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Ophthalmology General

Changes in ocular surface and Meibomian gland after penetrating Keratoplasty.

Feb 18, 2021

To acquire desirable outcomes of penetrating keratoplasty (PKP), various factors affecting graft survival, visual function, and subjective symptom should be considered. As ocular surface and meibomian...

Elevated apolipoprotein A1 and HDL cholesterol associated with age-related macular degeneration: two population cohorts.

Feb 18, 2021

To enable prevention and treatment of age-related macular degeneration(AMD), understanding risk factors for AMD is important.We tested the hypotheses that elevated plasma apolipoprotein A1 and high-de...

Cost Analysis of Routine Vitrectomy Surgery.

Feb 18, 2021

To use electronic health record (EHR) time logs to calculate the complete cost profile of routine pars plana vitrectomy surgery DESIGN: Economic analysis.Patients undergoing elective vitrectomy proced...

Cost Analysis of Routine Vitrectomy Surgery.

Feb 18, 2021

To use electronic health record (EHR) time logs to calculate the complete cost profile of routine pars plana vitrectomy surgery DESIGN: Economic analysis.Patients undergoing elective vitrectomy proced...

Secreted Phosphoprotein 1 Expression in Retinal Mononuclear Phagocytes Links Murine to Human Choroidal Neovascularization.

Feb 18, 2021

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) represents the most common cause of blindness in the elderly in the Western world. An impairment of the outer blood-retina barrier and a localized inflammatory m...

Identification of additional outer segment targeting signals in zebrafish rod opsin.

Feb 18, 2021

In vertebrate photoreceptors, opsins are highly concentrated in a morphologically distinct ciliary compartment known as the outer segment (OS). Opsin is synthesized in the cell body and transported to...

Association Between Medication-Taking and Refractive Error in a Large General Population-Based Cohort.

Feb 18, 2021

Refractive errors, particularly myopia, are common and a leading cause of blindness. This study aimed to explore associations between medications and refractive error in an aging adult cohort and to d...

Higher HbA1c may reduce axial length elongation in myopic children: a comparison cohort study.

Feb 18, 2021

To compare the annual axial length (AL) changes in myopic children with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) and those without diabetes.There are two groups of myopic children in this retrospective cohort ...

A novel COL2A1 mutation causing spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia congenita in a Chinese family.

Feb 18, 2021

Spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia congenita is an autosomal dominant cartilaginous dysplasia characterized by short trunk, abnormal epiphysis, and flattened vertebral body. Skeletal features of SEDC are pr...

Association Between Medication-Taking and Refractive Error in a Large General Population-Based Cohort.

Feb 18, 2021

Refractive errors, particularly myopia, are common and a leading cause of blindness. This study aimed to explore associations between medications and refractive error in an aging adult cohort and to d...

Ocular surface response of two preservative-free cylcosporine A emulsion eye drops in a mouse model of dry eye.

Feb 18, 2021

: Dry eye (DE) disease is a multifactorial disease in which uncontrolled inflammation can lead to corneal epithelium lesions and symptoms of discomfort. The aim of the present study was to evaluate th...

Changes in ocular surface and Meibomian gland after penetrating Keratoplasty.

Feb 18, 2021

To acquire desirable outcomes of penetrating keratoplasty (PKP), various factors affecting graft survival, visual function, and subjective symptom should be considered. As ocular surface and meibomian...

Eye Abnormalities Identified in Severe COVID-19 Patients

Feb 17, 2021

TUESDAY, Feb. 16, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Seven percent of patients with severe COVID-19 present with abnormal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings of the globe of the eye, according to a study ...

Challenges in Screening First-degree Glaucoma Relatives

Feb 05, 2021

Glaucoma requires adequate screening and early treatment. The eye examination is also necessary for first-degree relatives of patients. Related campaigns are available in South India to improve eye ca...

Manuka Honey Eye drops for Treating Meibomian Gland Dysfunction

Feb 05, 2021

Meibomian gland dysfunction - MGD is an eye disorder with inadequate oil secretion. It can cause ocular surface disease, eyelid discomfort, dry eye, and alter the tear film. Patients have to get diagn...

Myopic Incidence and Refractive Change in Chinese Children

Feb 05, 2021

Myopia and refractive changes lead to visual impairment, lens power changes, and blindness. The vision examinations are conducted to identify disorders and treat them. This study aims to assess the pr...

SS-ASOCT Diagnosis of Lens Nuclear Opacity And Hard Cataract

Feb 05, 2021

The dense clouding of the lens in the nucleus leads to a cataract. Hard cataract and lens opacity gets measured and classified for better surgical outcomes. This study primarily uses SS-ASOCT to quant...

Efficacy of Visual Field vs SITA Algorithm in Glaucoma Patients

Feb 05, 2021

Glaucoma patients have progressive optic neuropathy with vision field (VF) loss. Variational Bayes linear regression (VBLR) helps to accurately model and predict the VF progression. This study uses a ...

[Preliminary selective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT) intraocular pressure results in glaucoma patients in Burkina Faso].

Jan 28, 2021

Glaucoma is the leading cause of irreversible blindness in the world. The purpose of our study was to evaluate the tonometric results of SLT treatment in patients with glaucoma.This was a prospective ...

Simulation-based surgical education for glaucoma versus conventional training alone: the GLAucoma Simulated Surgery (GLASS) trial. A multicentre, multicountry, randomised controlled, investigator-masked educational intervention efficacy trial in Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe.

Jan 28, 2021

Glaucoma accounts for 8% of global blindness and surgery remains an important treatment. We aimed to determine the impact of adding simulation-based surgical education for glaucoma.We designed a rando...