Ophthalmology General
Aug 20, 2020
To evaluate the refractive status and ocular biometric parameters in subjects with angle-closure in Malaysia.This cross-sectional study was conducted on 171 primary angle closure patients (268 eyes). ...
Aug 20, 2020
Congenital blindness is associated with atypical morphology and functional connectivity within and from visual cortical regions; changes that are hypothesized to originate from a lifelong absence of v...
Aug 20, 2020
To describe the prevalence, demographics and clinical presentations of chalazion in patients presenting to a multi-tier ophthalmology network in India.This was a cross-sectional observational multi-ce...
Aug 17, 2020
We demonstrate a novel approach to reverse advanced stages of blindness using hydrogel-mediated delivery of retinal pigmented epithelium (RPE) and photoreceptors directly to the degenerated retina of ...
Aug 17, 2020
Eye injury is a leading cause of unilateral childhood blindness. The purpose of this research was to study the management and visual outcome of pediatric eye injuries necessitating hospitalization and...
Aug 17, 2020
The cornea is densely innervated, mainly by sensory nerves of the ophthalmic branch of the trigeminal ganglia (TG). These nerves are important to maintain corneal homeostasis, and nerve damage can l...
Aug 17, 2020
This study sought to assess ocular surface disease changes following cataract surgery combined with trabecular micro-bypass stent(s) implantation (iStent or iStent inject).This prospective interventio...
Aug 17, 2020
The global prevalence of dry eye disease (DED) ranged from 5% to 50%, accompanied by the yearly increasing trend and younger onset. To date artificial tear serves as a mainstay therapy for DED managem...
Aug 17, 2020
The aim of this study is to describe the prevalence, severity and clinical profile of diabetic retinopathy (DR) among Omani diabetic patients attending a tertiary care hospital.This is a retrospective...
Aug 17, 2020
To develop and evaluate an artificial intelligence triage system with high sensitivity for detecting referable diabetic retinopathy and maculopathy, while maintaining high specificity for non-referabl...
Aug 17, 2020
AMPA-type glutamate receptors in the CNS are normally impermeable to Ca, but the aberrant expression of Ca-permeable AMPA receptors (CP-AMPARs) occurs in pathological conditions such as ischemia or ep...
Aug 17, 2020
To describe a case of severe endophthalmitis in a patient with a cystic, avascular filtering bleb who had been implanted with a Xen® Gel Stent 21 months previously.A 64-year-old woman with open-angl...
Aug 17, 2020
Studies examining the anterior chamber angle and angle closure disease often compare quantitative angle information obtained using anterior segment optical coherence tomography (ASOCT) with one of sev...
Aug 17, 2020
Since 2007, the ocular 4:1 multiplex PCR assay in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde includes Chlamydia trachomatis (ocular chlamydia (OC)) testing. OC can be identified following routine 'viral' ophthalmi...
Aug 13, 2020
The number of older adults in the United States living with multimorbidity—defined as the co-occurrence of at least 2 chronic conditions—has increased rapidly over the past few decades. “Visual ...
Aug 13, 2020
Glaucoma is the leading cause of irreversible blindness in Germany and in the world. Due to the multifactorial genesis of the disease, there are multiple therapeutic approaches for preventing its prog...
Aug 13, 2020
Preservative-free fixed combination of 0.0015% Tafluprost and 0.5% Timolol (PF tafluprost/timolol FC) has demonstrated good antihypertensive effect and patient tolerance in randomized controlled clini...
Aug 13, 2020
Few reports have explored the possibility of involvement of non-inflammatory factors in lacrimal hyposecretion in Sjögren's syndrome (SS). RNA-seq analysis revealed that only 4 genes, including argin...
Aug 13, 2020
The severe stage of Diabetic Retinopathy (DR) is characterized by the growth of new blood vessels which is called Neovascularization (NV). The abnormally grown blood vessels on the disc are breakable ...
Aug 13, 2020
Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a frequent complication of diabetes mellitus and an increasingly common cause of visual impairment. Blood vessel damage occurs as the disease progresses, leading to ischem...