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  1. To evaluate monocular and binocular visual outcomes for near, intermediate, and far distance in patients implanted with diffractive multifocal intraocular lenses (IOLs) with different add power contralaterally.

    Authors: Chan Min Yang, Dong Hui Lim, Sungsoon Hwang, Joo Hyun and Tae-Young Chung
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2018 18:73
  2. Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (MPGN) is characterized by mesangial cell proliferation and is classified into types I, II and III based on structural changes in the glomerular capillary walls. The dr...

    Authors: Masato Takei, Akira Obana, Takenori Inomata, Takao Tanaka, Tina Shiang, Yuan Bae, Tamiko Takemura and Akira Murakami
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2018 18:72
  3. We developed a novel surgical technique to treat punctal stenosis involving the placement of three interrupted sutures after rectangular three-snip punctoplasty (TSP).

    Authors: Seong Jun Park, Ju Hee Noh, Ki Bum Park, Sun Young Jang and Jong Won Lee
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2018 18:70
  4. More and more concerns have been arisen about the ability of new medical graduates to meet the demands of today’s practice environment. In this study, we wanted to develop a valid, reliable and standardized as...

    Authors: Zhihua Zhang, Minwen Zhou, Kun Liu, Bijun Zhu, Haiyun Liu, Xiaodong Sun and Xun Xu
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2018 18:68
  5. To assess the retinal sensitivity in obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS) patients evaluated with standard automated perimetry (SAP). And to correlate the functional SAP results with structural pa...

    Authors: Paula Casas, Francisco J. Ascaso, Eugenio Vicente, Gloria Tejero-Garcés, María I. Adiego and José A. Cristóbal
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2018 18:66
  6. Fungal keratitis is one of the major causes of visual impairment worldwide. However, the effectiveness of corneal collagen cross-linking (CXL) for fungal keratitis remains controversial. In this study, we deve...

    Authors: Ziqian Zhu, Hongmin Zhang, Juan Yue, Susu Liu, Zhijie Li and Liya Wang
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2018 18:65
  7. To compare visual function and structural improvements in pseudophakic eyes with diabetic macular oedema (DMO) treated with the 0.19mg Fluocinolone Acetonide (FAc) intravitreal implant (IluvienTM) in a ‘real worl...

    Authors: William Fusi-Rubiano, Chandoshi Mukherjee, Mark Lane, Marie D. Tsaloumas, Nicholas Glover, Andrej Kidess, Alastair K. Denniston, Helen E. Palmer, Avinash Manna and Rupal Morjaria
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2018 18:62
  8. Rhinosporidiosis is a rare chronic infection of the mucous membranes caused by the Rhinosporidium seeberi. Approximately 15% of cases of rhinosporidiosis are ocular, occurring mainly in the tarsal conjunctiva. Th...

    Authors: Elaine Fiod Costa, Luciano Moreira Pinto, Marcos Adriano Garcia Campos, Thais Mota Gomes and Gyl Eanes Barros Silva
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2018 18:61
  9. To report the results of the repair of conjunctival erosions resulting from glaucoma drainage device surgery using collagen-glycosaminoglycane matrices (CGM).

    Authors: André Rosentreter, Alexandra Lappas, Randolf Alexander Widder, Maged Alnawaiseh and Thomas Stefan Dietlein
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2018 18:60
  10. To describe a retrospective study of macular retinoschisis that developed long after the onset of retinal artery occlusion (RAO) using optical coherence tomography (OCT).

    Authors: Norihiko Ishizaki, Teruyo Kida, Masanori Fukumoto, Takaki Sato, Hidehiro Oku and Tsunehiko Ikeda
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2018 18:59
  11. P66Shc is partially localised within the mitochondrial fraction. It is primarily related to the generation of mitochondrial reactive oxygen species and apoptosis. Based on previous studies, we hypothesize that...

    Authors: Ming-Hui Zhao, Jianyan Hu, Shufeng Li, Qiang Wu and Peirong Lu
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2018 18:58

    The Correction to this article has been published in BMC Ophthalmology 2019 19:64

  12. The pathophysiological changes occurring in the trabecular meshwork in primary open angle glaucoma are poorly understood, but are thought to include increased extracellular matrix deposition, trabecular meshwo...

