Jul 30, 2020

In many aging individuals, dermatochalasis and involutional ptosis appear together. Therefore, for functional and aesthetic purposes, ptosis correction and upper blepharoplasty are performed together....

Jul 30, 2020

Fibrocellular membrane or epiretinal membrane (ERM) forms on the surface of the inner limiting membrane (ILM) in the inner retina and alters the structure and function of the retina. ERM formation is ...

Jul 30, 2020

The innovative development of azapeptide analogues of growth hormone releasing peptide-6 (GHRP-6) has produced selective modulators of the cluster of differentiation 36 receptor (CD36). The azapeptide...

Jul 30, 2020

In the twentieth century, a conspicuous lack of effective treatment strategies existed for managing several retinal disorders, including age-related macular degeneration; diabetic retinopathy (DR); re...

Jul 30, 2020

To report the clinical outcomes of patients who underwent cataract surgery with implantation of Ankoris monofocal toric intraocular lens (IOL) (PhysIOL SA, Liège, Belgium) using the Zeiss Callisto Ey...

Jul 30, 2020

Retinal ganglion cells endure significant metabolic stress in glaucoma but maintain capacity to recover function. Nicotinamide, a precursor of NAD , is low in serum of glaucoma patients and its supple...

Jul 30, 2020

To assess the effect of blue-light filtering (BLF) intraocular lenses (IOL) on the prevention of neovascular AMD (nAMD) following cataract surgery.Cohort study.Patients who underwent uneventful catara...

Jul 30, 2020

The pathophysiologic relationship between vitamin K and glaucoma remains largely unknown. The aim of the study was to explore the effect of dietary vitamin K supplementation in a rat glaucoma model.Ra...

Jul 27, 2020

Age-related lens cataract is the major cause of blindness worldwide. The mechanisms whereby crystallins, the predominant lens proteins, assemble into large aggregates that scatter light within the len...

Jul 27, 2020

Noninfectious uveitis represents one of the leading causes of blindness in developed Countries, compromising patients' quality of life and social functioning. The main treatment goals are the control ...

Jul 27, 2020

The purpose is to report a case on the use of cyclosporine A 0.05% for primary alacrimia in Allgrove syndrome or triple A syndrome (alacrimia, achalasia, and adrenal insufficiency).A 37-year-old man w...

Jul 27, 2020

We investigated the early effects of alcohol intake on tear functions and ocular surface health in this prospective controlled study.Forty-four eyes of 22 subjects (17 males, 5 females; mean age: 35.3...

Jul 27, 2020

Dry eye disease (DED) is a highly prevalent ocular surface disorder with neuroimmune pathophysiology. Tear hyperosmolarity (THO), a frequent finding in affected patients, is considered a key element i...

Jul 27, 2020

Diabetic patients with kidney disease have a high prevalence of non-diabetic renal disease (NDRD). Renal and patient survival regarding the diagnosis of diabetic nephropathy (DN) or NDRD have not been...

Jul 27, 2020

Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a major microvascular complication of diabetes mellitus that leads to significant vision loss. Isoliquiritigenin (ISL) is a bioactive flavonoid found in the root of licori...

Jul 27, 2020

The aim of the study was to investigate whether retinal neurovascular structural impairment in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1D) without clinical signs of diabetic retinopat...

Jul 27, 2020

Primary congenital glaucoma (PCG) occurs in only one eye in some patients. We aimed to characterize anatomical features of the angle and Schlemm's canal (SC) in vivo among fellow eyes of patients with...

Jul 27, 2020

To study the long-term visual- and device retention-related outcomes and complications of the Boston Type I Keratoprosthesis (KPro).Single-center, retrospective cohort study of all patients undergoing...

Jul 27, 2020

Sellar lesions with large suprasellar extension represent a neurosurgical challenge because of their nature and anatomical complexity. The goal of the extended transphenoidal-transtuberculum approach ...

Jul 27, 2020

To determine the efficacy and safety of sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) in the management of eyelid and conjunctival malignancy.A literature search was performed in August 2019 and January 2020 for ...