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Ophthalmology General

The Magnitude of Refractive Error and Its Associated Factors Among Patients Visiting Ophthalmology Clinics in Southern Ethiopia, 2022.

Jul 03, 2023

Refractive error is a vision-impairing condition due to light rays not being able to focus on the retina, resulting in the visual outcome of a cloudy image. It is one of the main causes of central vis...

Short-Term Impact of Different Corneal Incision Positions on Postoperative Astigmatism and Visual Quality After SMILE Surgery.

Jun 19, 2023

This study aimed to evaluate the short-term impact of different incision positions on astigmatism and visual quality after small incision lenticule extraction (SMILE) surgery.This prospective study en...

Complement-mediated inflammation and mitochondrial energy metabolism in the proteomic profile of myopic human corneas.

Jun 19, 2023

Myopia is one of the most common causes of visual impairment worldwide. To identify proteins related to myopiagenesis, data-independent acquisition proteomic analysis was performed using corneal lenti...

Customized designed notch filters and applied effects on glare and contrast sensitivity in patients with dry eye syndrome.

Jun 19, 2023

Glare visual acuity and contrast sensitivity are important indicators of visual quality. Studies have shown that the glare visual acuity and contrast sensitivity in dry eye patients tend to degenerate...

Rhein protects retinal Müller cells from high glucose-induced injury via activating the AMPK/Sirt1/PGC-1α pathway.

Jun 19, 2023

Oxidative stress, inflammation and apoptosis are important pathogenic factors of diabetic retinopathy (DR). In the current study, we aimed to evaluate the potential role of Rhein, a natural anthraquin...

Purtscher-like retinopathy in a 19-year-old with maturity-onset diabetes of the young: a case report.

Jun 19, 2023

We report the first case of Purtscher-like retinopathy in a patient with 17q12 deletion-associated maturity-onset diabetes of the young.A 19-year-old diabetic Hispanic male with history of cataracts a...

The association of physical activity with glaucoma and related traits in the UK Biobank.

Jun 19, 2023

To examine the association of physical activity (PA) with glaucoma and related traits; to assess whether genetic predisposition to glaucoma modified these associations; and to probe causal relationshi...

Evaluation of visual acuity in dry AMD patients after microcurrent electrical stimulation.

Jun 19, 2023

To assess micro current to improve vision for dry age-related macular degeneration. Dry age-related macular degeneration is a major cause of blindness, disability, and severe erosion of quality of lif...

US Population Disparities in Ophthalmic Care: Blindness and Visual Impairment in the IRIS® Registry (Intelligent Research In Sight).

Jun 19, 2023

To evaluate associations of patient characteristics with United States eyecare utilization and likelihood of blindness.Retrospective observational study.19,546,016 patients with 2018 visual acuity (VA...

Race, Ethnicity, Insurance and Population Density Associations with Pediatric Strabismus and Strabismic Amblyopia in the IRIS® Registry.

Jun 19, 2023

To evaluate associations of socio-demographic factors with pediatric strabismus diagnosis and outcomes.Retrospective cohort study.American Academy of Ophthalmology IRIS® Registry (Intelligent Researc...

Association of long-term exposure to ambient air pollution with retinal neurodegeneration: The prospective alienor study.

Jun 12, 2023

Chronic exposure to air pollution may have adverse effects on neurodegenerative diseases. Glaucoma, the second leading cause of blindness worldwide, is a neurodegenerative disease of the optic nerve, ...

Effect of Midface Surgery on Ocular Outcomes in Patients with Orbital and Midface Malformations.

Jun 12, 2023

(1) Background: Orbital and midface malformations occur in multiple craniofacial disorders. Depending on the deformity, surgical corrections include orbital box osteotomy (OBO), Le Fort III (LFIII), m...

Outcomes of standalone ab interno trabeculotomy in the treatment of open-angle glaucoma in eyes with high myopia.

Jun 12, 2023

We retrospectively evaluate the long-term efficacy and safety of trabeculotomy glaucoma surgery in treating open-angle glaucoma (OAG) in eyes with high myopia (HM).This study included 20 eyes with HM ...

Salidroside alleviates oxidative stress in dry eye disease by activating autophagy through AMPK-Sirt1 pathway.

Jun 12, 2023

Dry eye disease (DED) is a multifactorial disease, and oxidative stress plays a crucial role in its pathogenesis. Recently, multiple studies have shown that upregulation of autophagy can protect the c...

Gut microbiota and metabolites in diabetic retinopathy: Insights into pathogenesis for novel therapeutic strategies.

Jun 12, 2023

Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is the most common and detrimental microvascular complication of diabetes mellitus. It has become one of the top causes of blindness and visual impairment in the working-age ...

Clinical evaluation and management of badminton-related eye injuries: a retrospective case series.

Jun 12, 2023

To describe the clinical features, visual outcomes, management, and complications of ocular injury in badminton and investigate risk factors associated with visual impairment.Data on patients injured ...

Cystoid Macular Edema After Cataract Surgery in the United States: IRIS® Registry (Intelligent Research in Sight) Analysis.

Jun 12, 2023

To determine the incidence, risk factors, and visual outcomes of cystoid macular edema (CME) after cataract surgery in the United States.Retrospective longitudinal case-control study.Patients ≥18 ye...

Prevalence of visual impairment and availability of eye care providers in Florida.

Jun 05, 2023

To determine the association between prevalence of visual impairment and density of eye care providers in Florida counties.Cross-sectional study.SETTING: Population-based STUDY POPULATION: Ophthalmolo...

Analysis of biometric parameters of cataract eyes measured with optical biometer Lenstar LS900, IOL Master 700, and OPD-SCAN III.

Jun 05, 2023

To compare the characteristics of biometric measurements among the LS900, IOL Master, and OPD-SCAN III in patients with mild-to-moderate cataract.We recruited 85 eyes of 78 patients diagnosed with mil...

IgA nephropathy with minimal change disease associated with primary Sjögren's syndrome: A case report.

Jun 05, 2023

Only 1 case of IgA nephropathy (IgAN) with minimal change disease (MCD) associated with primary Sjögren's syndrome (SS) has been reported. We additionally describe IgAN with MCD associated with prima...