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Ophthalmology General

A cross-sectional study to determine the normal corneal epithelial thickness in Indian population using 9-mm wide optical coherence tomography scans.

Aug 26, 2021

To study the corneal epithelial thickness with 9-mm scans of optical coherence tomography in normal Indians with appropriate representation of all age groups.This was a cross-sectional observational s...

A clinical study on the correlation between demodex infestation and ocular surface changes in patients with meibomian gland dysfunction.

Aug 26, 2021

To observe the effect of demodex infection on the ocular surface changes of patients with meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD) and analyze the correlation between the number of demodex and the changes of...

Ocular Surface Disease Index and the five-item dry eye questionnaire: A comparison in Indian patients with dry eye disease.

Aug 26, 2021

To compare the suitability of the Ocular Surface Disease Index (OSDI) and the 5-item Dry Eye Questionnaire (DEQ-5) in Indian patients with dry eyes.This cross-sectional study evaluated the OSDI and DE...

IL-36α/IL-36RA/IL-38 signaling mediates inflammation and barrier disruption in human corneal epithelial cells under hyperosmotic stress.

Aug 26, 2021

To explore the distinct expression and diverse roles of IL-36 cytokines in dry eye disease using an in vitro hyperosmolarity model of human corneal epithelial cells (HCECs).Primary HCECs were cultured...

What colour are your eyes? Teaching the genetics of eye colour & colour vision. Edridge Green Lecture RCOphth Annual Congress Glasgow May 2019.

Aug 26, 2021

Eye colour and colour perception are excellent examples to use when teaching genetics as they encompass not simply the basic Mendelian genetics of dominant, recessive and X-linked disorders, but also ...

Ten-year outcome of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor treatment for neovascular age-related macular degeneration.

Aug 26, 2021

The aim of this study was to report the 10-year visual outcome in eyes treated with anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) agents for neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) a...

Automatic Localization of the Scleral Spur Using Deep Learning and Ultrasound Biomicroscopy.

Aug 26, 2021

The purpose of this study was to develop a convolutional neural network (CNN) for automated localization of the scleral spur in ultrasound biomicroscopy (UBM) images of open-angle eyes.UBM images were...

Neurally-constrained modeling of human gaze strategies in a change blindness task.

Aug 26, 2021

Despite possessing the capacity for selective attention, we often fail to notice the obvious. We investigated participants' (n = 39) failures to detect salient changes in a change blindness experiment...

The efficacy and safety of Xuefu Zhuyu Decoction combined with Mifepristone in the treatment of uterine leiomyoma: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Aug 26, 2021

Uterine leiomyoma (UL) is a common severe gynecological issue. In China, Xuefu Zhuyu Decoction (XFZYD), combined with Mifepristone, is widely used in the treatment of UL. However, their combined effec...

A case report: pseudoxanthoma elasticum diagnosed based on ocular angioid streaks and the curative effect of Conbercept treatment.

Aug 26, 2021

This article is a case report of pseudoxanthoma elasticum (PXE) which was diagnosed based on significant angioid streaks (AS) with choroidal neovascularization (CNV) and regain normal visual function ...

Circumpapillary OCT-focused hybrid learning for glaucoma grading using tailored prototypical neural networks.

Aug 23, 2021

Glaucoma is one of the leading causes of blindness worldwide and Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) is the quintessential imaging technique for its detection. Unlike most of the state-of-the-art studi...

Willingness of corneal donation and its associated factors among adult patients attending Gondar University Comprehensive and Specialized Hospital.

Aug 23, 2021

Corneal transplantation is the only treatment option for corneal blindness to restore sight. However, there is a disproportionate imbalance between the demand and supply of corneal tissue in Ethiopia....

Refractive Prediction Error in Cataract Surgery Using an Optical Biometer Equipped with Anterior-Segment Optical Coherence Tomography.

Aug 23, 2021

To evaluate refractive error after cataract surgery using an optical biometer equipped with anterior-segment optical coherence tomography (AS-OCT).Chukyo Eye Clinic, Nagoya, Japan.Retrospective observ...

Accuracy of Astigmatism Correction with Toric Intraocular Lens Implantation in Eyes with Prior Radial Keratotomy.

Aug 23, 2021

To evaluate refractive outcomes of toric intraocular lens (IOL) implantation in eyes with previous radial keratotomy (RK).Cullen Eye Institute, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.Retrospe...

Characterizing Astigmatism in the United States.

Aug 23, 2021

To study astigmatism and astigmatism rule by 1) determining changes in prevalence in the United States between 1971-1975 and 1999-2008 and 2) identifying associations with demographic factors.National...

Meibomian gland atrophy with duration of Sjogren's syndrome in adult females.

Aug 23, 2021

To investigate the correlation between the duration of Sjögren syndrome (SS) and ocular surface parameters in patients with SS-related dry eye.We analyzed 108 eyes of 108 female patients with primary...

Tear dynamics testing and quantitative proteomics analysis in patients with chronic renal failure.

Aug 23, 2021

Ocular surface changes may develop in patients with chronic renal failure (CRF) undergoing hemodialysis. In recent years, an association of CRF with dry eye syndrome has been emphasized. However, tear...

Utilization of an Intracellular Calcium Mobilization Assay for the Screening of Transduced FK506-Binding Proteins.

Aug 23, 2021

FK506-binding proteins (FKBPs) belong to the immunophilin family and are linked to various disease states, including the inflammatory response. The inhibition of cytokine and chemokine expression in a...

Visualizing the intellectual structure and recent research trends of diabetic retinopathy.

Aug 23, 2021

To analyze the intellectual structure and recent research trends in diabetic retinopathy (DR) and unearth potential knowledge.English DR publication included in this study was exported from the Web of...

Barriers to retinopathy screening in youth and young adults with type 1 diabetes.

Aug 23, 2021

Early detection of diabetic retinopathy (DR) is imperative; however, adherence to screening guidelines is poor. We hypothesized that youth and young adults with type 1 diabetes (T1D) who met American ...