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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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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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A guide to the removal of heavy silicone oil

Aim: Heavy silicone oil removal can be challenging and differs considerably from conventional oil. Traditionally, strong active aspiration had to be applied through a long 18G needle just above the ...
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Estimated number of ophthalmologists worldwide (International Council of Ophthalmology update): will we meet the needs?

Background/aims To estimate 2015 global ophthalmologist data and analyse their relationship to income groups, prevalence rates of blindness and visual impairment and gross domestic product (GDP) per ...
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A comparative study of the effects of brinzolamide and dorzolamide on retinal oxygen saturation and ocular microcirculation in patients with primary open-angle glaucoma

UPMC Eye Center, Eye and Ear Institute, Ophthalmology and Visual Science Research Center, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA Aims: To assess ...
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Visual field defect classification in the Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center–Brien Holden Vision Institute High Myopia Registry Study

Purpose To describe a new combined myopia and glaucoma visual field classification system in order to report the visual field defects in a population of mostly young Chinese high myopes aged 7–70 ...
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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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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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Nuclear cataract and myopia during hyperbaric oxygen therapy.

The effect on the human lens of prolonged hyperbaric oxygen therapy is reported. Eye examinations were given to 25 patients before, during, and after a series of 150 or more exposures to hyperbaric ...
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Moraxella, down but not out—the eye bug that won’t go away

Correspondence to: J P Whitcher Proctor Foundation, UCSF, 95 Kirkham Street, San Francisco, CA 94143-0944, USA;jack.whitcher{at}ucsf.edu ...
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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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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 ...