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• Fundus flavimaculatus-like in myotonic dystrophy: a case report.30th May 2021
  Myotonic dystrophy is an inherited disease characterized by progressive muscle weakness and myotonia. It is a multisystemic disorder that affects different parts of the body, including the eye. Dysfunction of ocular muscles, ptosis and cataract are the most common ophthalmologic manifestations, but it can also present with pigmentary changes in the retina. This report presents […]
• Topical prostaglandin analogue use and cystoid macular oedema following uneventful cataract surgery: a randomised control trial.28th May 2021
  The association between the development of cystoid macular oedema (CMO) following uneventful cataract surgery and prostaglandin analogue (PGA) therapy has not been fully determined. The study aim was to investigate whether discontinuation of PGA therapy following uneventful cataract surgery affected the incidence of postoperative CMO.A prospective randomised controlled trial of 62 eyes of 62 participants […]
• Predicting the 10-year risk of cataract surgery using machine learning techniques on questionnaire data: findings from the 45 and Up Study.27th May 2021
  To investigate the feasibility and accuracy of using machine learning (ML) techniques on self-reported questionnaire data to predict the 10-year risk of cataract surgery, and to identify meaningful predictors of cataract surgery in middle-aged and older Australians.Baseline information regarding demographic, socioeconomic, medical history and family history, lifestyle, dietary and self-rated health status were collected as […]
• A novel variant in PAX6 as the cause of aniridia in a Chinese family.21st May 2021
  Aniridia is a kind of congenital human pan-ocular anomaly, which is related to PAX6 commonly.The ophthalmic examinations including visual acuity, slit lamp and fundoscopy examination were performed in a Chinese aniridia pedigree. The targeted next-generation sequencing of aniridia genes was used to identify the causative mutation.A novel heterozygous PAX6 nonsense mutation c.619A > T (p.K207*) was identified […]
• Genetic Analysis in a Swiss Cohort of Bilateral Congenital Cataract.20th May 2021
  Identification of geographic population-based differences in genotype and phenotype heterogeneity are important for targeted and patient-specific diagnosis and treatment, counseling, and screening strategies.To report disease-causing variants and their detailed phenotype in patients with bilateral congenital cataract from a single center in Switzerland and thereby draw a genetic map and perform a genotype-phenotype comparison of this […]
• MicroRNA-124 regulates lens epithelial cell apoptosis by affecting Fas alternative splicing by targeting PTB in age-related cataract.18th May 2021
  Age-related cataract (ARC) is a primary cause of visual blindness worldwide. Lens epithelial cell (LEC) apoptosis, in which Fas plays an essential role, is a vital cytological basis for cataractogenesis. However, the regulatory mechanism of Fas-dependent LEC apoptosis is not well understood. This study aimed to investigate whether miRNA-124 can regulate LEC apoptosis by targeting […]
• Effects of Lipiflow Treatment Prior to Cataract Surgery: A Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Study: Lipiflow prior to cataract surgery.16th May 2021
  To investigate the effects of preoperative Lipiflow (Johnson & Johnson, USA) treatment prior to cataract surgery on meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD) and dry eye induced by surgery.Prospective, randomized controlled study METHODS: This study comprised 124 eyes of 124 patients with planned surgery for senile cataract. Participants were randomly allocated into control and Lipiflow groups based […]
• Clinical differences between toric intraocular lens (IOL) and monofocal intraocular lens (IOL) implantation when myopia is determined as target refraction.9th May 2021
  The aim of this study is to analyze and compare the clinical results of toric intraocular lens (IOL) and monofocal IOL implantation when the target refraction value is -3 diopter (D) in cataract patients with corneal astigmatism > 1.5 diopters (D).We performed a retrospective chart review for patients with corneal astigmatism > 1.5D who underwent cataract surgery and their […]
• Visual Impairment, Major Eye Diseases and Mortality in a multi-ethnic Asian population and a Meta-analysis of Prospective Studies.9th May 2021
