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  3. Coexistence of thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy (TAO) and ocular myasthenia gravis (OMG) is very rare. Little is known about the orbital histopathology associated with this condition. The authors reported a c...

    Authors: Ruiqi Ma, Yun Cheng, Lu Gan, Xiaoting Zhou and Jiang Qian

    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2020 20:166

    Content type: Case report

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  4. To evaluate postoperative changes in retinal capillary plexus and to assess contributing factors in postoperative visual improvement using optical coherence tomography angiography (OCT-A) in patients with idio...

    Authors: Jianbo Mao, Jimeng Lao, Chenyi Liu, Caiyun Zhang, Yiqi Chen, Jiwei Tao and Lijun Shen

    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2020 20:165

    Content type: Research article

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  5. Intraorbital metallic foreign bodies have varied clinical presentations. Here, we report the unusual case of intraoperative evidence of spontaneously healed posterior scleral perforation in a severe ballistic ...

    Authors: Fabiana Mallone, Michela Marcelli, Riccardo Monsellato, Federica Franzone, Magda Gharbiya and Alessandro Lambiase

    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2020 20:164

    Content type: Case report

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  6. SD-OCT is becoming commonplace in everyday practice. Vitreomacular adhesions (VMAs) are being more routinely diagnosed. Predictive studies to the natural course of VMA are thus clinically significant. Spectral...

    Authors: Ding-Ying Liao, Jorn-Hon Liu, Yu-Ping Zheng, Huei-Wen Shiu, Jian-Ming Wang and Hsiao-Ming Chao

    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2020 20:163

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  7. To compare the choriocapillary flow density (CFD) among the fellow eyes of polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV), neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD), and healthy controls using spectral-doma...

    Authors: Mingyue Luo, Xinyu Zhao, Nan Zhao, Mingzhen Yuan, Jingyuan Yang, Rongping Dai and Youxin Chen

    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2020 20:162

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  9. To investigate the long term surgical outcomes of cataract surgery in severe and end stage glaucoma patients with preoperative intraocular pressure less than 21 mmHg, and to detect the associated factors.

    Authors: Lin Fu, Yau Kei Chan, Junhua Li, Li Nie, Na Li and Weihua Pan

    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2020 20:160

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  14. China has been undergoing dramatic economic development, accompanied by increased education load on the young children. This study is to investigate the prevalence, type, severity, and associated risk factors ...

    Authors: Jianyong Wang, Qianqian Ellie Cheng, Xiaojin Fu, Ronghua Zhang, Jia Meng, Fang Gu, Juanjuan Li and Gui-shuang Ying

    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2020 20:155

    Content type: Research article

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  15. To evaluate changes of microvascular network of macular and peripapillary regions and to provide a quantitative measurement of foveal avascular zone (FAZ) in unilateral BRVO patients.

    Authors: Lulu Chen, Mingzhen Yuan, Lu Sun, Yuelin Wang and Youxin Chen

    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2020 20:154

    Content type: Research article

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  16. Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) is a plasma cell dyscrasia and precursor to multiple myeloma. It has known ocular manifestations, but has not previously been shown to have an associat...

    Authors: Emily A. Eton, Gary Abrams, Naheed W. Khan and Abigail T. Fahim

    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2020 20:153

    Content type: Case report

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  17. Myopic eyes are longer than nonmyopic eyes and have thinner choroids. The purpose of present study was to investigate whether a thinner subfoveal choroid at 11 years of age predicted axial eye elongation and m...

    Authors: Mathias Hvidtfelt Hansen, Line Kessel, Xiao Qiang Li, Anne Mette Skovgaard, Michael Larsen and Inger Christine Munch

    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2020 20:152

    Content type: Research article

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  18. Bilateral and multiple Valsalva-related sub-internal limiting membrane (ILM) hemorrhages in a familial retinal arteriolar tortuosity (FRAT) patient is rare, and we treated this patient by both observation and ...

