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  1. Pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) is preferred surgical procedure for the management of complex rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD). The purpose of this study was to evaluate the anatomical results of primary PP...

    Authors: Xhevat Lumi, Zala Lužnik, Goran Petrovski, Beáta Éva Petrovski and Marko Hawlina
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2016 16:216
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  2. Antifibrotic agents are commonly utilized to enhance the success rates of trabeculectomy. Novel approaches to further improve success rates and reduce the risks of complications are needed. The purpose of this...

    Authors: Angelo P. Tanna, Alfred W. Rademaker, C. Gustavo de Moraes, David G. Godfrey, Steven R. Sarkisian Jr., Steven D. Vold and Robert Ritch
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2016 16:217
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  3. To compare corneal hysteresis (CH) measurements between patients with glaucoma, ocular hypertension (OHT) and glaucoma-like optic discs (GLD)- defined as a cup to disc ratio greater than or equal to 0.6 with n...

    Authors: Melissa L. Murphy, Olya Pokrovskaya, Marie Galligan and Colm O’Brien
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2017 17:1
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  4. To analyze the most common neurophthalmological conditions that may mimic glaucomatous optic neuropathy and to determine which most often lead to misdiagnosis when evaluated by a glaucoma specialist.

    Authors: Diego Torres Dias, Michele Ushida, Roberto Battistella, Syril Dorairaj and Tiago Santos Prata
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2017 17:2
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  5. Toric intraocular lens (IOL) implantation can be an effective method for correcting corneal astigmatism in patients with vitreoretinal diseases and cataract. Our purpose is to report the outcome of toric IOL i...

    Authors: Bence L. Kolozsvári, Gergely Losonczy, Dorottya Pásztor and Mariann Fodor
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2017 17:3
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  6. Small-vessel dysfunction may be an important consequence of chronic hyperglycemia. We examined the association between gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), a state of transient hyperglycemia during pregnancy, ...

    Authors: Ling-Jun Li, Michael Kramer, Robyn J. Tapp, Ryan E. K. Man, Ngee Lek, Shirong Cai, Fabian Yap, Peter Gluckman, Kok Hian Tan, Yap Seng Chong, Jia Yu Koh, Seang Mei Saw, Yin Bun Cheung and Tien Yin Wong
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2017 17:4
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  7. Surgeons may be unaware of the ability of plant toxins to cause corneal damage. Therefore, corneal damage following intraocular surgery due to plant toxins may be misdiagnosed as postoperative infection.

    Authors: Kazuki Matsuura, Shiro Hatta, Yuki Terasaka and Yoshitsugu Inoue
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2017 17:5
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  8. The retinopathy is an uncommon complication in individuals with sickle cell trait except for the cases of sickle cell trait associated with systemic arterial hypertension, diabetes mellitus, syphilis, tubercul...

    Authors: Zohra Ouzzif, Aissam El Maataoui, Zeinab Traore, Asmae Biaz, Samira El Machtani, Abdellah Dami, Sanae Bouhsain, Nezha Messaoudi and Fatiha Benchrifa
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2017 17:6
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  9. While randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are based on strict inclusion/exclusion criteria, non-interventional studies (NISs) might provide additional information to guide management in patients more represent...

    Authors: F. Ziemssen, N. Feltgen, FG. Holz, R. Guthoff, A. Ringwald, T. Bertelmann, A. Wiedon and C. Korb
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2017 17:7
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  10. The therapeutic effects of allogeneic cultivated limbal epithelial transplantation (CLET) for symblephara at different degrees caused by ocular burns were evaluated in this study.

    Authors: Jun Cheng, Hualei Zhai, Junyi Wang, Haoyun Duan and Qingjun Zhou
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2017 17:8
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  13. Apo A-I deficiency clinically shows low serum levels of HDL cholesterol and corneal opacity at a young age. Histopathological evaluations of affected corneas are not enough, and the mechanism of corneal opacit...

    Authors: Hiroyuki Namba, Mari Narumi, Shinji Susa, Rintaro Ohe, Takeo Kato, Mitsunori Yamakawa and Hidetoshi Yamashita
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2017 17:11
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  14. The aim of this study was to evaluate visual outcomes for different working distances (far, 60 cm and 33 cm) and impact on vision quality of multifocal IOLs AcrySof ResTOR SN6AD1 and SN6AD3 (Alcon, Inc., Fort ...

    Authors: Raffaele Nuzzi and Federico Tridico
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2017 17:12
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  15. Oxidative stress contributes to both intraocular pressure regulation and glaucomatous neuropathy. The systemic redox status (solitary determination) was examined in primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) patients ...

