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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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Awareness of retinopathy of prematurity among pediatricians in West Bank, Palestine: a descriptive study

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Assessing amblyopia treatment using multifocal visual evoked potentials

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Prognostic value of ocular trauma score for open globe injuries associated with metallic intraocular foreign bodies

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Coverage of azithromycin mass treatment for trachoma elimination in Northwestern Ethiopia: a community based cross-sectional study

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| 6 August 2018

Intermittent high glucose-induced oxidative stress modulates retinal pigmented epithelial cell autophagy and promotes cell survival via increased HMGB1

Authors: Wei Zhang, Jian Song, Yue Zhang, Yingxue Ma, Jing Yang, Guanghui He and Song Chen

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| 1 September 2014

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

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| 2 August 2012

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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| 27 September 2012

Changes in intraocular pressure after pharmacologic pupil dilation

Authors: Joon Mo Kim, Ki Ho Park, So Young Han, Kwan Soo Kim, Dong Myung Kim, Tae Woo Kim and Joseph Caprioli
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| 24 January 2015

Post-cataract endophthalmitis caused by multidrug-resistant Stenotrophomonas maltophilia: clinical features and risk factors

Authors: Yinghong Ji, Chunhui Jiang, Jian Ji, Yi Luo, Yongxiang Jiang and Yi Lu
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| 16 July 2015

23 Gauge pars plana vitrectomy for the removal of retained intraocular foreign bodies

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

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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

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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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Awareness of retinopathy of prematurity among pediatricians in West Bank, Palestine: a descriptive study

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Prognostic value of ocular trauma score for open globe injuries associated with metallic intraocular foreign bodies

Coverage of azithromycin mass treatment for trachoma elimination in Northwestern Ethiopia: a community based cross-sectional study

Intermittent high glucose-induced oxidative stress modulates retinal pigmented epithelial cell autophagy and promotes cell survival via increased HMGB1

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

Comparison of the monocular Humphrey visual field and the binocular Humphrey esterman visual field test for driver licensing in glaucoma subjects in Sweden

Changes in intraocular pressure after pharmacologic pupil dilation

Post-cataract endophthalmitis caused by multidrug-resistant Stenotrophomonas maltophilia: clinical features and risk factors

23 Gauge pars plana vitrectomy for the removal of retained intraocular foreign bodies

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