Retinal vascular fractal dimension and cerebral blood flow, a pilot study.

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the safety and efficacy of 1.5% dexamethasone nanoparticle (DexNP) drops in eyes with non-infectious uveitic macular oedema and vitritis. METHODS:In a prospective pilot study, DexNP drops were administered four times a day for 4 weeks followed by drops tapering over a period of another 4 weeks. Fol...

journal_title：Acta ophthalmologica

authors： Shulman S,Jóhannesson G,Stefánsson E,Loewenstein A,Rosenblatt A,Habot-Wilner Z

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the myopia prevalence in Hong Kong Chinese children and their parents. METHODS:It was a population-based cross-sectional study. A total of 4257 children aged 6-8 years, and 5880 parents were recruited in the Hong Kong Children Eye Study. Cycloplegic autorefraction was measured for children; and no...

journal_title：Acta ophthalmologica

authors： Yam JC,Tang SM,Kam KW,Chen LJ,Yu M,Law AK,Yip BH,Wang YM,Cheung CYL,Ng DSC,Young AL,Tham CC,Pang CP

更新日期：2020-01-24 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report our experience in endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy in treating nasolacrimal duct obstruction over a 14-year period. METHODS:Retrospective case series carried out over a 14-year period from 1999 to 2014. A total of 624 endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy procedures were performed in 442 patients who were...

journal_title：Acta ophthalmologica

authors： Coumou AD,Genders SW,Smid TM,Saeed P

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To characterize frequency, morphological cause and time-dependent change of boundary line artefacts in optical coherence tomography (OCT) examinations of centre-involved diabetic macular oedema (ciDME) patients who underwent ranibizumab treatment with 1-year follow-up and to evaluate the impact of artefacts on ...

journal_title：Acta ophthalmologica

authors： Hodzic-Hadzibegovic D,Sander BA,Lund-Andersen H

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Data on the association between hypothyroidism and glaucoma are conflicting. We sought to shed light on this by conducting a critical review and meta-analyses. The meta-analyses were conducted in adherence with the widely accepted MOOSE guidelines. Using the Medical Subject Heading (MeSH) terms: hypothyroidism, myxoed...

journal_title：Acta ophthalmologica

authors： Thvilum M,Brandt F,Brix TH,Hegedüs L

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Using OCT-A to investigate the association between neurodegeneration and vascular morphology in diabetic retinopathy (DR). METHODS:Cross-sectional study. One hundred and sixty-two patients were enrolled and following fundoscopy were assigned to two groups according to DR severity: 54 patients to the group of n...

journal_title：Acta ophthalmologica

authors： Bontzos G,Kabanarou SA,Gkizis I,Ragkousis A,Xirou T,Peto T

更新日期：2021-01-10 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate whether higher blood pressure and greater arterial stiffness are associated with the presence of macular cysts and whether this association is already present in the absence of micro-aneurysms in individuals with and without type 2 diabetes. METHODS:Using spectral domain optical coherence tomogr...

journal_title：Acta ophthalmologica

authors： De Clerck EEB,Schouten JSAG,Berendschot TTJM,Goezinne F,Liesenborghs I,Dagnelie PC,Schaper NC,Kroon AA,Henry RMA,Reesink KD,Schram MT,Stehouwer CDA,Webers CAB

更新日期：2020-11-30 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report the prevalence of pseudoexfoliation (PEX) syndrome and glaucoma associated with PEX (PEX-G) and their relating factors of them in a south-western island of Japan. METHODS:A population-based survey of all residents aged ≥ 40 years was conducted in Kumejima, Okinawa, Japan, and 3762 subjects (participa...

journal_title：Acta ophthalmologica

authors： Arakaki Y,Sawaguchi S,Iwase A,Tomidokoro A,Araie M

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate and analyse one hundred-year-old endothelial cells of human transplanted corneal grafts and compare them with intact endothelium of unoperated eyes. SUBJECTS AND METHODS:Specular microscopy was performed on seven individuals (14 eyes) aged >100 years and on seven transplanted corneas with endoth...

journal_title：Acta ophthalmologica

authors： Ruusuvaara P,Vesti E,Koskela E,Setälä K

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To test the expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) as a new adjuvant in trabeculectomy. METHODS:Consecutive glaucoma surgical inpatients were observed at the Department of Ophthalmology of Palermo University. Sixty patients (60 eyes) were randomly assigned to undergo trabeculectomy (T), trabeculectomy with m...

