Published in European journal of ophthalmology
To identify global research trends in teleophthalmology, as well as productivity and its association with Human development index (HDI). A cross-sectional study. The main outcome measures were publication count, citation count, and publications count per million populations. Bibliographic data were derived from the Web of Science website. HDI data ...
Published in European journal of ophthalmology
To propose optical coherence tomography angiography (OCT-A) for the follow-up of neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) treated with a treat-and-extend (T&E) aflibercept regimen to avoid overtreatment. Retrospective, cohort, pilot study. We analysed 16 consecutive-treatment naïve nAMD eyes following up 2-years at the Eye Clinic, Bari, ...
Published in European journal of ophthalmology
To investigate the distribution of pseudoretinoblastoma (PSRB) cases based on gender, age, and laterality. The clinical records of 607 patients (851 eyes) who were referred for diagnosis of retinoblastoma or simulating conditions between October 1998 and May 2021 were retrospectively evaluated. Patients were stratified by age as follows: ≤1 year, >...
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Acute acquired concomitant esotropia (AACE) is an unusual presentation characterized by acute onset of esotropia after infancy. For patients with AACE of adulthood, the outcome of surgery, which is a common treatment, often shows successful recovery of stereopsis. However, whether surgically corrected patients with AACE of adulthood achieved balanc...
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To report the unforeseen complication of total obstruction of a glaucoma drainage implant (GDI) tube lumen by white deposit material and to present a preliminary report identifying the composition of this material. Two subjects with a high IOP due to total obstruction of a GDI tube were reviewed. Both patients had a long history with brinzolamide a...
Published in European journal of ophthalmology
The coronavirus pandemic has forced healthcare staff across all medical specialties to adapt new and different ways of working. A new approach has been set up in the Acute Referral Clinic (ARC) at Musgrove Park Hospital and a survey has been conducted to measure the impact of the new method on patient and healthcare professionals' satisfaction with...
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The aim of this study was to determine whether iris colour is related to the choroidal thickness of healthy individuals. Healthy participants were divided into two groups. Group 1 had light-coloured eyes (blue and green), and group 2 had dark-coloured eyes (brown). The main outcome measures were iris thickness, subfoveal choroidal thickness and nas...
Published in European journal of ophthalmology
This study aims to present a family with two children with MSS who presented with different ophthalmic features. We also aim to review MSS patients' ocular manifestations to provide a basis for future clinical trials and improve MSS patients' ophthalmologic care. Both patients presented with global developmental delay, microcephaly, cerebellar atax...
Published in European journal of ophthalmology
To understand the pathogenesis of a central corneal dermoid (CD) in a 12-day-old child, a comparison of CD specimen was done with limbal dermoid (LD) and cadaveric corneal (CC) specimens by immuno-histochemical staining. The child underwent penetrating keratoplasty for visual rehabilitation. The corneal tissue was sent for histo-pathological and im...
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To report a case of fully dislocated XEN Gel Implant device into the anterior chamber, 18 months after its implantation and its impact on endothelial cell density. A 75-year-old man with a history of multiple glaucoma surgeries during the last three years presented with an entirely dislocated XEN Gel implant into the anterior chamber. An endothelia...
