Unmasking the mask: the role of personal protective equipment for ophthalmologists caring for asymptomatic patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the efficacy and safety of orbital decomposition (OD) surgery in combination with horse chestnut seed extract (HCSE), as compared to OD alone, in patients with thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy (TAO). METHODS:Sixty-two orbits from 62 TAO patients were randomly assigned to OD or OD+HCSE at 1:1 ratio (31...

journal_title：International journal of ophthalmology

authors： Wu YJ,Wei X,Xiao MY,Xiong W

更新日期：2016-06-18 00:00:00

abstract：:With the evolution of cataract surgery from visual rehabilitation to refractive surgery, aspheric intraocular lenses (IOLs) are being increasingly used in the field of ophthalmology. This increased use can be attributed to negative or zero spherical aberrations with unique optical designs, which counteract some of the...

journal_title：International journal of ophthalmology

authors： Du W,Lou W,Wu Q

更新日期：2019-11-18 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the measurements of anterior segment parameters using three different non-contact optical devices in keratoconus patients. METHODS:A hundred and one eyes of 55 keratoconus patients were enrolled in this study. The mean age was 26.2±8.9 years. The inclusion criteria were keratoconus stage I to III accor...

journal_title：International journal of ophthalmology

authors： Yazıcı AT,Pekel G,Bozkurt E,Yıldırım Y,Pekel E,Demirok A,Yılmaz OF

更新日期：2013-08-18 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the quantitatively changes in lipid layer thickness (LLT) when 3% diquafosol eye drop is used for dry eye patients using the tear film interferometer. METHODS:A total 124 participants (32 males, 92 females; mean age, 28.9y) diagnosed with dry eye disease (DED) received topical instillation of 4 ophthal...

journal_title：International journal of ophthalmology

authors： Kang DH,Lee YW,Hwang KY,Koh KM,Kwon YA,Kim BY,Song SW,Kim KY

更新日期：2019-10-18 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the neuroprotective effect of rosuvastatin, in a rat experimental glaucoma model. METHODS:Ocular hypertension was induced in right eyes of Long-Evans rats (n=30) by cauterization of three episcleral veins. Left eyes were defined as controls. Rats were divided into five groups: oral rosuvastatin, intrav...

journal_title：International journal of ophthalmology

authors： Unlu M,Aktas Z,Gocun PU,Ilhan SO,Hasanreisoglu M,Hasanreisoglu B

更新日期：2016-03-18 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To compare and evaluate the phacoemulsification parameters and postoperative endothelial cell changes of two different phacoemulsification machines, each with different modes, but also to assess the relationship between postoperative endothelial cell loss and the phacoemulsification parameters, as well as the other...

journal_title：International journal of ophthalmology

authors： Ataş M,Demircan S,Karatepe Haşhaş AS,Gülhan A,Zararsız G

更新日期：2014-10-18 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To report the outcomes of patients undergoing anterior segment optical coherence tomography-guided transepithelial phototherapeutic keratectomy (ASOCT T-PTK) for central corneal scarring after pterygium excision. METHODS:The charts of 11 eyes of 10 patients that underwent ASOCT T-PTK following excision of visual a...

journal_title：International journal of ophthalmology

authors： Rush SW,Rush RB

更新日期：2020-03-18 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To compare the effect of topically administered and subconjunctivally injected bevacizumab on experimental corneal neovascularization in rats for two weeks after treatment. METHODS:Twenty-eight Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into four groups of 7 animals. Each corneal center of right eye was cauterized with silv...

journal_title：International journal of ophthalmology

authors： Kim J,Kim D,Kim ES,Kim MJ,Tchah H

更新日期：2013-10-18 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the cytotoxic effect of specific T cells from mice with experimental autoimmune uveitis (EAU) as well as their secreted interferon (IFN)-γ and interleukin (IL)-17A on murine photoreceptor (661W) cells. METHODS:An EAU model was established in female mice by injection of interphotoreceptor retinoid bi...

journal_title：International journal of ophthalmology

authors： Liu ZF,Zhang F,Guo DD,Pan XM,Bi HS

更新日期：2020-08-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Glaucoma is the second leading cause of blindness worldwide, and also the most common optic neuropathy. The ultimate cause of vision loss in glaucoma is thought to be retinal ganglion cell (RGC) death. Neuroprotection of RGC is therefore an important goal of glaucoma therapy. Currently, glaucoma treatment relies on ph...

