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Ophthalmology General

Comparison of NCX 470 & Latanoprost 0.005%

Jun 27, 2022

In a dose-response safety and efficacy trial, researchers compared different concentrations of NCX 470 (a nitric oxide–donating bimatoprost) to latanoprost. Adults with bilateral open-angle glaucoma...

Home-Based Perimetry for Glaucoma: Where Are We Now

Jun 27, 2022

Researchers sought to systematically summarise the current literature on home-based glaucoma perimeters for a study. The PRISMA-DTA checklist was used to conduct the systematic review. Portable perime...

The Role of Color Contrast Gain Control in Global Form Perception

Jun 10, 2022

A Glass pattern is made up of randomly dispersed dot pairs, or dipoles, whose orientation is regulated by a geometric transform that determines an observer's global percept. A local mechanism that as...

Luminance and Chromatic Channels to Color Assimilation

Jun 10, 2022

Color induction is the process in which the actual and perceived colors of an item differ due to the color distribution and spatial arrangement of the surrounding objects. Previous research on the lsY...

Reading Time Regularity (RTR) to Quantify Eye Movement Dynamics

Jun 10, 2022

For a study, researchers sought to introduce the idea of reading time regularity (RTR) as a metric for capturing the dynamics of the reading experience. The first research looked at one of RTR's assum...

Genotypic & Phenotypic Spectrum of Foveal Hypoplasia

Jun 06, 2022

For a study, researchers sought to describe the foveal hypoplasia genotypic and phenotypic spectrum (FH). A total of 907 individuals with albinism, PAX6, SLC38A8, FRMD7, AHR, or achromatopsia with a c...

Age-related Macular Degeneration in Photoreceptor Layer Thinning

Jun 03, 2022

Despite its extensive usage, OCT had yet to identify an early-stage imaging biomarker for age-related macular degeneration (AMD). The timing of drusen buildup in relation to photoreceptor degradation ...

Visual Field Loss Impacts VSQOL by Race & Ethnicity

Jun 03, 2022

For a study, researchers sought to determine the effect of visual field loss (VFL) on vision-specific quality of life (VSQOL) based on race, ethnicity, and age. The participants in the Multiethnic Oph...

Outcomes of Uveitic Macular Edema in the FAST

Jun 02, 2022

For a study, researchers sought to assess the outcomes of uveitic macular edema in patients treated with methotrexate or mycophenolate mofetil at 6 and 12 months. Between August 2013 and August 2017, ...

Cuticular Drusen in Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Jun 02, 2022

For a study, researchers sought to assess the predictive importance and influence of the cuticular drusen phenotype on visual function in a group of people with intermediate age-related macular degene...

Alcohol, Intraocular Pressure, & Open-Angle Glaucoma

Jun 02, 2022

For a systematic review and meta-analysis, researchers highlighted the known data linking alcohol consumption to intraocular pressure (IOP) and open-angle glaucoma (OAG). Understanding and measuring t...

Loci: Pigment Dispersion Syndrome/Pigmentary Glaucoma

Jun 02, 2022

For a study, researchers sought to uncover genetic variations linked to pigment dispersion syndrome (PDS) and pigmentary glaucoma (PG) in unrelated individuals and to learn more about the genetic and ...

CustomFlex Artificial Iris: Clinical trial by the US FDA

Jun 02, 2022

For a study, researchers sought to assess the safety and efficacy of a custom-made artificial iris device (CustomFlex Artificial Iris; HumanOptics AG) for treating congenital and acquired iris abnorma...

Contrast Sensitivity Functions (CSFs) in Autoencoders

Jun 02, 2022

Atick et al. proposed three decades ago that human frequency sensitivity may derive from the augmentation necessary for more effective retinal picture interpretation. For a study, researchers reconsid...

Nature in Motion: Visual System to the Spatiotemporal Properties

Jun 02, 2022

Despite their seemingly disparate looks, natural settings include some statistical regularities (e.g., mountains, rainforests, deserts). First, they have a distinct distribution of luminance intensiti...

Intraocular Biomolecules in Retinal Vein Occlusion

May 27, 2022

One of the most frequent retinal vascular occlusions, retinal vein occlusion (RVO) is a multifactorial disease that involves a complicated interplay between several vascular and inflammatory factors, ...

Single subcutaneous injection of the minocycline nanocomposite-loaded thermosensitive hydrogel for the effective attenuation of experimental autoimmune uveitis.

May 23, 2022

Autoimmune uveitis induces a serious pathological and inflammatory response in the retina/choroid and results in vision impairment and blindness. Here, we report a minocycline (Mino) nanocomposite-loa...

[Ocular abnormalities of children born prematurely at the Yaoundé Gynaeco-Obstetrics And Pediatric Hospital].

May 23, 2022

To identify ocular abnormalities in premature children in order to treat reversible visual disorders and help prevent low vision and blindness in this population at risk.This was a cross-sectional, an...

Refractive astigmatism in phaco-canaloplasty vs phaco-non-penetrating deep sclerectomy.

May 23, 2022

This study aimed to assess refractive astigmatism, in phaco-canaloplasty (PC) vs phaco-non-penetrating deep sclerectomy (PDS) in a randomized, prospective study within 24 months. Patients were random...

Treatment zone decentration promotes retinal reshaping in Chinese myopic children wearing orthokeratology lenses.

May 23, 2022

To investigate whether the treatment zone (TZ) decentration in orthokeratology (OK) lenses affects retinal expansion in Chinese children with myopia.Children aged 8 to 13 years (n = 30) were asses...