    Authors: Esther L. Ashworth Briggs, Tze’Yo Toh, Rajaraman Eri, Alex W. Hewitt and Anthony L. Cook
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2018 18:57
  13. Graves’ disease is a common autoimmune inflammatory condition of the thyroid. About one in four of affected patients also develop orbital symptoms like exophthalmos, proptosis and diplopia - called Graves’ Oph...

    Authors: Andrea Rau, Matthias Klopfer, Niklas Rommel, Mechthild Rau-Fornefeld and Andreas Kolk
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2018 18:56
  14. Known causes of superficial punctuate keratopathy (SPK) in children include entropion, viral infection, blepharokeratoconjunctivitis (BKC), and toxicity of eye drops. However, there are some SPK patients whose...

    Authors: Ying-ying Gao, Hong-juan Wang and You Wu
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2018 18:55
  15. In 2010, there were ~ 36 million migrant children under 18 y old in China. This study compared patterns of myopia prevalence and progression between migrant and resident children.

    Authors: Yingyan Ma, Senlin Lin, Jianfeng Zhu, Xun Xu, Lina Lu, Rong Zhao, Huijuan Zhao, Qiangqiang Li, Zhiyuan Hou, Xiangui He and Haidong Zou
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2018 18:53
  16. Different enhancement procedures have been suggested for reduction of residual refractive errors after SMILE. The aim of this study is to evaluate an improved cap-preserving technique for enhancement after SMI...

    Authors: Ahmed N. Sedky, Sherine S. Wahba, Maged M. Roshdy and Nermeen R. Ayaad
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2018 18:49
  17. Postoperative endophthalmitis after cataract surgery is a severe eye infection that can lead to irreversible blindness in the affected eye. The characteristics, treatment and prognosis of this disease vary bec...

    Authors: Hong He, Xiaolian Chen, Hongshan Liu, Jiaochan Wu and Xingwu Zhong
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2018 18:47
  18. The current therapies of thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy (TAO) were still a challenging matter. In this study, we aimed to contrast the impact of before- after rituximab (RTX) therapy in the patients with TAO.

    Authors: Changjun Wang, Qingyao Ning, Kai Jin, Jiajun Xie and Juan Ye
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2018 18:46
  19. Many studies have investigated the clinical benefits of Ologen for trabeculectomy. However, its benefits for Ahmed glaucoma valve (AGV) implantation have not been investigated as extensively. The aim of this s...

    Authors: Tai Jun Kim, Sohyun Kang, Jin Wook Jeoung, Young Kook Kim and Ki Ho Park
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2018 18:45
  20. To identify the prevention situation, the main factors influencing prevention effects and to develop control measures over retinopathy of prematurity in China.

    Authors: Shuman Xu, Zhijiang Liang, Qiyun Du, Zhankui Li, Guangming Tan, Chuan Nie, Yang Yang, Xuzai Lv, Chunyi Zhang and Xianqiong Luo
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2018 18:44
  21. Adolescent KC is a special segment of the general KC population because an adolescents’s eyes are still susceptible to blurred vision and optical defocus during the sensitive period of ocular and visual develo...

    Authors: Weijun Jian, Yang Shen, Yingjun Chen, Mi Tian and Xingtao Zhou
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2018 18:43
  22. This study aims to explore the prevalence and causes of low vision and blindness focused on retinal disease in a population above 60 years in Nepal.

    Authors: Raba Thapa, Sanyam Bajimaya, Govinda Paudyal, Shankar Khanal, Stevie Tan, Suman S. Thapa and G. H. M. B. van Rens
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2018 18:42
  23. The aim of this cross-sectional study is to ascertain the prevalence and causes of blindness, visual impairment, uptake of cataract surgery among different ethnic groups in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Ch...

    Authors: Yanping Li, Wenyong Huang, Aoyun Qiqige, Hongwei Zhang, Ling Jin, Pula Ti, Jennifer Yip and Baixiang Xiao
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2018 18:41
  24. Ubiquitous fungi of the Scedosporium apiospermum species complex (SASC) cause various opportunistic infections. Posterior subtenon triamcinolone acetonide (STTA) injection is a standard therapy for intraocular in...

