Patients' experiences with quality of hospital care: the Consumer Quality Index Cataract Questionnaire.

abstract：BACKGROUND:An increase in macular thickness due to fluid accumulation in the macula in patients with diabetes mellitus. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) has been shown to be highly reproducible in measuring macular thickness in normal individuals and diabetic patients. OCT can detect subtle changes of macular thickne...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Demir M,Oba E,Dirim B,Ozdal E,Can E

更新日期：2013-04-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is a life-threatening hematological condition associated with deficiency in ADAMTS13. Ocular manifestations associated with TTP are uncommon. CASE PRESENTATION:Here we report a case where a 44 year old female patient with a history of symptomatic anemia and cotton w...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Bandara AGNMK,Matthias AT

更新日期：2020-11-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Numerous studies have suggested that the integrity of the cone interdigitation zone (IZ) could be considered to be a marker of photoreceptor damage and its recovery. However, little is known about the IZ in healthy eyes. Our present study was to measure the cone IZ area by optical coherence tomography (OCT),...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Gu R,Deng G,Jiang Y,Jiang C,Xu G

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To study the therapeutic effect of bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (BMSC) against retinal neovascularization and to compare with anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) therapy. METHODS:Neonatal C57BL/6 mice were exposed in hyperoxygen and returned to room air to develop oxygen-induced ret...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Xu W,Cheng W,Cui X,Xu G

更新日期：2020-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The ability to image wide fundus fields and to conduct swift, non-invasive examinations is increasingly important with the escalation in patients with diabetic retinopathy (DR). METHODS:Fifty eyes of 28 consecutive patients with DR were examined in this prospective observational study. A total of 46 eyes, 2...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Hirano T,Imai A,Kasamatsu H,Kakihara S,Toriyama Y,Murata T

更新日期：2018-12-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To investigate the effect of idiopathic epiretinal membrane (ERM) on the retinal-image quality and psychophysical contrast sensitivity function (CSF). METHODS:Forty-four subjects with diagnosis of idiopathic unilateral ERM were enrolled in this cross-sectional observational clinical study. The fellow unaffe...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Liu L,Wang Y,Liu J,Liu W

更新日期：2018-11-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Orbital exenteration is a disfiguring procedure that aims to achieve local control. It is commonly a part of the management of malignant orbital tumor which is a life-threatening condition. It is necessary to determine predictive factors associated with overall survival (OS) following orbital exenteration. ...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Aryasit O,Preechawai P,Hirunpat C,Horatanaruang O,Singha P

更新日期：2018-07-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Raised intraocular pressure (IOP) is the only causal risk factor for glaucoma that can be therapeutically manipulated to change the course of the disease process. Though Goldman applanation tonometry (GAT) is the "gold standard" for IOP measurement, readings of IOP with GAT are affected by central corneal th...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Gelaw Y

更新日期：2012-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To evaluate the efficacy of triple therapy consisting of single-session photodynamic therapy (PDT), intravitreal bevacizumab (IVB) and intravitreal triamcinolone (IVT) as initial pulse therapy followed by repeat intravitreal bevacizumab injections for maintenance treatment in neovascular age-related macular ...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Ahmadieh H,Taei R,Soheilian M,Riazi-Esfahani M,Karkhaneh R,Lashay A,Azarmina M,Dehghan MH,Moradian S

更新日期：2007-06-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To analyze the positions of intraocular posterior Implantable Collamer Lens (ICL) and its possible relationship with vault. METHODS:This cross-sectional study included 72 patients with high myopia (134 eyes) who were followed up after phakic intraocular lens implantation. The postoperative time ranged from ...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Zhang X,Chen X,Wang X,Yuan F,Zhou X

更新日期：2018-05-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The effectiveness of ranibizumab in the treatment of diabetic macular edema has been proven with large clinical trials. For bevacizumab only two clinical trials have been published and a head-to-head comparison is lacking to date. However, if proved non-inferior to ranibizumab, use of the off-label bevacizum...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Schauwvlieghe AM,Dijkman G,Hooymans JM,Verbraak FD,Hoyng CB,Dijkgraaf MG,Van Leeuwen R,Vingerling JR,Moll AC,Schlingemann RO

更新日期：2015-07-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This is a case of spontaneous toric implantable collamer lens (TICL) rotation that occurred twice in the left eye of a patient. CASE PRESENTATION:A 24-year-old gentleman received TICL implantation for treatment of myopic astigmatism encountered with spontaneous rotation of approximately 90° from its origina...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Chen Q,Zeng Q,Wang Z,Pan C,Lei X,Tan W

更新日期：2020-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study compared the postoperative outcomes of 27-gauge (G) and 25-G vitrectomy performed for the treatment of idiopathic epiretinal membrane (ERM). METHODS:The study design was single center, retrospective, interventional case series. Two hundred consecutive eyes that underwent primary vitrectomy for ER...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Naruse S,Shimada H,Mori R

更新日期：2017-10-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous techniques resulted with low rates of successful fusion after the surgeries and high necessity of additional surgeries in the treatment of thyroid orbitopathy related strabismus. In this study, reviewing the results of our patients who had surgical correction with relaxed muscle positioning techniqu...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Sarici AM,Mergen B,Oguz V,Dogan C

更新日期：2018-11-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is a kind of inherited retinal degenerative diseases characterized by the progressive loss of photoreceptors. RP has been a conundrum without satisfactory countermeasures in clinic until now. Acetaldehyde dehydrogenase 2 (ALDH2), a major enzyme involved in aldehyde detoxification, h...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Yan W,Long P,Wei D,Yan W,Zheng X,Chen G,Wang J,Zhang Z,Chen T,Chen M

