Retinal ganglion cell (RGC) death is the central and irreversible endpoint of optic neuropathies. Current management of optic neuropathies and glaucoma focuses on intraocular pressure-lowering treatment which is insufficient. As such, patients are effectively condemned to irreversible visual impairment. This review summarizes experimental treatment...
Central nervous system neurons, like retinal ganglion cells, often fail to regenerate their axons and die following axonal injury. A complete understanding of cellular dynamics in injured neurons is necessary to identify critical regulators of degeneration and to develop therapies for survival and regeneration. Although extensive efforts have been ...
Purpose: To investigate the success and failure of scleral lens fitting in patients with keratoconus with resolved hydrops. Methods: Retrospective case series of patients with keratoconus who attended the Ophthalmology Department at Antwerp University Hospital, Belgium, and developed acute hydrops between January 1, 2015, and June 30, 2018. The exc...
10.1136/bjophthalmol-2018-312388 / British Journal of Ophthalmology / 103 / 1 / 18-25
OBJECTIVES: The increasing demand for medical specialties with flexible working hours has been associated with the important role of quality of life as a determining factor when choosing a career in medicine, which might change the motivations for pursuing a career in ophthalmology. We aim to identify the main determinants of ophthalmology as a car...
Syfte: Syftet med den här studien var att jämföra Digital Eye Strain-symptom mellan läsning på papper och mobiltelefon. Att undersöka om det som tidigare studier har visat i skillnad mellan läsning på papper och en datorskärm även gäller mobiltelefoner och hur mycket våra ögon påverkas när det gäller ansträngning, trötthet och andra ögonrelaterade ...
Conjunctivitis is one of the infections that affects a large part of the population and is a frequent reason for ophthalmological consultation due to the type of discomfort it causes, unlike other pathological agents that affect the eyeball, it does not discriminate age, sex, social stratum, it is very contagious and can be transmitted directly or ...
Over the past 40 years, research has addressed the impact of the aging process on various aspects of visual function. Most studies have focused on age-related visual impairment in low-level local features of visual objects, such as orientation, contrast sensitivity and spatial frequency. However, whether there are lifespan changes in global visual ...
Published in International Ophthalmology
PurposeTo evaluate clinical outcomes following sub-2-mm microincision cataract surgery (MICS) and intraocular lens (IOL) implantation.SettingFive EU clinical sites.DesignProspective, multicenter, open-label, single-arm, non-randomized.MethodsPreoperative assessment involved visual acuity (VA), intraocular pressure and biometry measurements. 1.4-mm ...
Published in Journal of Ophthalmic & Vision Research
Marfan syndrome is an autosomal dominant genetic connective tissue disorder that results from mutations in the fibrillin-1 gene located on chromosome band 15q15–21. Fibrillin, a glycoprotein, is widely expressed throughout the body and contributes to the elasticity and force-bearing capacity of connective tissue. In the eye, fibrillin is a key cons...
