Aug 16, 2021

The choriocapillaris plays a considerable role in the normal physiology of the eye as well as in various diseases. Assessing the changes in the choriocapillaris can therefore provide important informa...

Aug 16, 2021

Diabetes mellitus is a complex metabolic disorder characterized by hyperglycemia that results from defects in insulin secretion, insulin action, or both. Glaucoma is the ocular complication of diabeti...

Aug 16, 2021

The purpose of this study was to assess the diagnostic ability of the new area-based parameter retinal nerve fiber layer to disc ratio (RDR) for discriminating between glaucoma and non-glaucomatous re...

Aug 16, 2021

Intraocular pressure (IOP) is important for eye health as abnormal levels can led to ocular tissue damage. IOP is typically estimated by tonometry, which only provides snapshots of pressure history. T...

Aug 16, 2021

Activation of bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) 4 signaling promotes the survival of retinal ganglion cell (RGC) after acute injury. Chordin-like 1 (CHRDL1) is an endogenous BMP antagonist. In this stu...

Aug 16, 2021

Individuals with perceived experience and expertise are invited by editorial boards to provide commentary through editorials. Female representation among editorialists is not yet defined.To determine ...

Aug 16, 2021

The choice of anti-inflammatory prophylaxis parallel to cataract surgery is important for patient safety and successful outcome of surgery, but which regimen to choose is contested.To determine whethe...

Aug 12, 2021

Diabetic retinopathy, which was primarily regarded as a microvascular disease, is the leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide. With obesity at epidemic proportions, diabetes-related ocular p...

Aug 12, 2021

To evaluate the effect of a 9-week treatment deferral due to healthcare restrictions caused by Austria's first governmental lockdown associated with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on...

Aug 12, 2021

Retinal neovascularization is a severe pathological process leading to irreversible blindness. This study aims to identify the altered metabolites and their related pathways that are involved in retin...

Aug 12, 2021

Higher preoperative myopic astigmatism is associated with a higher probability of retreatment due to patient dissatisfaction as a result of residual cylindrical error. Nonetheless, retreatment is safe...

Aug 12, 2021

To examine the long-term refractive changes after stabilization of surgically induced changes (SICs) subsequent to cataract surgery.Private hospital.Case-control study.Manifest refraction of 300 eyes ...

Aug 12, 2021

To assess the repeatability and comparability of the Galilei G4 versus the Cassini topographer in post-refractive eyes and in normal eyes, including older patients representative of an initial catarac...

Aug 12, 2021

This study was conducted to determine the effect of tobacco waterpipe smoking on the ocular surface. The findings could be useful in understanding ocular surface changes and associated symptoms in wat...

Aug 12, 2021

Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) can provide valuable insights on the impact of a disease or treatment on a patient's health-related quality of life. In ophthalmology, particularly in dry eye...

Aug 12, 2021

To investigate the efficacy and safety of a vectored thermal pulsation system (Lipiflow®) in the treatment of dry eye disease resulting from meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD).We searched for randomiz...

Aug 12, 2021

To populate a proposed cost-effectiveness analysis of glaucoma screening in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).A complete search was conducted on PubMed, Medline and African Journals Online (AJOL) to obtain rel...

Aug 12, 2021

To demonstrate the feasibility of a deep learning-based vascular segmentation tool for UWFA and evaluate its ability to automatically identify quality-optimized phase-specific images.Cumulative retina...

Aug 12, 2021

Diabetic retinopathy (DR) affects 10-24% of patients with diabetes mellitus type 1 or 2 in the primary care (PC) sector. As early detection is crucial for treatment, deep learning screening methods in...

Aug 12, 2021

Antiproliferative therapies are crucially important for improving the success rate of the glaucoma filtration surgeries. In this study, we investigated the potential efficacy of Forkhead Domain Inhibi...