更新日期：2020-02-18 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:More than 3 million cataract extractions are undertaken in India annually. Almost 60% of these operations are intracapsular Cataract Extractions. The subsequent optical correction is provided by aphakic spectacles. The aim of this study is to assess visual outcome and perceived benefits of post-operative use of...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Gupta SK,Murthy GV,Sharma N

更新日期：2003-07-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Retinoblastoma (RB) is the most frequent pediatric retinal tumor. In the present study, to elucidate chemoresistance mechanisms and identify potential biomarkers in RB, we utilized RNA sequencing (RNAseq) technological platforms to reveal transcriptome profiles and identify any differentially expressed genes...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Song WP,Zheng S,Yao HJ,Zhou XF,Li R,Zhang CY,Zhao JY,Wang LW,Shao RG,Li L

更新日期：2020-03-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To evaluate the correlation between visual acuity improvement and vision-related QOL after ranibizumab treatment in Japanese patients with AMD. METHODS:In this one-year prospective, interventional, open-label, multicenter study involving four sites, patients with neovascular AMD were enrolled and observed f...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Oshima Y,Ishibashi Y,Umeda N,Nagata T,Yoshida S,Uchio E,Kondo H,Sonoda KH,Ishibashi T

更新日期：2021-01-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The repertoire of free-living protozoa in contact lens solutions is poorly known despite the fact that such protozoa may act as direct pathogens and may harbor intra-cellular pathogens. METHODS:Between 2009 and 2014, the contact lens solutions collected from patients presenting at our Ophthalmology Departme...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Bouchoucha I,Aziz A,Hoffart L,Drancourt M

更新日期：2016-10-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To evaluate the retinal function before and soon after an intravitreal injection of an anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) agents. METHODS:Seventy-nine eyes of 79 patients that were treated by an intravitreal injection of an anti-VEGF agent for age-related macular degeneration (AMD), diabeti...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Terauchi G,Shinoda K,Sakai H,Kawashima M,Matsumoto CS,Mizota A,Miyake Y

更新日期：2019-06-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study evaluates the efficacy and tolerability (ie, occurrence and severity of hyperemia) of bimatoprost 0.01% in treatment-naïve patients with open-angle glaucoma (OAG) or ocular hypertension in the Korean clinical setting. METHODS:In this multicenter, open-label, observational study, treatment-naïve p...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Park KH,Simonyi S,Kim CY,Sohn YH,Kook MS

更新日期：2014-12-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Conjunctival and subconjunctival fibrogenesis and inflammation are sight compromising side effects that can occur subsequent to glaucoma filtration surgery. Despite initial declines in intraocular pressure resulting from increasing aqueous outflow, one of the activated responses includes marshalling of proinflammatory...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Yamanaka O,Kitano-Izutani A,Tomoyose K,Reinach PS

更新日期：2015-12-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to compare superior and temporal clear corneal incisions of uneventful phacoemulsification and in-the-bag intraocular lens implantation on intraocular pressure control and the bleb morphology in eyes that have undergone previous successful trabeculectomy. METHODS:In this Prospectiv...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Anbar M,Ammar H

更新日期：2017-06-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To report a case of disseminated fusariosis with endogenous endophthalmitis in a patient with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Transfusion-associated immune modulation secondary to platelet transfusion could play an important role in the pathophysiology of this case. CASE PRESENTATION:A 9 year-old male with ac...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Kah TA,Yong KC,Rahman RA

更新日期：2011-11-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To report the first case of a cerebral arteriovenous malformation (AVM) with ocular symptoms and review the characteristics of this case and the main point of confusion for the diagnosis of such a case. CASE PRESENTATION:A 58-year-old woman presented to the ophthalmology clinic with 1 and a half years of ri...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Shen S,Liu X,Chen J,Yang C,Shi C,Zhou Q

更新日期：2019-07-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The presence of an intraocular cilium is very rare and the response of the eye to the cilium is variable. We present the case of a patient with a cilium found in the vitreous cavity during vitrectomy for rhegmatogenous retinal detachment 40 years following penetrating eye injury. To our knowledge, this is th...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Dettoraki M,Andreanos K,Davou S,Nomikarios N,Moschos MM,Brouzas D

更新日期：2015-03-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bone marrow transplantation retinopathy is a rare condition affecting the posterior pole. The purpose of this case report is to highlight the possible risk factors and clinical features. CASE PRESENTATION:A 19y old male with relapsed and refractory acute lymphoblastic leukaemia was admitted under haematolog...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Butt F,McKibbin M

更新日期：2018-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To describe the spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) findings of a patient who developed pigmentary retinopathy following high-dose deferoxamine administration. CASE PRESENTATION:A 34-year-old man with thalassemia major complained of nyctalopia and decreased vision following high-dose intra...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Wu CH,Yang CP,Lai CC,Wu WC,Chen YH

更新日期：2014-07-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To investigate machine learning methods, ranging from simpler interpretable techniques to complex (non-linear) "black-box" approaches, for automated diagnosis of Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD). METHODS:Data from healthy subjects and patients diagnosed with AMD or other retinal diseases were collecte...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Fraccaro P,Nicolo M,Bonetto M,Giacomini M,Weller P,Traverso CE,Prosperi M,OSullivan D

更新日期：2015-01-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Retinal vein occlusion (RVO) is a common retinal venous disorder that causes vision loss. No specific therapy has been developed. Controversy exists regarding two treatments: intravitreal dexamethasone implants and anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF). The goal of this study is to compare the effec...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Gao L,Zhou L,Tian C,Li N,Shao W,Peng X,Shi Q

更新日期：2019-01-08 00:00:00