May 28, 2020

Special Olympics Germany is the German association of the largest global movement to provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and ad...

May 28, 2020

To compare the efficacy of a modified perfluorocarbon liquid-assisted inverted internal limiting membrane (ILM) flap technique with the standard ILM peeling for the treatment of macular hole retinal d...

May 28, 2020

11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase 1 (11βHSD1) has been implicated in insulin resistance (IR) in the setting of metabolic disorders, and single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in its encoding gene (HS...

May 28, 2020

Leber hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) is a genetic condition that typically presents with unilateral, painless, sub-acute central vision loss followed by contralateral vision loss after a few weeks...

May 28, 2020

To explore patients' perspectives and experiences living with glaucoma and identify important benefits and risks that patients consider before electing for new glaucoma treatments, such as minimally i...

May 28, 2020

Topical prostaglandin analogs (PGAs) are common treatment for primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) but reportedly may cause adnexal fat atrophy. We asked if patients with POAG treated with PGAs have abn...

May 26, 2020

To evaluate systematically the efficacy of exergames for balance dysfunction in neurological conditions and to identify factors of exergaming protocols that may influence their effects.We searched ele...

May 26, 2020

The aim of this study was to identify risk factors for the development of severe dry eye syndrome (DES) in patients with ocular graft-versus-host disease (oGVHD).Retrospective Chart Review.Patients un...

May 26, 2020

To assess publications examining the occurrence, composition, and clinical significance of a microbiome at the ocular surface.MEDLINE, EMBASE, and Google Scholar were searched. Reference lists of incl...

May 26, 2020

To analyze the pathophysiological differences between patients with dry eye disease (DED) having different tear film break-up patterns (TBUPs).This investigative analysis involved 91 eyes of 91 patien...

May 26, 2020

Oxidative stress is widely known to be a major contributor in the pathogenesis of dry eye disease (DED). 4-Hydroxynonenal (4-HNE), a well-known byproduct frequently measured as an indicator of oxidati...

May 26, 2020

The lacrimal glands produce the aqueous component of the pre-ocular tear film, which is essential for ocular health and optimal vision. This review explores its history, current understanding and rece...

May 26, 2020

The majority of blinding conditions arise due to chronic pathologies in the retina. During the last two decades, antibody-based medicines administered by intravitreal injection directly into the back ...

May 26, 2020

To determine whether a quantitative approach to assessment of the severity of diabetic retinopathy (DR) lesions on ultrawide field (UWF) images can provide new parameters to predict progression to pro...

May 26, 2020

Retinal vascular caliber has been linked to diabetic retinopathy (DR). Newer imaging technologies allow analysis of retinal vascular caliber beyond the standard areas surrounding the optic disc. We in...

May 26, 2020

We examined the longitudinal association of baseline alcohol intake and frequency with the 6-year incidence and progression of diabetic retinopathy (DR) in a population-based cohort of Singaporean Ind...

May 26, 2020

Long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) VIM Antisense RNA 1 (VIM-AS1) has been reported to be correlated with type 2 diabetes (T2D) susceptibility, while the roles of this lncRNA in T2D and its complications rem...

May 26, 2020

Prevalence of visual impairment (VI) and access to services can vary significantly across and between different population groups. With renewed focus on universal health coverage and leaving no one be...

May 26, 2020

To evaluate the effect of a mobile-based screening programme on eye care utilization in Iran.In this cluster randomized community trial, a representative sample of residents aged≥50 years from urba...

May 26, 2020

To investigate rates of structural and functional change in a large clinical population of glaucoma and glaucoma suspect patients.Retrospective cohort.29,548 spectral-domain optical coherence tomograp...