Ophthalmology General
Aug 06, 2020
Recent studies have suggested that cilioretinal arteries (CRAs) provide protection against developing age-related macular degeneration. The objective of this research is to characterize the associatio...
Aug 06, 2020
Human landing collections (HLCs) have been the standard method for the collection of blackflies that serve as vectors for , the causative agent of onchocerciasis or river blindness. However, HLCs are ...
Aug 06, 2020
Glaucoma is a heterogeneous group of diseases that are characterized by loss of retinal ganglion cells, which damages the optic nerve head (ONH) and visual field. If glaucoma, the most frequent cause ...
Aug 06, 2020
Comparison of the effects of trospium and solifenacin used for the treatment of overactive bladder (OAB) on intraocular pressure (IOP) and tear secretion.This study was planned as a prospective study ...
Aug 06, 2020
To evaluate changes in the tear film lipid layer thickness (LLT) in cataract patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) after cataract surgery.We recruited consecutive cataract patients and recorded data re...
Aug 06, 2020
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a chronic inflammatory disease, which causes multiple complications. Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is among these complications and is a dominant cause of vision loss for diabeti...
Aug 06, 2020
Loss of the blood-retinal barrier (BRB) integrity and subsequent damage to the neurovascular unit in the retina are the underlying reasons for diabetic retinopathy (DR). Damage to BRB eventually leads...
Aug 06, 2020
To investigate the association between visual impairment (VI) and depression in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) and the mediating role of disability and social participation.The World Health ...
Aug 06, 2020
Glaucoma is a widespread sight-threatening condition often only recognized when very pronounced. It is initially characterized by peripheral visual field losses, while advanced stages also affect the ...
Aug 06, 2020
To investigate the impact of time from symptom onset to presentation on the clinical course and outcomes of eyes with endophthalmitis.Retrospective longitudinal cohort study.One hundred and thirty-thr...
Aug 03, 2020
To evaluate systems and services for management of diabetes and diabetic retinopathy.The National Program for Blindness Control conducted a nationwide descriptive study from 1 February to 31 October 2...
Aug 03, 2020
Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA) is the earliest onset and the most severe form of all inherited retinal degenerative disorders, characterized by blindness, or severe visual impairment from birth, and...
Aug 03, 2020
Strong evidence suggests that dysregulated lipid metabolism involving dysfunction of the retinal pigmented epithelium (RPE) underlies the pathogenesis of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the le...
Aug 03, 2020
Dry Eye Disease (DED) is a multifactorial disease of the ocular surface characterized by loss of homeostasis of the tear film. Epidemiological studies suggest it occurs more frequently in women than m...
Aug 03, 2020
Dry eye disease (DED) is a common and multifactor-induced autoimmune ocular surface disease. Environmental factors, such as desiccating stress (DS) and hyperosmolarity, affect the corneal epithelium t...
Aug 03, 2020
To examine the retention rates and efficacy of silicone punctal plugs for the treatment of dry eye disease (DED) in patients with ocular graft-versus-host-disease (oGVHD) in comparison to dry eye dise...
Aug 03, 2020
Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is the most common microvascular complication of diabetes. Diabetic macroangiopathies, particularly cardiovascular (CV) diseases, seem closely related to diabetes microvascul...
Aug 03, 2020
Omics based methods may provide new markers associated to diabetic retinopathy (DR). We investigated a wide omics panel of metabolites and lipids related to DR in type 1 diabetes. Metabolomic analyses...
Aug 03, 2020
To present the long-term results of therapeutic keratoplasty for microbial keratitis in moderate to advanced phases.The medical records of 44 patients who underwent therapeutic keratoplasty for microb...
Aug 03, 2020
Visual electrophysiological testing continues to generate interest among glaucoma experts because of its potential help in clarifying disease pathophysiology and promoting early detection of glaucomat...