journal_title：International journal of ophthalmology

authors： Xiao JH,Zhang MN

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To explore the correlation between several blood cell-associated inflammatory indices including mean platelet volume (MPV), platelet distribution width (PDW), neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and platelet-lymphocyte ratio (PLR), and the presence and severity of diabetic retinopathy (DR). METHODS:We searched fo...

journal_title：International journal of ophthalmology

authors： Luo WJ,Zhang WF

更新日期：2019-02-18 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To explore the effect of saturated hydrogen saline on blue light-induced retinal damage in rats. METHODS:The retinal damage of rats was induced by blue light exposure for 6 hours and examined 8 hours, 16 hours and 24 hours after the exposure. One hundred female Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into four g...

journal_title：International journal of ophthalmology

authors： Feng M,Wang XH,Yang XB,Xiao Q,Jiang FG

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To determine the incidence of cystoid macular edema (CME) after Descemet's stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK). METHODS:This study included all consecutive patients operated in a Spanish tertiary reference hospital over a period of four years. A total of 55 eyes from 47 patients matched the select...

journal_title：International journal of ophthalmology

authors： Pedemonte-Sarrias E,Salvador Playà T,Sassot Cladera I,Gris O,Ribas Martínez J,García-Arumí J,Giménez N

更新日期：2017-07-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Myopia, a worldwide condition, is a multifactorial disease resulting in many ocular complications. Early onset of myopia has a great tendency to develop high myopia and pathological myopia later in life. The pathophysiology and progression of myopia is still unclear. Owing to its involving in visual function, optic di...

journal_title：International journal of ophthalmology

authors： Pan T,Su Y,Yuan ST,Lu HC,Hu ZZ,Liu QH

更新日期：2018-05-18 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated thirteen eyes of twelve patients diagnosed clinically and serologically with Toxocara optic neuropathy. Eleven patients had unilateral involvement and one patient had bilateral optic neuropathy. Eight patients (66.7%) had a possible infection source to Toxocara. Six patients (50%) had painless acute optic...

journal_title：International journal of ophthalmology

authors： Choi KD,Choi JH,Choi SY,Jung JH

更新日期：2018-03-18 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the fundus manifestations and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) viral loads of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) patients before and after highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). METHODS:This retrospective study included 21 AIDS patients (42 eyes) who presented to the Department of O...

journal_title：International journal of ophthalmology

authors： Di Y,Zhao XY,Ye JJ,Li B,Ma N

更新日期：2019-09-18 00:00:00

abstract：:To revise the peer-reviewed literature on geometric properties of the scleral-conjunctival structure in order to define their clinical relevance and the potential relationship between their changes and myopia development or progression. A bibliographic search focused on the study of the geometry of conjunctiva and/or ...

journal_title：International journal of ophthalmology

authors： Bataille L,Piñero DP

更新日期：2020-09-18 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the expression of the v-raf-1 murine leukemia viral oncogene homolog 1 (Raf-1) and its role in the innate immune response of human corneal epithelial cells (HCECs) infected by Aspergillus fumigatus. METHODS:HCECs were cultured in vitro. They were randomly divided into 4 groups, including control gro...

journal_title：International journal of ophthalmology

authors： Zhao GQ,Lin J,Hu LT,Yin XN,Wang Q,Xu Q,Li H

更新日期：2016-10-18 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the impact of non-Descemet stripping endothelial keratoplasty (non-DSEK) on graft rejection rate, and its overall procedural effectiveness in patients. METHODS:Non-DSEK was performed on 65 eyes of 64 patients, and the procedural outcomes, including rejection episodes, failure and dislocation of the ...

journal_title：International journal of ophthalmology

authors： Zhang T,Li SW,Chen TH,He JL,Kang YW,Lyu FQ,Ning JH,Liu C

更新日期：2017-02-18 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To observe changes in the content of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) in the corneal stroma after corneal cross-linking (CXL) in rabbits, and further explore the corneal pathophysiological process after CXL. METHODS:Forty-two rabbits (42 eyes) were randomly divided into seven groups. One group served as the contro...

journal_title：International journal of ophthalmology

authors： Jia HZ,Pang X,Peng XJ

更新日期：2021-01-18 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To study the effect of different flap sizes on visual acuity, refractive outcomes, and aberrations after femtosecond laser for laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK). METHODS:In each of the forty patients enrolled, 1 eye was randomly assigned to receive treatment with a 8.1mm diameter corneal flap, defined as the sm...

