Jul 12, 2021

Adenosine, an endogenous purine nucleoside, is a well-known actor of the immune system and the inflammatory response both in physiologic and pathologic conditions. By acting upon particular, G-protein...

Jul 12, 2021

The purpose of this study was to detect the presence of retinitis pigmentosa (RP) based on color fundus photographs using a deep learning model. A total of 1670 color fundus photographs from the Taiwa...

Jul 12, 2021

To investigate the association between smartphone use and axial length and refractive error in teenagers using the Myopia app.Cross-sectional population-based study.A total of 525 teenagers aged 12 to...

Jul 12, 2021

To review the contribution of in vivo confocal microscopy (IVCM) to the understanding of corneal wound healing following refractive surgery, and its role in the diagnosis and management of complicatio...

Jul 12, 2021

This study aimed to analyze the common causes of epiphora in Korean patients and their response to subsequent management.We retrospectively analyzed the medical records of 180 patients who visited Kim...

Jul 12, 2021

To evaluate dry eye tests and Meibomian gland functions in female androgenetic alopecia patients.Twenty left eyes of 20 female androgenetic alopecia patients (Group 1) and 20 left eyes of 20 healthy f...

Jul 12, 2021

DRAKO (NCT02850263) is a 24-month, prospective, non-interventional, multi-centre cohort study which enroled patients diagnosed with centre-involving diabetic macular oedema (DMO). The study aims to ev...

Jul 12, 2021

Choroidal vascular structures are likely to be affected in diabetic patients. The aim of this study was to conduct a meta-analysis of choroidal vascular structures in diabetic eyes with no diabetic re...

Jul 12, 2021

Glaucoma is among the leading causes of blindness worldwide that is characterized by irreversible damage to the retinal ganglion cell axons in the lamina cribrosa (LC) region of the optic nerve head (...

Jul 12, 2021

This study aimed to assess the efficacy and safety of Ahmed glaucoma valve (AGV) implantation in eyes with pediatric keratoplasty and glaucoma.Retrospective, non-comparative, interventional case serie...

Jul 12, 2021

Interest in teleophthalmology has been growing, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. The advent of fifth-generation (5G) wireless systems has the potential to revolutionize teleophthalmology, but ...

Jul 12, 2021

To determine preferences in the use of local anaesthesia (LA) versus general anaesthesia (GA) for penetrating keratoplasty (PK), and to examine the safety of LA for PK.A retrospective analysis of PKs ...

Jul 12, 2021

To identify socioeconomic and demographic disparities in the utilization of telemedicine during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.A cross-sectional study of completed clinical encounter...

Jul 08, 2021

An increasing number of people worldwide are affected by eye diseases, eventually leading to visual impairment or complete blindness. Conventional treatment involves the use of eye drops. However, the...

Jul 08, 2021

Open globe eye injuries have poor visual outcomes. In Palestine, no studies have completely described the impact of time delays to surgery on visual outcomes. This study examines the causal factors fo...

Jul 08, 2021

To evaluate children in the Za'atari refugee camp in Jordan to better understand the prevalence of ocular pathology and to compare two photoscreening devices to evaluate their utility.Families at the ...

Jul 08, 2021

All eye health care practitioners should know how to control myopia.Investigating the adjunctive effects of orthokeratology and 0.01% atropine eye drops on controlling the progression of myopia in Chi...

Jul 08, 2021

Refractive eye development is a tightly coordinated developmental process. The general layout of the eye and its various components are established during embryonic development, which involves a compl...

Jul 08, 2021

To assess the potential effects of switching to online lecture format on dry eye symptoms and dry eye disease (DED) risk factors.An anonymous cross-sectional online survey was conducted in 812 univers...

Jul 08, 2021

This study aimed to estimate the frequency of meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD) and its associated factors among pregnant women.This was a hospital-based cross-sectional study of consecutive pregnant ...