    Authors: Wojciech Rokicki, Jolanta Zalejska-Fiolka, Dorota Pojda-Wilczek, Alicja Hampel, Wojciech Majewski, Serap Ogultekin and Ewa Mrukwa-Kominek
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2017 17:13
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  17. Contamination of the conjunctiva in association with nasolacrimal duct obstruction is by all accounts a risk factor for infectious endophthalmitis post-cataract surgery.

    Authors: Yuko Hayashi, Takeshi Miyamoto, Shuko Fujita, Katsuo Tomoyose, Nobuyuki Ishikawa, Masahide Kokado, Takayoshi Sumioka, Yuka Okada and Shizuya Saika
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2017 17:15
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  18. Define the effectiveness of a topical non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) added to topical steroid use after uncomplicated phacoemulsification for the prevention of pseudophakic cystoid macular edema ...

    Authors: Sean McCafferty, April Harris, Corin Kew, Tala Kassm, Lisa Lane, Jason Levine and Meisha Raven
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2017 17:16
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  20. To report the negative effect of Nd: Yag (Neodymium-doped: Yttrium Aluminium Garnet) laser capsulotomy on the intraocular pressure (IOP) and the trabeculectomy bleb integrity, in a small series of eyes, both t...

    Authors: Andreas Diagourtas, Petros Petrou, Ilias Georgalas, Kostantinos Oikonomakis, Panagiotis Giannakouras, Athanasios Vergados and Dimitrios Papaconstantinou
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2017 17:18
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  21. X-linked Retinoschisis (XLRS) is one of the most common macular degenerations in young males, with a worldwide prevalence ranging from 1:5000 to 1:20000. Clinical diagnosis of XLRS can be challenging due to th...

    Authors: Vittoria Murro, Roberto Caputo, Giacomo Maria Bacci, Andrea Sodi, Dario Pasquale Mucciolo, Sara Bargiacchi, Sabrina Rita Giglio, Gianni Virgili and Stanislao Rizzo
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2017 17:19
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  22. Dry eye is a common problem in Ophthalmology and may occur for many reasons including Sjogren’s syndrome (SS). Recent studies have identified autoantibodies, anti-salivary gland protein 1 (SP1), anti-carbonic ...

    Authors: Sandra Everett, Sahana Vishwanath, Vanessa Cavero, Long Shen, Lakshmanan Suresh, Kishore Malyavantham, Norah Lincoff-Cohen and Julian L. Ambrus Jr.
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2017 17:20
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  24. To determine the influences of myopia and optic disc size on ganglion cell-inner plexiform layer (GCIPL) and peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness profiles obtained by spectral domain optica...

    Authors: Sam Seo, Chong Eun Lee, Jae Hoon Jeong, Ki Ho Park, Dong Myung Kim and Jin Wook Jeoung
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2017 17:22
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  25. We present a long term follow-up of a young female patient with choroidal infarction, primary open angle glaucoma and Flammer syndrome. The patient had no classical risk factors for vascular occlusions, except...

    Authors: Barbara Terelak-Borys, Iwona Grabska-Liberek, Anita Piekarniak-Wozniak and Katarzyna Konieczka
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2017 17:23
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  26. Iridoschisis is a rare condition that is characterized by the separation of the iris stroma into layers, with portions of the anterior layer floating freely in the aqueous humour. Here, we report three cases o...

    Authors: Yiyi Chen, Yiyong Qian and Peirong Lu
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2017 17:24
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  27. Intravitreal injection is widely used to treat retinal vein occlusion, and acute angle closure (AAC) is an exceptional complication of intravitreal injection. The authors report a case of AAC that occurred imm...

    Authors: Seongyong Jeong, Min Sagong and Woohyok Chang
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2017 17:25
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  28. Ocular siderosis is a clinical condition induced by deposition of an iron-containing intraocular foreign body. We report a unique case of histopathologically proven lens siderosis in a young woman with a prece...

    Authors: Ke-Ke Zhang, Wen-Wen He, Yi Lu and Xiang-Jia Zhu
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2017 17:26
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  31. Pre-Descemet corneal dystrophy (PDCD) is characterized by the presence of numerous, tiny, polymorphic opacities immediately anterior to Descemet membrane, which is a rare form of corneal stromal dystrophy and ...

    Authors: Hui Shi, Xiao-feng Qi, Tao-tao Liu, Qian Hao, Xiao-hong Li, Ling-ling Liang, Yi-miao Wang and Zhi-hua Cui
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2017 17:29
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  33. First reported study to assess the effect of diurnal variation on anterior chamber angle measurements, as well as, to re-test the effects of lighting and angle-of-incidence variation on anterior chamber angle ...

