Feb 14, 2022

We aimed to analyze the tears of patients with Benin Essential Blepharospasm (BEB) to explore possible corneo-conjunctival mechanisms for photophobia, tear deficiency and ocular pain.Using an observat...

Feb 14, 2022

Ocular surface neuropeptides are vital molecules primarily involved in maintaining ocular surface integrity and homeostasis. They also serve as communication channels between the nervous system and th...

Feb 14, 2022

Diabetic retinopathy (DR) manifests as a complicated and blinding complication in diabetes mellitus. First-line treatments for advanced DR have shown ocular side-effects in some patients. Ginsenoside ...

Feb 14, 2022

Research sets the foundation for evidence-based practice in medicine. Globally resident doctors in various specialties are facing major obstacles to accomplish high quality research projects. Understa...

Feb 07, 2022

This study examined whether gene polymorphisms for toll-like receptor 10 (TLR10) associated with the susceptibility to and outcomes of bacterial meningitis (BM) in Angolan children. The study cohort c...

Feb 07, 2022

To compare the progression of posterior vitreous detachment (PVD) after cataract surgery in eyes with high myopia with that in eyes without high myopia.Prospective observational study.Eighty eyes of 8...

Feb 07, 2022

To introduce a modified technique for primary/secondary intraocular lens (IOL) fixation without corneal incision in vitrectomized eyes.Consecutive case series who had undergone previous or concomitant...

Feb 07, 2022

To evaluate the impact of prolonged surgical face mask wearing on dry eye symptoms and tear film break-up time (T-BUT) in health care professionals.A total of 33 health care professionals were include...

Feb 07, 2022

Dry eye disease (DED) is a common cause of ocular pain and discomfort. Dry eye disease (DED) stems from a loss-of-tear film homeostasis and is frequently seen in video display terminal (VDT) users. Vi...

Feb 07, 2022

Neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) is a major global cause of blindness. Whilst anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) treatment is effective, response varies considerabl...

Feb 07, 2022

To determine the impact of glaucoma severity on rates of change of minimum rim width (MRW), peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) and macular ganglion cell layer (GCL) thickness.Prospective, ...

Feb 07, 2022

N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptors are affected by many pharmaceuticals. In this work, we studied the action of the serine protease inhibitors nafamostat, gabexate and camostat, and an antiprotozoa...

Feb 07, 2022

To identify pathogenic variants in a cohort of 23 black South African children with sporadic primary congenital glaucoma (PCG) using an exome-based approach.Children with PCG were recruited from two P...

Feb 07, 2022

To report the functional and anatomical results of bicanalicular annular stent compared to bicanalicular nasal intubation in the management of traumatic lower canalicular laceration.A retrospective co...

Jan 31, 2022

Childhood blindness is important cause contributing to the burden of blindness. It is necessary to identify the most frequently observed diseases in different populations. We aimed to demonstrate clin...

Jan 31, 2022

The Cataract isleading cause of visual impairment and preventable blindness worldwide. Cataract removal surgery involves various post-operative complications like pain and inflammation.To screen the p...

Jan 31, 2022

To investigate the diagnostic abilities of the perfusion density (PD) and structural thickness parameters in the peripapillary and macular regions measured by optical coherence tomography angiography...

Jan 31, 2022

To determine if there is a difference at all in proximal convergence to accommodation ratio (PC/ A) between 2 myopic groups. Group A: -0.50D < SE < 3.00D, SE: spherical equivalent, D: Diopter) ...

Jan 31, 2022

To observe the changes of the ocular surface and meibomian glands by non-contact meibography in patients with type 1 diabetic children.A total of forty-three patients with type 1 diabetic children and...

Jan 31, 2022

The purpose of this study was to introduce a novel dry eye rat model induced by aerosol exposure of particulate matter (PM).A total of 30 female Sprague Dawley (SD) rats divided into 3 groups: the con...