Meibomian gland dysfunction: hyperkeratinization or atrophy?

abstract：BACKGROUND:The signaling pathway of epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) is regulated by c-Src kinase in many cells. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of c-Src kinase on EMT of human lens epithelial cells in vivo stimulated by different factors. METHODS:Human lens epithelial cells, HLE-B3,...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Li X,Wang F,Ren M,Du M,Zhou J

更新日期：2019-11-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We present a case of post-traumatic endophthalmitis with relatively good prognosis caused by Gordonia sputi, which, to our knowledge is the first case in the literature. CASE PRESENTATION:A 24 year old man, who underwent an intraocular foreign body extraction half a month before presentation in the left eye...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Fang W,Li J,Cui HS,Jin X,Zhai J,Dai Y,Li Y

更新日期：2017-10-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To report a case series in which a modified technique was used to remove retained submacular perfluorocarbon liquid (PFCL) secondary to vitreoretinal surgery for rhegmatogenous retinal detachment. CASE PRESENTATION:Four patients who had undergone pars plana vitrectomy for rhegmatogenous retinal detachment w...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Lin Z,Chen Y,Gao S,Zhong Y,Shen X

更新日期：2018-06-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ocular coloboma is an excavation of ocular structures that occurs due to abnormal fusion of the embryonic optic fissure. Further, cleft lip/palate (CL/P), a congenital midline abnormality, is caused by a defect in the fusion of the frontonasal, maxillary, and mandibular prominences. No study has reported the...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Yoo YJ,Han SB,Yang HK,Hwang JM

更新日期：2020-10-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This case report describes a patient with chronic unilateral chemosis, likely due to treatment with amlodipine besylate. CASE PRESENTATION:A 52-year-old man visited the clinic with symptoms of foreign body sensation and puffiness in his right eye, which had persisted for 4 months. There were no other sympto...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Kim KH,Kim WS

更新日期：2014-10-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To report a case of orbital inflammation after bisphosphonate infusion in a patient who was already receiving immunosuppressive therapy. CASE PRESENTATION:A 56-year-old woman presented to the ophthalmology clinic with acute onset of right eye pain 24 h after receiving her first Zolendronic acid infusion. Sh...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Herrera I,Kam Y,Whittaker TJ,Champion M,Ajlan RS

更新日期：2019-02-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Adolescent KC is a special segment of the general KC population because an adolescents's eyes are still susceptible to blurred vision and optical defocus during the sensitive period of ocular and visual development. In the present study, we evaluated the ocular dimensions of 53 KC adolescents. METHODS:One h...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Jian W,Shen Y,Chen Y,Tian M,Zhou X

更新日期：2018-02-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Characterization of the neuro-glial profile of cells growing out of human idiopathic epiretinal membranes (iERMs) and testing their proliferative and pluripotent properties ex vivo is needed to better understand the pathogenesis of their formation. METHODS:iERMs obtained during uneventful vitrectomies were ...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Andjelić S,Lumi X,Yan X,Graw J,Moe MC,Facskó A,Hawlina M,Petrovski G

更新日期：2014-12-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of the study is to investigate risk factors for future falls in subject with primary open angle glaucoma (POAG). METHODS:All participants answered the following question at their baseline ophthalmic examination: Have you had any falls in the last year? (Yes/No). All study participants answered the s...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Adachi S,Yuki K,Awano-Tanabe S,Ono T,Murata H,Asaoka R,Tsubota K

更新日期：2017-11-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Graves' disease is a common autoimmune inflammatory condition of the thyroid. About one in four of affected patients also develop orbital symptoms like exophthalmos, proptosis and diplopia - called Graves' Ophthalmopathy. Not all patients respond well to the standard therapy of systemic glucocorticoid admini...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Rau A,Klopfer M,Rommel N,Rau-Fornefeld M,Kolk A

更新日期：2018-02-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To evaluate the effectiveness of intravitreal bevacizumab (IVB) and intravitreal ranibizumab (IVR) in actual practice for treating patients with retinal diseases in Thailand. METHODS:A prospective, multi-centre, observational study was conducted among eight hospitals in their ophthalmology outpatient depart...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Kumluang S,Ingsrisawang L,Sangroongruangsri S,Chaikledkaew U,Ratanapakorn T,Ruamviboonsuk P,Taweebanjongsin W,Choovuthayakorn J,Thoongsuwan S,Hanutsaha P,Kulvichit K,Ratanapojnard T,Wongsawad W,Leelahavarong P,Teerawattananon

更新日期：2019-03-29 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:Glaucoma is a progressive disease responsible for the second commonest cause of blindness in the UK. Identifying appropriate patients for hospital care remains an ongoing challenge for all UK hospital glaucoma services. The purpose of our study is to evaluate accuracy and outcome of community optometry refer...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： El-Assal K,Foulds J,Dobson S,Sanders R

更新日期：2015-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Currently, various types of toric intraocular lenses (IOL) have been manufactured and can be divided into three types according to the location of correction component; front-toric IOL (correction on anterior IOL surface), back-toric IOL (correction on posterior IOL surface), and bi-toric IOL (correction on ...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Moon J,Yoon CH,Kim MK

