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  1. Congenital colour vision deficiency (CVD), commonly called ‘colour blindness’, affects around 8% of men and 0.4% of women. Although many aspects of health (e.g. change in colour of urine) and healthcare (e.g. ...

    Authors: John A. Barry, Susan Mollan, Michael A. Burdon, Michelle Jenkins and Alastair K. Denniston
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2017 17:179
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  2. Cataract, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy and dry eye disease are common with high prevalence in Jordan. This study aims to assess the awareness of these ocular diseases among Jordanian population.

    Authors: Mera F. Haddad, May M. Bakkar and Nour Abdo
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2017 17:177
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  3. With the high prevalence of type 2 diabetes, diabetic retinopathy (DR) has become a leading health problem worldwide. The pathogenesis of DR is complex and several vascular, inflammatory, and neuronal mechanis...

    Authors: Hui Chen, Xiongze Zhang, Nanying Liao and Feng Wen
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2017 17:176
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  4. The aim of the project is to retrospectively study the changes in bacterial pathogens in acute neonatal bacterial conjunctivitis from 2002 to 2016 in Southern China. The results may provide the guidance for dr...

    Authors: Song Tang, Ming Li, Hongbo Chen, Guo Ping, Chun Zhang and Shusheng Wang
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2017 17:174
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  5. Keratoconus normally presents as a sporadic disease. Although different studies have found sequence variants of the visual system homeobox 1 (VSX1) gene associated with keratoconus in humans, no research has dete...

    Authors: Tao Guan, Xue Wang, Li-Bin Zheng, Hai-Jian Wu and Yu-Feng Yao
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2017 17:173
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  6. Hard exudates (HEs) are the classical sign of diabetic retinopathy (DR) which is one of the leading causes of blindness, especially in developing countries. Accordingly, disease screening involves examining HE...

    Authors: Abhilash Goud Marupally, Kiran Kumar Vupparaboina, Hari Kumar Peguda, Ashutosh Richhariya, Soumya Jana and Jay Chhablani
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2017 17:172
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  7. Diabetes mellitus is likely to have a major effect on vision, and adequate knowledge of its ocular manifestations is of substantial importance to diabetic patients. The study aimed to assess the ocular knowled...

    Authors: Kazi Rumana Ahmed, Fatema Jebunessa, Sharmin Hossain and Hasina Akhter Chowdhury
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2017 17:171
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  8. Surgeries are inevitable for treating primary congenital glaucoma (PCG) and risk factors of surgical failure play a key role in surgical decision making. The aim of this study was to investigate the influence ...

    Authors: Chunyu Guo, Yue Wu, Li Xu, Mao Li, Zi Wang, Ni Ni and Wenyi Guo
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2017 17:170
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  11. To investigate macular retinal and choroidal thickness in amblyopic eyes compared to that in fellow and normal eyes using swept-source optical coherence tomography (SS-OCT).

    Authors: Syunsuke Araki, Atsushi Miki, Katsutoshi Goto, Tsutomu Yamashita, Go Takizawa, Kazuko Haruishi, Yoshiaki Ieki, Junichi Kiryu and Kiyoshi Yaoeda
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2017 17:167
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  12. Myopic foveoschisis (MF) is among the leading causes of visual loss in high myopia. However, it remains controversial whether internal limiting membrane (ILM) peeling or gas tamponade is necessary treatment op...

    Authors: Bo Meng, Lu Zhao, Yi Yin, Hongyang Li, Xiaolei Wang, Xiufen Yang, Ran You, Jialin Wang, Youjing Zhang, Hui Wang, Ran Du, Ningli Wang, Siyan Zhan and Yanling Wang
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2017 17:166
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  14. Systematic reviews should inform American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) Preferred Practice Pattern® (PPP) guidelines. The quality of systematic reviews related to the forthcoming Preferred Practice Pattern® g...