  Vision impairment (VI) is associated with poor quality of life and increased risk of falls. Few prospective data are available on the impact of VI and the major eye diseases on mortality risk in Asians.Prospective cohort study with meta-analysis METHODS: We conducted a multi-ethnic prospective study of adults (40-80 years) in the Singapore Epidemiology of […]
• Prediction of postoperative refractive astigmatism before toric intraocular lens implantation.8th May 2021
  To determine the preoperative factors influencing refractive astigmatism after cataract surgery for astigmatism correction by toric intraocular lens (IOL) implantation and to evaluate the prediction model using these factors.Prospective, observational case series. The right eyes of forty consecutive patients with preoperative corneal astigmatism of the total cornea of 1.5 diopters (D) or more in magnitude […]
• The response of anti-VEGF therapy and tamoxifen withdrawal of tamoxifen-induced cystoid macular edema in the same patient.8th May 2021
  Numerous cases with ocular toxicity secondary to tamoxifen have been reported, and became more apparent with keratopathy, cataract, optic neuritis, macular holes, crystalline retinopathy with or without cystoid macular edema (CME). Withdrawing tamoxifen with the approval of the oncologist is the major treatment for cases with tamoxifen-induced retinopathy.We herein reported a patient with a two-year […]
• The Risks and Benefits of Myopia Control.7th May 2021
  The prevalence of myopia is increasing around the world, stimulating interest in methods to slow its progression. The primary justification for slowing myopia progression is to reduce the risk of vision loss through sight-threatening ocular pathology in later life. The paper analyzes whether the potential benefits of slowing myopia progression by one diopter justify the […]
• Visual Outcomes and Complications After Lensectomy for Traumatic Cataract in Children.6th May 2021
  The Pediatric Eye Disease Investigator Group Cataract Registry provides a multicenter assessment of visual outcomes and complications after lensectomy for traumatic pediatric cataract.To report visual acuity (VA) and the cumulative proportion with strabismus, glaucoma, and other ocular complications by 15 months after lensectomy for traumatic cataract among children younger than 13 years at the time […]
• A risk prediction model for endothelial keratoplasty after uncomplicated cataract surgery in Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy.5th May 2021
  To develop a risk prediction model for endothelial keratoplasty (EK) after uncomplicated cataract surgery in Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy (FECD) using Scheimpflug imaging.Prospective, observational cohort study.The study was conducted at the Ramón y Cajal University Hospital (Madrid, Spain) on 127 eyes from 93 consecutive patients with vision loss, FECD, and cataracts.We assessed the corneas using […]
• Partial lamellar sclerouvectomy surgery for anteriorly located uveal tumour resection: a 20-year experience.4th May 2021
  To investigate the results of partial lamellar sclerouvectomy (PLSU) for anteriorly located uveal tumours.We reviewed the tumour features, histopathologic findings, complications, visual acuity outcomes, eye preservation, metastasis, and mortality data of 56 cases with uveal tumours who underwent PLSU between February 1999 and February 2019.The mean largest tumour base diameters were 5.8 × 3.4 mm and the mean […]
• Recurring themes during cataract assessment and surgery.30th April 2021
  The aim of this review was to discuss frequently encountered themes such as cataract surgery in presence of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), dementia, Immediate Sequential Bilateral Cataract Surgery (ISBCS), discussing non-standard intraocular lens (IOL) options during consultation in the National Health Services (NHS) and the choice of the biometric formulae based on axial length. Individual […]
• Risk model for intraoperative complication during cataract surgery based on data from 900 000 eyes: previous intravitreal injection is a risk factor.23rd April 2021
  The aim of this study was to develop a risk model for intraoperative complication (IC) during cataract surgery, defined as posterior capsule rupture and/or zonular dehiscence, and to include previous intravitreal therapy (pIVT) in the model.This retrospective register-based study covered patients reported to the Swedish National Cataract Register (SNCR) between 1 January 2010 and 30 […]
• Gender differences in refraction prediction error of five formulas for cataract surgery.22nd April 2021
