Apr 29, 2021

To assess changes in the disc-fovea distance (DFD) in highly myopic eyes in a 10-year population-based follow-up study. The case control study included all highly myopic eyes (myopic refractive error�...

Apr 29, 2021

Common in myopia and aging, vitreous opacities arise from clumped collagen fibers within the vitreous body that cast shadows on the retina, appearing as 'floaters' to the patient. Vitreous opacities d...

Apr 29, 2021

This review provides comprehensive information about the advances in gene therapy in the anterior segment of the eye including cornea, conjunctiva, lacrimal gland, and trabecular meshwork. We discuss ...

Apr 29, 2021

To investigate the efficacy of laser acupuncture (LA) therapy in patients with dry eye disease (DED). A two-center randomized controlled trial. The Department of Ophthalmology, Chinese Medicine at ...

Apr 29, 2021

This study is aimed at comparing the effects of Tea Tree Oil shampoo (TTO) with regular-lid shampoo on the treatment of meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD) signs and symptoms.Double-masked randomized cl...

Apr 29, 2021

To evaluate the performance of existing prediction models to determine risk of progression to referable diabetic retinopathy (RDR) using data from a prospective Irish cohort of people with type 2 diab...

Apr 29, 2021

Sprouting angiogenesis is fundamental for development and contributes to cancer, diabetic retinopathy, and cardiovascular diseases. Sprouting angiogenesis depends on the invasive properties of endothe...

Apr 29, 2021

This study investigated whether arterial stiffening is a determinant of subtle retinal microvascular changes that precede diabetic retinopathy.This study used cross-sectional data from the Maastricht ...

Apr 29, 2021

(i) To evaluate immunohistochemical labeling of pre-iridal monocellular and fibrovascular membranes and (ii) describe the light and scanning electron microscopic (SEM) characteristics of these membran...

Apr 29, 2021

To describe a modified surgical approach with anterior vitrectomy, phacoemulsification (phaco) cataract extraction and irido-zonulo-hyaloid-vitrectomy (IZHV) in protracted acute angle closure crisis (...

Apr 29, 2021

Selecting reliable visual field (VF) test takers could improve the power of randomised clinical trials in glaucoma. We test this hypothesis via simulations using a large real world dataset.Methodology...

Apr 27, 2021

Data indicate that only about one-half of people with diabetes are properly screened for diabetic retinopathy (DR), and many patients at high risk for vision loss do not receive treatment. “Annual D...

Apr 26, 2021

Ischaemic optic neuropathy (ION) is a major cause of blindness. The clinical approach and management is a matter of debate for the treating neurologist and the ophthalmologist. Of the two broad variet...

Apr 26, 2021

Myopic maculopathy (MM) is one of the major causes of visual impairment and irreversible blindness in eyes with pathologic myopia (PM). However, the classification of each type of lesion associated wi...

Apr 26, 2021

Small-incision lenticule extraction (SMILE) is a surgical procedure for the refractive correction of myopia and astigmatism, which has been reported as safe and effective. However, over- and under-cor...

Apr 26, 2021

The aim of this study was to explore the status of quality of life between the ages 40-59 in relation to presbyopia and dry eye.Near add power and preferred contact lens power were examined in 219 par...

Apr 26, 2021

The primary objective was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Er:YAG laser treatment for meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD) in a prospective study.A total of 128 eyes from 64 patients with MGD were ...

Apr 26, 2021

Diabetic macular edema (DME) is the most common cause of vision loss in diabetic retinopathy, affecting 1 in 15 patients with diabetes mellitus (DM). The disruption of the inner blood-retina barrier (...

Apr 26, 2021

: The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of micro- and macrovascular disease in Egyptian patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) and peripheral arterial disease (PAD). : The study included 16...

Apr 26, 2021

Transthyretin (TTR) has been proved to repress neovascularization in diabetic retinopathy environment by regulating the molecules in and downstream of the STAT-4/miR-223-3p/FBXW7 signal pathway; howev...