Ophthalmology General
May 12, 2020
Glaucoma, a characteristic type of optic nerve degeneration in the posterior pole of the eye, is a common cause of irreversible vision loss and the second leading cause of blindness worldwide. As an o...
May 12, 2020
Intraocular pressure (IOP), the primary risk factor for primary open-angle glaucoma, is determined by resistance to aqueous outflow through the trabecular meshwork (TM). IOP homeostasis relies on TM r...
May 12, 2020
To compare lamina cribrosa (LC) morphology in patients with normal tension glaucoma (NTG) and autosomal-dominant optic atrophy (ADOA).This cross-sectional study matched 24 patients diagnosed with ADOA...
May 12, 2020
In 2013, the senior author delivered the American Academy of Ophthalmology Robert N. Shaffer Lecture entitled "Glaucoma Changes-Reality Bites." This talk focused on describing the longitudinal structu...
May 08, 2020
Stargardt disease (STGD1) is an autosomal recessively inherited retinal disease (IRD) caused by variants in the ABCA4 gene, and it is characterized by degeneration of the central retina, leading to de...
Apr 28, 2020
To compare two statistical models, namely logistic regression and artificial neural network (ANN), in prediction of vestibular schwannoma (VS) recurrence.Seven hundred eighty-nine patients with VS dia...
Apr 28, 2020
Since microRNAs (miRNAs) represent as effective therapeutic targets for diabetic retinopathy (DR), we identified aberrantly expressed miRNAs related to cellular dysfunction in DR and further detected ...
Apr 28, 2020
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic, autoimmune and multisystemic disease. Recent studies with functional and structural magnetic resonance imaging and cognitive tests report an unexpected...
Apr 28, 2020
To determine whether high glucose (HG) compromises internalization of lysyl oxidase (LOX) through excess binding of LOX with extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins.To determine whether HG promotes bindin...
Apr 28, 2020
To test the hypothesis that hyperglycemia perturbs neurovascular coupling and compromises retinal vascular response during transition from dark to light in healthy subjects using optical coherence tom...
Apr 28, 2020
Current estimates suggest 50% of glaucoma blindness worldwide is caused by primary angle-closure glaucoma (PACG) but the causative gene is not known. We used genetic linkage and whole genome sequencin...
Apr 28, 2020
To evaluate the use of a 24-hr ocular dimensional profile recorded with a contact lens sensor (CLS) combined with a single tonometric intraocular pressure (IOP) reading to indicate the potential for e...
Apr 28, 2020
To characterize the aqueous levels of inflammation and ischemia related biomarkers in a spectrum of retinal ischemic conditions, including neovascular glaucoma (NVG) with stable iris neovascularizatio...
Apr 28, 2020
The crystalline lens plays an important role in the pathophysiology of primary angle closure (PAC) and primary angle-closure glaucoma (PACG). The aging process is associated with a progressive enlarge...
Apr 28, 2020
Outpatient clinics lack infrastructure to easily measure and understand patient wait times. Our objective was to design a low-cost, portable passive real time locating system within an outpatient clin...
Apr 28, 2020
The purpose of this assessment is to evaluate the accuracy of autorefraction compared with cycloplegic retinoscopy in children.Literature searches were last conducted in October 2019 in the PubMed and...
Apr 28, 2020
To review the literature on the efficacy of intense pulsed light (IPL) on the eyelids in the management of meibomian gland disease (MGD) and meibomian gland-related ocular surface disease.A literature...
Apr 22, 2020
Retinal degeneration is the leading cause of incurable blindness worldwide and is characterised by progressive loss of light-sensing photoreceptors in the neural retina. SARM1 is known for its role in...
Apr 22, 2020
: Dry eye disease (DED) is a common condition that significantly lowers the quality of life. As the disease grows more prevalent, multiple commercial instruments have been developed to measure the ocu...
Apr 22, 2020
Neurotrophic keratitis (NK), a degenerative disease caused by damage to the trigeminal nerve, abolishes both tearing and blinking reflexes, thus causing the most severe forms of dry eye disease (DED)....