  To evaluate gender differences in optical biometry measurements and lens power calculations.Eight thousand four hundred thirty-one eyes of five thousand five hundred nineteen patients who underwent cataract surgery at University of Michigan’s Kellogg Eye Center were included in this retrospective study. Data including age, gender, optical biometry, postoperative refraction, implanted intraocular lens (IOL) power, and […]
• Distribution of ocular biometric parameters and optimal model of anterior chamber depth regression in 28,709 adult cataract patients in China using swept-source optical biometry.14th April 2021
  The purpose of this study was to evaluate the ocular biometric parameters in adult cataract patients from China and create an anterior chamber depth (ACD) regression model.The ocular biometric records of 28,709 right eyes of cataract surgery candidates who were treated at Aier Eye Hospitals in nine cities from 2018 to 2019 were retrospectively analyzed. […]
• Objective and subjective evaluation of trifocal diffractive intraocular Lens after cataract extraction with phacoemulsification: a prospective clinical study.14th April 2021
  This study aimed to assess visual outcomes, quality of vision and patients’ satisfaction of a trifocal diffractive intraocular lens after cataract surgery with phacoemulsification.The study included 36 eyes that underwent implantation of trifocal diffractive intraocular lens (IOL). The residual mean postoperative spherical equivalent was - 0.40 ± 0.29 diopters. Mean Uncorrected distance visual acuity was 0.80 ± 0.16 decimal (snellen […]
• Outcomes of patients with active diabetic macular edema at the time of cataract surgery managed with intravitreal anti-VEGF injections: Outcomes of cataract surgery in active DME patients.14th April 2021
  To investigate the outcomes of cataract surgery in patients with active diabetic macular edema (DME) who are receiving active treatment with intravitreal anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) injections in the perioperative period.Retrospective clinical cohort study.All patients who underwent cataract surgery and were receiving intravitreal anti-VEGF injections from January 1st, 2012 through December 31st, 2017. Thirty-seven […]
• AI-powered effective lens position prediction improves the accuracy of existing lens formulas.10th April 2021
  To assess whether incorporating a machine learning (ML) method for accurate prediction of postoperative anterior chamber depth (ACD) improves the refraction prediction performance of existing intraocular lens (IOL) calculation formulas.A dataset of 4806 patients with cataract was gathered at the Kellogg Eye Center, University of Michigan, and split into a training set (80% of patients, […]
• Restarting cataract surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic; a prospective study analysing 30 day outcomes after elective cataract surgery in the United Kingdom.10th April 2021
  Cataract is a significant cause of preventable blindness in the United Kingdom and worldwide. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, cataract surgery was the most commonly performed operation by the National Health Service in the United Kingdom. The aim of this study is to evaluate the safety of elective cataract surgery performed in the United Kingdom […]
• Lens in Primary Congenital Glaucoma Eyes Treated by Combined Angle and Filtering Surgery.9th April 2021
  To report on the changes in the natural crystalline lens in primary congenital glaucoma (PCG) eyes that had undergone previous combined angle-filtering surgery with antimetabolites.The pediatric ophthalmology unit of the ophthalmology department of Alexandria Main University Hospital.A retrospective chart review.A retrospective chart review of patients presenting with and operated (by combined angle-filtering surgery with antimetabolites) […]
• Report of a cluster of cases of toxic anterior-segment syndrome after implantation of a specific intraocular lens model.7th April 2021
  To report a cluster of cases of toxic anterior-segment syndrome (TASS) in eyes implanted with a specific foldable acrylic intraocular lens (IOL) model.Retrospective case series.The medical records were reviewed for seven eyes of four patients diagnosed with TASS after cataract surgery at Shimane University and Matsue Red Cross Hospital between July and November 2020.Among the […]
• The Additive Value of Foveal OCT-based Biometry to Fundus Biomicroscopy for Detecting Macular Pathology Prior to Cataract Surgery.7th April 2021
