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  1. To report our findings in a young patient with unilateral retinitis pigmentosa (RP)-like appearance who developed pigmentary changes in his left retina after an episode of bilateral pars planitis.

    Authors: José I. Vela, Ivanna Marcantonio, Jesús Díaz-Cascajosa, Jaume Crespí and José A. Buil
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2018 18:242
  2. Visual field loss occurs frequently in neurological conditions and perimetry is commonly requested for patients with suspected or known conditions. There are currently no guidelines for how visual fields in ne...

    Authors: Lauren R. Hepworth and Fiona J. Rowe
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2018 18:241
  3. To describe a unique case of decompression retinopathy manifesting as pre-macular subhyaloid hemorrhage that occurs in a nine-day old child after undergoing a non-penetrating deep sclerectomy for primary conge...

    Authors: Prithvi Ramtohul, Maëva Chardavoine, Marie Beylerian, Aurore Aziz, Frédéric Matonti and Danièle Denis
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2018 18:240
  4. The characteristics of the target group and the design of an epidemiologic study, in particular the recruiting methods, can influence participation. People with vision impairment have unique characteristics be...

    Authors: Pedro Lima Ramos, Rui Santana, Laura Hernandez Moreno, Ana Patricia Marques, Cristina Freitas, Amandio Rocha-Sousa and Antonio Filipe Macedo
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2018 18:236
  5. To assess corneal endothelial cell changes after intravitreal dexamethasone (DEX) implant (Ozurdex®) injection in patients with macular edema secondary to retinal vein occlusion (RVO).

    Authors: Hatice Ayhan Güler, Nurgül Örnek, Kemal Örnek, Nesrin Büyüktortop Gökçınar, Tevfik Oğurel, Mehmet Erhan Yumuşak and Zafer Onaran
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2018 18:235
  6. To evaluate differences of intraocular pressure (IOP) measurements performed with Goldmann applanation tonometer (GAT), dynamic contour tonometer (DCT), rebound tonometry (RT), Ocular Response Analyzer (ORA) a...

    Authors: Michele Lanza, Michele Rinaldi, Ugo Antonello Gironi Carnevale, Silvio di Staso, Mario Bifani Sconocchia and Ciro Costagliola
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2018 18:233
  7. Low vision and blindness are major public health problems. A vast burden of worlds visually impaired live in low-income settings especially in sub Saharan Africa. In such settings the blindness is associated w...

    Authors: Fashe Markos Cherinet, Sophia Yoseph Tekalign, Dereje Hayilu Anbesse and Zewdu Yenegeta Bizuneh
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2018 18:232
  8. A cataract is a common cause of vision impairment that requires surgery in older subjects. The Optical Quality Analysis System (OQAS, Visiometrics SL, Terrassa, Spain) assesses the optical quality of the eye i...

    Authors: Jin Sun Hwang, Yoon Pyo Lee, Seok Hyun Bae, Ha Kyoung Kim, Kayoung Yi and Young Joo Shin
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2018 18:231
  9. Macular hole (MH) may become refractory if the hole does not close after multiple surgeries. We provide a modified surgical technique for refractory MH repair with neurosensory retinal free flap transplantation.

    Authors: Pei-Kang Liu, Yo-Chen Chang and Wen-Chuan Wu
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2018 18:230
  10. Recent studies using optical coherence tomography (OCT) have indicated that choroidal thickness (CT) in the anisometropic amblyopic eye is thicker than that of the fellow and normal control eyes. However, it h...

    Authors: Syunsuke Araki, Atsushi Miki, Katsutoshi Goto, Tsutomu Yamashita, Go Takizawa, Kazuko Haruishi, Tsuyoshi Yoneda, Yoshiaki Ieki, Junichi Kiryu, Goro Maehara and Kiyoshi Yaoeda
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2018 18:227
  11. To describe a new technique and present its long-term outcome for prevention of Ahmed glaucoma valve (AGV) tube exposure in patients with refractory glaucoma.

    Authors: O. M. Gedar Totuk, K. Kabadayi, A. Colakoglu, N. Ekizoglu and U. Aykan
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2018 18:226
  12. The Fred Hollows Foundation (FHF) Cambodia recently partnered with the Ministry of Women’s Affairs (MoWA) and National Program for Eye Health (NPEH, part of the Ministry of Health) to establish the Gender Equalit...

    Authors: Camille Neyhouser, Ingrid Quinn, Tessa Hillgrove, Renee Chan, Chhorvann Chhea, Seang Peou and Pol Sambath
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2018 18:217
  13. Falciform retinal detachment (FRD) usually causes pronounced retinal wrinkles, and the prognosis of visual function is poor. In this present study, we report a rare case of FRD in which optical coherence tomog...

    Authors: Daisaku Kimura, Masanori Fukumoto, Takaki Sato, Ryohsuke Kohmoto, Takatoshi Kobayashi, Teruyo Kida and Tsunehiko Ikeda
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2018 18:216
  14. Cataract surgery in patients with keratoconus with or without previous penetrating keratoplasty (PKP) can be demanding due to difficulties in selecting the intraocular lens (IOL) and predicting the refractive ...

    Authors: Karin Allard and Madeleine Zetterberg
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2018 18:215
  15. Rejuvenation of aging eyelids is one of cosmetic changes to the individual to create the appearance of youth. Tightening treatment of eyelid by ultrasonic heat could possibly develop acute eye injury, includin...

