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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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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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Reproducibility and repeatability of foveal avascular zone measurements in healthy subjects by optical coherence tomography angiography

Correspondence to Dr R Mastropasqua, Ophthalmology Clinic, Department of Neurological and Visual Science, University of Verona, Verona 37124, Italy; rodorodolfomastrorodo{at}hotmail.com ...
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Thyroid eye disease: a Southeast Asian experience

1 Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, National University Health System, Singapore 2 Orbit & Oculofacial Surgery, Department of Ophthalmology, National University Health ...
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Repeated low-level red-light therapy combined with orthokeratology for myopia control in Spain: a randomised controlled study

Aim To evaluate the 12-month efficacy and safety of repeated low-level red-light (RLRL) therapy combined with orthokeratology (ortho-k) (RCO) for controlling myopia in Spanish children. Methods In ...
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‘Van Herick Plus’: a modified grading scheme for the assessment of peripheral anterior chamber depth and angle

Correspondence to Dr Neha Kamble, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110 029, India; nehakamble.24{at}gmail.com Aim To evaluate the ...
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Defocus Incorporated Multiple Segments (DIMS) spectacle lenses slow myopia progression: a 2-year randomised clinical trial

Aim To determine if ‘Defocus Incorporated Multiple Segments’ (DIMS) spectacle lenses slow childhood myopia progression. Methods A 2-year double-masked randomised controlled trial was carried out in ...
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Global, regional and national burden of major blindness-associated ophthalmologic conditions, 1990–2021, with forecasts to 2050: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden ...

Background The global burden of blindness and vision loss continues to increase, yet comprehensive analyses of underlying causes remain limited. This study estimated the global and regional burden of ...
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Global burdens and causes of blindness and vision loss in children and adolescents from 1990 to 2021 and forecast for the next decade

Background To estimate the global, regional and national burdens of blindness and vision loss among children and adolescents from 1990 to 2021, categorised by age, severity and cause, and to project ...
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Choroidal thickness and associated factors in children: the Ufa Children Eye Study

Background To assess subfoveal choroidal thickness (SFCT) and its associations in school children in a Russian population. Methods The Ural Children Eye Study (UCES), a school-based case-control study ...
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Early results of surgical management of conjunctival dermolipoma: partial excision and free conjunctival autograft

Correspondence to Professor Sang In Khwarg, Department of Ophthalmology, Seoul National University Hospital, 101 Daehak-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul 110-744, Korea; khwarg{at}snu.ac.kr Background and aims ...