  To assess the additive value of foveal swept-source optical coherence tomography (SS-OCT) based biometry to the preoperative fundus examinations for diagnosing macular abnormalities in patients scheduled for cataract surgery.Diagnostic testing evaluation.Consecutive patients 50 years of age and older planned for cataract surgery from one institution were retrospectively enrolled. All patients underwent foveal SS-OCT, and macular […]
• Clinic-based eye disease screening employing non-expert fundus photo-graders at the point of screening: diagnostic validity and yield.6th April 2021
  to determine the diagnostic accuracy of several diagnostic tests for AMD, DR, glaucoma, and cataract, as well as the proportion with eye disease from each of three enrolling clinics.Diagnostic accuracy study.Patients ≥ 50 years of age in a diabetes, thyroid, and general medicine clinic were screened with visual acuity, tonometry, and fundus photography. Photographs were […]
• Evaluation of spin in the abstracts of systematic reviews and meta-analyses focused on cataract therapies.6th April 2021
  Spin-the misrepresentation of study findings such that the beneficial effects of an intervention are magnified beyond what the results actually show-is a reporting practice that has been shown to influence perceptions of treatment efficacy and clinical decision making. We evaluated the extent of spin in the abstracts of systematic reviews of cataract surgery and its […]
• Axenfeld-Rieger syndrome combined with a foveal anomaly in a three-generation family: a case report.30th March 2021
  Axenfeld-Rieger syndrome (ARS) is a rare autosomal dominant eye disorder that can also affect other organs of the human body. The condition is primarily characterized by the anterior segmental abnormalities of the eye. Here, we present an observational case series of a three-generation family with ARS and unexpected foveal anomaly.A 33-year-old woman was admitted to […]
• Risk factors leading to trabeculectomy surgery of glaucoma patient using Japanese nationwide administrative claims data: a retrospective non-interventional cohort study.30th March 2021
  Early recognition and management of baseline risk factors may play an important role in reducing glaucoma surgery burdens. However, no studies have investigated them using real-world data in Japan or other countries. This study aimed to clarify the risk factors leading to trabeculectomy surgery, which is the most common procedure of glaucoma surgery, of glaucoma […]
• Associations of vision impairment and eye diseases with memory decline over four years in China and the United States.28th March 2021
  To examine whether vision impairment and eye diseases are independently associated with memory decline in older adults.Cohort study.We included 8315 participants aged 50-94 years in China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) from China and 8939 participants aged 50-95 years in Health and Retirement Study (HRS) from the United States in our analysis.During 4.0 years’ […]
• RNA sequencing and bioinformatics analysis of human lens epithelial cells in age-related cataract.26th March 2021
  Age-related cataract (ARC) is the main cause of blindness in older individuals but its specific pathogenic mechanism is unclear. This study aimed to identify differentially expressed genes (DEGs) associated with ARC and to improve our understanding of the disease mechanism.Anterior capsule samples of the human lens were collected from ARC patients and healthy controls and […]
• Ocular coloboma-a comprehensive review for the clinician.22nd March 2021
  Typical ocular coloboma is caused by defective closure of the embryonal fissure. The occurrence of coloboma can be sporadic, hereditary (known or unknown gene defects) or associated with chromosomal abnormalities. Ocular colobomata are more often associated with systemic abnormalities when caused by chromosomal abnormalities. The ocular manifestations vary widely. At one extreme, the eye is […]
• The First Cataract Surgeons in the British Isles.21st March 2021
  To describe the entry of cataract surgery into the British Isles.Handbills, books, and other historical sources were reviewed to determine when cataract surgery was first performed in the region.Roman artifacts suggest that couching was performed in the British Isles in antiquity. Seemingly miraculous cures of blindness during the early Middle Ages might be consistent with […]
• Ophthalmic Technology Assessment: Multifocal and Accommodating Intraocular Lenses for the Treatment of Presbyopia A report by the American Academy of Ophthalmology.20th March 2021