    Authors: Evan Mayo-Wilson, Sueko Matsumura Ng, Roy S. Chuck and Tianjing Li
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2017 17:164
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  15. Angiogenesis is defined as a new blood vessel sprouting from pre-existing vessels, and the sprouting angiogenesis is the start phase of angiogenesis, which is critical for both physiological and pathological p...

    Authors: Jingjiang Pi, Yu Cheng, Huimin Sun, Xiaoli Chen, Tao Zhuang, Jie Liu, Yixi Li, Huan Chang, Lin Zhang, YuZhen Zhang and Ting Tao
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2017 17:163
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  16. This study aims to explore the prevalence, pattern and risk factors of retinal vein occlusion (RVO) in an elderly population of Nepal.

    Authors: Raba Thapa, Sanyam Bajimaya, Govinda Paudyal, Shankar Khanal, Stevie Tan, Suman S. Thapa and Ger van Rens
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2017 17:162
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  17. Lutein and zeaxanthin are suggested micronutrient supplements to prevent the progression of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a leading cause of blindness worldwide. To monitor the levels of lutein/zeaxa...

    Authors: Yoko Ozawa, Yuta Shigeno, Norihiro Nagai, Misa Suzuki, Toshihide Kurihara, Sakiko Minami, Eri Hirano, Hajime Shinoda, Saori Kobayashi and Kazuo Tsubota
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2017 17:161
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  21. Inherited Retinal dystrophy (IRD) is a broad group of inherited retinal disorders with heterogeneous genotypes and phenotypes. Next generation sequencing (NGS) methods have been broadly applied for analyzing p...

    Authors: Xinjing Wang, Wadih M. Zein, Leera D’Souza, Chimere Roberson, Keith Wetherby, Hong He, Angela Villarta, Amy Turriff, Kory R. Johnson and Yang C. Fann
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2017 17:157
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  22. To evaluate and compare the astigmatism prediction errors taken with the Pentacam measurements, Baylor nomogram, and Barrett formula for toric intraocular lens (IOL) implantation.

    Authors: Dae-Young Park, Dong Hui Lim, Sungsoon Hwang, Joo Hyun and Tae-Young Chung
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2017 17:156
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  23. Many patients who suffer unilateral non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION) will eventually develop the same condition in their other eye, worrying them about losing vision in both eyes. The p...

    Authors: Shay Keren, Mario Zanolli and Gad Dotan
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2017 17:155
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  24. Raising public awareness and knowledge about glaucoma is a key for early case identification and prevention of blindness. However, awareness and knowledge about glaucoma is unknown at community level, making p...

    Authors: Destaye Shiferaw Alemu, Alemayehu Desalegn Gudeta and Kbrom Legesse Gebreselassie
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2017 17:154
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  25. Glaucoma is one of the most leading causes of permanent visual impairments in Korea, and social expenses spent for the glaucoma are increasing. This study is to identify association between socioeconomic statu...

    Authors: Haejune Sung, Hyun Ho Shin, Yunseng Baek, Gyu Ah Kim, Jae Sang Koh, Eun-Cheol Park and Jaeyong Shin
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2017 17:153
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  26. The study presented here aims to optimize the accuracy of intraocular lens (IOL) power calculations in patients after DMEK by evaluation of the impact of the altered anterior/posterior corneal curvature relati...

    Authors: Maged Alnawaiseh, Lars Zumhagen, André Rosentreter and Nicole Eter
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2017 17:152
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  27. External ocular infection is a public health problem in Ethiopia. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of external ocular bacterial infections.

    Authors: Ergibnesh Getahun, Baye Gelaw, Abate Assefa, Yared Assefa and Anteneh Amsalu
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2017 17:151
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  28. Laboratory analysis and optical quality assessment of explanted hydrophilic intraocular lenses (IOLs) with clinically significant opacification after posterior lamellar keratoplasty (DMEK and DSAEK).

    Authors: Bert C. Giers, Tamer Tandogan, Gerd U. Auffarth, Chul Y. Choi, Florian N. Auerbach, Saadettin Sel, Christian Mayer and Ramin Khoramnia
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2017 17:150
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  29. To evaluate functional visual parameters using photocromic and selective blue-violet light filtering spectacle lenses in patients affected by central or peripheral scotoma due to retinal diseases.

