Mar 08, 2021

Currently there is no consensus regarding the aetiology of the excessive ocular volume that characterizes high myopia. Thus, we aimed to test whether the gene pathways identified by gene set enrichmen...

Mar 08, 2021

Ophthalmic disorders are amid the most common pathologies worldwide. In this regard, hyaluronan (HA) has gained widespread use in eye surgeries and treatment of eye diseases. HA-based materials are we...

Mar 08, 2021

To use minor salivary glands' flow rate (MSGFR) measurement in minor salivary glands (MSGs) autotransplantation for the treatment of severe dry eye disease (DED).MSGs autotransplantations were perform...

Mar 08, 2021

Evaluation of tear film break-up pattern (TFBUP) is the main diagnostic method for tear film-oriented therapy (TFOT) of dry eye. This prospective, observational study examined TFBUPs in 154 eyes/sides...

Mar 08, 2021

Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is the leading cause of acquired blindness in middle-aged people. The complex pathology of DR is difficult to dissect, given the convoluted cytoarchitecture of the retina. He...

Mar 08, 2021

To compare the outcomes of macular buckling (MB) surgery between myopic foveal detachment (FD) eyes with and without ellipsoid zone (EZ) disruption.A retrospective, case-control study. Forty-four cons...

Mar 08, 2021

Diabetic retinopathy is the most common cause of vision loss among diabetic patients. Although hyperglycemia produces retinal oxidative stress in long-standing diabetes, the pathogenesis mechanism is ...

Mar 08, 2021

Higher levels of near-vision related quality of life were associated with higher adherence to glaucoma medications after adjusting for important confounding variables among participants in the SEE per...

Mar 08, 2021

The corneal epithelium is continuously renewed by limbal stem/progenitor cells (LSCs), a cell population harbored in a highly regulated niche located at the limbus. Dysfunction and/or loss of LSCs and...

Mar 08, 2021

To compare the characteristics of the peripapillary choroid (PPC) between the two eyes of patients with unilateral treatment-naïve normal tension glaucoma (NTG).Observational case series.Sixty-nine p...

Mar 08, 2021

To assess the biometry and postoperative refraction in iris repair using ArtificialIris in combination with an intraocular lens (IOL).Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Unive...

Mar 08, 2021

This paper fills a gap in the applied research field, for a local context, by addressing the topics of describing cataract surgery' clinical outcomes; quality of life (QoL); and costs of the patients ...

Mar 04, 2021

Retinopathy of prematurity (RoP) is a vasoproliferative disorder caused by the abnormal development of retinal vessels in premature neonates. It is one of the major causes of childhood blindness, whic...

Mar 04, 2021

To assess the associations of axial length with age-related cataract within a span of 10 years in an Asian population in southern Taiwan.A retrospective cohort study examined 960 adults who underwent...

Mar 04, 2021

To evaluate the psychometric properties of refractive error-specific quality of life (QoL) item banks and assess their performance using computerised adaptive testing (CAT) simulations.In this cross-s...

Mar 04, 2021

Macular hole (MH) can be a significant complication in patients with high myopia. The recently reported inverted internal limiting membrane (ILM) flap technique is a promising alternative to treat myo...

Mar 04, 2021

: To determine the feasibility of non-invasive tear break-up time (NIBUT) assessment using the Handheld tear lipid layer thickness assessment instrument and compare it with the standard tear break-up ...

Mar 04, 2021

Meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD) is a primary cause of dry eye disease. Analysis of MGD, its severity, shapes and variation in the acini of the meibomian glands (MGs) is receiving much attention in o...

Mar 04, 2021

: To investigate the impact of long-term scleral contact lens (ScCL) wear on corneal curvature, corneal thickness, tear film function, and ocular surface in patients with keratoconus.: Sixteen keratoc...

Mar 04, 2021

Our goal is early detection of neuropathy in patients with type 2 diabetes with or without microalbuminuria in the absence of diabetic retinopathy and peripheral neuropathy by using in vivo corneal co...