    Authors: Ting Chen, Hongmei Zheng, Yunyun Wang, Junyi Hu and Changzheng Chen

    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2020 20:151

    Content type: Case report

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  19. The EVEREST II study reported superior polyp closure rates and visual outcomes using combination standard photodynamic therapy (PDT) with intravitreal ranibizumab in the treatment of polypoidal choroidal vascu...

    Authors: Wei Kiong Ngo, Wai Kitt Chee, Colin S. Tan and Tock Han Lim

    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2020 20:150

    Content type: Research article

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  21. Axenfeld-Rieger syndrome (ARS) is a congenital disease with a series of developmental abnormalities, and no case of ARS with cataract and small cornea has been reported in previous studies. In the present repo...

    Authors: Yajuan Ma, Xingdi Wu, Shuang Ni, Xiang Chen, Suhong He and Wen Xu

    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2020 20:148

    Content type: Case report

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  22. Healthy corneal epithelium acts as a barrier against damage to the deeper structures in the eye. Failure in the mechanisms of corneal epithelization can lead to persistent epithelial defects of the cornea (PED...

    Authors: Hyun Sik Moon, Lan Li, Hyeon Jeong Yoon, Yong Sok Ji and Kyung Chul Yoon

    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2020 20:147

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  23. The prevalence of myopia and associated risk factors among children in Chongqing has not yet been determined. This study investigated the prevalence of myopia and possible relationships between myopia and seve...

    Authors: Zhihao Xie, Yue Long, Jingxuan Wang, Qiaoqiao Li and Qiang Zhang

    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2020 20:146

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  25. Trachoma is a contagious infection of the eye. World Health Organization recommended three rounds of mass drug administration in districts where the prevalence of trachomatous follicular (TF) is ≥10% in childr...

    Authors: Gebremeskel Reda, Dejen Yemane and Aregawi Gebreyesus

    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2020 20:144

    Content type: Research article

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  28. In order to detect glaucomatous optic nerve damages early on and evaluate the severity of glaucoma, a previously developed analytic method based on photographic retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) angle defect wa...

    Authors: Alexander Chen, Ing-Chou Lai, Wan-Hua Cho, Hung-Yin Lai, Pei-Wen Lin, Pei-Chang Wu and Ming-Tse Kuo

    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2020 20:141

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  31. Endogenous endophthalmitis is an infection of the eye secondary to sepsis, occurring in 0.04–0.5% of bacteremia or fungemia. Risk factors include intravenous drug abuse (IVDA), diabetes, indwelling catheters, ...

    Authors: Kathleen A. Regan, Nila S. Radhakrishnan, Jon D. Hammer, Benjamin D. Wilson, Lara Beth Gadkowski and Siva S. R. Iyer

    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2020 20:138

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  33. Limited data is available on retinal vessel morphology in the north China. The study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of retinal vascular abnormalities (RVAs) and investigate their associations with the self-r...

    Authors: Junwei Wang, Fei Leng, Zhijian Li, Xianling Tang, Hua Qian, Xiaoguang Li, Yi Zhang, Xuedong Chen, Haitao Du and Ping Liu

    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2020 20:136

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  35. Inflammation of RPE cells led to different kinds of eye diseases and affected the normal function of the retina. Furthermore, higher levels of ROCK1 and ROCK2 induced injury of endothelial cells and many infla...

    Authors: Zhao Gao, Qiang Li, Yunda Zhang, Xiaohong Gao, Haiyan Li and Zhigang Yuan

    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2020 20:134

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  36. Bullous serous retinal detachment (RD) with retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) tear is a rare and severe variant of chronic central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC). Due to its atypical presentation, it may raise ...

    Authors: Emilia Maggio, Maurizio Mete, Giorgia Maraone, Fabrizio Arena and Grazia Pertile

    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2020 20:133

    Content type: Case report

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  37. Evidence-based criteria for the treatment of autoimmune retinopathy (AIR) have not been established. The pathology and clinical features of each antibody causing AIR, and its long-term course are still undeter...

