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  1. Ripasudil is approved in Japan for glaucoma or ocular hypertension (OH) when other treatments are ineffective or cannot be administered. Its long-term safety and efficacy are being examined in a post-marketing...

    Authors: Hidenobu Tanihara, Takahiko Kakuda, Tetsuro Sano, Takashi Kanno and Ryoji Gunji

    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2020 20:275

    Content type: Research article

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    The Correction to this article has been published in BMC Ophthalmology 2020 20:362

  3. Autosomal recessive bestrophinopathy (ARB) is caused by homozygous or compound heterozygous mutations in the BEST1 gene and always accompanied with refractory angle-closure glaucoma (ACG). The exact mechanism for...

    Authors: Yan Shi, Jiaxin Tian, Ying Han, Julius Oatts and Ningli Wang

    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2020 20:271

    Content type: Case report

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  4. A recent Genome-wide association meta-analysis (GWAS) of refractive error reported shared genetics with anthropometric traits such as height, BMI and obesity. To explore a potential relationship with refractiv...

    Authors: Alison Bruce, Neema Ghorbani Mojarrad and Gillian Santorelli

    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2020 20:269

    Content type: Research article

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  7. Patients with center-involved diabetic macular edema (CI-DME) with good visual acuity (VA) represent a controversial clinical scenario in which a subthreshold laser might be a reasonable approach. We report a ...

    Authors: Alejandro Filloy, Victor Chong and Eduard Solé

    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2020 20:266

    Content type: Research article

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  10. The diagnosis of keratoconus in the early stages of the disease is necessary to initiate an early treatment of keratoconus. Furthermore, to avoid possible refractive surgery that could produce ectasias. This s...

    Authors: Gracia Castro-Luna and Antonio Pérez-Rueda

    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2020 20:263

    Content type: Research article

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  12. Two cases with refractory macular edema secondary to adult-onset Coats’ disease underwent unsatisfactory treatment by intravitreal injections of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) drugs and retinal...

    Authors: Yewei Wang, Hua Fan, Ke Gao, Wei He and Yong Tao

    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2020 20:261

    Content type: Case report

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  13. Lipocalin-2 (LCN2) is a novel adipokine with potential roles in obesity, insulin resistance, and inflammation. This study aims to assess the concentrations of LCN2 and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)...

    Authors: Hui Wang, Hui Lou, Yongrong Li, Fengtao Ji, Wei Chen, Qianyi Lu and Guoxu Xu

    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2020 20:260

    Content type: Research article

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  14. To examine the speed and accuracy of saccadic eye movements during a novel eye tracking threshold visual field assessment and determine whether eye movement parameters may improve ability to detect glaucoma.

    Authors: Andrew J. Tatham, Ian C. Murray, Alice D. McTrusty, Lorraine A. Cameron, Antonios Perperidis, Harry M. Brash, Brian W. Fleck and Robert A. Minns

    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2020 20:259

    Content type: Research article

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  16. Cataract surgery is one of the most frequently performed types of surgery. Most patients suffer from bilateral cataract and while cataract surgery of only one eye is effective in restoring functional vision, s...

    Authors: L. S. Spekreijse, R. W. P. Simons, B. Winkens, F. J. H. M. van den Biggelaar, C. D. Dirksen and R. M. M. A. Nuijts

    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2020 20:257

    Content type: Study protocol

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  17. To describe the clinical characteristics and analyze the predictive factors associated with improved visual acuity of 359 patients with infectious endophthalmitis.

    Authors: Zhao Gao, Yunda Zhang, Xiaohong Gao, Ximei Zhang, Tao Ma, Gaiyun Li, Jingjing Wang and Hua Yan

    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2020 20:256

    Content type: Research article

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  22. An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article.

    Authors: Chang Hyun Park, Hyung Keun Lee, Mee Kum Kim, Eun Chul Kim, Jae Yong Kim, Tae-im Kim, Hong Kyun Kim, Jong Suk Song, Kyung Chul Yoon, Do Hyung Lee, Tae-Young Chung, Chul Young Choi and Hyun Seung Kim

    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2020 20:251

    Content type: Retraction Note

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    The original article was published in BMC Ophthalmology 2019 19:131

  23. Tibetan Plateau is a highland area with special geographical location, time zone, and ethnic composition. We herein report the rationale, methodology and baseline data of the school-based childhood cohort stud...

    Authors: Weiwei Chen, Jing Fu, Zhaojun Meng, Lei Li, Han Su, Wei Dai and Yao Yao

    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2020 20:250

    Content type: Research article

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    The Correction to this article has been published in BMC Ophthalmology 2020 20:314

  24. To investigate different tamponade effects of intravitreal silicone oil (SO) and sterilized air on macular vasculature and structure after successful retinal repair for macular-on rhegmatogenous retinal detach...

    Authors: Yifan Zhou, Siqi Zhang, Hao Zhou, Min Gao, Haiyun Liu and Xiaodong Sun

    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2020 20:249

    Content type: Research article

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  26. Dexamethasone intravitreal implants (0.7 mg) (Ozurdex®, Allergan Inc., Madison, NJ) are FDA approved for managing macular oedema (ME) of retinal vein occlusion (RVO). The major complications associated with in...

    Authors: Zhi-Yong Zhang, Xiu-Yun Liu and Tao Jiang

    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2020 20:247

    Content type: Case report

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  28. Primary canaliculitis is a chronic infection of the proximal lacrimal pathway. We aimed to evaluate surgical outcomes of a canaliculoplasty procedure for primary canaliculitis associated with canalicular dilat...

