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A prospective, randomised comparison of probing versus bicanalicular silastic intubation for congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction

Correspondence to Dr Yasser H Al-Faky, Ophthalmology Department, College of Medicine, King Saud University, PO Box 245, Riyadh 11411, Saudi Arabia; alfaky{at}gmail.com Purpose To compare the success ...
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Prospective randomised controlled trial to compare tissue reactions and scarring with polypropylene versus polyglactin 910 sutures in periocular skin

Background/aims The aim of this study was to compare tissue reactions and scarring produced by polypropylene (Prolene) versus polyglactin 910 (Vicryl) sutures in eyelid skin. Methods 47 patients with ...
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Prevalence and incidence of age-related macular degeneration in Europe: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Correspondence to Professor Robert P Finger, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Bonn, Bonn 53127, Germany; Robert.Finger{at}ukbonn.de Background/Aims Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is ...
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The effects of transdermal testosterone and oestrogen therapy on dry eye in postmenopausal women: a randomised, placebo-controlled, pilot study

1 School of Optometry and Vision Science, UNSW Australia, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2 Sydney Menopause Centre, Royal Hospital for Women, Randwick, New South Wales, Australia 3 School of Women ...
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Predictive imaging biomarkers relevant for functional and anatomical outcomes during ranibizumab therapy of diabetic macular oedema

Correspondence to Professor Ursula Margarethe Schmidt-Erfurth, Vienna Reading Center, Department of Ophthalmology, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, A-1090 Vienna, Austria; ...
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Prevalence and risk factors for chalazion in an older veteran population

Background Chalazia are common inflammatory eyelid lesions, but their epidemiology remains understudied. This retrospective case–control study examined the prevalence, risk factors and geographic ...
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Aging changes of the optic nerve head in relation to open angle glaucoma

Glaucoma Unit, Moorfields Eye Hospital, City Road, London EC1V 2PD Mr D F Garway-Heath, Glaucoma Unit, Moorfields Eye Hospital, City Road, London EC1V 2PD. AIMS To determine the age related changes in ...
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Refractive adaptation in amblyopia: quantification of effect and implications for practice

Correspondence to: Dr Catherine Stewart Department of Visual Neuroscience, Imperial College London, Charing Cross Campus, Margravine Road, London W6 8RP, UK; c.stewartimperial.ac.uk Aim: To describe ...
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Global prevalence of amblyopia and disease burden projections through 2040: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Correspondence to Professor Hu Liu, the First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China; liuhu{at}njmu.edu.cn and Professor Chen-Wei Pan, Medical College of Soochow ...
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Factors associated with blindness three months following treatment for acute primary angle glaucoma

2 Department of Ophthalmology, 1st Hospital of Shijiazhuang, Shijiazhuang, China Aims To study the risk factors associated with blindness after treatment of acute primary angle closure (APAC), and to ...
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Development and validation of a deep learning system to screen vision-threatening conditions in high myopia using optical coherence tomography images

Correspondence to Professor Haotian Lin, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China; linht5{at}mail.sysu.edu.cn; Mrs Lanqin Zhao; zhaolq7{at}mail.sysu.edu.cn Background/aims ...
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Non-neovascular age-related macular degeneration with subretinal fluid

Purpose To evaluate the various patterns of subretinal fluid (SRF) in eyes with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in the absence of macular neovascularisation (MNV) and to assess the long-term ...