journal_title：International journal of ophthalmology

authors： Zhang YL,Liu L,Cui CX,Hu M,Li ZN,Cao LJ,Jing XH,Mu GY

更新日期：2013-10-18 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To examine the cytotoxic effect of pilocarpine, an anti-glaucoma drug, on human corneal stromal (HCS) cells and its underlying cytotoxic mechanisms using an in vitro model of non-transfected HCS cells. METHODS:After HCS cells were treated with pilocarpine at a concentration from 0.15625 g/L to 20.0 g/L, their morp...

journal_title：International journal of ophthalmology

authors： Yuan XL,Wen Q,Zhang MY,Fan TJ

更新日期：2016-04-18 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL), macula and ganglion cell layer thicknesses (GCC) in amblyopic eyes with spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT). METHODS:Thirty six patients with a history of unilateral amblyopia and thirty two children who had emmetropia without amblyop...

journal_title：International journal of ophthalmology

authors： Firat PG,Ozsoy E,Demirel S,Cumurcu T,Gunduz A

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the effect of sodium tungstate on visual evoked potentials (VEPs) in diabetic rats. METHODS:Wistar rats were randomly divided into three groups as normal control, diabetic control and diabetic rats treated with sodium tungstate. Diabetes was induced by single intraperitoneal injection of streptozotocin...

journal_title：International journal of ophthalmology

authors： Bulut M,Dönmez BÖ,Öztürk N,Başaranlar G,Kencebay Manas C,Derin N,Özdemir S

更新日期：2016-05-18 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the effect of age on visual and refractive results after laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) obtained with a mechanical microkeratome or a femtosecond laser. METHODS:Retrospective, nonrandomized, cohort study. A total of 3826 eyes were included in the study (1725 eyes treated with mechanical LASIK and...

journal_title：International journal of ophthalmology

authors： Garcia-Gonzalez M,Gros-Otero J,Rodriguez-Perez I,Rodero A,Teus MA

更新日期：2019-03-18 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate and compare the efficacy of the astigmatic correction achieved with laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) in eyes with myopic astigmatism using wavefront-guided (WFG) and wavefront-optimized (WFO) ablation profiles. METHODS:Prospective study included 221 eyes undergoing LASIK: 99 and 122 eyes with low a...

journal_title：International journal of ophthalmology

authors： Khalifa MA,Alsahn MF,Shaheen MS,Pinero DP

更新日期：2017-02-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-simulator-based examination methods of the fundal examination have shown to be cost-effective. We reviewed different non-simulator-based direct fundoscopy examination methods used in undergraduate curricula and their outcomes. PubMed (MEDLINE) and Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews were searched using standar...

journal_title：International journal of ophthalmology

authors： Samaranayake UMJE,Mathangasinghe Y,Samaranayake UMNP,Wijayatunga M

更新日期：2020-04-18 00:00:00

abstract：:A large subset of corneal pathologies involves the formation of new blood and lymph vessels (neovascularization), leading to compromised visual acuity. This article aims to review the clinical causes and presentations of corneal neovascularization (CNV) by examining the mechanisms behind common CNV-related corneal pat...

journal_title：International journal of ophthalmology

authors： Abdelfattah NS,Amgad M,Zayed AA,Salem H,Elkhanany AE,Hussein H,Abd El-Baky N

更新日期：2015-02-18 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To compare the safety and efficacy of phacoemulsification and small incision cataract surgery (SICS) in patients with uveitic cataract. METHODS:In a prospective, randomized multi-centric study, consecutive patients with uveitic cataract were randomized to receive phacoemulsification or manual SICS by either of two...

journal_title：International journal of ophthalmology

authors： Bhargava R,Kumar P,Sharma SK,Kumar M,Kaur A

更新日期：2015-10-18 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To assess the biosafety of a poly(acrylamide-co-sodium acrylate) hydrogel (PAH) as a 3D-printed intraocular lens (IOL) material. METHODS:The biosafety of PAH was first evaluated in vitro using human lens epithelial cells (LECs) and the ARPE19 cell line, and a cell counting kit-8 (CCK-8) assay was performed to inve...

journal_title：International journal of ophthalmology

authors： Li JW,Li YJ,Hu XS,Gong Y,Xu BB,Xu HW,Yin ZQ

更新日期：2020-10-18 00:00:00