Desco, Mari Carmen Martín, Julio Cesar Molina Mataix-Boronat, Jorge Pascual-Camps, Isabel Palacios-Pozo, Elena Barón-García, Marisa Piñero, David P Navea-Tejerina, Amparo
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Background: Several studies have investigated and demonstrated the prophylactic effect of brimonidine drops in preventing subconjunctival hemorrhage in some microincisional ophthalmic surgeries, such as intravitreal injections or cataract surgery. However, there are no previous studies investigating this prophylactic effect after 23G microincisiona...
Khaimi, Mahmoud A.
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Purpose: To evaluate the long-term effectiveness of iTrack (Nova Eye Medical, Fremont, USA) ab-interno canaloplasty performed as a standalone procedure, or combined with cataract surgery, in reducing antiglaucoma medication dependence and maintaining intraocular pressure within target range in patients with controlled primary open-angle glaucoma. M...
Kanclerz, Piotr Przewłócka, Katarzyna Wang, Xiaogang
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Introduction: The measurements of corneal white-to-white (WTW) diameter and pupil size are critical for decision making in refractive surgery. Currently, automatic measurement of keratometry, corneal WTW, and pupil size are implemented in several ocular devices. The purpose of this study was to examine the agreement between two commonly used device...
Çakır, Burçin Aksoy, Nilgün Özkan Özmen, Sedat Bursalı, Özlem
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Background: Amblyopia is more common in children with high astigmatism, but factors contributing to development of amblyopia and visual outcomes are not fully understood. Objective: To evaluate the effect of amblyopia on the clinical outcomes in children with ⩾1.75 diopter (D) astigmatism. Methods: We reviewed the medical records of children with ⩾...
El Matri, Leila Chebil, Ahmed El Matri, Khaled Falfoul, Yousra Chebbi, Zouheir
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Purpose: To compare the therapeutic impact of combining intravitreal injections of bevacizumab (IVB) with micropulse laser (MPL) in central diffuse diabetic macular edema (DME) versus IVB monotherapy during 12 months follow-up. Methods: We conducted a retrospective comparative study of 98 treatment-naive eyes (63 patients) with central diffuse DME....
Singh, Pali P. Borkar, Durga S. Robbins, Cason B. Kim, Jane S. Birnbaum, Faith Gomez-Caraballo, Maria Thomas, Akshay S. Fekrat, Sharon
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of systemic antiplatelet agents and anticoagulants on the structural and functional outcomes of eyes with branch retinal vein occlusion (BRVO). Methods: A retrospective longitudinal cohort study was performed on BRVO patients evaluated at a single tertiary care referral center between...
Muralidharan, Shruti Ichhpujani, Parul Bhartiya, Shibal Singh, Rohan Bir
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Although the healing effect of music has been recognized since time immemorial, there has been a renewed interest in its use in modern medicine. This can be attributed to the increasing focus on holistic healing and on the subjective and objective aspects of well-being. In ophthalmology, this has ranged from using music for patients undergoing diag...
Banerjee, Mousumi Chawla, Rohan Kumar, Atul
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Age-related macular degeneration (ARMD) is one of the prominent causes of central visual loss in the older age group in the urbanized, industrialized world. In recent years, many epidemiological studies and clinical trials have evaluated the role of antioxidants and micronutrients to prevent the progression of ARMD. In this article, we review some ...
Hamed, Nadine Vander Woude, Logan Roohipourmoallai, Ramak Ohning, Collin Regan, Kathleen A. Iyer, Siva S.R.
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Purpose: This study investigates the effect of pattern scanning laser (PASCAL) panretinal photocoagulation (PRP) on central macular thickness (CMT) and visual acuity (VA) in patients with proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR). Methods: This retrospective non-randomized comparative case series included 262 eyes (163 with macular edema) of 177 pat...
Bayat, Alper Halil Akpolat, Cetin
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Purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate the change of anterior chamber angle morphology after cataract surgery in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2) using anterior segment optical coherence tomography (AS-OCT). Methods: In this prospective and comparative study, 57 eyes of the patients with cataract were investigated. The pat...
