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Longitudinal panretinal microaneurysm dynamics on ultra-widefield fluorescein angiography in eyes treated with intravitreal aflibercept for proliferative diabetic retinopathy in the recovery study

Nov 18, 2020

This study was done to assess changes in MA counts on UWFA in subjects undergoing treatment with IAI for proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) in the Intravitreal Aflibercept for RECOVERY study usi...

Prevalence, incidence and risk factors of strabismus in a Chinese population-based cohort of preschool children: the Nanjing Eye Study

Nov 18, 2020

The study was done to evaluate the prevalence, incidence and their related risk factors of strabismus among preschool children in China. Children born in Yuhuatai District of Nanjing were invited to ...

Long-term anatomical and functional outcomes after autokeratoplasty

Nov 18, 2020

The study was done to evaluate the anatomical and functional outcomes of autologous contralateral penetrating keratoplasty. Thirty-one eyes of 31 patients of which there were 19 men, with a mean age ...

12-month randomised trial of 360° and 180° Schlemm’s canal incisions in suture trabeculotomy ab interno for open-angle glaucomaOphthalmology

Nov 18, 2020

The study was done to perform a 12-month comparison between the different extents and locations of Schlemm’s canal incisions during suture trabeculotomy ab interno for open-angle glaucoma (OAG). 99...

Biopolymer-based scaffolds for corneal stromal regeneration: A review.

Nov 16, 2020

The stroma is one of the 5 layers of the cornea that comprises more than 90% of the corneal thickness, and is the most important layer for the transparency of cornea and refractive function critical f...

The visual image quality after small-incision lenticule extraction (SMILE) compared to spectacles and contact lenses.

Nov 16, 2020

To assess the influence of small-incision lenticule extraction (SMILE) for high myopia on the visual image quality assessed by the logarithm of the Visual Strehl Ratio (logVSX), and put this into a cl...

Progression of Myopic Maculopathy in Chinese Children with High Myopia: A Long Term Follow-Up Study.

Nov 16, 2020

To investigate the progression of myopic maculopathy (MM) and associated factors in highly myopic Chinese children.In this retrospective observational case series, biometric fundus features were morph...

A Novel Epidemiological Approach to Geographically Mapping Population Dry Eye Disease in the United States Through Google Trends.

Nov 16, 2020

Our study fills the spatiotemporal gaps in dry eye disease (DED) epidemiology by using Google Trends as a novel epidemiological tool for geographically mapping DED in relation to environmental risk fa...

Digital Screen Use and Dry Eye: A Review.

Nov 16, 2020

Prolonged and continuous daily use of digital screens, or visual display terminals (VDTs), has become the norm in occupational, educational, and recreational settings. An increased global dependence o...

Therapeutic Contact Lenses in the Treatment of Corneal and Ocular Surface Diseases-A Review.

Nov 16, 2020

Therapeutic contact lenses (TCLs) are often used in the management of a wide variety of corneal and ocular surface diseases (OSDs). Indications of TCL include pain relief, enhancing corneal healing, c...

Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography Assessment of Macular Choriocapillaris and Choroid Following Panretinal Photocoagulation in a Diverse Population With Advanced Diabetic Retinopathy.

Nov 16, 2020

The aim of this study was to evaluate choroidal and retinal microvasculature with optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) after panretinal photocoagulation (PRP) for diabetic retinopathy in a ...

Impact on binocular visual function of small-incision lenticule extraction for high myopia.

Nov 16, 2020

To assess if small-incision lenticule extraction (SMILE) for high myopia reduces the binocular visual function assessed by stereoacuity, binocular visual acuity, binocular contrast sensitivity, and bi...

Hepatocyte growth factor prevents pericyte loss in diabetic retinopathy.

Nov 16, 2020

Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a disease that causes blindness due to vascular leakage or abnormal angiogenesis. Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) is increased in the serum or vitreous fluid in proliferati...

Safety and efficacy of incisional goniotomy as an adjunct with phacoemulsification in primary angle-closure glaucoma.

Nov 16, 2020

To evaluate the intraocular pressure (IOP)-lowering efficacy and safety of incisional goniotomy as an adjunct to phacoemulsification in primary angle-closure glaucoma (PACG) patients.In this prospecti...

The prevalence and causes of visual impairment among ethnic Tujia adults in a rural community in China.

Nov 16, 2020

We aimed to investigate the prevalence and causes of visual impairment (VI) in an elderly Tujia ethnic rural population in Southwest China.From June 1 to December 31, 2018, a random cluster sampling s...

Ophthatome™: an integrated knowledgebase of ophthalmic diseases for translating vision research into the clinic.

Nov 16, 2020

Medical big data analytics has revolutionized the human healthcare system by introducing processes that facilitate rationale clinical decision making, predictive or prognostic modelling of the disease...

Naturally-occurring myopia and loss of cone function in a sheep model of achromatopsia.

Nov 12, 2020

Achromatopsia is an inherited retinal disease characterized by loss of cone photoreceptor function. Day blind CNGA3 mutant Improved Awassi sheep provide a large animal model for achromatopsia. This st...

Neurodevelopmental outcomes of very low birth weight infants in the Neonatal Research Network of Japan: Importance of NICU graduate follow-up.

Nov 12, 2020

Here we describe the neurodevelopmental outcomes of very low birth weight (VLBW) infants (birth weight ≤1500 g) at 3 years of age in the Neonatal Research Network of Japan (NRNJ) database in the pas...

Multizonal Design Multifocal Intraocular Lens-Induced Astigmatism According to Orientation.

Nov 12, 2020

To evaluate the differences in intraocular lens (IOL)-induced astigmatism according to differences in orientation of a multizonal multifocal IOL, the Precizon Presbyopic NVA IOL (Ophtec BV).The clinic...

Topography-Guided Custom Ablation Photorefractive Keratectomy Treatment of Irregular Astigmatism Resulting From Decentered SMILE.

Nov 12, 2020

To describe the use of topography-guided custom ablation treatment with photorefractive keratectomy (T-CAT PRK) to correct irregular astigmatism and visual aberrations resulting from decentered small ...