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Ophthalmology General

Causal relationships between Gut microbiota and primary open-angle Glaucoma: A Mendelian randomization and mediation analysis of Glaucoma endophenotypes.

Jan 15, 2024

Primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) is a widespread condition responsible for irreversible blindness, and its prevalence is expected to increase substantially in the coming decades. Despite its signifi...

Outcome of combined cataract surgery and iris prosthesis implantation in iris melanoma patients previously treated with iridocyclectomy: A national retrospective non-comparative case series.

Jan 15, 2024

To examine complications, visual outcomes, photic patient-reported symptoms, corneal morphology, IOL tilt, and intraocular pressure after implantation of an intraocular lens (IOL) and iris prosthesis ...

Biodegradable microneedle acupuncture has equivalent efficacy to traditional intradermal acupuncture for dry eye disease: A pilot single-blinded, randomized controlled trial.

Jan 15, 2024

Dry eye disease (DED) is a common ocular disorder in which the tear film cannot maintain homeostasis. Acupuncture has been used to treat DED in Korean medicine. Particularly, intradermal acupuncture (...

The Influence of Lid-Parallel Conjunctival Folds and Conjunctivochalasis on Dry Eye Symptoms with and Without Contact Lens Wear: A Review of the Literature.

Jan 15, 2024

Lid-parallel conjunctival folds (LIPCOF) and conjunctivochalasis (CCH) are similar conditions that seem to be related to dry eye severity. In addition, there is a lack of studies on the topic of LIPCO...

Association between serum heavy metal levels and diabetic retinopathy in NHANES 2011-2020.

Jan 15, 2024

The present study utilized the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) database to examine the relationship between serum levels of heavy metals and Diabetic retinopathy (DR) in indi...

Gene knockout of RNA binding motif 5 in the brain alters RIMS2 protein homeostasis in the cerebellum and Hippocampus and exacerbates behavioral deficits after a TBI in mice.

Jan 15, 2024

RNA binding motif 5 (RBM5) is a tumor suppressor in cancer but its role in the brain is unclear. We used conditional gene knockout (KO) mice to test if RBM5 inhibition in the brain affects chronic cor...

Incidence of Sympathetic Ophthalmia Following Intraocular Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Jan 15, 2024

Sympathetic ophthalmia (SO) is a rare bilateral granulomatous panuveitis that can present after trauma or intraocular surgery (IOS). The incidence of SO following IOS varies between studies. The purpo...

Individual differences in inattentional blindness.

Jan 08, 2024

People often fail to notice unexpected objects and events when they are performing an attention-demanding task, a phenomenon known as inattentional blindness. We might expect individual differences in...

Global, regional and national burden of retinopathy of prematurity among childhood and adolescent: a spatiotemporal analysis based on the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019.

Jan 08, 2024

This study aimed to provide a comprehensive assessment of burden estimates and the secular trend of vision loss due to retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) among people younger than 20 years, at the globa...

Spherical equivalent pre- and post-implantable collamer lens implantation in patients with myopia, hyperopia, and stable keratoconus.

Jan 01, 2024

Refractive errors are common in Saudi Arabia and keratorefractive surgeries are usually done to correct them. However, not all patients are fit and complications postoperatively are a concern. Implant...

Noninvasive Imaging of Conjunctival Goblet Cells as a Method for Diagnosing Dry Eye Disease in an Experimental Mouse Model.

Jan 01, 2024

The purpose of this study was to evaluate a noninvasive conjunctival goblet cell (GC) imaging method for assessing dry eye disease (DED) in an experimental mouse model.Moxifloxacin-based fluorescence ...

Molecular mechanism of Wilms tumor 1-associated protein in diabetes-related dry eye disease by mediating m6A methylation modification of lncRNA NEAT1.

Jan 01, 2024

Dry eye disease (DED) is often secondary to diabetes mellitus (DM). We explored the action of Wilms tumor 1-associated protein (WTAP) in DM-DED via lncRNA NEAT1 m6A methylation. DM-DED mouse models we...

Association of altered fibrinogen indexes levels as a potential biomarker in determining the possible onset of diabetic retinopathy.

Jan 01, 2024

Research suggests that fibrinogen was related to diabetic retinopathy (DR). Then, the relationship between functional indices of fibrinogen and detailed staging of DR has not been explored. Type 2 dia...

A Novel Risk Score Model for the Differential Diagnosis of Type 2 Diabetic Nephropathy: A Multicenter Study.

Jan 01, 2024

DN is a common complication of diabetes. However, diabetes combined with renal injury may involve DN or NDKD, with different treatment schemes. The purpose of our study was to determine the independen...

Phenotype and genotype of 15 Saudi patients with achromatopsia: A case series.

Jan 01, 2024

Achromatopsia is a rare stationary retinal disorder that primarily affects the cone photoreceptors. Individuals with achromatopsia present with photophobia, nystagmus, reduced visual acuity (VA), and ...

Intermediate-term outcome of Aurolab aqueous drainage implant in refractory glaucoma.

Jan 01, 2024

The purpose of the study was to evaluate the intermediate-term outcomes of Aurolab aqueous drainage implant (AADI) in terms of intraocular pressure (IOP) lowering from baseline levels, the number anti...

Reducing the carbon footprint of cataract surgery: co-creating solutions with a departmental Delphi process.

Jan 01, 2024

Climate change is arguably the greatest threat to global health of the 21st century. Although cataract surgery is a major contributor to global greenhouse gas emissions, recent literature review ident...

RNA-Sequencing Analysis Reveals the Role of Mitochondrial Energy Metabolism Alterations and Immune Cell Activation in Form-Deprivation and Lens-Induced Myopia in Mice.

Dec 25, 2023

Myopia is a substantial global public health concern primarily linked to the elongation of the axial length of the eyeball. While numerous animal models have been employed to investigate myopia, the s...

A Corneal Biomechanical Study Measured with a Scheimpflug Dynamic Analyser in Soft Contact Lens Wearers.

Dec 25, 2023

The aim of this study was to evaluate the biomechanical changes in the cornea after wearing soft contact lenses (CLs) in healthy myopic patients measured with a Corvis ST (CST, Oculus Optikgeräte Gmb...

Dry eye syndrome symptoms in patients with psoriasis.

Dec 25, 2023

Psoriasis is one of the most common dermatoses associated with a variety of comorbidities. There have been some reports on its possible association with ocular disorders however dry eye syndrome (DES)...

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