    Authors: Daisuke Todokoro, Junki Hoshino, Ayaka Yo, Koichi Makimura, Junko Hirato and Hideo Akiyama
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2018 18:40
  25. To investigate the relationship between clinical risk factors, including visual field (VF) defects and visual acuity, and a fear of falling, among patients with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG).

    Authors: Sayaka Adachi, Kenya Yuki, Sachiko Awano-Tanabe, Takeshi Ono, Daisuke Shiba, Hiroshi Murata, Ryo Asaoka and Kazuo Tsubota
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2018 18:39
  26. Ca2+ entry plays an important role in modulating endothelial cell migration and tube formation. Transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily V member 4 (TRPV4) is a Ca2+-permeable channel that is widely ...

    Authors: Lei Wen, Yue-Chun Wen, Gen-Jie Ke, Si-Qin Sun, Kai Dong, Lin Wang and Rong-Feng Liao
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2018 18:38
  27. Predicting how patients with central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO) will respond to intravitreal anti-VEGF is challenging. The purpose of this study was to identify pre-treatment clinical features in CRVO that ...

    Authors: Kerr Brogan, Monica Precup, Amanda Rodger, David Young and David Francis Gilmour
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2018 18:37
  28. Cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis is an opportunistic infection that primarily affects immunocompromised individuals. Intravitreal ganciclovir injection monotherapy or in combination with systemic anti-CMV thera...

    Authors: Lawrence P. L. Iu, Michelle C. Y. Fan, Wai-Ching Lam and Ian Y. H. Wong
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2018 18:36
  29. Scleral buckling is an established modality of treating retinal detachment. Being an external implant the buckle may be prone to infections. We report such a case with a delayed presentation and a rare etiology.

    Authors: Shalini Singh, Ankita Shrivastav, Manisha Agarwal, Arpan Gandhi, Rahul Mayor and Lagan Paul
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2018 18:35
  30. Video display terminal (VDT)-associated dry eye (DE) patients are the rising group worldwide, and moisture goggles are the preferable treatment since they are capable of improving tear film stability and DE di...

    Authors: Yueping Ren, Jie Chen, Qinxiang Zheng and Wei Chen
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2018 18:33
  31. Older drivers aged ≥70 years old have among the highest rates of motor vehicle collisions (MVC) compared to other age groups. Driving is a highly visual task, and older adults have a high prevalence of vision ...

    Authors: Cynthia Owsley, Gerald McGwin Jr, Jonathan F. Antin, Joanne M. Wood and Jennifer Elgin
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2018 18:32
  32. With increasing availability of toric intraocular lenses (IOL) for cataract surgery, real-world refractive outcome data is needed to aid the counselling of patients regarding lens choice. We aim to assess the ...

    Authors: Kanmin Xue, Jasleen K. Jolly, Sonia P. Mall, Shreya Haldar, Paul H. Rosen and Robert E. MacLaren
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2018 18:30
  33. Chorioretinitis is an unusual form of varicella zoster virus (VZV)-associated uveitis, and no report has described VZV-associated chorioretinitis using serial optical coherence tomography (OCT) images obtained...

    Authors: Joo Yeon Kim, Ji Hwan Lee, Christopher Seungkyu Lee and Sung Chul Lee
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2018 18:28
  34. The purpose of this study is to investigate whether oral colchicine has an effect on peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer (pRNFL) thickness of familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) patients.

    Authors: Burak Tanyıldız, Mehmet Engin Tezcan, Baran Kandemir, Nesrin Tutaş Günaydın, Eren Göktaş, Aise Tangılntız and Aysu Karatay Arsan
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2018 18:27
  35. Cavernous carotid aneurysm (CCA) represents 2–9% of all intracranial aneurysms and 15% of internal carotid artery (ICA) aneurysms; additionally, giant aneurysms are those aneurysms that are > 25 mm in size. Bi...

    Authors: Kavin Vanikieti, Anuchit Poonyathalang, Panitha Jindahra, Piyaphon Cheecharoen and Wimonwan Chokthaweesak
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2018 18:25
  36. Sjogren’s syndrome is the leading cause for aqueous tear-deficiency dry eye. Little is known regarding the relationship between Sjogren’s syndrome dry eye (SSDE) and patients’ medical expenditure, clinical sev...

    Authors: Wang Yao and Qihua Le
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2018 18:23

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