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Ophthalmology General

Surgical coverage of cataract in a rural area of north India: A cross-sectional study.

Oct 29, 2020

India has the highest number of blind people globally, unoperated cataract being the most common cause of blindness and low vision. Although safe and effective cataract surgical techniques are availab...

Prevalence of trachoma and associated factors in students from the Jequitinhonha Valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Oct 29, 2020

Trachoma is the leading cause of blindness in the world, especially in undeveloped countries, due to its association with poor socioeconomic and sanitation conditions. This study aimed to estimate the...

Individualized Ophthalmic Exoplants by Means of Reverse Engineering and 3D Printing Technologies for Treating High Myopia Complications with Macular Buckles.

Oct 29, 2020

Myopic macular foveoschisis maculopathy is an eye disease that is treated, in most cases, with surgical intervention, in which a macular buckle is applied to restore eye anatomy and functionality. A m...

Retained visual function in a subset of patients with long-chain 3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency (LCHADD).

Oct 29, 2020

: LCHADD causes retinopathy associated with low vision, visual field defects, nyctalopia and myopia. We report a retrospective long-term single-center study of 6 LCHADD patients trying to clarify if e...

Additive effect of atropine eye drops and short-term retinal defocus on choroidal thickness in children with myopia.

Oct 29, 2020

Atropine eye drops and myopic retinal defocus each slow progression of myopia (short-sight). They also cause thickening of the choroid, and it has been suggested that the thickening is a precursor for...

Reduced Global-Brain Functional Connectivity of the Cerebello-Thalamo-Cortical Network in Patients With Dry Eye Disease.

Oct 29, 2020

The pathophysiology of patients with dry eye disease (DED) is associated with abnormal functional connectivity (FC). The present study aims to probe alterations of voxel-wise brain-wide FC in patient...

The effect of sinomenine eye drops on experimental dry eye in mice.

Oct 29, 2020

To investigate the effect of topical sinomenine (SIN) on ocular surface damage in experimental dry eye in mice.Experimental dry eye was created using scopolamine hydrobromide in female C57BL/6 mice. E...

Dry Eye Disease in University-based Clinics in Canada: A Retrospective Chart Review.

Oct 29, 2020

Dry eye disease (DED) imposes a substantial burden on patients, which can lead to significant economic consequences for society. We provide insights into the DED patient population and DED diagnostic/...

Optical Coherence Tomography Biomarkers of the Outer Blood-Retina Barrier in Patients with Diabetic Macular Oedema.

Oct 29, 2020

Numerous studies confirmed the main role of the inner blood-retinal barrier in the development of Diabetic Macular Oedema (DMO). Lately, the focus of research shifted towards the external retinal barr...

Recent trends in vitreoretinal surgery: a nationwide database study in Japan, 2010-2017.

Oct 29, 2020

We clarified recent trends in vitreoretinal surgery in Japan, which is a rapidly aging country.Retrospective cohort study.We used the Diagnostic Procedure Combination database (2010-2017), a national ...

Association of n-6 PUFAs with the risk of diabetic retinopathy in diabetic patients.

Oct 29, 2020

Diabetic retinopathy (DR), the most common microvascular complication of diabetes and leading cause of visual impairment in adults worldwide, is suggested to be linked to abnormal lipid metabolism. Th...

Comparison of Surgical Outcomes Between Microhook Ab Interno Trabeculotomy and Goniotomy with the Kahook Dual Blade in Combination with Phacoemulsification: A Retrospective, Comparative Case Series.

Oct 29, 2020

To study surgical outcomes of patients with a minimum of 6 months of follow-up after undergoing combined phacoemulsification with either microhook ab interno trabeculotomy (μLOT-Phaco) or goniotomy ...

Structural brain plasticity induced by early blindness.

Oct 29, 2020

It is well established that early blindness results in behavioral adaptations. While the functional effects of visual deprivation have been well researched, anatomical studies are scarce. The aim of t...

Glaucoma as a prognostic factor of central retinal vein occlusion: visual and anatomical outcomes and occurrence of ischaemic central retinal vein occlusion.

Oct 29, 2020

To compare the functional and anatomical outcomes of central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO) according to the presence of glaucoma before the onset of CRVO, and to assess whether pre-existing glaucoma a...

Molecular diagnosis based on comprehensive genetic testing in 800 Chinese families with non-syndromic inherited retinal dystrophies.

Oct 26, 2020

Inherited retinal dystrophies (IRDs) are a group of monogenic diseases, one of the leading causes of blindness.Introducing a comprehensive genetic testing strategy by combining single gene Sanger sequ...

ANKFY1 is essential for retinal endothelial cell proliferation and migration via VEGFR2/Akt/eNOS pathway.

Oct 26, 2020

Dysregulation of endothelial cell proliferation and migration are hallmarks of angiogenic diseases. Among them, excessive ocular angiogenesis is a major cause of blindness. Vascular endothelial growth...

Longitudinal Analysis of Refractive Errors in Premature Children during the First Three Years of Life.

Oct 26, 2020

To examine the longitudinal behavior of refractive errors in both retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) and non-ROP screened premature children during the first three years of life.This retrospective cohor...

The Effect of Corneal Thickness, Densitometry and Curvature on Intraocular Pressure Measurements Obtained by Applanation, Rebound and Dynamic Contour Tonometry.

Oct 26, 2020

Evaluate the effect of corneal thickness, densitometry and curvature on intraocular pressure (IOP) measurements obtained by Goldmann applanation tonometry (GAT), non-contact tonometry (NCT), rebound t...

Diagnostic ability of maximum blink interval together with Japanese version of Ocular Surface Disease Index score for dry eye disease.

Oct 26, 2020

Various symptoms of the dry eye disease (DED) interfere with the quality of life and reduce work productivity. Therefore, screening, prevention, and treatment of DED are important. We aimed to investi...

Effectiveness of transcutaneous electrical stimulation combined with artificial tears for the treatment of dry eye: A randomized controlled trial.

Oct 26, 2020

There is currently no available cure or universally effective treatment for dry eye (DE). The aim of the present study was to investigate the clinical efficacy of transcutaneous electrical stimulation...