Feb 21, 2022

In healthcare, virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) have been applied extensively for many purposes. Similar to other technologies such as telemedicine and artificial intelligence, VR and A...

Feb 21, 2022

Intraocular pressure (IOP) is the primary modifiable risk factor in the progression of glaucoma. The ICare HOME is a self-tonometer which empowers patients to measure their own IOP and allows a more c...

Feb 14, 2022

To determine the risk factors, causative organisms, sensitivity patterns and treatment outcomes of infective corneal ulcers.The prospective cohort study was conducted from January 2018 to December 201...

Feb 14, 2022

To determine the refractive outcomes of wavefront optimized photo refractive keratectomy (PRK) in patients having myopia and myopic astigmatism in terms of efficacy, safety, accuracy, stability and pr...

Feb 14, 2022

To assess transepithelial photorefractive keratectomy (tPRK) in terms of corneal epithelial healing rate, postoperative pain, postoperative discomfort, and visual and refraction outcomes compared to m...

Feb 14, 2022

We aimed to analyze the tears of patients with Benin Essential Blepharospasm (BEB) to explore possible corneo-conjunctival mechanisms for photophobia, tear deficiency and ocular pain.Using an observat...

Feb 14, 2022

Ocular surface neuropeptides are vital molecules primarily involved in maintaining ocular surface integrity and homeostasis. They also serve as communication channels between the nervous system and th...

Feb 14, 2022

Diabetic retinopathy (DR) manifests as a complicated and blinding complication in diabetes mellitus. First-line treatments for advanced DR have shown ocular side-effects in some patients. Ginsenoside ...

Feb 14, 2022

Research sets the foundation for evidence-based practice in medicine. Globally resident doctors in various specialties are facing major obstacles to accomplish high quality research projects. Understa...

Feb 07, 2022

This study examined whether gene polymorphisms for toll-like receptor 10 (TLR10) associated with the susceptibility to and outcomes of bacterial meningitis (BM) in Angolan children. The study cohort c...

Feb 07, 2022

To compare the progression of posterior vitreous detachment (PVD) after cataract surgery in eyes with high myopia with that in eyes without high myopia.Prospective observational study.Eighty eyes of 8...

Feb 07, 2022

To introduce a modified technique for primary/secondary intraocular lens (IOL) fixation without corneal incision in vitrectomized eyes.Consecutive case series who had undergone previous or concomitant...

Feb 07, 2022

To evaluate the impact of prolonged surgical face mask wearing on dry eye symptoms and tear film break-up time (T-BUT) in health care professionals.A total of 33 health care professionals were include...

Feb 07, 2022

Dry eye disease (DED) is a common cause of ocular pain and discomfort. Dry eye disease (DED) stems from a loss-of-tear film homeostasis and is frequently seen in video display terminal (VDT) users. Vi...

Feb 07, 2022

Neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) is a major global cause of blindness. Whilst anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) treatment is effective, response varies considerabl...

Feb 07, 2022

To determine the impact of glaucoma severity on rates of change of minimum rim width (MRW), peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) and macular ganglion cell layer (GCL) thickness.Prospective, ...

Feb 07, 2022

N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptors are affected by many pharmaceuticals. In this work, we studied the action of the serine protease inhibitors nafamostat, gabexate and camostat, and an antiprotozoa...

Feb 07, 2022

To identify pathogenic variants in a cohort of 23 black South African children with sporadic primary congenital glaucoma (PCG) using an exome-based approach.Children with PCG were recruited from two P...

Feb 07, 2022

To report the functional and anatomical results of bicanalicular annular stent compared to bicanalicular nasal intubation in the management of traumatic lower canalicular laceration.A retrospective co...

Jan 31, 2022

Childhood blindness is important cause contributing to the burden of blindness. It is necessary to identify the most frequently observed diseases in different populations. We aimed to demonstrate clin...