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BackgroundTo compare different clinical and Spectral-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography (SD-OCT) features of high myopic eyes with Stickler syndrome (STL) with matched controls.MethodsPatients with genetically confirmed STL with axial length ≥ 26 mm and controls matched for axial length were included. The following data were obtained from SD-OCT s...
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BackgroundLipoid proteinosis (LP) is a rare multisystem inherited disease. We report here in three LP cases with beaded papules of the eyelid. Their clinical presentations, histological characteristics, and genetic findings are described and discussed.Case presentationA 12-year-old boy reported to our hospital with a complaint of ocular irritation,...
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Background The aim of this study is to identify the genetic defect in a Chinese family with congenital aniridia combined with cataract and nystagmus. Methods Complete ophthalmic examinations, including slit-lamp biomicroscopy, dilated indirect ophthalmoscopy, anterior segment photography, and anterior segment optical coherence tomography (OCT) were...
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Background The purpose of this cross-sectional study involving healthy emmetropic four-year-old Caucasian children was to provide a macular perfusion normative database acquired with optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA). One eye of each examinee underwent OCTA imaging. The following parameters were analyzed using AngioTool Image J softwa...
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Background Susac syndrome (SS) is characterized by the triad of encephalopathy, branch retinal artery occlusion, and sensorineural hearing loss. However, the diagnosis of SS remains difficult because the clinical triad rarely occurs at disease onset, and symptom severity varies. SS symptoms often suggest other diseases, in particular multiple scler...
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Background To investigate the risk of primary macular hole (MH) in the fellow eye, and to evaluate baseline characteristics and optical coherence tomography (OCT) features that precede MH formation in the fellow eye. Methods A retrospective review of 229 patients treated for primary MH at Stavanger University Hospital, Norway, from January 2008 thr...
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Background Assessment of the optical outcome and adverse events in post-epikeratopathic eyes after removal of the epikeratoplasty lenticule (EKPL). Methods This was a retrospective case-series study of patients who underwent EKPL removal between 2002 and 2020. Ten eyes were included in the analysis. We compared the clinical characteristics of the p...
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Background The effect of diabetic retinopathy (DR) on the development of sight-threatening cataracts was assessed using the National Health Insurance Research Database of Taiwan. Methods Patients diagnosed with diabetes mellitus (DM) and DR were enrolled in the study group. Age- and sex-matched DM individuals without DR and patients without DM serv...
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Background We conducted the study to compare the psychometric properties of the English version of the Questionnaire and the Bahasa Malaysia (Malay Language) version regarding the vision-related Quality of Life of patients with cataracts. Methods The Malay version was translated by two independent translators who were well versed in both languages....
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Background To describe the natural course of myopic traction maculopathy (MTM) and determine predictive factors for its progression and visual prognosis. Methods This retrospective observational study included 113 MTM patients (113 eyes). Best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) measurements and optical coherence tomography findings were recorded. Resul...