更新日期：2020-04-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Primary lacrimal sac melanoma is an extremely rare condition with fewer than 50 cases reported so far. Clinically, its symptoms resemble those of dacryocystitis, leading to frequent misdiagnosis. During diagnosis, imaging examination is often performed to differentiate tumors from inflammation. In this repor...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Shao JW,Yin JH,Xiang ST,He Q,Zhou H,Su W

更新日期：2020-05-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:With the diabetes mellitus (DM) prevalence increasing annually, the human grading of retinal images to evaluate DR has posed a substantial burden worldwide. SmartEye is a recently developed fundus image processing and analysis system with lesion quantification function for DR screening. It is sensitive to th...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Xu Y,Wang Y,Liu B,Tang L,Lv L,Ke X,Ling S,Lu L,Zou H

更新日期：2019-08-14 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:A few case reports have described accidental eye injuries caused by fish hooks. The severity of ocular injuries is dependent on the involved ocular structures. Severe ocular injuries due to fish hooks are rare. We describe open globe and penetrating eyelid injuries from fish hooks at the Baltic Sea. METHODS...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Purtskhvanidze K,Saeger M,Treumer F,Nölle B,Roider J

更新日期：2019-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Refraction change of silicone oil (SO) tamponade in phakic and aphakic eye has been studied thoroughly; however, it is rarely studied in pseudophakic eye. In this paper we aimed to deduce a theoretical formula predicting refractive shift of silicone oil tamponade in pseudophakic eye and compared it with clin...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Fang W,Li J,Jin X,Zhai J,Dai Y,Li Y

更新日期：2016-08-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To evaluate the long-term outcomes of Argon laser photocoagulation compared to surgical direct cyclopexy in small-size cyclodialysis cleft patients. METHODS:This is a retrospective study. Small-size cyclodialysis cleft patients who underwent Argon laser photocoagulation and surgical direct cyclopexy were re...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Han JC,Kwun YK,Cho SH,Kee C

更新日期：2015-09-24 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：: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:Perfluorocarbon liquid (PFCL) is widely used as an intraoperative heavy tamponade to flatten the retina and is replaced with silicone oil (SO) at the end of the surgery. Due to the long tamponade period, the SO is known to remain attached to the retina at the time of removal, and is commonly termed "sticky o...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Fukumoto M,Nishida Y,Kida T,Sato T,Kobayashi T,Ikeda T

更新日期：2018-03-27 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Outcome measurements currently used in chronic uveitis care fail to cover the full patient perspective. The aim of this study is to develop a conceptual model of the factors that adult patients with chronic uveitis consider to be important when evaluating the impact of their disease and treatment. METHODS:A qu...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Stolk-Vos AC,Kasigar H,Nijmeijer KJ,Missotten TO,Busschbach JJ,van de Klundert JJ,Kranenburg LW

更新日期：2020-03-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To describe the characteristics of patients with syphilitic uveitis in northern China. METHODS:A case series of 21 patients (33 eyes) diagnosed with syphilitic uveitis from 2011 to 2016 at a tertiary center in northern China was retrospectively analyzed. RESULTS:Twenty-one patients (33 eyes) were diagnosed...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Zhang X,Du Q,Ma F,Lu Y,Wang M,Li X

更新日期：2017-06-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diabetic macular edema (DME) can be treated with different alternatives, among them Dexamethasone intravitreal implant 0.7 mg (DEX 0.7) has demonstrated that may improve both central macular thickness (CMT) and best corrected visual acuity (BCVA). This study aimed to evaluate the effect of the intravitreal d...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Castro-Navarro V,Cervera-Taulet E,Navarro-Palop C,Monferrer-Adsuara C,Hernández-Bel L,Montero-Hernández J

更新日期：2019-01-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to determine the interocular differences in the peripapillary retinal nerve fibre layer (RNFL), peripapillary choroidal thickness (PCT) and subfoveal choroidal thickness (SFCT) in healthy adults with isometropia, using enhanced depth imaging optical coherence tomography (EDI SD-OCT)...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Yang M,Wang W,Xu Q,Tan S,Wei S

更新日期：2016-10-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Suture exposure remains to be a potential problem of transscleral fixated posterior chamber intraocular lens (PCIOL). We report a modified technique to minimize the risk of suture exposure for the transscleral fixation of PCIOL. METHODS:The modified surgical technique is as following: at first, two 3 mm × 4...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Long C,Wei Y,Yuan Z,Zhang Z,Lin X,Liu B

更新日期：2015-10-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To report patients with age-related macular degeneration and atypical central retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) defects not attributable to geographic atrophy (GA) or RPE-tears with overlying preserved photoreceptor layers. METHODS:Multimodal imaging case-series evaluating the course of atypical RPE- defects...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Giannakaki-Zimmermann H,Querques G,Munch IC,Shroff D,Sarraf D,Chen X,Cunha-Souza E,Mrejen S,Capuano V,Rodrigues MW,Gupta C,Ebneter A,Zinkernagel MS,Munk MR

更新日期：2017-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients' feedback is of great importance in health care policy decisions. The Consumer Quality Index Cataract Questionnaire (CQI Cataract) was used to measure patients' experiences with quality of care after a cataract operation. This study aims to evaluate the reliability and the dimensional structure of t...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Stubbe JH,Brouwer W,Delnoij DM

更新日期：2007-09-19 00:00:00