    Authors: Handan Akil, Anna Dastiridou, Kenneth Marion, Brian A. Francis and Vikas Chopra
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2017 17:31
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  34. Nepal was struck by a massive earthquake on the 25th April 2015 and major aftershock on the 12th of May 2015, resulting in widespread devastation with a death toll in the thousands. The burden of ocular trauma...

    Authors: E. Pradhan, B. Limbu, S. Thakali, N. S. Jain, R. Gurung and S. Ruit
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2017 17:32
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  37. To report the clinical features of patients with reverse pupillary block (RPB) after scleral-sutured posterior chamber intraocular lens (PC IOL) implantation and biometric changes after laser peripheral iridot...

    Authors: Seung Pil Bang, Choun-Ki Joo and Jong Hwa Jun
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2017 17:35
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  38. A chalazion is a common eyelid disease that causes eye morbidity due to inflammation and cosmetic disfigurement. Corneal topographic changes are important factors in corneal refractive surgery, intraocular len...

    Authors: Ki Won Jin, Young Joo Shin and Joon Young Hyon
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2017 17:36
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  39. To investigate the reproducibility of macular ganglion cell-inner plexiform layer (GCIPL) thickness measurement in normal eyes determined by different operators and two different raster scanning protocols of C...

    Authors: Xiaoyu Xu, Xinxing Guo, Hui Xiao, Lan Mi, Xiangxi Chen and Xing Liu
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2017 17:37
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  40. Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is one of the targets for early detection and treatment to prevent childhood blindness in world health organization programs. The purpose of study was to evaluate the efficacy ...

    Authors: Azza Mohamed Ahmed Said, Rania Gamal Eldin Zaki, Rania A. Salah Eldin, Maha Nasr, Samar Saad Azab and Yaser Abdelmageuid Elzankalony
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2017 17:38
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  41. A large iris defect or extensive iridodialysis can be an intractable cause of visual disturbance, photophobia, glare, monocular diplopia, or cosmetic deformity. The implantation of an artificial iris substitut...

    Authors: Seung Pil Bang and Jong Hwa Jun
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2017 17:39
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  42. Medical radiation is considered a factor responsible for cataractogenesis. However, the incidence of this ophthalmologic complication resulting from gamma knife radiosurgery (GKRS) has not yet been reported. T...

    Authors: Cheng-Loong Liang, Po-Chou Liliang, Tai-Been Chen, Huan-Chen Hsu, Fu-Cheng Chuang, Kuo-Wei Wang, Hao-Kuang Wang, San-Nan Yang and Han-Jung Chen
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2017 17:40
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  43. The lack of development of local donor tissue acquisition in several regions of the world has resulted in the necessity of performing keratoplasty with imported donor corneas. The greatest concern about the us...

    Authors: Kaevalin Lekhanont, Kavin Vanikieti, Nutthida Nimvorapun and Varintorn Chuckpaiwong
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2017 17:41
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  44. To compare changes in higher-order aberrations (HOAs) following small incision lenticule extraction (SMILE) and wavefront-guided femtosecond laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis (WFG FS-LASIK), and to investi...

    Authors: Xiaoqin Chen, Yan Wang, Jiamei Zhang, Shun-nan Yang, Xiaojing Li and Lin Zhang
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2017 17:42
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  45. This study explores the role of actin cytoskeleton depolymerization induced by Cytochalasin D and mechanical stretch on the interleukin-8 (IL-8) expression and c-jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) phosphorylation lev...

    Authors: Meng Gao, Shen Wu, Jing Ji, JingXue Zhang, Qian Liu, YanKun Yue, Lu Liu, XinXin Liu and Wu Liu
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2017 17:43
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  47. In Posner-Schlossman syndrome (PSS), which is characterized by recurrent unilateral attacks of ocular hypertension. Surgical treatment is sometimes necessary because intraocular pressure (IOP) cannot be contro...

    Authors: Kazuichi Maruyama, Yuko Maruyama, Sunao Sugita, Kazuhiko Mori, Yu Yokoyama, Shiho Sanuki-Kunimatsu, Hiroko Nakagawa, Shigeru Kinoshita, Manabu Mochizuki and Toru Nakazawa
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2017 17:45
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  49. To investigate postural effects on intraocular pressure (IOP) and ocular perfusion pressure (OPP) in patients with non-arteritic ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION).

    Authors: Jee Myung Yang, Sang Woo Park, Yong Sok Ji, Jaeryung Kim, Chungkwon Yoo and Hwan Heo
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2017 17:47
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  50. Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) polymorphisms have been implicated in the pathogenesis of glaucoma risk. However, the results were controversial. We performed a meta-analysis to evaluate the precise associati...

    Authors: Ming-Yue Wu, Yang Wu, Yong Zhang, Cai-Yun Liu, Chun-Yan Deng, Le Peng and Lan Zhou
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2017 17:48
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