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Announcing In Review - now available in BMC Ophthalmology

BMC Ophthalmology is launching In Review, a new option that provides authors with on-demand information on the status of their manuscript, enables them to share their work with funders and their research community, and allows their colleagues to comment and collaborate - all whilst their manuscript is under review.

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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.

Content type: Research article
| 14 December 2018

Adherence to face-down and non-supine positioning after macular hole surgery

Authors: Emi Morimoto, Yoshiaki Shimada, Mitsuo Sugimoto, Tadashi Mizuguchi, Atsuhiro Tanikawa and Masayuki Horiguchi
Content type: Research article
| 13 December 2018

Retinal fluid changes and therapeutic effects in symptomatic circumscribed choroidal hemangioma patients: a long-term follow up study

Authors: Junwon Lee, Christopher Seungkyu Lee, Min Kim and Sung Chul Lee
Content type: Case report
| 12 December 2018

Retinal astrocytic hamartoma in tuberous sclerosis complex in an elderly person: a case report

Authors: Xiuhong Qin, Yuan Tao and Zhenzhen Zhang
Content type: Case report
| 12 December 2018

Simultaneous bilateral posterior ischemic optic neuropathy secondary to giant cell arteritis: a case presentation and review of the literature

Authors: Anas Mohammad Albarrak, Yousef Mohammad, Sajjad Hussain, Sufia Husain and Taim Muayqil
Content type: Case report
| 12 December 2018

Ocular ultrasound versus MRI in the detection of extrascleral extension in a patient with choroidal melanoma

Authors: Bradley H. Jacobsen, Christopher Ricks and Roger P. Harrie

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Content type: Research article
| 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

Authors: Marcelo Ayala
Content type: Research article
| 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
Content type: Research article
| 1 September 2014

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

Authors: Yixin Zhang, Houbin Huang, Shihui Wei, Yan Gong, Hongyang Li, Yanli Dai, Shuo Zhao, Yingyun Wang and Hongxin Yan
Content type: Research article
| 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
Content type: Research article
| 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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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.

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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

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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Adherence to face-down and non-supine positioning after macular hole surgery

Retinal fluid changes and therapeutic effects in symptomatic circumscribed choroidal hemangioma patients: a long-term follow up study

Retinal astrocytic hamartoma in tuberous sclerosis complex in an elderly person: a case report

Simultaneous bilateral posterior ischemic optic neuropathy secondary to giant cell arteritis: a case presentation and review of the literature

Ocular ultrasound versus MRI in the detection of extrascleral extension in a patient with choroidal melanoma

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

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

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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Lessons learned and best practices from the Polio Eradication Programme in Nigeria

Highlights of the BMC series: November 2018

Human Rights Day: What roles do physicians play in human rights issues?

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