Jul 31, 2023

IL-2 promotes activation, clonal expansion, and deletion of T cells. IL-2 signals through its heterotrimeric receptor (IL-2R) consisting of the CD25, CD122 and CD132 chains. CD25 knockout (KO) mice de...

Jul 31, 2023

To evaluate the association of microvascular lesions on ultra-widefield (UWF) color-fundus (CF) images with retinal nonperfusion (RNP) up to the midperiphery on single-capture widefield (WF) optical c...

Jul 31, 2023

The prevalence of microvascular complications in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is increasing. The effect of lipid profiles on diabetic microvascular complications remains debated. This research aime...

Jul 31, 2023

In this study, we aimed to assess the central corneal epithelial thickness (CET), central corneal stromal thickness (CST), and total central corneal thickness (CCT) thinning relationships with dry eye...

Jul 31, 2023

To compare the outcome between posterior lamellar corneal transplant procedures for Fuchs´ endothelial corneal dystrophy, taking preoperative patient characteristics in consideration. Surgical method...

Jul 31, 2023

To assess the face and content validity of an artificial eye model for secondary intraocular lens (IOL) fixation via the Yamane technique.Ophthalmologists and residents participated in a 90-minute sim...

Jul 31, 2023

Language-learning model-based artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots are growing in popularity and have significant implications for both patient education and academia. Drawbacks of using AI chatbots ...

Jul 25, 2023

Inherited retinopathies can initially present with high refractive error in the first decade of life, before accompanying signs or symptoms are evident.A 4-year-old girl with high myopia (S-12.00 C-4....

Jul 25, 2023

Myopic traction maculopathy (MTM) are retinal disorder caused by traction force on the macula, which can lead to varying degrees of vision loss in eyes with high myopia. Optical coherence tomography (...

Jul 25, 2023

To evaluate the long-term maintenance rate and associated factors of silicone punctal plugs in patients with Sjögren's syndrome (SS).We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 163 patients wi...

Jul 25, 2023

Corneal neuromas, also termed microneuromas, refer to microscopic, irregularly-shaped enlargements of terminal subbasal nerve endings at sites of nerve damage or injury. The formation of corneal neuro...

Jul 25, 2023

Increasing sedentary lifestyle in today's world has increased the prevalence of Diabetes Mellitus. Loss of vision due to diabetic retinopathy is a major public health burden. Visual evoked potential i...

Jul 25, 2023

To assess the prevalence of diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) and its risk factors in the type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) population.This cross-sectional study enroled patients with T2DM between Ju...

Jul 25, 2023

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a progressive chronic neurodegenerative retinal disease leading to vision loss, irreversible blindness, and visual impairment in older adults worldwide. Compl...

Jul 25, 2023

Morphological changes to the optic nerve head (ONH) can be detected at the early stages of glaucoma. Three-dimensional imaging and analysis may aid in the diagnosis. Light field (LF) fundus cameras ca...

Jul 25, 2023

A high density of infestation in human eyelids and eyelash follicles has been implicated in a variety of ocular surface conditions. However, infestation often goes undiagnosed and untreated, due to ...

Jul 17, 2023

The blind spot is both a necessity and a nuisance for seeing. It is the portion of the visual field projecting to where the optic nerve crosses the retina, a region devoid of photoreceptors and hence ...

Jul 17, 2023

Human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) have demonstrated great promise for a variety of applications that include cell therapy and regenerative medicine. Production of clinical grade hiPSCs req...

Jul 17, 2023

Human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) have demonstrated great promise for a variety of applications that include cell therapy and regenerative medicine. Production of clinical grade hiPSCs req...

Jul 17, 2023

To compare the effects of different optical zones for small-incision lenticule extraction (SMILE) on postoperative visual quality in low-to-moderate myopia.This retrospective case-control study involv...