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  1. 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
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  2. 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
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  4. 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
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  6. 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
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  7. 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
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  9. 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
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  11. 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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  14. To assess the effect of switching patients previously incompletely treated with ranibizumab (RBZ) to aflibercept (AFL) using a pro re nata (PRN) treatment strategy in neovascular age-related macular degeneration ...

    Authors: Flora Elwes, Shyamanga Borooah, Peter Aspinall, Peng Yong Sim, Cheng Yi Loo, Ana-Maria Armbrecht, Baljean Dhillon and Peter Cackett
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2018 18:20
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  15. Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) is one of the most common causes of childhood blindness worldwide. Comparisons of anti-VEGF and laser treatments in ROP are relatively lacking, and the data are scattered and l...

    Authors: Zijing Li, Yichi Zhang, Yunru Liao, Rui Zeng, Peng Zeng and Yuqing Lan
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2018 18:19
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  17. The purpose of this study is to evaluate short-term effects and safety of an acute increase of intraocular pressure (IOP) after single-dose intravitreal bevacizumab injection on corneal endothelial cells and c...

    Authors: Jiwoong Park and Myungwon Lee
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2018 18:17
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  18. Endophthalmitis is a rare but severe complication following PPV. The incidence of endophthalmitis varies between 20-gauge, 23-gauge, and 25-gauge incisions. The incidence and clinical features of endophthalmit...

    Authors: Zhong Lin, Xiaofen Feng, Liya Zheng, Nived Moonasar, Lijun Shen, Ronghan Wu and Feng Chen
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2018 18:16
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  20. Graft detachment is a complication of non-Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (nDSAEK). We report a case of spontaneous reattachment of an extensively dislocated graft after nDSAEK.

    Authors: Aya Kodama-Takahashi, Masahiko Fukuda, Koji Sugioka, Akira Kobayashi and Yoshikazu Shimomura
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2018 18:14
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  21. Sparganosis is one of the neglected but important food-borne parasitic zoonoses, with higher prevalence in Asian countries. The infection is commonly located in the subcutaneous tissue, brain, breast, and lung...

    Authors: Xin Xie, Jianghua Hu, Guizhen Sun, Bo Ding and Lei Feng
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2018 18:13
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  22. Cataracts occur earlier among HIV-infected adults and this is attributed to various intraocular inflammatory processes that result in early degeneration. In this study we purposed to investigate whether HIV in...

    Authors: Juliet Otiti-Sengeri, Robert Colebunders, Steven J. Reynolds, Musa Muwonge, Getrude Nakigozi, Valerian Kiggundu, Fred Nalugoda and Damalie Nakanjako
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2018 18:12
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  23. There have been few reported findings of posterior segment complications of gout. While exudative lesions, an increased risk of macular degeneration, and vascular occlusions have been previously reported, to o...

    Authors: Ying Jiang, Jason E. Brenner and William J. Foster
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2018 18:11
    Content type: Case report Published on:

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  24. Pediatric trauma can lead to serious visual impairment as a result of the trauma itself or secondary to amblyopia. Precise data on epidemiological characteristics and visual outcomes of pediatric ocular injuri...

    Authors: Edita Puodžiuvienė, Giedrė Jokūbauskienė, Monika Vieversytė and Kirwan Asselineau
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2018 18:10
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  26. Dry eye is a common problem that affects many people worldwide, reducing quality of life and impacting daily activities. A qualitative approach often used in medicine and other disciplines is used to evaluate ...

    Authors: Sharon Yeo and Louis Tong
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2018 18:8
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  28. Subretinal fibrosis (SRF) is a vision-threatening complication of Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease (VKH). It has long been recognized as a sequela of chronic inflammation. The developmental process of SRF, however...

    Authors: Chan Zhao, Fangtian Dong, Fei Gao, Xinshu Liu, Minghang Pei, Shanshan Jia and Meifen Zhang
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2018 18:6
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  29. Immunoglobulin G4-related disease (IgG4-rd) is characterized by lymphoplasmacytic infiltration and tissue fibrosis. Orbital manifestations of IgG4-rd may include unilateral or bilateral proptosis, cicatricial ...

    Authors: Annamaria Erdei, Zita Steiber, Csaba Molnar, Ervin Berenyi and Endre V. Nagy
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2018 18:5
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  31. Lens dislocation is a common disease in ophthalmology, which leads to vision loss, while the lens dislocation caused by vomiting has not been reported yet. We report a case of lens dislocation caused by simple...

    Authors: Min Wang, Yufang Gao, Rong Li and Sheng Wang
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2018 18:3
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  32. Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) imaging is being increasingly used in clinical practice for the monitoring of papilloedema. The aim is to characterise the extent and location of the Retinal Nerve Fibre Laye...

    Authors: Anuriti Aojula, Susan P Mollan, John Horsburgh, Andreas Yiangou, Kiera A Markey, James L Mitchell, William J Scotton, Pearse A Keane and Alexandra J Sinclair
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2018 17:257
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  34. To study basal epithelial cell (BEC), sub-basal nerve plexus (SBN) and Langerhans cell (LC) density in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) with corneal punctate epitheliopathy (CPE) and to assess the...

