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Ophthalmology General

Gene network analyses unveil possible molecular basis underlying drug-induced glaucoma.

Apr 22, 2021

Drug-induced glaucoma (DIG) is a kind of serious adverse drug reaction that can cause irreversible blindness. Up-to-date, the molecular mechanism of DIG largely remains unclear yet due to the medical ...

Coadministration With Carbidopa Enhances the Antimyopic Effects of Levodopa in Chickens.

Apr 22, 2021

Topical application of levodopa inhibits the development of form-deprivation myopia (FDM) and lens-induced myopia (LIM) in chicks. Here we examine whether coadministration with carbidopa enhances this...

Corneal thickness changes in myopic children during and after short-term orthokeratology lens wear.

Apr 22, 2021

To evaluate thickness changes in the central and mid-peripheral cornea (CCT and mPCT), corneal epithelium (CET and mPET) and stroma (CST and mPST) of myopic children during and after short-term orthok...

Protective effects of sunlight exposure against PRK-induced myopia in infant rhesus monkeys.

Apr 22, 2021

Extensive clinical evidence suggests that time spent outdoors might reduce the risk of myopia. This study aimed to determine whether increasing sunlight exposure has a protective effect on hyperopic-d...

Animal Models of Dry Eye: Their Strengths and Limitations for Studying Human Dry Eye Disease.

Apr 22, 2021

Dry eye disease (DED), also called the keratoconjunctivitis sicca (KCS), is one of the most common diseases in the ophthalmology clinics. While DED is not a life-threatening disease, life quality may ...

Dry eye signs and symptoms in patients on aromatase inhibitor therapy.

Apr 22, 2021

The study aimed to test whether symptomatic dry eye in aromatase inhibitor (AI) patients is associated with the clinical features of evaporative dry eye.A cross-sectional, observational study of postm...

Prevalence and risk factors of dry eye disease in young and middle-aged office employee: a Xi'an Study.

Apr 22, 2021

To estimate the prevalence of and risk factors for dry eye disease (DED) in young and middle-aged office employee in Xi'an.This cross-sectional study of the prevalence of and risk factors for DED inve...

A comparison of visual acuity measured by ETDRS chart and Standard Logarithmic Visual Acuity chart among outpatients.

Apr 22, 2021

To compare the results of visual acuity (VA) measured by Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study (ETDRS) chart, 5 m Standard Logarithm Visual Acuity (5SL) chart, and 2.5 m Standard Logarithm Visual...

A simple new technique for the induction of residual posterior vitreous cortex removal and membrane peeling.

Apr 22, 2021

To describe a quick, cost-effective alternative to using a scraper to remove the residual posterior vitreous cortex and create an inner limiting membrane (ILM) flap during vitrectomy.The surgical tech...

Posture-Dependent Collapse of the Optic Nerve Subarachnoid Space: A Combined MRI and Modeling Study.

Apr 22, 2021

We hypothesize that a collapse of the optic nerve subarachnoid space (ONSAS) in the upright posture may protect the eyes from large translamina cribrosa pressure differences (TLCPD) believed to play a...

Correlation between intraocular pressure obtained with water drinking test versus modified diurnal tension curve measurement in pseudoexfoliation glaucoma.

Apr 22, 2021

The aim of this paper was to study the correlation and agreement between the intraocular pressure (IOP) peak value and fluctuations detected with the modified diurnal tension curve (mDTC) and the wate...

Association between long-term exposure to fine particulate matter and diabetic retinopathy among diabetic patients: A national cross-sectional study in China.

Apr 22, 2021

While the relationship between ambient air pollution and diabetes mellitus has recently been reported, data on the association between fine particulate matter (PM) and diabetic complications are limit...

Sphingolipidomics of serum in extremely preterm infants: Association between low sphingosine-1-phosphate levels and severe retinopathy of prematurity.

Apr 19, 2021

Extremely preterm infants are at risk of developing retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) that can cause impaired vision or blindness. Changes in blood lipids have been associated with ROP. This study aime...

'Visual' cortices of congenitally blind adults are sensitive to response selection demands in a go/no-go task.

Apr 19, 2021

Studies of occipital cortex plasticity in blindness provide insight into how intrinsic constraints interact with experience to determine cortical specialization. We tested the cognitive nature and ana...

Altered ocular surface immune cell profile in patients with dry eye disease.

Apr 19, 2021

Aberrant inflammation and immune dysregulation are known pathogenic contributors in dry eye disease (DED). Aim of the study was to determine the proportions of immune cell subsets on the ocular surfac...

Amniotic membrane extract eye drops for ocular surface diseases: use and clinical outcome in real-world practice.

Apr 19, 2021

To study the indications and clinical outcomes, in a real-word setting, of amniotic membrane extract eye drops (AMEED) use for ocular surface disease (OSD).A retrospective study of patients treated wi...

Temporal evolution of the biological response to laser-induced refractive index change (LIRIC) in rabbit corneas.

Apr 19, 2021

Laser induced refractive index change (LIRIC) is a new, non-incisional, non-ablative, femtosecond photo-modification technique being developed for vision correction in humans. Prior, ex-vivo studies s...

Eye pain and blurred vision as main complaints in a new case with MDPL syndrome.

Apr 19, 2021

We report a novel phenotype of mandibular hypoplasia, deafness, and progeroid features with lipodystrophy (MDPL) syndrome with mutation in a Chinese girl.Diabetic retinopathy was detected as the prim...

Ophthalmology Services at Student-Run Free Clinics: A National Survey.

Apr 19, 2021

Student-run free clinics (SRFCs) primarily service the uninsured and are a unique way for medical students to gain hands-on exposure to ophthalmology. The free clinic model takes many different forms-...

Diabetic retinopathy, oxidative stress and sirtuins: an in depth look in enzymatic patterns and new therapeutic horizons.

Apr 19, 2021

Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is one of the leading causes of blindness in the world. DR represents the most common microvascular complication of diabetes, and its incidence is constantly rising. The comp...

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