  To review the published literature assessing the efficacy and safety of presbyopia-correcting intraocular lenses (IOLs) for the treatment of presbyopia after cataract removal.Literature searches were undertaken in January 2018 and September 2019 in the PubMed, Medline, Food and Drug Administration and Cochrane Library databases. This yielded 761 articles, of which 34 met the criteria for […]
• Quality of Life in Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma and Cataract: An Analysis of VFQ-25 and OSDI from the iStent inject® Pivotal Trial.19th March 2021
  To assess QOL as measured by patient-reported outcomes (PRO) within the iStent inject pivotal trial.Randomized controlled trial analysis of secondary outcomes.The Vision Function Questionnaire (VFQ-25) and Ocular Surface Disease Index (OSDI©) questionnaire were administered at baseline, months 1, 6, 12, and 24. PRO responders were defined as patients reaching improvement based on minimally important differences.505 […]
• Sampling trabecular meshwork using TrabEx.19th March 2021
  To report sampling of the trabecular meshwork using the TrabEx+ (MicroSurgical Technology, Redmond, Washington, USA) device in ab interno trabeculectomy. Specifically, this series focusses upon preservation of the trabecular meshwork architecture for assessment of glaucomatous features using common histopathological techniques.This series features six glaucomatous eyes undergoing TrabEx+ with or without cataract surgery. Three patients had […]
• Precision Pulse Capsulotomy During Combined Penetrating Keratoplasty With Cataract Surgery and Intraocular Lens in Small Nondilating Pupil.18th March 2021
  To demonstrate precision pulse capsulotomy (PPC) in an open-sky procedure and to evaluate its use during triple procedure keratoplasty in small nondilating pupils.This single-center retrospective case series study included 10 eyes (from 10 patients) with corneal opacity and poorly dilated pupils who were scheduled to undergo triple procedure keratoplasty. The main outcome measures were capsulotomy […]
• Better visual outcome associated with early vitrectomy in the management of endophthalmitis.13th March 2021
  To examine the role of early vitrectomy in the management of endophthalmitis from all causes.Retrospective study of 290 consecutive subjects diagnosed with endophthalmitis at Auckland District Health Board between 1 January 2006 and 31 July 2019. Main outcome measure was visual acuity at 9-month follow-up and proportion of subjects with severe vision loss (≤20/200).Median age […]
• Dynamic monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 level as predictors of perceived pain during first and second phacoemulsification eye surgeries in patients with bilateral cataract.13th March 2021
  The purpose of the study was to investigate whether dynamic monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) level might be as predictors of perceived pain during the first and second phacoemulsification eye surgeries in patients with bilateral cataract.Consecutive bilateral cataract patients undergoing bilateral sequential phacoemulsification were retrospectively enrolled. Patients’ preoperative anxiety score and intraoperative pain score were registered. […]
• Risk of Cataract in Intermediate Uveitis.13th March 2021
  To determine the incidence of and predictive factors for cataract in intermediate uveitis.Retrospective cohort study METHODS: Patients were identified from the Systemic Immunosuppressive Therapy for Eye Diseases (SITE) Cohort Study, in which medical records were reviewed to determine demographic and clinical data of every eye/patient at every visit at five participating United States tertiary care […]
• Ocular Findings in Infants with Congenital Toxoplasmosis Following a Toxoplasmosis Outbreak.12th March 2021
  We investigated the prevalence of ocular abnormalities in infants vertically exposed to Toxoplasma gondii infection during an outbreak in Santa Maria City, Brazil.Consecutive case series.A total of 187 infants were included in this study.The infants were recruited from January 2018 to November 2019. All mothers were screened for syphilis and human immunodeficiency virus before delivery. […]
• Characterizing transnational ophthalmic surgical partnerships by engagement and training.10th March 2021
  To characterize ophthalmic partnerships between high-income country (HIC) and low- and middle-income country (LMIC) stakeholders to better understand and address international disparities in ophthalmic surgical care.An international Web search was conducted to identify surgeons, foundations, or organizations participating in ophthalmic delivery and/or capacity building from 2010-2019. Partnerships were defined through clinical activities, education and training, […]
