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Prevalence and risk factors for myopia in older adult east Chinese population

Cailian Xu, Chenwei Pan, Chunhua Zhao, Mingchao Bi, Qinghua Ma, Jianhui Cheng and E. Song

Published on: 13 October 2017
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First identification of Gordonia sputi in a post-traumatic endophthalmitis patient – a case report and literatures review

Wei Fang, Jiuke Li, Hu-Shan Cui, Xiaohong Jin, Jing Zhai, Yuanmin Dai and Yumin Li

Published on: 11 October 2017
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27-gauge and 25-gauge vitrectomy day surgery for idiopathic epiretinal membrane

Saigen Naruse, Hiroyuki Shimada and Ryusaburo Mori

Published on: 10 October 2017
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Low recurrence rate of anchored conjunctival rotation flap technique in pterygium surgery

Dong Ju Kim, Jimmy K. Lee, Roy S. Chuck and Choul Yong Park

Published on: 10 October 2017
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Mortality in patients treated with intravitreal bevacizumab for age-related macular degeneration

Joel Hanhart, Doron S. Comaneshter, Yossi Freier Dror and Shlomo Vinker

Published on: 10 October 2017

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Characterization of macular thickness changes in Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy by optical coherence tomography

Yixin Zhang, Houbin Huang, Shihui Wei, Yan Gong, Hongyang Li, Yanli Dai, Shuo Zhao, Yingyun Wang and Hongxin Yan

Published on: 1 September 2014
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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

Marcelo Ayala

Published on: 2 August 2012
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Changes in intraocular pressure after pharmacologic pupil dilation

Joon Mo Kim, Ki Ho Park, So Young Han, Kwan Soo Kim, Dong Myung Kim, Tae Woo Kim and Joseph Caprioli

Published on: 27 September 2012
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Post-cataract endophthalmitis caused by multidrug-resistant Stenotrophomonas maltophilia: clinical features and risk factors

Yinghong Ji, Chunhui Jiang, Jian Ji, Yi Luo, Yongxiang Jiang and Yi Lu

Published on: 24 January 2015
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23 Gauge pars plana vitrectomy for the removal of retained intraocular foreign bodies

Kemal Yuksel, Ugur Celik, Cengiz Alagoz, Huseyin Dundar, Burcu Celik and Ahmet Taylan Yazıcı

Published on: 16 July 2015

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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.

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Guangde Tu, BioMedCentral

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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

Virender Sachdeva, Section Editor

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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