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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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Semi-automated quantification of hard exudates in colour fundus photographs diagnosed with diabetic retinopathy

Abhilash Goud Marupally, Kiran Kumar Vupparaboina, Hari Kumar Peguda, Ashutosh Richhariya, Soumya Jana and Jay Chhablani

Published on: 20 September 2017
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Ocular knowledge and practice among type 2 diabetic patients in a tertiary care hospital in Bangladesh

Kazi Rumana Ahmed, Fatema Jebunessa, Sharmin Hossain and Hasina Akhter Chowdhury

Published on: 19 September 2017
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Evaluation of preoperative speed of progression and its association with surgical outcomes in primary congenital glaucoma patients: a retrospective study

Chunyu Guo, Yue Wu, Li Xu, Mao Li, Zi Wang, Ni Ni and Wenyi Guo

Published on: 18 September 2017
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Descemet membrane detachment in femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery: a case report

Peiqing Chen, Yanan Zhu and Ke Yao

Published on: 16 September 2017
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Analysis of various factors affecting pupil size in patients with glaucoma

Ji Woong Park, Bong Hui Kang, Ji Won Kwon and Kyong Jin Cho

Published on: 16 September 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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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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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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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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