Apr 08, 2021

Abnormal accommodative convergence per diopter of accommodative response (AC/A ratio) ratio is an important factor leading to myopia. This study aimed to examine the effect of refractive correction on...

Apr 08, 2021

The ocular surface flora performs an important role in the defense mechanisms of the ocular surface system. Its regulation of the immunological activity and the barrier effect against pathogen invasio...

Apr 08, 2021

Symptoms of dryness discomfort in soft contact lens wearers frequently lead to discontinuation from wear. The negative influence of pre-fitting tear dysfunctions appears likely to be exacerbated by th...

Apr 08, 2021

The heterogeneous nature of the signs and symptoms of Sjögren's syndrome (SS) often causes delays in diagnosis. The reasons for these delays have not been investigated in Japan and need to be determi...

Apr 08, 2021

The pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is commonly associated with altered gut bacteria. However, whether the microbial dysbiosis that exists in human diabetic patients with or without re...

Apr 08, 2021

Diabetes affects most of the organs causing macrovascular and microvascular complications. Diabetic retinopathy (DR) results from the prolonged uncontrolled hyperglycemia which causes impairment of vi...

Apr 08, 2021

According to global estimates, 39 million people are blind and 285 million are at risk of severe vision loss, with a significant portion of this burden in Sub-Saharan Africa. Some African nations like...

Apr 08, 2021

To evaluate the effect of population screening on low vision and blindness from open-angle glaucoma.Retrospective cohort study.A very large population based screening for glaucoma was conducted in Mal...

Apr 08, 2021

to determine the diagnostic accuracy of several diagnostic tests for AMD, DR, glaucoma, and cataract, as well as the proportion with eye disease from each of three enrolling clinics.Diagnostic accurac...

Apr 08, 2021

Awareness of diabetes mellitus (DM) and its complications, particularly diabetic retinopathy (DR), is one of the main factors of early detection and improved management. This study aims to assess the ...

Apr 05, 2021

Fungal keratitis is a common disease in certain parts of the world and affects several species, including equids, camelids, and homo sapiens, leading to blindness or loss of the eye if the infection i...

Apr 05, 2021

The face is known for its extreme variation in vascular anatomy. Furthermore, the rapidly increasing number of filler treatments leads to an increase in severe filler-associated complications (such as...

Apr 05, 2021

Vision impairment and blindness have been significantly associated with high medical care expenditures, decrease in health utility, and loss or reduction of productivity. The objective of this study w...

Apr 05, 2021

To generate continuous growth curves for axial length (AL) in German children. We hypothesise that percentile curves of AL can be used as a predictive measure of myopia.In this longitudinal and cross-...

Apr 05, 2021

The therapeutic effects and potential mechanisms of astragaloside IV on a rabbits dry eye model induced by benzalkonium chloride (BAC) was examined. In our study, a BAC-induced dry eye rabbit model wa...

Apr 05, 2021

Previous studies have examined the patient experience regarding the diagnosis and management of dry eye disease (DED). The current study explored the ways in which the DED diagnostic pathway differs f...

Apr 05, 2021

: To determine the prevalence and spectrum of ocular manifestations in PLHIV (people living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus) on cART (combined Antiretroviral Therapy) and correlate them with WHO cli...

Apr 05, 2021

Growth differentiation factor 15 (GDF-15) is a member of the TGF- superfamily that has anti-inflammatory properties. The objective of this study was to evaluate the relationship between circulating GD...

Apr 05, 2021

Accumulating evidence suggests the critical role of autophagy in the pathogenesis of diabetic retinopathy (DR). In the current study, we aim to identify autophagy genes involved in DR via microarray a...

Apr 05, 2021

RPE injury often induces epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT). Although RPE-EMT has been implicated in a variety of retinal diseases, including proliferative vitroretinopathy, neovascular and at...