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Hsa-miR-142-3p reduces collagen I in human scleral fibroblasts by targeting TGF-β1 in high myopia.

Mar 14, 2022

High myopia has been continually increasing globally until now and often results in visual impairment. Scleral extracellular matrix (ECM) remodeling is considered a common factor contributing to progr...

Post photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) infectious keratitis; six-year experience of a tertiary eye hospital.

Mar 14, 2022

As an essential development in the new century, surface ablation procedures have attracted increasing attention. There exists a concern regarding the risk of infectious keratitis. Hence, we aimed to i...

Analysis of Globular Cells in Corneal Nerve Vortex.

Mar 14, 2022

Less was known about globular cells which were a type of dendritic cells (DCs) in cornea. We aimed to investigate the morphological and distribution characteristics of globular cells in corneal vortex...

The involvement of ACO3 protein in diabetic retinopathy through the PI3k/Akt signaling pathway.

Mar 14, 2022

Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is one of the most common complications of diabetic microvascular disease and its pathogenesis is complicated. The PI3k/Akt signaling pathway plays an important role in the a...

Anti-CXCL10 monoclonal antibody therapy protects against the diabetic retinopathy in the mouse model induced by streptozotocin.

Mar 14, 2022

To explore the effect of CXC chemokine CXCL10 in the mice with diabetic retinopathy (DR).DR models were constructed on mice via injection of streptozotocin (STZ). At 3 weeks of STZ, mice were treated ...

Evaluation of UNC OCT Index for Diagnosis of Early Glaucoma.

Mar 14, 2022

To evaluate the diagnostic performance of the University of North Carolina Optical Coherence Tomography (UNC OCT) Index based on Cirrus high-definition optical coherence tomography to discriminate ear...

Ischemic ocular manifestations of giant cell arteritis: A Canadian case series.

Mar 14, 2022

Diagnosing giant cell arteritis (GCA) can be challenging due to the variable clinical presentation and lack of systemic symptoms in approximately 20% of cases, which are termed occult GCA. GCA affects...

Association Between Depression and Severity of Dry Eye Symptoms, Signs, and Inflammatory Markers in the DREAM Study.

Mar 14, 2022

Depression is more prevalent in patients with dry eye disease (DED) than in the general population; however, the association between severity of DED and depression needs further evaluation.To investig...

A compound heterozygous mutation in the S-Antigen Visual Arrestin SAG gene in a Chinese patient with Oguchi type one: a case report.

Mar 07, 2022

Oguchi disease is a rare autosomal recessive form of congenital quiescent night blindness. Oguchi disease has been found to be associated with gene mutations in SAG and GRK1, which are vital factors i...

Disruption of miR-18a Alters Proliferation, Photoreceptor Replacement Kinetics, Inflammatory Signaling, and Microglia/Macrophage Numbers During Retinal Regeneration in Zebrafish.

Mar 07, 2022

In mammals, photoreceptor loss causes permanent blindness, but in zebrafish (Danio rerio), photoreceptor loss reprograms Müller glia to function as stem cells, producing progenitors that regenerate p...

Do limbal relaxing incisions during cataract surgery still have a role?

Mar 07, 2022

Though Limbal Relaxing Incisions (LRI) were used widely to correct pre-existing corneal astigmatism during cataract surgery, they have been replaced recently with the more expensive methods like the u...

Temporal properties of positive and negative defocus on emmetropization.

Mar 07, 2022

Studying the temporal integration of visual signals is crucial to understand how time spent on different visual tasks can affect emmetropization and refractive error development. In this study we asse...

Necroptosis Contributes to Airborne Particulate Matter-Induced Ocular Surface Injury.

Mar 07, 2022

In this study, we explored the role of necroptosis in the pathogenesis of ocular surface injury caused by airborne particulate matter (PM). Human corneal epithelial (HCE) cells and mouse ocular surfac...

The Three-Dimensional Structural Configuration of the Central Retinal Vessel Trunk and Branches as a Glaucoma Biomarker.

Mar 07, 2022

To assess whether the three-dimensional (3D) structural configuration of the central retinal vessel trunk and its branches (CRVT&B) could be used as a diagnostic marker for glaucoma.Retrospective,...

Drug induced cicatrizing conjunctivitis: A case series with review of etiopathogenesis, diagnosis and management.

Mar 07, 2022

Drug induced cicatrizing conjunctivitis (DICC) is defined as a disease in which conjunctival cicatrization develops as a response to the chronic use of inciting topical and, rarely, systemic medicatio...

Change in Medication Adherence in the Support, Educate, Empower Program: Demographic, Clinical, and Psychosocial Predictors

Feb 28, 2022

For a study, the researchers sought to determine if demographic, clinical, or psychosocial characteristics in the Support, Educate, Empower (SEE) program worked as mediators of change in medication ad...

Health Literacy and Glaucoma Drop Administration Success

Feb 28, 2022

The researchers sought to find a link between health literacy and successful glaucoma drop administration for research. A single-site interventional randomized controlled trial's design substudy was c...

Evaluations of Deep Learning Approaches for Glaucoma Screening Using Retinal Images from Mobile Device.

Feb 28, 2022

Glaucoma is a silent disease that leads to vision loss or irreversible blindness. Current deep learning methods can help glaucoma screening by extending it to larger populations using retinal images. ...

Cost-effectiveness of artificial intelligence screening for diabetic retinopathy in rural China.

Feb 28, 2022

Diabetic retinopathy (DR) has become a leading cause of global blindness as a microvascular complication of diabetes. Regular screening of diabetic retinopathy is strongly recommended for people with ...

Comparison of visual outcomes between 120-µm and 140-µm cap thicknesses 12 months after small incision lenticule extraction.

Feb 28, 2022

To compare visual and refractive outcomes as well as changes in high-order aberrations in patients with 120- versus 140-µm cap thicknesses 12 months after small incision lenticule extraction. Ninety...

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