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Ophthalmology General

Effects of Huangban Bianxing One decoction combined with ranibizumab on treating exudative age-related macular degeneration.

Mar 19, 2020

To evaluate the clinical efficacy and safety of Chinese medicine formula Huangban Bianxing One decoction (HBOD) combined with ranibizumab for treating exudative age-related macular degeneration (AMD) ...

Gait and Balance as Predictors and/or Mediators of Falls in Glaucoma.

Mar 19, 2020

To investigate the association between balance and gait measures with fall rates in glaucoma patients.Balance and gait were measured for 239 participants with glaucoma or suspected glaucoma. Daily fal...

The vitamin B12 processing enzyme, mmachc, is essential for zebrafish survival, growth and retinal morphology.

Mar 19, 2020

Cobalamin C deficiency (cblC), the most common inborn error of intracellular cobalamin metabolism, is caused by mutations in MMACHC, a gene responsible for the processing and intracellular trafficking...

Intravitreal Conbercept Injection as an Adjuvant in Vitrectomy with Silicone Oil Infusion for Severe Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy.

Mar 19, 2020

To assess the clinical effects of preoperative, intraoperative, or preoperative combined with intraoperative intravitreal conbercept (IVC) injection in vitrectomy with silicone oil tamponade for seve...

The relative influence of intellectual disabilities and autism on sensory impairments and physical disability: A whole-country cohort of 5.3 million children and adults.

Mar 19, 2020

Intellectual disabilities and autism are lifelong and often co-occur. Little is known on their extent of independent association with sensory impairments and physical disability.For Scotland's populat...

XEN-augmented Baerveldt surgical success rate and comparison with the Ahmed Valve.

Mar 19, 2020

The Baerveldt-XEN technique is intended to reduce the risk of early hypotony after Baerveldt implant, while keeping a good long-term intra-ocular pressure (IOP) control. The aim of this study is to di...

Lightning Injury to Eye: Brief Review of the Literature and Case Series.

Mar 19, 2020

In ophthalmology, injuries due to lightning strikes have been documented as various entities ranging from keratitis, cataracts, uveitis in the anterior segments to retinal detachments, papillitis, and...

Dry Eye and Dry Nose Caused by the Effect of Allergic Rhinitis on Tear and Nasal Secretion Osmolarity.

Mar 18, 2020

Allergic rhinitis is a type 1 hypersensitivity reaction of immunoglobulin E in the rhino-ocular mucosa. This study was planned to demonstrate in patients with allergic rhinitis to evaluate changes in ...

Statins are associated with new onset type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in Medicare patients ≥65 years.

Mar 13, 2020

To evaluate the association of statins and co-morbidities with new onset type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in patients 65 years and older.This retrospective study used de-identified administrative hea...

Risks of ophthalmic disorders in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus - a secondary cohort analysis of population-based claims data.

Mar 13, 2020

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) can directly affect various part of the ocular system, but there was no comprehensive analysis of ophthalmic disorders of patients with SLE using population-based da...

Sensory neurons directly promote angiogenesis in response to inflammation via substance P signaling.

Mar 13, 2020

Blood vessels and nerves travel together to supply most tissues in the body. However, there is a knowledge gap in the mechanisms underlying the direct regulation of angiogenesis by nerves. In the curr...

Relationship between lipid layer thickness, incomplete blinking rate and tear film instability in patients with different myopia degrees after small-incision lenticule extraction.

Mar 13, 2020

To elucidate the relationship between lipid layer thickness (LLT), incomplete blinking rate and tear film stability in patients with different myopia degrees after small-incision lenticule extraction ...

microRNA-499-3p inhibits proliferation and promotes apoptosis of retinal cells in diabetic retinopathy through activation of the TLR4 signaling pathway by targeting IFNA2.

Mar 13, 2020

microRNAs (miRNAs) are involved in the physiological and pathophysiological processes of diabetes and its microvascular and macrovascular complications. Hence, the aim of the study was to investigate ...

Auditory Input and Postural Control in Adults: A Narrative Review.

Mar 13, 2020

An increase in the number of mechanistic studies targeting the association between sound and balance has been observed in recent years, but their results appear equivocal.A search of PubMed and the Co...

Mood and behavior seasonality in glaucoma; assessing correlations between seasonality and structure and function of the retinal ganglion cells.

Mar 13, 2020

In glaucoma, depression and disturbed sleep has been associated with degeneration of the intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells, that mediate non-image forming effects of light such as re...

Focal lamina cribrosa defects and significant peripapillary choroidal thinning in patients with unilateral branch retinal vein occlusion.

Mar 13, 2020

To investigate the prevalence of focal lamina cribrosa (LC) defects in patients with unilateral branch retinal vein occlusion (BRVO) and to compare ocular characteristics between eyes with and without...

The importance of proper and prompt treatment of ocular syphilis: A lesson from permanent vision loss in 52 eyes.

Mar 13, 2020

Ocular involvement can occur at any stage of syphilis. Prompt diagnosis and proper treatment of ocular syphilis are vital to avoid long-term consequences.To describe the risk factors for ocular syphil...

Ease of hydrodissection during phacoemulsification: a comparison between patients with and without exfoliation syndrome.

Mar 13, 2020

Exfoliation syndrome (XFS), which is associated with increased surgical complications during phacoemulsification, has relatively high incidence in Greece. Multiannual surgical experience in XFS patien...

Anesthesia for Intravitreal Injection: A Systematic Review.

Mar 13, 2020

The intravitreal injection has become one of the most commonly performed procedures in ophthalmology; however, there is no standardized approach to anesthesia during the procedure. The goal of this sy...

Current Applicant Perceptions of the Ophthalmology Residency Match.

Mar 13, 2020

The ophthalmology residency application process is critical for applicants and residency programs, and knowledge about the preferences of applicants would assist both groups in improving the process.T...