BACKGROUND Extracapsular cataract (ECCE) surgery is becoming increasingly popular in surgical eye camps of developing countries. This study assesses the outcome of 166 eyes at 6 weeks and 14 and 32 ...

1 Department of Community, Occupational and Family Medicine, National University of Singapore, 16 Medical Drive, Singapore 117597, Republic of Singapore 2 Singapore National Eye Centre, 11 Third ...

1 The Larry A Donoso Laboratory, Academic Ophthalmology, University of Nottingham, UK 2 Academic Pathology, Division of Clinical Neuroscience, University of Nottingham, UK Correspondence to Professor ...

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Worldwide, and especially in Asia, myopia is a major vision-threatening disorder. From AD 1600 on, to prevent myopia, authors warned against near work without sufficient pauses. There was an abundance ...

1 Department of Clinical Physiopathology, Ophthalmology Section Turin University, Italy 2 Department of Medicine and Experimental Oncology, Turin University, Italy 3 Department of Internal Medicine, ...

Aims/Background Rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) is a potentially blinding condition. Obtaining an accurate estimate of RRD incidence in the population is essential in understanding the ...

Aim To evaluate and compare early corneal wound healing and inflammatory responses after small incision lenticule extraction (SMILE) versus femtosecond laser laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK).

1 Glaucoma Research Unit, Moorfields Eye Hospital, London EC1V 2PD, UK 2 Department of Research and Development, Moorfields Eye Hospital, London EC1V 2PD, UK Correspondence to: D F Garway-Heath MD, ...

A case of senile scleral plaques is reported in which expulsion of a calcified plaque anterior to the insertion of the medial horizontal rectus muscle gave rise to senile scleromalacia.

Correspondence to Maurizio Rolando, Ocular Surface Unit, ISPRE Genova, Genoa, Italy; maurizio.rolando{at}gmail.com Dry eye disease (DED) is a growing public health concern affecting quality of life ...

AIMS To evaluate the efficacy of amniotic membrane transplantation (AMT) for ocular surface reconstruction. METHODS 10 consecutive patients who underwent AMT were included. The indications were: group ...