Jun 17, 2021

Dry eye is a multifactorial condition of the eye caused by insufficient tear production and imbalance in tear composition leading to faster evaporation of tear fluid. It is also associated with inflam...

Jun 17, 2021

To compare two-year treatment outcomes of subthreshold micropulse (577 nm) laser and aflibercept for diabetic macular edema (DME).Retrospective case-control study.A total 164 eyes in 164 DME patients...

Jun 17, 2021

To investigate the association of receptor for advanced glycation end products gene polymorphism 429T/C (rs1800625) with diabetic retinopathy and serum soluble receptor for advanced glycation end prod...

Jun 17, 2021

In recent years, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has proven its relevance for medical decision support. However, the "black-box" nature of successful AI algorithms still holds back their wide-spread depl...

Jun 17, 2021

To approximate the breakdown of narrow anterior chamber angle conditions, on general ophthalmology clinics, in the predominantly white population of the South East Kent region in the United Kingdom.A ...

Jun 17, 2021

We assessed the proportion of eyes with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) in routine clinical practice that reach ≥14 week treatment intervals and their outcomes.We analysed data f...

Jun 17, 2021

'Plant blindness' stops people from recognizing the important role that plants play in society, and is acute when it comes to seeing how plants support health. The social sciences are beginning to exp...

Jun 14, 2021

The purpose of this study was to investigate quality of life and participation in children aged 3 to 17 years with visual impairment (VI) compared to reference groups and between subgroups with increa...

Jun 14, 2021

Onchocerciasis (river-blindness) in Africa is targeted for elimination through mass drug administration (MDA) with ivermectin. Onchocerciasis may cause various types of skin and eye disease. Predictin...

Jun 14, 2021

To determine the demographic profile, clinical features and surgical outcomes of giant retinal tear (GRT) related retinal detachments (RD) in children.In this retrospective study, medical records of...

Jun 14, 2021

Few studies have evaluated corneal crosslinking in a prospective, randomised fashion. This study aimed to determine the efficacy and safety of corneal crosslinking to reduce the progression of keratoc...

Jun 14, 2021

To evaluate subtypes and characteristics of dry eye (DE) using conventional tests and dynamic tear interferometry, and to investigate determinants of disease severity in each DE subtype.309 patients d...

Jun 14, 2021

The eye is a multifaceted organ organized in several compartments with particular properties that reflect their diverse functions. The prevalence of ocular diseases is increasing, mainly because of it...

Jun 14, 2021

Human blood and saliva are increasingly under investigation for the detection of biomarkers for early diagnosis of non-communicable diseases like cancers, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, etc. as we...

Jun 14, 2021

Cardiovascular risk factors such as hypertension or dyslipidemia can influence the incidence and progression of diabetic retinopathy (DR) and diabetic macular edema (DME). The aim of this study is to ...

Jun 14, 2021

The fatty acid-binding protein4 (FABP4) and vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGFA) play key roles in the metabolic and cardiovascular diseases, and proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR), resp...

Jun 14, 2021

To analyse the central corneal thickness, endothelial cell density and morphology in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM).We analysed corneal endothelium, i.e. central corneal thickness (CCT), endothe...

Jun 14, 2021

Socioeconomic deprivation is known to increase the risk of late presentation of many diseases. This is the largest study in United Kingdom investigating the relationship between socioeconomic deprivat...

Jun 14, 2021

To determine difference in surgically induced astigmatism (SIA), post-operative intraocular pressure (IOP) and axial length (AL) between single site and twin-site phacotrabeculectomy augmented with Mi...

Jun 14, 2021

To evaluate long-term anatomical and functional outcomes of the MICOF keratoprosthesis to treat end-stage corneal blindness.Re trospective review of consecutive clinical case series.Between October 20...