• Anterior segment optical coherence tomography imaging and ocular biometry in cataract patients with open angle glaucoma comorbidity.9th March 2021
  Anterior chamber angle anatomy in perspective of ocular biometry may be the key element to intraocular pressure (IOP) reduction, especially in glaucoma patients. We aim to investigate anterior chamber angle and biometrical data prior to cataract surgery in patients with and without glaucoma comorbidity.This prospective comparative case-control study included 62 subjects (38 with cataract only […]
• Evaluation of static and dynamic Pupillometry changes in men using Silodosin for benign prostatic hypertrophy.8th March 2021
  Intraoperative floppy iris syndrome is a variant of the small pupil syndrome that has been observed during cataract surgery in some patients currently or previously treated with α1 adrenergic blockers. It is important for cataract surgeons to predict the probable complications preoperatively. Our study aims to evaluate the static and dynamic pupil characteristics of patients […]
• Associations in corticocapsular adhesions.6th March 2021
  To determine the patient-related factors that contribute to intraoperative corticocapsular adhesions (CCA) during phacoemulsification cataract extraction (PCE).Prospective, single surgeon, multi-year study of consecutive patients undergoing PCE was performed. At the conclusion of each procedure, the surgeon recorded the CCA and perceived surgeon stress score. Patient variables included gender, age, diabetes mellitus, intake of oral alpha […]
• Implementing ICHOM standard set for cataract surgery at IPO-Porto (Portugal): clinical outcomes, quality of life and costs.6th March 2021
  This paper fills a gap in the applied research field, for a local context, by addressing the topics of describing cataract surgery’ clinical outcomes; quality of life (QoL); and costs of the patients treated after the implementation of the ICHOM standard set.This is a retrospective observational study using real-world data (RWD). We included all patients […]
• Risk factors associated with post-operative uveitis after cataract surgery: a retrospective case-control study.6th March 2021
  Post-operative uveitis is the most common complication after cataract surgery in the UK. The study aims to evaluate the risk of post-operative uveitis in cataract surgery patients of different ethnicity in the presence and absence of co-morbidities as well as operative complications using multivariate analysis.A retrospective case-control study of patients undergoing phacoemulsification cataract surgery between […]
• Lower eyelid involutional entropion following cataract surgery.5th March 2021
  To determine whether cataract surgery is associated with an increased risk of subsequent lower eyelid entropion and evaluate potential associated factors.This retrospective cohort study included consecutive patients undergoing first eye cataract surgery over a 10-year period at a single institution (n = 14,574). The fellow phakic eye served as control. Patient records were evaluated up until either […]
• Randomised Controlled Trial comparing Femtosecond Laser-Assisted and Conventional Phacoemulsification on Dense Cataracts.4th March 2021
  To compare the benefit of femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery (FLACS) versus phacoemulsification (PE) and two fragmentation patterns in managing dense cataracts.Randomized controlled trial METHODS: Patients with nuclear opacity (NO) grade > 5 (LOCS III) were recruited at the Singapore National Eye Centre. Patients unsuitable for FLACS, corneal endothelial cell count (ECC) < 1500 cells/mm2 or […]
• Epiretinal membrane: A review.3rd March 2021
  The prevalence of epiretinal membrane (ERM) is 7-11.8%, with increasing age being the most important risk factor. Although most ERM is idiopathic, common secondary causes include cataract surgery, retinal vascular disease, uveitis and retinal tears. The myofibroblastic pre-retinal cells are thought to transdifferentiate from glial and retinal pigment epithelial cells that reach the retinal surface […]
• Tube Versus Trabeculectomy IRIS® Registry One-Year Composite Outcome Analysis with Comparisons to the Randomized Controlled Trial: (60 characters or fewer): Tube vs Trab IRIS Registry 1-Year Composite Outcome Analysis.3rd March 2021
