May 06, 2021

To identify risk factors and potential predictors of erectile dysfunction (ED) in type-2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients for early detection and treatment.A retrospective cohort was used to assess t...

May 06, 2021

To describe the baseline characteristics of a trial to evaluate whether selective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT), as a first-line treatment, provides superior economic and health-related quality of life ...

May 06, 2021

The major event in the development of diabetes-related blindness and vision impairment is the onset of retinal cell damage. Overall awareness of insulin-like growth factor-2 (IGF2) mechanisms emphasiz...

May 06, 2021

Bevacizumab is a humanized monoclonal antibody to vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) that has been used as a systemic chemotherapy treatment of various malignancies in adults since 2000. It has...

May 06, 2021

This pilot study was undertaken to examine the feasibility of a larger scale trial examining the effect of interventions to improve patient-clinician collaboration. The primary outcome was the extent ...

May 03, 2021

Neural cell death is the main feature of all retinal degenerative disorders that lead to blindness. Despite therapeutic advances, progression of retinal disease cannot always be prevented, and once ne...

May 03, 2021

The mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) A3243G point mutation encompasses a heterogenous group of disorders including mitochondrial encephalopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes (MELAS), maternally ...

May 03, 2021

Classification and management of acquired concomitant esotropia is controversial. We sought to establish a simple clinical classification in order to determine in which cases further investigations in...

May 03, 2021

Temporal visual field damage (VFD) is the common type of non-glaucomatous VF defects found in eyes with myopia. However, little is known about the factors associated with its progression. We investiga...

May 03, 2021

To measure body balance using computerised dynamic posturography in young adults wearing multifocal contact lenses (MFCL) with high addition powers designed for myopia control.Twenty-four young adults...

May 03, 2021

The purpose of this study was to develop a standardized, accurate and efficient method for estimating conjunctival goblet cell density (GCD) via optimizing sample storage conditions and quantification...

May 03, 2021

Dry eye disease (DED) is characterized by loss of tear film stability that becomes self-sustaining in a vicious cycle of pathophysiological events. Currently, desiccation stress (DS) is the dominant p...

May 03, 2021

Throughout the body, damage to peripheral nerves normally involved in nociception may produce a constellation of symptoms-including irritation, itchiness and pain. The neurobiological processes involv...

May 03, 2021

Diabetic retinopathy (DR), one of the common complications of diabetes, is the leading cause of visual loss in working-age individuals in many industrialized countries. It has been traditionally regar...

May 03, 2021

Retinal neurodegeneration is an early pathological change in diabetic retinopathy (DR). Early-stage retinal neurodegeneration is usually asymptomatic. This study aims to identify circulating microRNAs...

May 03, 2021

The Bushen Huoxue prescription is a traditional Chinese medicine formula treating diabetic retinopathy, which was developed by our research group. Catalpol, puerarin, salvianolic acid B, ginsenoside R...

May 03, 2021

Cyclophotocoagulation (CPC) is a simple noninvasive and quickly available procedure for lowering intraocular pressure but due to its dreaded potential for complications it continues to play an outsid...

May 03, 2021

Due to improvements in neonatal care of premature infants and the development of novel treatment options for retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), the requirements for screening for ROP have changed since...

May 03, 2021

Government motor vehicle crash reports used in the study of driver safety can be biased and incomplete. Naturalistic driving methods using in-vehicle instrumentation have been developed in recent year...

May 03, 2021

Pressure on capacity in ophthalmology alongside the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic led to the development of the COVID-19 Urgent Eyecare Service (CUES), allowing patients to receive a prompt ophthalm...