    Authors: Yun Su, Leilei Zhang, Lunhao Li, Xianqun Fan and Caiwen Xiao

    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2020 20:245

    Content type: Technical advance

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  29. To determine the effect of various factors to the preservation rate of the conjunctival layer borderlines of glaucomatous eyes treated with anti-glaucoma eye drops.

    Authors: Makoto Gozawa, Yoshihiro Takamura, Kentaro Iwasaki, Shogo Arimura and Masaru Inatani

    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2020 20:244

    Content type: Research article

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  31. This study aimed to assess and compare the clinical value of aqueous humor polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and serologic tests in patients diagnosed with suspected infectious uveitis.

    Authors: Wungrak Choi, Hyun Goo Kang, Eun Young Choi, Sung Soo Kim, Chan Yun Kim, Hyoung Jun Koh, Sung Chul Lee and Min Kim

    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2020 20:242

    Content type: Research article

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  32. It is not clear whether macular laser combined with anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) can reduce the number of anti-VEGF injections in the treatment of macular edema (ME) secondary to branch retin...

    Authors: Shuang Song, Xiaobing Yu, Peng Zhang, Xiaoya Gu and Hong Dai

    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2020 20:241

    Content type: Research article

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  33. The aim of this study was to investigate the changes in corneal epithelial thickness along the principle meridians of astigmatic corneas after six months of overnight spherical myopic orthokeratology (OK) lens...

    Authors: Jiaqi Zhou, Feng Xue, Xingtao Zhou, Rajeev Krishnan Naidu and Yishan Qian

    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2020 20:240

    Content type: Research article

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    The Correction to this article has been published in BMC Ophthalmology 2020 20:338

  34. Intraocular medulloepithelioma is commonly treated with primary enucleation. Conservative treatment options include brachytherapy, local resection and/or cryotherapy in selected cases. We report for the first ...

    Authors: Christina Stathopoulos, Marie-Claire Gaillard, Julie Schneider and Francis L. Munier

    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2020 20:239

    Content type: Case report

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  35. To report a case of enucleation caused by Streptococcus dysgalactiae endophthalmitis after traumatic corneal laceration.

    Authors: Yong Woo Lee, Kyung Min Koh, Kyu Yeon Hwang, Young A. Kwon, Dong Won Lee, Sang Wroul Song, Byoung Yeop Kim and Kook Young Kim

    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2020 20:238

    Content type: Case report

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  36. Reducing refractive error has always been a tricky problem. The aim of this study was to verify the correlation between binocular refractive error (RE) after sequential cataract surgery and explore an individu...

    Authors: Pengcheng Zhang, Yuhuan Yang, Hong Yan, Jie Zhang and Weijia Yan

    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2020 20:237

    Content type: Research article

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  39. To evaluate laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) outcomes, subjective quality of vision (QoV) and patient satisfaction in eyes with very high myopia (VHM) above − 10.00 diopters (D).

    Authors: Avi Wallerstein, Joseph Wai Keung Kam, Mathieu Gauvin, Eser Adiguzel, Mounir Bashour, Ananda Kalevar and Mark Cohen

    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2020 20:234

    Content type: Research article

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  40. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are abnormally expressed in various ocular diseases, including age-related cataract. However, the role of miR-182-5p in the progression of age-related cataract remains unclear.

    Authors: Zhao-Na Li, Ming-Xu Ge and Zhong-Fang Yuan

    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2020 20:233

    Content type: Research article

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  42. To compare the efficacy of phacoemulsification (PKE) combined with nonpenetrating deep sclerectomy (NPDS) with mitomycin C (MMC) versus XEN® gel stent with MMC.

    Authors: Vincent Theillac, Esther Blumen-Ohana, Jad Akesbi, Pascale Hamard, Alexandre Sellam, Emmanuelle Brasnu, Christophe Baudouin, Antoine Labbe and Jean-Philippe Nordmann

    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2020 20:231

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  44. To evaluate the anatomical and functional responses in eyes with diabetic macular edema (DME) treated with ranibizumab under “1 + pro re nata (PRN)” regimen.

    Authors: Kunbei Lai, Chuangxin Huang, Longhui Li, Yajun Gong, Fabao Xu, Xiaojing Zhong, Lin Lu and Chenjin Jin

    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2020 20:229

    Content type: Research article

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  45. Internal limiting membrane (ILM) peeling increases the idiopathic macular hole (IMH) closure rate but causes the inner retina dimplings. This study is to introduce a method to minimally peel the ILM, and with ...

    Authors: Zizhong Hu, Huiming Qian, Silvia Fransisca, Xunyi Gu, Jiangdong Ji, Jianan Wang, Qinghuai Liu and Ping Xie

    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2020 20:228

    Content type: Technical advance

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  48. To compare the efficacy of one initial intravitreal injection of conbercept (IVC) versus three monthly IVCs in patients with macular edema (ME) after branch retinal vein occlusion (BRVO). Both options were fol...

    Authors: X. Chen, T. M. Hu, J. Zuo, H. Wu, Z. H. Liu, Y. X. Zhan, Y. Xia, J. Wang and W. Wei

    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2020 20:225

    Content type: Research article

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  49. This multicentre, retro-prospective real-world study evaluated the visual, refractive and safety outcomes of a monofocal lens 1 year after implantation in cataract patients with or without pre-existing ocular ...

    Authors: Björn Johansson, Ana C. S. Daniel, Claudia Herbers, Matthias Gerl and Florian T. A. Kretz

    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2020 20:224

    Content type: Research article

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  50. Poor persistence with glaucoma therapy can lead to disease progression and subsequent blindness. Persistence with second-line glaucoma combination treatment in a Japanese real-world setting and whether it diff...

    Authors: Kenji Kashiwagi, Eriko Chono, Sarah Koesters and Poh Sin Yap

    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2020 20:223

    Content type: Research article

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