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Ocular toxoplasmosis (OT) is the leading cause of infectious posterior uveitis in several areas worldwide. The combination of Trimethoprim/Sulfamethoxazole (TMP/SMX) has been presented as an attractive alterna...
To evaluate the relationship between amount of corneal refractive change (CRC) after wearing orthokeratology (Ortho-K) lenses and axial length (AL) growth.
To investigate the efficacy and safety of 0.1% and 0.01% low-dose atropine eye drops in reducing myopia progression in Danish children.
Demarcation line in a rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RD) is a classic finding noted in chronic cases. In this case report, we describe a case of evolution of post-operative demarcation line after pneumatic...
Deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (DALK) has gained popularity in cases of corneal thinning and leaking descemetocele. In this study, we introduced an intralamellar tectonic patch graft in addition to conven...
The purpose of this study is to identify the proteomic differences between the aqueous humour of diabetes patients with cataracts and that of non-diabetic sufferers of cataracts in a clinical setting.
Cherry-red spots are a very important sign for the clinical diagnosis of central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO). We retrospectively summarized the clinical manifestations of CRAO and analysed the causes and c...
Endothelial Keratoplasty (EK) is now considered as the standard treatment for Congenital Hereditary Endothelial Dystrophy (CHED) by many surgeons. We present the 12-year clinical outcome of the youngest operat...
The original article was published in BMC Ophthalmology 2023 23:396
Glaucoma and age-related macular degeneration (AMD) account for a substantial portion of global blindness. Both conditions are highly heritable, with recognised monogenic and polygenic inheritance patterns. Cu...
Indocyanine green (ICG) aids in the visualization of the internal limiting membrane (ILM). Retinal damage from ICG dye toxicity has been reported through in vitro and in vivo studies. However, the clinical tox...
This study aimed to assess the prevalence and associated factors of diabetic retinopathy (DR) and vision threatening DR (VTDR) among people with diabetes screened using fundus photography in Nepal.
As the trend of refractive lens exchange for presbyopia continues to grow, our case report shows the first occurrence of an acute bilateral outer retinopathy following uncomplicated sequential clear lens extra...
The present study was conducted to determine the corneal topographic indices of Scheimpflug camera in type 2 diabetes patients without diabetic retinopathy (DR), DR and non-diabetic elderly populations.
Mucoceles are cystic formations characterized by the presence of mucus-secreting epithelial cells, which enlarge when the excretory duct becomes obstructed. Posterior ethmoidal mucoceles are rare conditions th...
To investigate the diagnostic sensitivity of Optos imaging for vision degrading myodesopsia (VDM).
Tubulointerstitial nephritis and uveitis (TINU) syndrome is an uveits characterized by complications of idiopathic acute tubulointerstitial nephritis, and most cases present only anterior uveitis. We report a ...
Particulate matter (PM) is known to contain heavy metals and be harmful to the tissues and organs of the human body including the eyes. As such, in this study, the deposition of heavy metals from PM on soft co...
Inherited retinal diseases form a rare, highly heterogeneous group of genetic disorders characterized by retinal degeneration. It is considered one of the leading causes of debilitating visual loss and blindne...
Diabetic retinopathy (DR), one of the leading causes of visual impairment and blindness worldwide, is one of the major microvascular complications in diabetes mellitus (DM). Globally, DR prevalence among DM pa...
Prolonged facemask wearing may have negatively affected essential workers with dry eye. We conducted a mixed-methods study to examine and understand the associations of the ocular surface, periocular environme...
This study aimed to discuss severe ocular and periocular complications after dermatological laser treatment. This literature review evaluated published journal articles (clinical trials or scientific reviews) ...
Xen Gel Stent implant is a new minimally invasive surgical treatment for glaucoma that has been proven effectiveness and safety profile. However, it may also lead to some complications. Xen Gel Stent occlusion...
Nd:YAG (neodymium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet) capsulotomy (Nd:YAG-caps) is the gold standard for the treatment of PCO (Posterior Capsule Opacification). There is a lack of real-world data about Nd:YAG-caps use.
