Lai, Tracy H T Lee, Monica Au, Alvin K H Tang, Heather H Y Tang, Emily W H Li, Kenneth K W
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International ophthalmology
In order to minimize the risk of transmission of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), many clinic appointments were postponed to lower patient attendance. Actively calling patients to postpone appointments is a labour-intensive process. We were the first ophthalmic clinics in Hong Kong to use short message service (SMS) to dispatch messages simulta...
Kalra, Gagan Ichhpujani, Parul Thakur, Sahil Singh, Rohan Bir Sharma, Urvashi Kumar, Suresh
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International Ophthalmology
Purpose The current grading systems used for bleb morphology assessment in patients post-trabeculectomy are based on standardized slit-lamp photographs and anterior segment imaging devices. The lack of availability of these expensive and non-portable devices in resource-deficient settings is a significant deterrent in their widespread utilization f...
Nicolò, Massimo Ferro Desideri, Lorenzo Bassetti, Matteo Traverso, Carlo Enrico
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International Ophthalmology
Purpose The current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been declared by the World Health Organization a global pandemic. Chloroquine (CQ) and hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) have been largely adopted in the clinical setting for the management of SARS-CoV-2 infection; however, their known retinal toxicity has raised some safety concerns, especially co...
Shemer, Asaf Einan-Lifshitz, Adi Itah, Amir Dubinsky-Pertzov, Biana Pras, Eran Hecht, Idan
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International Ophthalmology
Purpose Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused a global pandemic with millions infected worldwide. Little is known on the ocular involvement associated with the disease. The aim of this study was to assess the clinical and molecular ocular involvement among patients with confirmed COVID-19 admitted to a tertiary care facility. Methods Consecuti...
Al-Sharif, Eman Strianese, Diego AlMadhi, Nada H. D’Aponte, Antonella dell’Omo, Roberto Di Benedetto, Rita Costagliola, Ciro
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International Ophthalmology
Purpose Several studies have reported conflicting results on ocular manifestations and transmission of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) whose causative virus, SARS-CoV-2, belongs to the coronavirus family, the seventh recognized as a human pathogen and the third causing a severe clinical syndrome. COVID-19 primarily affects the lungs, similar to...
Tarakcioglu, Hatice Nur Ozkaya, Abdullah Yigit, Ulviye
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International Ophthalmology
Purpose To detect the early changes in retinal vasculature via optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) by comparing the quantitative OCTA parameters in the group of patients who were using hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) or not. Methods This was a cross-sectional, comparative, and observational study. The patients who were newly or previously pres...
Schargus, Marc Ivanova, Svetlana Stute, Gesa Dick, H. Burkhard Joachim, Stephanie C.
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International Ophthalmology
Purpose Dry eye symptoms after conventional cataract surgery are a very common problem. Until now, only few data are available on objective tear film parameters in regard to femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery (LCS). Aim of this study was therefore to analyze and compare tear film parameter changes between LCS and conventional cataract surg...
Neri, Piergiorgio Lamperti, Massimo Pichi, Francesco
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International ophthalmology
Bringmann, Andreas Unterlauft, Jan Darius Wiedemann, Renate Barth, Thomas Rehak, Matus Wiedemann, Peter
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International ophthalmology
To document with spectral-domain optical coherence tomography the structural stabilization of the fovea and the sealing of outer macular defects by Müller cells. A retrospective case series of 45 eyes of 34 patients is described. In cases of a cystic disruption of the foveola as in macular telangiectasia type 2 and vitreomacular traction, the Mülle...
Ma, Jiahui Wei, Shanshan Jiang, Xiaodan Chou, Yilin Wang, Yuexin Hao, Ran Yang, Jiarui Li, Xuemin
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International Ophthalmology
Purpose To explore objective visual quality in dry eye diseases (DED) and the correlation between corneal nerves and objective visual quality. Methods Ninety-eight eyes of 49 patients with DED were included. Each patient was evaluated with the ocular surface disease index (OSDI), eyelid margin signs and meibomian gland assessments; corneal staining...
