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Ophthalmology General

Ocular Biometric Risk Factors for PAC Disease

May 18, 2022

For a study, researchers sought to determine the baseline ocular biometric risk variables for progression from the primary angle-closure suspect (PACS) to primary angle closure (PAC) or acute angle cl...

Coronavirus Pandemic: Ocular Hypotensive Medication in Open-Angle Glaucoma Patients

May 18, 2022

According to emerging research, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is interfering with health behaviors such as medication adherence. For a study, researchers sought to determine if the ...

Endophthalmitis Rates in Patients Having Cataract Surgery

May 18, 2022

For a study, researchers sought to ascertain the national incidence and risk factors for developing endophthalmitis following cataract surgery in the United States. Medicare participants over the age ...

Acute Angle Closure Attacks Are Uncommon in Primary Angle-Closure Suspects: The Zhongshan Angle Closure Prevention Trial.

May 16, 2022

Angle-closure glaucoma is a major cause of blindness worldwide that carries an excess risk of severe, bilateral visual impairment. A common concern among clinicians is precipitating acute angle closur...

The impact of low vision on social function: The potential importance of lost visual social cues.

May 16, 2022

Visual cues usually play a vital role in social interaction. As well as being the primary cue for identifying other people, visual cues also provide crucial non-verbal social information via both faci...

Whole exome sequencing of known eye genes reveals genetic causes for high myopia.

May 16, 2022

High myopia (refractive error ≤ -6 diopters (D)) is a heterogeneous condition, and without clear accompanying features it can be difficult to pinpoint a genetic cause. This observational study a...

Development pattern of ocular biometric parameters and refractive error in young Chinese adults: a longitudinal study of first-year university students.

May 16, 2022

The increase in the prevalence of myopia has become a matter of serious public health concern, and few studies to date have examined the ocular biometric parameters of myopia in young Chinese adults. ...

Current trends in pharmaceutical treatment of Dry Eye Disease: A review.

May 16, 2022

Dry eye disease (DED), keratoconjunctivitis sicca or dysfunctional tear syndrome, is the most prevalent ophthalmic disease which affects a substantial segment of people worldwide with increasing frequ...

The effect of time on grading corneal fluorescein and conjunctival lissamine green staining.

May 16, 2022

To explore the effect of time on grading corneal fluorescein and conjunctival lissamine green staining in dry eye disease (DED).Photographs of 68 subjects with non-Sjogren's DED (nSS DED) and 32 with ...

Validation of an autonomous artificial intelligence-based diagnostic system for holistic maculopathy screening in a routine occupational health checkup context.

May 16, 2022

This study aims to evaluate the ability of an autonomous artificial intelligence (AI) system for detection of the most common central retinal pathologies in fundus photography.Retrospective diagnostic...

Rapid Macular Thinning is an Early Indicator of Hydroxychloroquine Retinal Toxicity.

May 16, 2022

To demonstrate rapid macular thinning as an early and objective sign of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) retinopathy.Retrospective case cohort.Cohort of 301 long-term HCQ therapy patients at Kaiser Permanente...

TMCO1 expression promotes cell proliferation and induces epithelial-mesenchymal transformation in human gliomas.

May 16, 2022

Transmembrane and coiled-coil domains 1 (TMCO1) is a recently discovered transmembrane protein of endoplasmic reticulum (ER), which plays a critical role in maintaining calcium homeostasis. TMCO1 dysf...

Ultrasound biomicroscopy of the equine iridocorneal angle.

May 16, 2022

The iridocorneal angle (ICA) is the major pathway of aqueous humor outflow from the anterior chamber of the eye. Ultrasound biomicroscopy (UBM) has been utilized to characterize the morphology of this...

Presence of Diversity or Inclusion Information on US Ophthalmology Residency Program Websites.

May 16, 2022

Groups historically underrepresented in medicine also remain underrepresented within ophthalmology. Prospective applicants, in particular women and racial and ethnic minority groups, consider program ...

DeepLensNet Diagnosis, Classification of Cataract & Severity

May 12, 2022

For a study, researchers sought to create deep learning models for automated diagnosis and quantitative categorization of age-related cataracts using pictures of the anterior section. A total of 18,99...

X-Linked Retinoschisis: Deep Phenotyping & Characterization

May 12, 2022

For a study, researchers sought to investigate X-linked retinoschisis's genetic and clinical aspects in children and adults (XLRS). Between 1999 and 2020, adults and children with molecularly verified...

Anti-Tumor Necrosis Factor α Vs. Tocilizumab in the Refractory Uveitic Macular Edema Treatment

May 12, 2022

For a study, researchers sought to investigate the variables related to response (ocular inflammation control and corticosteroid-sparing effect) to biologics (anti-tumor necrosis factor [TNF]-agents a...

Repeated RLRL Therapy Effect for Myopia Control

May 12, 2022

For a study, researchers sought to evaluate the efficacy and safety of repeated low-level red-light (RLRL) therapy in treating myopia in children. In July and August 2019, 264 eligible children aged 8...

Intravitreal Ranibizumab & Aflibercept, Effects on IOP

May 12, 2022

For a study, researchers sought to determine how anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) medication affected intraocular pressure (IOP) 12 and 24 months after it was started. Anti-VEGF drugs w...

Factors Threatening Central Visual Function of Patients With Advanced Glaucoma

May 12, 2022

For a study, researchers focused on identifying risk factors for continued worsening of central visual function in eyes with advanced glaucoma. Patients with advanced glaucoma who have well-controlled...

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