    Authors: Yuanyuan Chen, Zhongyu Shi and Yin Shen
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2018 18:214
  16. To evaluate the surgical technique using autologous retinal graft (ARG) and autologous blood clot (ABC) for the management of refractory macular holes (MHs).

    Authors: An-Lun Wu, Lan-Hsin Chuang, Nan-Kai Wang, Kuan-Jen Chen, Laura Liu, Ling Yeung, Tun-Lu Chen, Yih-Shiou Hwang, Wei-Chi Wu and Chi-Chun Lai
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2018 18:213
  17. To compare clinical characteristics and antibiotic susceptibilities in patients with Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA) and P. putida (PP) keratitis at a tertiary referral center in South Korea.

    Authors: Chan Ho Cho and Sang-Bumm Lee
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2018 18:204
  18. Meibomian Gland Dysfunction (MGD) is a leading cause of evaporative Dry Eye Disease (DED). This makes non-invasive meibography an important procedure in the clinical evaluation of DED patients. Our purpose was...

    Authors: Eugene Appenteng Osae, Reynolds Kwame Ablorddepey, Jens Horstmann, David Ben Kumah and Philipp Steven
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2018 18:201
  19. To evaluate safety and efficacy of transpupillary silicone oil removal combined with micro-incision phacoemulsification cataract surgery, and to compare results of transpupillary with 23-gauge three-port vitre...

    Authors: Wei Xu, Weijing Cheng, Hua Zhuang, Jian Guo and Guoxing Xu
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2018 18:200
  20. Despite the increasing emphasis on the role of glaucoma-specific patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) as relevant outcome measures for the impact of glaucoma and its intervention on patients' daily lives,...

    Authors: Owen Kim Hee, Zheng-Xian Thng, Hong-Yuan Zhu and Ecosse Luc Lamoureux
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2018 18:197
  21. Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is a disorder of the developing retina of preterm infants due to defective vasculogenesis. The aim of the study was to analyze the level of awareness, knowledge, attitude and p...

    Authors: Mohammad T. Akkawi, Jamal A. S. Qaddumi, Hala R. M. Issa and Liana J. K. Yaseen
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2018 18:195
  22. The prognostic value of the ocular trauma score (OTS) in patients who underwent 23-gauge pars plana vitrectomy (23-G PPV) for surgical removal of posterior segment metallic intaocular foreign bodies (IOFB) was...

    Authors: Dilek Yaşa, Zeynep Gizem Erdem, Ali Demircan, Gökhan Demir and Zeynep Alkın
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2018 18:194
  23. Mass drug administration with antibiotics predominantly with azithromycin is one of the four arms of the SAFE strategy. The elimination of ocular chlamydial infection is only achieved as long as the azithromyc...

    Authors: Zelalem Tilahun and Teferi Gedif Fenta
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2018 18:193
  24. In this study, we evaluated the effects of intermittent high glucose on oxidative stress production in retinal pigmented epithelial (RPE) cells and explored whether the mechanisms of autophagy and apoptosis in...

    Authors: Wei Zhang, Jian Song, Yue Zhang, Yingxue Ma, Jing Yang, Guanghui He and Song Chen
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2018 18:192
  25. Fixation changes in glaucoma are generally overlooked, as they are not strikingly evident as in macular diseases. Fundus perimetry might give additional insights into this aspect, along with traditional perime...

    Authors: Giovanni Montesano, David P. Crabb, Pete R. Jones, Paolo Fogagnolo, Maurizio Digiuni and Luca M. Rossetti
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2018 18:191
  26. The distribution of uveitis varies with genetic, ethnic, geographic, environmental, and lifestyle factors. Epidemiological information about the patterns of uveitis is useful when an ophthalmologist considers ...

    Authors: Shintaro Shirahama, Toshikatsu Kaburaki, Hisae Nakahara, Rie Tanaka, Mitsuko Takamoto, Yujiro Fujino, Hidetoshi Kawashima and Makoto Aihara
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2018 18:189
  27. Numerous studies have suggested that the integrity of the cone interdigitation zone (IZ) could be considered to be a marker of photoreceptor damage and its recovery. However, little is known about the IZ in he...

    Authors: Ruiping Gu, Guohua Deng, Yi Jiang, Chunhui Jiang and Gezhi Xu
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2018 18:188
  28. Direct damage to the superior rectus (SR) muscle insertion following upper lid blepharoplasty has not been reported. We document a rare case of vertical diplopia due to direct damage to the SR muscle insertion...

    Authors: Ju-Yeun Lee, Kyuyeon Cho, Daye Diana Choi, Kyung-Ah Park, Kyung In Woo, Yoon-Duck Kim and Sei Yeul Oh
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2018 18:187
  29. Orbital exenteration is a disfiguring procedure that aims to achieve local control. It is commonly a part of the management of malignant orbital tumor which is a life-threatening condition. It is necessary to ...

    Authors: Orapan Aryasit, Passorn Preechawai, Chakree Hirunpat, Orasa Horatanaruang and Penny Singha
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2018 18:186
  30. To investigate the characteristics of retinal vessels and retinal thickness in eyes with early age-related macular degeneration (AMD) with or without reticular pseudodrusen.

    Authors: So Min Ahn, Suk Yeon Lee, Soon-Young Hwang, Seong-Woo Kim, Jaeryung Oh and Cheolmin Yun
    Citation: BMC Ophthalmology 2018 18:184

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