    Authors: Gen Miura, Takayuki Baba, Takehito Iwase, Hisao Ohde, Atsuhiro Kanda, Wataru Saito, Susumu Ishida and Shuichi Yamamoto

    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2020 20:132

    Content type: Case report

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  39. To compare efficacy and safety of intravitreal aflibercept (IVA) injection with panretinal photocoagulation (PRP) versus early vitrectomy for diabetic vitreous hemorrhage (VH).

    Authors: Ahmed Hosni Abd Elhamid, Ahmed Abd El Alim Mohamed and Abeer Mohamed Khattab

    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2020 20:130

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  40. We aimed to compare the intraocular pressure (IOP) measurements by a dynamic Scheimpflug analyzer (Corvis ST), a non-contact tonometer, and an ocular response analyzer after hyperopic small-incision lenticule ...

    Authors: Dan Fu, Meiyan Li, Michael C. Knorz, Shengsheng Wei, Jianmin Shang and Xingtao Zhou

    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2020 20:129

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  43. Group B streptococcus (GBS), a gram-positive coccus that occasionally causes neonatal sepsis or invasive infection in the elderly, has been considered a rare cause of endogenous bacterial endophthalmitis (EBE)...

    Authors: Masaaki Yoshida, Shunji Yokokura, Takashi Nishida, Kiyofumi Mochizuki, Takashi Suzuki, Kazuichi Maruyama, Takaaki Otomo, Koji M. Nishiguchi, Hiroshi Kunikata and Toru Nakazawa

    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2020 20:126

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  44. Outcome measurements currently used in chronic uveitis care fail to cover the full patient perspective. The aim of this study is to develop a conceptual model of the factors that adult patients with chronic uv...

    Authors: Aline C. Stolk-Vos, Hamasa Kasigar, Karlijn J. Nijmeijer, Tom O. Missotten, Jan J. Busschbach, Joris J. van de Klundert and Leonieke W. Kranenburg

    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2020 20:125

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  45. Eye infection is a public health problem in developing countries including Ethiopia. Bacteria are major causative agents of eye infections that can lead to loss of vision. The objective of this study was to de...

    Authors: Ahmed Adem Mohammed, Musa Mohammed Ali and Mengistu Hailemariam Zenebe

    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2020 20:124

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  46. Several previous studies reported a greater prevalence of dry eye syndrome (DES) among patients with psychiatric diseases. The aim of this study is to investigate the prevalence and risk factors of DES in pati...

    Authors: Chiao-Ying Liang, Wai-Man Cheang, Chun-Yuan Wang, Keng-Hung Lin, Li-Chen Wei, Yu-Yen Chen and Ying-Cheng Shen

    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2020 20:123

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  47. Intravitreal injections are a mandatory treatment for macular edema due to nAMD, DME and RVO. These chronic diseases usually need chronic treatment using intravitreal injections with anti-VEGF agents. Thus, ma...

    Authors: Ingo Volkmann, Katharina Knoll, Mareile Wiezorrek, Oliver Greb and Carsten Framme

    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2020 20:122

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  48. Pupillary evaluation is a crucial element of physical exams. Noting size, reactivity, and consensual response is critical in assessing for optic nerve dysfunction. We aim to establish normative data for scotop...

    Authors: Sanket S. Shah, Hantamalala Ralay Ranaivo, Rebecca B. Mets-Halgrimson, Karen Rychlik and Sudhi P. Kurup

    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2020 20:121

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  49. The cellular process of autophagy is essential for maintaining the health of ocular tissue. Dysregulation of autophagy is associated with several ocular diseases including keratoconus and macular degeneration....

    Authors: Kimberly M. Brothers, Nicholas A. Stella and Robert M. Q. Shanks

    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2020 20:120

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  50. Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) represents the leading cause of visual impairment in the aging population. The goal of this study was to identify aberrantly-methylated, differentially-expressed genes (M...

    Authors: Yinchen Shen, Mo Li, Kun Liu, Xiaoyin Xu, Shaopin Zhu, Ning Wang, Wenke Guo, Qianqian Zhao, Ping Lu, Fudong Yu and Xun Xu

    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2020 20:119

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