Published in The British journal of ophthalmology
Diabetic retinopathy (DR) research has had significant advancements over the past decades. We analysed the impact and characteristics of the top 100 (T100) most-cited articles in DR research. The Scopus database was searched for articles published from 1960 to June 2020 by two independent investigators. The T100 DR articles were published between 1...
Published in The British journal of ophthalmology
To evaluate the long-term functional and morphological changes occurring in myopic eyes with a dome-shaped macula (DSM), with or without untreated serous retinal detachment (SRD). This prospective, single-centre study enrolled consecutive cases of highly myopic patients with DSM with or without a SRD. Patients underwent complete ophthalmological ex...
Published in The British journal of ophthalmology
To describe optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) features of polypoidal choroidal neovascularisation (PCNV) secondary to age-related macular degeneration. A retrospective consecutive series of 51 patients with a diagnosis of PCNV, based on clinical and multimodal imaging, was analysed. All patients with PCNV underwent a comprehensive oph...
Published in The British journal of ophthalmology
We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to summarise the geographic distribution of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) incidence. Databases including PubMed, Embase and Web of Science were searched for publications of early and late AMD before September 2019. Studies were included if they applied a standardised photographic assessmen...
Published in The British journal of ophthalmology
To compare the unique experiences related to artificial eye (AE) versus cosmetic shell (CS) wear. In this observational, cross-sectional study, the National Artificial Eye Questionnaire (NAEQ) was employed nationwide within the National Health Service England. The proportions or mean values of the aetiology of sight or eye loss, demographics, lengt...
Published in The British journal of ophthalmology
To study the morphological features of the palpebral lobe of the main lacrimal gland in normal and dry eyes. This cross-sectional study included 25 healthy subjects and 83 patients with dry eye disease (DED). The aetiological groups of DED were cicatrising conjunctivitis (CC, n=35), evaporative dry eyes (EDE, n=25) and Sjogren's syndrome (SS, n=23)...
Published in The British journal of ophthalmology
To investigate the association between exposure to intraocular pressure (IOP)-lowering medications during pregnancy and neonatal adverse outcomes. This retrospective, cohort study used the JMDC Claims Database (JMDC, Tokyo, Japan), 2005-2018. We extracted data on pregnant women with glaucoma, including dispensation of (1) any IOP-lowering medicatio...
Published in The British journal of ophthalmology
We developed a novel technology consisting of violet light (VL)-emitting glasses and defined the combination of VL irradiation and riboflavin treatment as KeraVio. Our goal was to evaluate the clinical results of KeraVio in patients with progressive corneal ectasia. Eyes were exposed to VL (375 nm, irradiance 310 μW/cm2)-emitting glasses for 3 hour...
Published in The British journal of ophthalmology
To determine associations between HLAB27-positive uveitis, ethnicity and seronegative spondyloarthropathies (SpAs) in a New Zealand population. Retrospective observational cohort study. Medical records of all subjects with uveitis at Auckland District Health Board from 2008 to 2018 were reviewed for HLAB27 status, age of presentation, ethnicity and...
Published in The British journal of ophthalmology
To evaluate the contrast sensitivity in patients with nuclear cataract and corneal guttae compared to patients with nuclear cataract without guttae. In this retrospective, single-centre case series, 50 eyes of 50 patients fulfilling the inclusion criteria were enrolled. Patients with corneal guttae and nuclear cataract (n=25, study group) underwent...
