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Ophthalmology General

Social Vulnerability, Prevalence of Glaucoma, and Incidence of Glaucoma Surgery in the California Medicare Population.

May 22, 2023

To examine associations of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry Social Vulnerability Index (SVI) scores with prevalence of glaucoma and incidence...

Social Deprivation and the Risk of Screening Positive for Glaucoma in the MI-SIGHT Telemedicine Based Glaucoma Detection Program.

May 22, 2023

To assess whether increased poverty is associated with increased risk of screening positive for glaucoma or suspected glaucoma in a large public screening and intervention program.Cross-sectional stud...

6PPD and its metabolite 6PPDQ induce different developmental toxicities and phenotypes in embryonic zebrafish.

May 15, 2023

The automobile tire antioxidant N-(1,3-dimethylbutyl)-N'-phenyl-p-phenylenediamine (6PPD) and its quinone metabolite 6PPDQ have recently received much attention for their acute aquatic toxicity. The p...

Demographic and clinical characteristics of age-related distance esotropia.

May 15, 2023

Age-related distance esotropia (ARDE), is an acquired, small, comitant esodeviation that is greater at distance than at near. It occurs in older adult patients without a history of neurological event ...

Subconjunctival Sirolimus-Loaded Liposomes for the Treatment of Moderate-to-Severe Dry Eye Disease.

May 15, 2023

To determine the effectiveness of subconjunctival application of a novel sirolimus liposomal formulation for the treatment of dry eye.A randomized, triple-blind, Phase II clinical trial. Thirty-eight ...

Surgical Punctal Occlusion; Combined Lacrimal Canaliculi Cauterization and Punctal Suturing for Severe Dry Eye.

May 15, 2023

To evaluate the treatment outcome of surgical punctal occlusion with combined canaliculi ablation and punctal suturing in patients with severe dry eye.Eleven eyes of seven patients were diagnosed with...

Extracellular vesicles: an emerging player in retinal homeostasis.

May 15, 2023

Extracellular vesicles (EVs) encompass secreted membrane vesicles of varied sizes, including exosomes (-30-200 nm) and microvesicles (MVs) that are ∼100-1,000 nm in size. EVs play an important rol...

Emerging roles of air pollution and meteorological factors in autoimmune eye diseases.

May 15, 2023

Autoimmune eye diseases (AEDs), a collection of autoimmune inflammatory ocular conditions resulting from the dysregulation of immune system at the ocular level, can target both intraocular and periorb...

Trends in Ophthalmology Practice Consolidation: 2015-2022.

May 15, 2023

To quantify trends in ophthalmology practice consolidation in the United States.A cross-sectional study using physician and group practice Medicare data from 2015 to 2022.Providers in the Centers for ...

The Royal College of Ophthalmologists' National Ophthalmology Database Study of Cataract Surgery: Report 12, Risk factors for suprachoroidal haemorrhage during cataract surgery.

May 15, 2023

To establish the incidence of acute intraoperative suprachoroidal haemorrhage (AISH) during cataract surgery and identify the risk factors for this complication.Data from the Royal College of Ophthalm...

Investigating Visual-Tactile Shape Perception in Individuals With Artificial Vision Restoration

May 10, 2023

The following is a summary of "Visual–tactile shape perception in the visually restored with artificial vision," published in the February 2022 issue of Ophthalmology by Stiles, et al. For a ...

Effect of Orientation-specific Adaptation on Lateral Modulation

May 09, 2023

The following is a summary of "Role of lateral modulation in orientation-specific adaptation effect," published in the February 2022 issue of Ophthalmology by Lin, et al. The normalization proc...

Matching Retinal Blurred Images to Convolved Images

May 08, 2023

The following is a summary of "Matching convolved images to optically blurred images on the retina," published in the February 2022 issue of Ophthalmology by Aissati, et al. For a study, the ef...

[The relationship between classroom environment and myopia].

May 08, 2023

Based on a cohort and intervention study of the Eastern Chinese Student Surveillance, Cohort and Intervention Study (ES-SCI), this research aims to explore the correlation between monitor of the scho...

Comparison of higher-order aberrations between implantable collamer lens V4c implantation and simulated spectacle correction in patients with high myopia.

May 08, 2023

To investigate the differences in higher-order aberrations between non-toric or toric implantable collamer lens (ICL or TICL) V4c implantation and simulated spectacle correction.Patients with high myo...

Clinical validation of a smartphone-based retinal camera for diabetic retinopathy screening.

May 08, 2023

This study aims to compare the performance of a handheld fundus camera (Eyer) and standard tabletop fundus cameras (Visucam 500, Visucam 540, and Canon CR-2) for diabetic retinopathy and diabetic macu...

Comparing Rates of Change in Moderate to Advanced Glaucoma: Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer vs. Bruch's Membrane Opening-Minimum Rim Width.

May 08, 2023

To compare rates of change (RoC) of peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) and Bruch's membrane opening-based minimum rim width (BMO-MRW) thickness in moderate-to- advanced glaucoma DESIGN: Pr...

Exercise alleviates neovascular age-related macular degeneration by inhibiting AIM2 inflammasome in myeloid cells.

May 08, 2023

The neovascular form of age-related macular degeneration (nvAMD) is the leading cause of blindness in the elderly population. Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) plays a crucial role in choroida...

Validity of Administrative Claims and Electronic Health Registry Data From a Single Practice for Eye Health Surveillance.

May 08, 2023

Diagnostic information from administrative claims and electronic health record (EHR) data may serve as an important resource for surveillance of vision and eye health, but the accuracy and validity of...

Improved Visual Outcomes after Severe Open Globe Injuries Associated with Perioperative Vitreoretinal Evaluation.

May 08, 2023

To investigate the impact of perioperative evaluation by a vitreoretinal surgeon on outcomes after severe open globe injury (OGI).Retrospective, comparative study SUBJECTS: OGI cohorts from two academ...