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68Ga-DOTATOC-PET/MRI-A Secure One-Stop Shop Imaging Tool for Robotic Radiosurgery Treatment Planning in Patients with Optic Nerve Sheath Meningioma.

Jul 22, 2021

Optic nerve sheath meningiomas (ONSM) are rare but can lead to irreversible blindness. Hybrid imaging may enhance tumor delineation and diagnostic accuracy via receptor binding. However, relevant clin...

Binocular fusion enhances the efficiency of spot-the-difference gameplay.

Jul 22, 2021

Spot-the-difference, the popular childhood game and a prototypical change blindness task, involves identification of differences in local features of two otherwise identical scenes using an eye scanni...

The Role of Retinal Connexins Cx36 and Horizontal Cell Coupling in Emmetropization in Guinea Pigs.

Jul 22, 2021

The purpose of this study was to determine whether retinal gap junctions (GJs) via connexin 36 (Cx36, mediating coupling of many retinal cell types) and horizontal cell (HC-HC) coupling, are involved ...

Descemet stripping only in Fuchs' endothelial dystrophy without the use of topical Rho-kinase inhibitors: 5-year follow-up report of a preliminary series.

Jul 22, 2021

To describe 5-year postoperative outcomes of a small series of Fuchs' endothelial dystrophy (FED) patients who underwent Descemet stripping only (DSO) with a scraping technique.DSO technique and early...

Assessment of dry eye symptoms among university students during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Jul 22, 2021

The synchronous hybrid learning environment is associated with increased time spent by students working with VDT and increased prevalence of dry eye symptoms in a university-based population.To assess...

Evaluation of preoperative dry eye in people undergoing corneal refractive surgery to correct myopia.

Jul 22, 2021

To investigate the incidence of preoperative dry eye and related factors in patients undergoing corneal refractive surgery to correct myopia.A total of 141 patients with myopia who underwent corneal r...

Ocular, Orbital, and Adnexal Toxicity With High-dose Volumetric Modulated Arc Radiation Therapy For Orbital Malignancies.

Jul 22, 2021

Conventional modalities of external-beam radiation therapy (EBRT) are associated with high incidences of severe vision-threatening ocular and orbital toxicities when used to treat orbital malignancies...

Macular thickness fluctuation in neovascular age-related macular degeneration treated with anti-vascular endothelial growth factor.

Jul 22, 2021

To establish whether increased variability in macular thickness in neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) patients affects visual outcomes in clinical practice DESIGN: Retrospective coho...

Outcomes of Eyes with Diabetic Macular Edema that are Lost to Follow-up after Anti-Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Therapy.

Jul 22, 2021

To evaluate the effect of loss to follow up (LTFU) on outcomes in eyes with diabetic macular edema (DME) treated with anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF).Retrospective cohort study METHODS:...

Fluctuations in central subfield thickness associated with worse visual outcomes in patients with diabetic macular edema in clinical trial setting.

Jul 22, 2021

This study examines the relationship between fluctuations in central subfield thickness (CST) and visual acuity in patients with diabetic macular edema (DME) using data from two large clinical trials....

Can artificial intelligence predict glaucomatous visual field progression?: A spatial-ordinal convolutional neural network model.

Jul 22, 2021

To develop an artificial neural network model incorporating both spatial and ordinal approaches to predict glaucomatous visual field (VF) progression.Cohort study.From a cohort of primary open-angle g...

Burden of trabeculectomy and glaucoma drainage implantation following laser trabeculoplasty: a two-year follow up study.

Jul 22, 2021

To evaluate burden of incisional glaucoma surgery (trabeculectomy and glaucoma drainage device implantation) after laser trabeculoplasty (LTP) in the United States.Retrospective matched case-compariso...

Reproducibility of Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer and Macular Ganglion Cell Layer Thickness Measurements by Optical Coherence Tomography in Myopic Eyes.

Jul 22, 2021

In myopic eyes, reproducibility of circumpapillary retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) and macular ganglion cell-inner plexiform layer thickness measurement by optical coherence tomography showed excelle...

Nigerian neonatologists perception and experience with retinopathy of prematurity.

Jul 19, 2021

Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) is an avoidable condition that affects premature infants exposed to oxygen stresses at or soon after birth. In low- and middle-income countries, like Nigeria, neonatal...

Psychosocial and economic impact of uveitis in Mexico.

Jul 19, 2021

To determine the psychosocial and economic impact suffered by patients diagnosed with uveitis in Mexico.Survey in uveitis-diagnosed patients. Demographic data and socioeconomic level were recorded. Sy...

Visual Fatigue Induced by Watching Virtual Reality Device and the Effect of Anisometropia.

Jul 19, 2021

The effect of small anisometropia on visual fatigue when using virtual reality (VR) devices was investigated. Participants (n = 34) visited three times. In the first visit, VR exposure (10 minut...

Choroidal nevi in children: prevalence, age of onset, and progression.

Jul 19, 2021

To determine the age of onset and prevalence of choroidal nevi in children.In this cross-sectional study, the fundus photographs of a pooled sample of children 6 months to 18 years of age with 6-year ...

Dust exposure: a novel environmental risk factor for conjunctivochalasis?

Jul 19, 2021

This study aimed to determine the relationship between clinical symptoms and findings of patients diagnosed with conjunctivochalasis in our clinic and the risk factors reported in the literature, to d...

Comparison of BAK-preserved latanoprost and polyquad-preserved travoprost on ocular surface parameters in patients with glaucoma and ocular hypertension.

Jul 19, 2021

To compare the effect of two different prostaglandin analogues (Travatan® vs. Xalatan®) on ocular surface parameters.This study includes 44 eyes of 44 patients with newly diagnosed primary open-angl...

Paraneoplastic pemphigus associated with rapidly progressing endophthalmitis caused by : A case report.

Jul 19, 2021

The ocular presentation of paraneoplastic pemphigus (PNP) has rarely been reported in the literature. In this report, we describe a 61-year-old male presenting with eruptive skin lesions associated wi...