    Authors: L. Colombo, E. Melardi, P. Ferri, G. Montesano, S. Samir Attaalla, F. Patelli, S. De Cillà, G. Savaresi and L. Rossetti
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2017 17:149
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  31. To analyze predictors and develop predictive models of anatomic outcome in neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD) treated with as-needed ranibizumab after 4 years of follow-up.

    Authors: Lucia Gonzalez-Buendia, Santiago Delgado-Tirado, M. Rosa Sanabria, Itziar Fernandez and Rosa M. Coco
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2017 17:147
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  32. To report a case of uveitis and neuroretinal detachment in a patient treated with Trametinib and Dabrafenib due to metastatic cutaneous melanoma stage IV.

    Authors: Stephanie Sarny, Michael Neumayer, Julian Kofler and Yosuf El-Shabrawi
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2017 17:146
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  33. This is the youngest case of Coats’ disease, in terms of postmenstrual age (PMA), to be reported in the literature. This case highlights the remarkable variations in the clinical manifestations and the very ea...

    Authors: Jie Peng, Qi Zhang, Chunli Chen, Qiujing Huang, Yian Li and Peiquan Zhao
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2017 17:145
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  35. Kaposi’s sarcoma (KS) is generally considered a neoplastic disorder of vascular origin and occurs in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) or who have received immunosuppressive treatments af...

    Authors: Jing Yang, Xiao-fang Yin, Yong-ping Li and Shi-you Zhou
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2017 17:143
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  36. Age-related cataracts are related to oxidative stress. However, the genome-wide screening of cataract related oxidative stress related genes are not thoroughly investigated. Our study aims to identify cataract...

    Authors: Changrui Wu, Zhao Liu, Le Ma, Cheng Pei, Li Qin, Ning Gao, Jun Li and Yue Yin
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2017 17:142
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  38. To evaluate the macular sensitivity changes after half-dose photodynamic therapy (PDT) for chronic central serous chorioretinopathy (CSCR).

    Authors: Alp Atik, Yijun Hu, Honghua Yu, Chun Yang, Bin Cai, Yijing Tao, Dongli Li, Yan Chen, Li Lu, Guodong Li and Ling Yuan
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2017 17:140
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  39. To assess factors associated with the preferred role of the attending ophthalmologist in the decision-making processes before treating diabetic retinopathy (DR).

    Authors: Lydia Marahrens, Raimar Kern, Tjalf Ziemssen, Andreas Fritsche, Peter Martus, Focke Ziemssen and Daniel Roeck
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2017 17:139
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  42. The effects of preservatives of antiglaucoma medications on corneal surface and tear function have been widely shown in literature; it’s not the same as regards the active compounds themselves. The purpose of ...

    Authors: Teresa Rolle, Roberta Spinetta and Raffaele Nuzzi
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2017 17:136
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  44. The pathogenesis of non-rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (non-RRD) associated with morning glory syndrome (MGS) is not established, as well as best surgical approach to treat RD. Our purpose was to analyse in...

    Authors: Lyubomyr M. Lytvynchuk, Carl G. Glittenberg, Siamak Ansari-Shahrezaei and Susanne Binder
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2017 17:134
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  45. Alpha A-crystallin (CRYAA) is considered critical for the maintenance of lens transparency and is related to the pathogenesis of age-related cataracts (ARCs), especially the nuclear subtype. As the 5′ untransl...

    Authors: Zhennan Zhao, Qi Fan, Peng Zhou, HongFei Ye, Lei Cai and Yi Lu
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2017 17:133
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  49. Several studies associated high-fat intakes with a high incidence of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Lutein and Zeaxanthin isomers (L/Zi) may counteract reactive oxygen species produced by oxidative st...

    Authors: Mehmet Tuzcu, Cemal Orhan, Omer Ersin Muz, Nurhan Sahin, Vijaya Juturu and Kazım Sahin
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2017 17:129
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