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Ophthalmology General

A novel COL2A1 mutation causing spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia congenita in a Chinese family.

Feb 18, 2021

Spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia congenita is an autosomal dominant cartilaginous dysplasia characterized by short trunk, abnormal epiphysis, and flattened vertebral body. Skeletal features of SEDC are pr...

Association Between Medication-Taking and Refractive Error in a Large General Population-Based Cohort.

Feb 18, 2021

Refractive errors, particularly myopia, are common and a leading cause of blindness. This study aimed to explore associations between medications and refractive error in an aging adult cohort and to d...

Ocular surface response of two preservative-free cylcosporine A emulsion eye drops in a mouse model of dry eye.

Feb 18, 2021

: Dry eye (DE) disease is a multifactorial disease in which uncontrolled inflammation can lead to corneal epithelium lesions and symptoms of discomfort. The aim of the present study was to evaluate th...

Changes in ocular surface and Meibomian gland after penetrating Keratoplasty.

Feb 18, 2021

To acquire desirable outcomes of penetrating keratoplasty (PKP), various factors affecting graft survival, visual function, and subjective symptom should be considered. As ocular surface and meibomian...

Eye Abnormalities Identified in Severe COVID-19 Patients

Feb 17, 2021

TUESDAY, Feb. 16, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Seven percent of patients with severe COVID-19 present with abnormal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings of the globe of the eye, according to a study ...

Challenges in Screening First-degree Glaucoma Relatives

Feb 05, 2021

Glaucoma requires adequate screening and early treatment. The eye examination is also necessary for first-degree relatives of patients. Related campaigns are available in South India to improve eye ca...

Manuka Honey Eye drops for Treating Meibomian Gland Dysfunction

Feb 05, 2021

Meibomian gland dysfunction - MGD is an eye disorder with inadequate oil secretion. It can cause ocular surface disease, eyelid discomfort, dry eye, and alter the tear film. Patients have to get diagn...

Myopic Incidence and Refractive Change in Chinese Children

Feb 05, 2021

Myopia and refractive changes lead to visual impairment, lens power changes, and blindness. The vision examinations are conducted to identify disorders and treat them. This study aims to assess the pr...

SS-ASOCT Diagnosis of Lens Nuclear Opacity And Hard Cataract

Feb 05, 2021

The dense clouding of the lens in the nucleus leads to a cataract. Hard cataract and lens opacity gets measured and classified for better surgical outcomes. This study primarily uses SS-ASOCT to quant...

Efficacy of Visual Field vs SITA Algorithm in Glaucoma Patients

Feb 05, 2021

Glaucoma patients have progressive optic neuropathy with vision field (VF) loss. Variational Bayes linear regression (VBLR) helps to accurately model and predict the VF progression. This study uses a ...

[Preliminary selective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT) intraocular pressure results in glaucoma patients in Burkina Faso].

Jan 28, 2021

Glaucoma is the leading cause of irreversible blindness in the world. The purpose of our study was to evaluate the tonometric results of SLT treatment in patients with glaucoma.This was a prospective ...

Simulation-based surgical education for glaucoma versus conventional training alone: the GLAucoma Simulated Surgery (GLASS) trial. A multicentre, multicountry, randomised controlled, investigator-masked educational intervention efficacy trial in Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe.

Jan 28, 2021

Glaucoma accounts for 8% of global blindness and surgery remains an important treatment. We aimed to determine the impact of adding simulation-based surgical education for glaucoma.We designed a rando...

Catenin alpha 1 mutations cause familial exudative vitreoretinopathy by overactivating Norrin/beta-catenin signaling.

Jan 28, 2021

Familial exudative vitreoretinopathy (FEVR) is a severe retinal vascular disease that causes blindness. FEVR has been linked to mutations in several genes associated with inactivation of the Norrin/β...

Evaluation of the Difference between Predicted and Measured Central Corneal Thickness Reduction after SMILE and Femtosecond Laser-assisted LASIK for Myopia.

Jan 28, 2021

: To evaluate the agreement between the predicted and measured central corneal thickness (CCT) reduction after the small incision lenticule extraction (SMILE) surgery and femtosecond laser-assisted in...

[Prevalence of visual impairment in school-age children: Data analysis from PlanVue® pilot project].

Jan 28, 2021

To assess the prevalence of visual disturbances among school-aged children in prioritized education zones in France.The PlanVue® pilot project was designed to detect and manage visual disturbances in...

Myopia progression from wearing first glasses to adult age: the DREAM Study.

Jan 28, 2021

Data on myopia progression during its entire course are scarce. The aim of this study is to investigate myopia progression in Europeans as a function of age and degree of myopia from first prescriptio...

Diagnostic Performance of a Novel Noninvasive Workup in the Setting of Dry Eye Disease.

Jan 28, 2021

To evaluate the diagnostic performance of a novel noninvasive automated workup employed for the diagnosis of dry eye disease (DED).One hundred patients with mild to moderate DED and 100 matched contro...

The Relationship of Dry Eye Disease With Depression in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Jan 28, 2021

Objective Estimate the prevalence of depression among individuals with a dry eye disease (DED) in Saudi Arabia using two questionnaires: Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) and Dry Eye Questionnaire ...

Role of CD4+ T Helper Cells in the Development of BAC-Induced Dry Eye Syndrome in Mice.

Jan 28, 2021

To evaluate the role of CD4+ T helper cells in benzalkonium chloride (BAC)-induced ocular surface disorder in C57BL/6 mice.Topical 0.075% BAC was applied twice daily in C57BL/6 mice for 7 consecutive ...

Age Factor in Determining Outcomes of SMILE Surgeries

Jan 18, 2021

Small incision lenticule extraction or SMILE is a simple laser eye surgery. It is a minimally invasive procedure for treating refractive errors like astigmatism, hyperopia, presbyopia, and myopia. It ...

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