journal_title：Acta ophthalmologica

authors： Cillino S,Zeppa L,Di Pace F,Casuccio A,Morreale D,Bocchetta F,Lodato G

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To study the relation between ambient environmental ultraviolet radiation exposure and lens fluorescence. METHODS:Non-invasive lens fluorometry measurements were compared in healthy Bolivian and Danish subjects. Background ultraviolet radiation was 4.5 times higher in Bolivia than in Denmark. RESULTS:No signi...

journal_title：Acta ophthalmologica

authors： Kessel L,Kofoed PK,Zubieta-Calleja G,Larsen M

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vitreomacular traction resulting from lacking, incomplete or anomalous posterior vitreous detachment is suspected to play a crucial role in the pathogenesis of different forms of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) along with the known mechanisms. It is probable that the fundamental pathomechanisms of AMD formation...

journal_title：Acta ophthalmologica

authors： Schulze S,Hoerle S,Mennel S,Kroll P

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the presence and distribution of l-kynurenine aminotransferases immunoreactivity in human and animal lenses during cataract formation. METHODS:Immunohistochemistry was conducted using polyclonal antibodies against KAT I, KAT II and KAT III on sections of 26 anterior capsules from patients underg...

journal_title：Acta ophthalmologica

authors： Rejdak R,Oleszczuk A,Rummelt C,Turski WA,Choragiewicz T,Nowomiejska K,Ksiazek K,Thaler S,Zarnowski T,Okuno E,Grieb P,Zrenner E,Kruse F,Junemann AG

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the correlation between retinal vessel oxygen saturation and mixed venous oxygen saturation (SvO2-mixed ) and cardiac output (CO). METHODS:Retinal arterial (SaO2-retinal ) and venous (SvO2-retinal ) oxygen saturation were measured non-invasively with dual-wavelength retinal oximetry in subjects ...

journal_title：Acta ophthalmologica

authors： Van Keer K,Van Keer J,Barbosa Breda J,Nassiri V,Van Cleemput J,Abegão Pinto L,Stalmans I,Vandewalle E

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess the retinal vessel blood oxygen saturation preoperatively and postoperatively in patients with different grades of cataracts. METHODS:This study included 40 eyes from 40 patients with senile cataracts ranging from grade 1 to 3. All 40 eyes received standard phacoemulsification and intraocular lens im...

journal_title：Acta ophthalmologica

authors： Chen H,Lin H,Chen W,Zhang B,Xiang W,Gao Q,Chen W,Liu Y

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine whether bilateral implantation of an aspheric apodized diffractive multifocal intraocular lens (IOL) with +3.00 diopters (D) results in optical adverse effects compared with an aspheric monofocal IOL. METHODS:  In a prospective, randomized study of 204 eyes (102 patients) with bilateral implantati...

journal_title：Acta ophthalmologica

authors： Peng C,Zhao J,Ma L,Qu B,Sun Q,Zhang J

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To study anisometropia of spherical equivalent and astigmatism from the onset of myopia at school age to adulthood. METHODS:A total of 240 myopic schoolchildren (mean age 10.9 years), with no previous spectacles, were recruited during 1983-1984 to a randomized 3-year clinical trial of bifocal treatment of myop...

journal_title：Acta ophthalmologica

authors： Pärssinen O,Kauppinen M

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Diabetic retinopathy is diagnosed by fundus photography and optical coherence tomography (OCT) scanning. However, adaptive optics (AO) imaging can be expected to add new aspects to the knowledge of diabetic retinopathy because photographic resolution is improved by reducing the influence of optical aberrations ...

journal_title：Acta ophthalmologica

authors： Bek T

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the EyeSi(™) simulator in regard to assessing competence in cataract surgery. The primary objective was to explore all simulator metrics to establish a proficiency-based test with solid evidence. The secondary objective was to evaluate whether the skill assessment was specific to cataract surgery. ...

journal_title：Acta ophthalmologica

authors： Thomsen AS,Kiilgaard JF,Kjaerbo H,la Cour M,Konge L

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of bicanalicular double silicone intubation in dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR) and canaliculoplasty for distal or common canalicular obstruction. METHODS:We reviewed the medical records of patients with distal or common canalicular obstruction who had undergone bicanalicular ...

