore its underlying mechanism in improving dry eye....

Punctate fluorescein staining scores in dogs with or without aqueous tear deficiency.

Sep 24, 2020

To compare the superficial punctate fluorescein staining in dogs with and without aqueous tear deficiency.An eye from each client-owned dogs presented to Triangle Animal Eye Clinic between January and...

Evaluation of microvascular changes in retinal zones and optic disc in pediatric patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus.

Sep 24, 2020

The objective of this study was to evaluate the vascular parameters of the retinal zones and the optic disc (OD) with the use of optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) in pediatric patients w...

The association between carotid disease, arterial stiffness and diabetic retinopathy in type 2 diabetes: the Fremantle Diabetes Study Phase II.

Sep 24, 2020

To determine whether macrovascular disease assessed by carotid ultrasonography and arterial stiffness by pulse wave velocity are independently associated with diabetic retinopathy in type 2 diabetes.A...

Ab interno trabeculotomy combined with cataract extraction in eyes with primary open-angle glaucoma.

Sep 24, 2020

To investigate the efficacy and safety of ab interno trabeculotomy using the VISCO360® Viscosurgical System (Sight Sciences, Inc., Menlo Park, CA, USA) combined with cataract extraction in the treatm...

l-3,4-Dihydroxyphenylalanine templated anisotropic gold nano/micro-roses as potential disrupters/inhibitors of α-crystallin protein and its gleaned model peptide aggregates.

Sep 24, 2020

Cataract, the major cause of blindness worldwide occurs due to the misfolding and aggregation of the protein crystallin, which constitute a major portion of the lens protein. Other than the whole prot...

Effect of diabetes control on rates of structural and functional loss in patients with glaucoma.

Sep 24, 2020

To investigate the association between levels of diabetes mellitus (DM) control and rates of visual field and retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) loss over time in glaucoma.Retrospective cohort study.351...

Retinoprotective effect of donepezil in diabetic mice involves mitigation of excitotoxicity and activation of PI3K/mTOR/BCl pathway.

Sep 24, 2020

Donepezil (DNPZ) has shown neuroprotective effect in many disorders. The current study tested the putative retinoprotection provided by donepezil in mouse diabetic retinopathy. Swiss albino mice were ...

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