    Authors: Jing-hao Qu, Li Li, Lei Tian, Xiao-yu Zhang, Ravi Thomas and Xu-guang Sun
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2018 18:1
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  35. To investigate the effects of combined corneal wavefront-guided transepithelial photorefractive keratectomy (tPRK) and accelerated corneal collagen cross-linking (CXL) after intracorneal ring segment (ICRS) im...

    Authors: Hun Lee, David Sung Yong Kang, Byoung Jin Ha, Jin Young Choi, Eung Kweon Kim, Kyoung Yul Seo and Tae-im Kim
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2017 17:270
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  36. To determine alignment of proposed international standard outcomes sets for ophthalmic conditions to metrics currently reported by eye hospitals.

    Authors: Monica Michelotti, Dirk F. de Korne, Jennifer S. Weizer, Paul P. Lee, Declan Flanagan, Simon P. Kelly, Anne Odergren, Sukhpal S. Sandhu, Charity Wai, Niek Klazinga, Aravind Haripriya, Joshua D. Stein and Melanie Hingorani
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2017 17:269
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  37. Trabecular meshwork (TM) plays an important role in maintaining normal intraocular pressure (IOP). Studies have shown that glaucomatous TM tissues are stiffer than those of normal tissue. The high expression o...

    Authors: Chuan Wang, Lin Li and Zhicheng Liu
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2017 17:268
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  38. Incision size plays a critical role in the efficacy of cataract surgery, but the available evidence on ideal incision size is inconsistent. In this study, we conducted a meta-analysis to evaluate the efficacy ...

    Authors: Lijun Wang, Xiao Xiao, Lin Zhao, Yi Zhang, Jianming Wang, Aiyi Zhou, Jianchao Wang and Qian Wu
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2017 17:267
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  40. The aim of this research is to initiate a 5-year natural history study of dry eye disease (DED) using objectively assessed and patient-reported outcomes, to explore the hypothesis that DED is a progressive con...

    Authors: Peter J. McDonnell, Stephen C. Pflugfelder, Michael E. Stern, David R. Hardten, Taryn Conway, Linda Villanueva and David A. Hollander
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2017 17:265
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  41. Silicone oil tamponade is more frequently reserved for cases of complex retinal detachment. We describe the effects of different variations in oil ratios with the relatively unknown technique of double oil tam...

    Authors: Cheryl MacGregor, Abigail Jonas, Abdul Hanifudin and Jonathan Lochhead
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2017 17:264
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  42. Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is one of the leading causes of preventable blindness in low and middle income countries. In Nepal, there are less studies regarding DR and they too are limited around Kathmandu valle...

    Authors: Araniko Pandey, Gyanendra Lamichhane, Roshija Khanal, Salma K. C. Rai, Arjun Malla Bhari, Davide Borroni and Narayan Gautam
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2017 17:263
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  43. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of transepithelial corneal collagen crosslinking (transepithelial CXL) versus standard corneal collagen crosslinking (epithelium-off CXL) on kerato...

    Authors: Wenwei Li and Bin Wang
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2017 17:262
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  44. To evaluate the effect of different adjustments of the refractive outcome of the first eye according to corneal power (K) in order to improve the intraocular lens (IOL) power calculation of the second eye in t...

    Authors: Young Choi, Youngsub Eom, Jong Suk Song and Hyo Myung Kim
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2017 17:261
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  45. The purpose of this study was to identify factors related to the unexpected vault in V4c implantable collamer lens (ICL; STAAR Surgical) implantation.

    Authors: Seung Wan Nam, Dong Hui Lim, Joo Hyun, Eui-Sang Chung and Tae-Young Chung
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2017 17:260
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  46. Cataract is the leading cause of blindness in developing countries and identification of the barriers to accessing treatment is essential for developing appropriate public healthcare interventions. To evaluate...

    Authors: Gabriel de Almeida Ferreira, Luisa Fioravanti Schaal, Marcela Dadamos Ferro, Antonio Carlos Lottelli Rodrigues, Rajiv Khandekar and Silvana Artioli Schellini
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2017 17:259
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  48. Retinal artery occlusion is extremely rare in the pediatric population and most patients have risk factors. We report a case of a healthy child with segmental optic atrophy, complicated by incidental branch re...

    Authors: Ji Hyung Choi, Hee Kyung Yang and Ji Eun Lee
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2017 17:256
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  49. Acute retinal necrosis (ARN) has characterized by panuveitis, vitritis, severe vaso-occlusive vasculitis, and diffuse necrotizing retinitis. There are no case reports on atypical ARN combined with Terson’s syn...

    Authors: Jong Young Lee, Dong Yoon Kim, Hye Jin Lee, Jin Ho Jeong, Sung Pyo Park and Jin Young Kim
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2017 17:255
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  50. To report a case of proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) exhibiting the appearance of scintillating particles presumed to be crystallin inside the intravitreal cavity after laser photocoagulation.

    Authors: Ryohsuke Kohmoto, Takatoshi Kobayashi, Takaki Sato, Daisaku Kimura, Masanori Fukumoto, Kensuke Tajiri, Teruyo Kida and Tsunehiko Ikeda
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2017 17:254
    Content type: Case report Published on:
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