  Compare one-year results for the composite treatment outcome from the Tube Versus Trabeculectomy (TVT) Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) to those from an Intelligent Research In Sight (IRIS®) Registry cohort of analogous eyes.Retrospective clinical study with comparison to an RCT.Subjects: Eyes in the IRIS Registry receiving either a glaucoma drainage implant (tube) or trabeculectomy after a […]
• Axial length of cataract eyes: a comparison of two cohorts over a span of 10 years apart.2nd March 2021
  To assess the associations of axial length with age-related cataract within a span of 10 years in an Asian population in southern Taiwan.A retrospective cohort study examined 960 adults who underwent cataract surgery at the Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital in year 2008 and year 2018. Axial length was assessed with the ultrasound biometry and/or the […]
• Effect of the time interval between cataract surgery for both eyes on mental health outcome: a cohort study of 585,422 patients.2nd March 2021
  Cataract surgeries can improve mental health outcomes. However, previous studies have not investigated whether the time interval between cataract surgeries for 2 eyes affects mental health outcomes.We used the whole-population National Health Insurance (NHI) claims data from Taiwan to conduct a cohort study. Patients who received cataract surgeries for both eyes were identified (n = 585,422). The […]
• Validity of scoring systems for the assessment of technical and non-technical skills in ophthalmic surgery-a systematic review.2nd March 2021
  Evaluation and recommendation of the scoring systems for technical skills (TS) and non-technical skills (NTS) assessments in ophthalmic surgery. A literature search was performed between December 2019 and May 2020. Studies describing the development or validation of TS or NTS scoring systems in ophthalmic surgery were included. Only scoring systems for completion by hand were […]
• Relationship between the higher inflammatory cytokines level in the aqueous humor of Fuchs uveitis syndrome and the presence of cataract.28th February 2021
  This study aims to compare the levels of intraocular cytokines between Fuchs uveitis syndrome (FUS) eyes and the senile cataract eyes. The association between inflammatory cytokine levels and cataract severity in FUS is evaluated to find the possible mechanism of cataract in FUS eyes.A retrospective study of 28 eyes with FUS was performed. Auxiliary examinations […]
• Comparison of clinical outcomes of conbercept versus ranibizumab treatment for retinopathy of prematurity: a multicentral prospective randomised controlled trial.27th February 2021
  To compare the recurrence rate and surgical complications of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) between patients treated with intravitreal injection of conbercept (IVC) and intravitreal injection of ranibizumab (IVR) within 6 months.A multicentral prospective, randomised controlled trial was applied from May 2017 to February 2019 for the infants diagnosed as aggressive posterior-ROP, zone I or posterior […]
• Cost-effectiveness analysis of preloaded versus non-preloaded Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty for the treatment of Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy in an academic centre.27th February 2021
  To determine the cost-effectiveness of preloaded Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (pDMEK) versus non-preloaded DMEK (n-pDMEK) for the treatment of Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy (FECD).From a societal and healthcare perspective, this retrospective cost-effectiveness analysis analysed a cohort of 58 patients with FECD receiving pDMEK (n=38) or n-pDMEK (n=30) from 2016 to 2018 in the Department of […]
• Surgical Outcomes among Focused versus Diversified Cataract Surgeons.27th February 2021
  Narrowly focused surgical practice has become increasingly common in ophthalmology and may have an effect on surgical outcomes. Previous research evaluating the influence of surgical focus on cataract surgical outcomes has been lacking. This study aimed to evaluate whether surgeons’ exclusive surgical focus on cataract surgery influences the risk of cataract surgical adverse events.Population-based cohort […]
• Andersen’s utilization model for cataract surgical rate and empirical evidence from economically-developing areas.26th February 2021
  Un-operated cataract is the leading cause of vision loss worldwide, responsible for 33% of visual impairment, and half of global blindness. The study aimed to build a fast evaluation method utilizing Andersen’s utilization framework and identify predictors of cataract surgical rate in sub-Saharan Africa and China.The study was a cross-over ecological epidemiology study with a […]