As the two most prevalent refractive surgeries in China, there is a substantial number of patients who have undergone Femtosecond Laser-assisted In Situ Keratomileusis (FS-LASIK) and Small Incision Lenticule E...
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is associated with lacrimal gland dysfunction and ocular inflammation. The objective of this research was to elucidate the temporal relationships between IBD, dry eye disease (...
Although the primary target of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 is the respiratory tract, the expression of the angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 receptor in other tissues facilitates viral entry ...
Folate, a pteroylglutamic acid derivative, participates in fundamental cellular metabolism. Homocysteine, an amino acid, serves as an intermediate of the methionine cycle and can be converted back to methionin...
The association between paracentral acute middle maculopathy (PAMM) and visual acuity in patients with central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO) is still unclear. The present study investigated the visual acuity...
The aim of this study was to evaluate and summarize the developmental rules of the ocular anterior segment of neonates by means of wild-field digital imaging system.
We report a case of successful medical management of endophthalmitis post implantable collamer lens (ICL) culture-positive of Staphylococcus epidermidis.
Cryptococcosis is one of the most frequent fungal eye infections in patients with immunosuppression. Currently, treatment approaches for non-meningeal, non-pulmonary cryptococcosis are based on those used for ...
To report indications and clinical outcomes of corneal grafts ≤ 5.5 mm in diameter (“mini-KP”) in a German tertiary referral center.
To discuss the first case of mitomycin C (MMC) toxicity after XEN® gel stent implantation in a glaucoma patient, conducted using the XEN “air” technique with an ophthalmic viscosurgical device (OVD).
Studies on the choroid of myopic eyes with posterior staphyloma have shown that choroidal thickness decreased. This retrospective study further analysed the effects of posterior scleral staphyloma on choroidal...
We report a case of uveal effusion in a nanophthalmic eye after topical use of brimonidine.
Incomplete vascularization of the retina in preterm infants carries a risk of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). Progress in neonatal resuscitation in developing countries has led to the survival of an increasi...
This study aims to identify the relationship between iris -ciliary angle (ICA) and the vault. Additionally, we also seek to investigate the chain mediating effects of the ICL haptic related factors on this rel...
To evaluate the early corneal remodeling and its influencing factors after Small incision lenticule extraction (SMILE) for moderate and high myopia.
Neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is responsible for the majority of severe vision loss cases and is mainly caused by choroidal neovascularization (CNV). This condition persists or recurs in a...
To evaluate outcomes of panretinal photocoagulation (PRP) plus intravitreal conbercept (IVC) for diabetic retinopathy (DR) in real world and explore risk factors for patients with poor reactivity and presence ...
Trabeculectomy (trab) is the most effective surgical procedure for lowering IOP and preventing glaucoma progression. However, decline in best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) is one of the most serious postopera...
People with leprosy who have been declared Release From Treatment (RFT) are often not aware of the leprosy sequelae possibility which can decrease their quality of life. This could be because they have been ad...
To compare 2 different design scenarios of EDOF-IOLs inserted in the Liou-Brennan schematic model eye using raytracing simulation as a function of pupil size.
To evaluate factors associated with better outcomes from optical treatment alone in amblyopic children from 3 up to 7 years.
The Correction to this article has been published in BMC Ophthalmology 2023 23:432
To report the spontaneous regression of an isolated retinal astrocytic hamartoma in a newborn. During the seven-month follow-up duration, fundus photography and fluorescein angiography examinations were perfor...
To identify the disease-causing gene in a Chinese family affected with congenital aniridia.
To evaluate the feasibility of creating flanges using an optic piercing technique with a 6 − 0 polypropylene monofilament for scleral fixation of dislocated one-piece diffractive multifocal intraocular lenses ...
Microophthalmos or ‘dwarf eye’ is characterized by an axial length 2 standard deviation less than age-matched controls. It is classified into nanophthalmos, relative anterior microphthalmos, and posterior micr...
Stellate nonhereditary idiopathic foveomacular retinoschisis (SNIFR) is a rare type of retinoschisis with a spoke-like splitting that occurs in the outer plexus layer. We present a case of stellate nonheredita...
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