journal_title：Acta ophthalmologica

authors： Hwang SW,Khwarg SI,Kim JH,Choung HK,Kim NJ

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the correlation between refractive astigmatism (RA) and anterior corneal astigmatism (ACA), and determine the internal astigmatism (IA) in 184 pseudophakic eyes. METHODS:The study was a prospective non-masked single-centre study. Patients were examined 8 weeks after phacoemulsification with implant...

journal_title：Acta ophthalmologica

authors： Bregnhøj JF,Mataji P,Naeser K

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess the presence of outer and inner retinal folds (RFs) and drop-out of the ellipsoid zone (EZ) occurring after surgical repair of macula-off rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) with different postoperative posture and preoperative use of adjuvant perfluorocarbon liquid (PFCO). METHODS:In this prospe...

journal_title：Acta ophthalmologica

authors： Peiretti E,Nasini F,Buschini E,Caminiti G,Lesnik Oberstein SY,Willig A,Bijl HM,Mura M

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the clinical efficacy and safety of an additional core vitrectomy to the standard therapy in patients with exudative age-related macular degeneration (ARMD). METHODS:In this prospective, controlled, single-centre study, 50 eyes of 50 patients (mean age: 74.1 ± 7.1; median 74 (69/78)) with ARMD w...

journal_title：Acta ophthalmologica

authors： Schramm K,Mueller M,Koch FH,Singh P,Kohnen T,Koss MJ

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To analyse intraocular cytokine levels and prevalence of intraocular antiretinal antibodies (ARAs) in patients with retinitis pigmentosa (RP), age-related macular degeneration (AMD), glaucoma and cataract, and correlate the results to clinical manifestations. METHODS:We collected intraocular fluid samples from...

journal_title：Acta ophthalmologica

authors： Ten Berge JC,Fazil Z,van den Born I,Wolfs RCW,Schreurs MWJ,Dik WA,Rothova A

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:  To evaluate the precision of techniques for measuring intraocular pressure (IOP) in corneas with presumably altered biomechanical properties. METHODS:  Intraocular pressure was measured with a Goldmann applanation tonometer (GAT), ocular response analyzer (ORA) and dynamic contour tonometer (DCT) in 70 eyes....

journal_title：Acta ophthalmologica

authors： Clemmensen K,Hjortdal J

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:A free autologous retinal pigment epithelium (RPE)-choroid graft can be harvested during transplantation surgery from a 6 or 12 o'clock site in the midperiphery. This study evaluated whether proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR) occurs more frequently in patients with an inferior donor site retinotomy, which is...

journal_title：Acta ophthalmologica

authors： van Zeeburg EJ,Maaijwee K,van Meurs JC

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate whether introduction of item-response theory (IRT) analysis, in parallel to the 'traditional' statistical analysis methods available for performance evaluation of multiple T/F items as used in the European Board of Ophthalmology Diploma (EBOD) examination, has proved beneficial, and secondly, to ...

journal_title：Acta ophthalmologica

authors： Mathysen DG,Aclimandos W,Roelant E,Wouters K,Creuzot-Garcher C,Ringens PJ,Hawlina M,Tassignon MJ

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is still no agreement on total plasma homocysteine (tHcy) role in age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the leading cause of new blindness in industrialized countries. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of the published data on the correlation between tHcy and AMD. MEDLINE/PubMed and ISI Web of...

journal_title：Acta ophthalmologica

authors： Pinna A,Zaccheddu F,Boscia F,Carru C,Solinas G

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Contact lenses have direct contact with the corneal surface and can induce sight-threatening infection of the cornea known as Acanthamoeba keratitis. The objective of this study was to evaluate the dysprosium-based nanoparticles (Dy-based NPs), namely Fe3 O4 -PEG-Dy2 O3 nanocomposites and Dy(OH)3 nanorods, as a...

journal_title：Acta ophthalmologica

authors： Kusrini E,Sabira K,Hashim F,Abdullah NA,Usman A,Putra N,Prasetyanto EA

更新日期：2020-07-23 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the coexistence of ocular microvascular and systemic macrovascular abnormalities in early stage, newly diagnosed and previously untreated normal tension glaucoma patients (NTG). METHODS:Retinal vascular reactivity to flickering light was assessed in 19 NTG and 28 age-matched controls by means of...

journal_title：Acta ophthalmologica

authors： Mroczkowska S,Ekart A,Sung V,Negi A,Qin L,Patel SR,Jacob S,Atkins C,Benavente-Perez A,Gherghel D

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00