Advertisement

Ophthalmology General

Trends and Usage Patterns of Minimally Invasive Glaucoma Surgery (MIGS) in the US: IRIS Registry Analysis 2013-2018.

Apr 12, 2021

Understanding trends and patterns in the use of minimally invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS) and patient profiles undergoing each procedure is important given their relative expense and unknown long-ter...

A clinical decision model based on machine learning for ptosis.

Apr 12, 2021

To establish a decision model based on two- (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) eye data of patients with ptosis for developing personalized surgery plans.Data of this retrospective, case-control study wa...

Measurement of drusen and their correlation with visual symptoms in patients affected by age-related macular degeneration.

Apr 08, 2021

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a common retinal disorder, which became more and more prevalent in the last decades. AMD is now the most prevalent cause of blindness in the western world. Th...

Case Report: Genetic and Clinical Features of Maternal Uniparental Isodisomy-Induced Thiamine-Responsive Megaloblastic Anemia Syndrome.

Apr 08, 2021

Thiamine-responsive megaloblastic anemia syndrome (TRMA) is a rare autosomal recessive hereditary disease due to mutations in . Some cases show familial inheritance. A female patient (from a gravida...

Surprising astigmatism hypercorrection after corneal ring segments implantation in keratoconus treatment after 8 years of follow up.

Apr 08, 2021

To report a case of hypercorrection of astigmatism (Cyl) after implantation of 2 segments of short arch ring for keratoconus treatment and to describe its replacement by long arch segment. This is a...

Refractive correction regulated gradient AC/A ratio with low-to-moderate myopia in children and adolescents.

Apr 08, 2021

Abnormal accommodative convergence per diopter of accommodative response (AC/A ratio) ratio is an important factor leading to myopia. This study aimed to examine the effect of refractive correction on...

The Ocular Microbiome and Microbiota and their Effects on Ocular Surface Pathophysiology and Disorders.

Apr 08, 2021

The ocular surface flora performs an important role in the defense mechanisms of the ocular surface system. Its regulation of the immunological activity and the barrier effect against pathogen invasio...

Could contact lens dryness discomfort symptoms sometimes have a neuropathic basis?

Apr 08, 2021

Symptoms of dryness discomfort in soft contact lens wearers frequently lead to discontinuation from wear. The negative influence of pre-fitting tear dysfunctions appears likely to be exacerbated by th...

Factors associated with delayed diagnosis of Sjögren's syndrome among members of the Japanese Sjögren's Association for Patients.

Apr 08, 2021

The heterogeneous nature of the signs and symptoms of Sjögren's syndrome (SS) often causes delays in diagnosis. The reasons for these delays have not been investigated in Japan and need to be determi...

Dysbiosis and Implication of the Gut Microbiota in Diabetic Retinopathy.

Apr 08, 2021

The pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is commonly associated with altered gut bacteria. However, whether the microbial dysbiosis that exists in human diabetic patients with or without re...

Assessment of quality of life of the patients with diabetic retinopathy using National Eye Institute Visual Functioning Questionnaire (VFQ-25).

Apr 08, 2021

Diabetes affects most of the organs causing macrovascular and microvascular complications. Diabetic retinopathy (DR) results from the prolonged uncontrolled hyperglycemia which causes impairment of vi...

Health system strengthening for vision care in The Gambia.

Apr 08, 2021

According to global estimates, 39 million people are blind and 285 million are at risk of severe vision loss, with a significant portion of this burden in Sub-Saharan Africa. Some African nations like...

Screening for open-angle glaucoma and its effect on blindness.

Apr 08, 2021

To evaluate the effect of population screening on low vision and blindness from open-angle glaucoma.Retrospective cohort study.A very large population based screening for glaucoma was conducted in Mal...

Clinic-based eye disease screening employing non-expert fundus photo-graders at the point of screening: diagnostic validity and yield.

Apr 08, 2021

to determine the diagnostic accuracy of several diagnostic tests for AMD, DR, glaucoma, and cataract, as well as the proportion with eye disease from each of three enrolling clinics.Diagnostic accurac...

Evaluating Awareness and Practices Towards Diabetes and Diabetic Retinopathy in Adult Patients Attending the Eye Clinic in a Tertiary Academic Hospital in Jordan.

Apr 08, 2021

Awareness of diabetes mellitus (DM) and its complications, particularly diabetic retinopathy (DR), is one of the main factors of early detection and improved management. This study aims to assess the ...

Case Report: Successful Management of Refractory Keratomycosis in an Alpaca Using Penetrating Keratoplasty and Combination Antifungal Therapy (Caspofungin 0.5% and Terbinafine 1%).

Apr 05, 2021

Fungal keratitis is a common disease in certain parts of the world and affects several species, including equids, camelids, and homo sapiens, leading to blindness or loss of the eye if the infection i...

Infrared Thermally Enhanced 3-Dimensional Time of Flight Magnetic Resonance Angiography Imaging for the Visualization of the Arteries of the Face.

Apr 05, 2021

The face is known for its extreme variation in vascular anatomy. Furthermore, the rapidly increasing number of filler treatments leads to an increase in severe filler-associated complications (such as...

Humanistic and Economic Burden of Blindness Associated with Retinal Disorders in a Brazilian Sample: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Apr 05, 2021

Vision impairment and blindness have been significantly associated with high medical care expenditures, decrease in health utility, and loss or reduction of productivity. The objective of this study w...

Longitudinal analysis of axial length growth in a German cohort of healthy children and adolescents.

Apr 05, 2021

To generate continuous growth curves for axial length (AL) in German children. We hypothesise that percentile curves of AL can be used as a predictive measure of myopia.In this longitudinal and cross-...

Astragalus Ⅳ ameliorates the dry eye injury in rabbit model via MUC1-ErbB1 pathway.

Apr 05, 2021

The therapeutic effects and potential mechanisms of astragaloside IV on a rabbits dry eye model induced by benzalkonium chloride (BAC) was examined. In our study, a BAC-induced dry eye rabbit model wa...

SUBSPECIALTIES

Advertisement