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Ophthalmology General

Patient Personality and Illness Perceptions in Relation to Follow-Up Appointment Adherence in Neuro-Ophthalmology.

Apr 18, 2022

Improving patient attendance at medical follow-up visits may have a notable impact on disease and overall health outcomes. Understanding factors contributing to poor attendance is important for identi...

Gender Differences in Ophthalmic Procedural Volume: A Study of Male versus Female Glaucoma Specialists.

Apr 18, 2022

To investigate whether differences in procedural volume exist between practicing male and female glaucoma specialists.A cross-sectional analysis SUBJECTS: A total of 213 female and 666 male glaucoma s...

Driving and glaucoma in the UK: a national survey of clinicians' advice and guidance to patients.

Apr 18, 2022

Driving standards policy is set by the Department for Transport and executed by the Driving and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA). Professional bodies recognise the challenges that clinicians face when ...

The Peter Watson Memorial Lecture "Vision for the World".

Apr 11, 2022

In the 1990s attention was drawn to the huge global problem of blindness and vision loss; most of which was unnecessary, being preventable or treatable. This led to the global initiative, Vision 2020....

Effect of 0.02% and 0.01% atropine on astigmatism: a two-year clinical trial.

Apr 11, 2022

To evaluate the effects of 0.02% and 0.01% atropine eye drops on ocular and corneal astigmatism over 2 years.A prospective clinic-controlled trail. The cohort study assessed 400 myopic children and d...

gene mutations cause high myopia in humans and mice.

Apr 11, 2022

High myopia (HM) is a leading cause of blindness that has a strong genetic predisposition. However, its genetic and pathogenic mechanisms remain largely unknown. Thus, this study aims to determine the...

Preoperative dry eyes disease in cataract patients with deficient tear break up time: evaluation of OSDI questionnaire, its subcategories and Keratograph 5M device results.

Apr 11, 2022

To evaluate preoperatively dry eye disease (DED) in patients with pathological Tear Break Up Time (TBUT), utilising subjective Ocular Surface Disease Index (OSDI) with its subcategories and objective ...

Non-mydriatic fundus photography as an alternative to indirect ophthalmoscopy for screening of diabetic retinopathy in community settings: a comparative pilot study in rural and tribal India.

Apr 11, 2022

The impending and increasing prevalence of diabetic retinopathy (DR) in India has necessitated a need for affordable and valid community outreach screening programme for DR, especially in rural and fa...

The Peter Watson Memorial Lecture "Vision for the World".

Apr 11, 2022

In the 1990s attention was drawn to the huge global problem of blindness and vision loss; most of which was unnecessary, being preventable or treatable. This led to the global initiative, Vision 2020....

Tribology and the Ocular Surface.

Apr 11, 2022

Tribology is known as the science of friction, lubrication and the determination of what occurs when two surfaces slide against one another. The required partners in this science are a minimum of two ...

NOTCH Signaling in the Patients With Pseudoexfoliation Syndrome

Apr 05, 2022

When compared with healthy controls, NOTCH signaling was markedly elevated in the lens capsules of eyes with pseudoexfoliation syndrome (PXF) but not in those with pseudoexfoliation glaucoma (PXG). NO...

PAUL Glaucoma Implant Using a Standardized Surgical Protocol

Apr 04, 2022

The PAUL Glaucoma Implant was a safe and effective technology for decreasing intraocular pressure (IOP). It was designed as a non-valved device with a tiny tube diameter that used a vicryl ligation su...

Effectiveness of Eye Drop Self-instillation and Glaucoma Progression

Apr 04, 2022

Ineffective self-installation of eye drops was linked to a higher long-term risk of progression or progression to incisional surgery in patients with glaucoma or ocular hypertension. For a study, the ...

Corneal Endothelial Changes in Congenital Glaucoma Patients

Apr 04, 2022

In patients with primary congenital glaucoma (PCG), specular microscopic characteristics were found to be lower. Endothelial cell density (ECD) and central corneal thickness (CCT) were lower in patien...

Efficacy of Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty in Post-Trabeculectomy eyes

Apr 04, 2022

Selective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT) was helpful in decreasing intraocular pressure (IOP) in around half of post-trabeculectomy (TE) eyes. For a study, the researchers sought to test the efficacy and...

Anterior Subcapsular Cataract Formation With Topical Netarsudil

Apr 04, 2022

For a study, the researchers sought to determine the development of anterior subcapsular cataracts in patients who had been using topical netarsudil for a long time. From October 2020 to August 2021, ...

Facilitators and Barriers in Adherence to Glaucoma Medication

Apr 04, 2022

Patient education and dosage self-efficacy were critical elements in maintaining glaucoma topical medication adherence, and patients determine disease care as a collaborative effort with their clinici...

Amaurosis as an initial presentation of Takayasu arteritis in children.

Apr 04, 2022

Visual disturbances in Takayasu arteritis (TA) are common but tend to be late manifestations of the disease. However, its presence at diagnosis must alert TA to avoid sight disabilities. Herein, we pr...

Strategies and attitudes on the management of myopia in clinical practice in Spain.

Apr 04, 2022

In 2019, an international survey was conducted to evaluate strategies and attitudes in the management of myopia in clinical practice worldwide. This study reports on the results found in Spain and how...

Manual and software-based measurements of treatment zone parameters and characteristics in children with slow and fast axial elongation in orthokeratology.

Apr 04, 2022

To compare the treatment zone (TZ) measurements obtained using manual and software-based methods in orthokeratology (ortho-k) subjects and explore the TZ characteristics of children with slow and fast...