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Featured Article: Cataract prevention and reversal without the need for surgery
At present, surgery is the only effective way to treat cataracts, which are the leading cause of blindness worldwide. This study reports on the successful use of NACA eye drops to treat cataracts in an animal model, and the implications for cataract prevention in high-risk populations.
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Mutation screening of the USH2A gene reveals two novel pathogenic variants in Chinese patients causing simplex usher syndrome 2
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A treat and extend protocol with Aflibercept for cystoid macular oedema secondary to central retinal vein occlusion – an 18-month prospective cohort study
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High-resolution iris and retinal imaging in multisystemic smooth muscle dysfunction syndrome due to a novel Asn117Lys substitution in ACTA2: a case report
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Effects of the LASIK flap thickness on corneal biomechanical behavior: a finite element analysis
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Changes in intraocular pressure after pharmacologic pupil dilation
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Comparison of the monocular Humphrey visual field and the binocular Humphrey esterman visual field test for driver licensing in glaucoma subjects in Sweden
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Characterization of macular thickness changes in Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy by optical coherence tomography
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Post-cataract endophthalmitis caused by multidrug-resistant Stenotrophomonas maltophilia: clinical features and risk factors
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Acute red eye and back pain as a presentation for systemic illness: case report
Aims and scope
BMC Ophthalmology is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that considers articles on all aspects of the prevention, diagnosis and management of eye disorders, as well as related molecular genetics, pathophysiology, and epidemiology.
Editor
- Lingling Tian, BMC Series, China
Assistant Editor
- Jashan Abraham, BMC Series, UK
Section Editors
- Penny A Asbell, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
- Hemant Khanna, University of Massachusetts Medical School
- Choul Yong Park, Dongguk University Ilsan Hospital, South Korea
- Luca M Rossetti, Clinica Oculistica, Università di Milano
- Virender Sachdeva, LV Prasad Eye Institute, India
- Eric Singman, Wilmer Eye Institute, USA
- Javier Zarranz-Ventura, Hospital Clinic Barcelona
Meet the Editors
Virender Sachdeva received his basic medical training and specialized in ophthalmology at the University of Delhi. He is currently a faculty member of the LV Prasad Eye Institute in Visakhapatnam, India, specializing in pediatric ophthalmology, strabismus and neuro-ophthalmology. He joined the editorial board of BMC Ophthalmology in 2015.
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