Spontaneous rotation of a toric implantable collamer lens related to abnormal ciliary body morphology: a case report.

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study aimed to investigate patient adherence to face-down positioning (FDP) and non-supine positioning (NSP) following vitrectomy with gas tamponade for treating macular holes (MHs). METHODS:Nursing records of 92 patients who underwent vitrectomy with gas tamponade for small-diameter (diameter < 400 μm...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Morimoto E,Shimada Y,Sugimoto M,Mizuguchi T,Tanikawa A,Horiguchi M

更新日期：2018-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Retinal tears complicating the course of a posterior vitreous detachment (PVD) may be unique or multiple, and when multiple they may occur simultaneously or subsequently at different moments in the evolution of a PVD. The purpose of our study was to analyze the prevalence of subsequent retinal tears (SRT) in...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Crim N,Esposito E,Monti R,Correa LJ,Serra HM,Urrets-Zavalia JA

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the mechanism of dry eye disease is not clearly understood, it is certain that inflammation and the immune response play a major role in determining the health of the ocular surface in dry eye patients. Accurate ocular surface characterization during the early stages of dry eye disease is critical for success...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Na KS,Hwang KY,Lee HS,Chung SH,Mok JW,Joo CK

更新日期：2015-12-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Artificial iris anterior chamber implants were originally developed for therapeutic purposes but have been used recently for the cosmetic alteration of eye colour. There is a growing body of evidence surrounding their associated risks. We report a case presenting with complications secondary to bilateral New...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Shweikh Y,Ameen S,Mearza A

更新日期：2015-08-08 00:00:00

abstract：:An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article. ...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Chen W,Fu J,Meng Z,Li L,Su H,Dai W,Yao Y

更新日期：2020-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to investigate the changes in corneal epithelial thickness along the principle meridians of astigmatic corneas after six months of overnight spherical myopic orthokeratology (OK) lens wear. METHODS:This is a prospective study. Fifty-seven subjects with up to 1.50 diopters (D) of co...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Zhou J,Xue F,Zhou X,Naidu RK,Qian Y

更新日期：2020-06-19 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:Blank cartridge guns are generally regarded as being harmless and relative safe. However recent published articles demonstrated that the gas pressure from the exploding propellant of blank cartridge is powerful enough to penetrate the thoracic wall, abdominal muscle, small intestine and the skull. And there ...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Moon S,Lim SH

更新日期：2014-03-03 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: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:Refractive errors, strabismus, nystagmus, amblyopia, and cortical visual impairment are observed in 50 to 90 % of patients with cerebral palsy. Ocular abnormalities are known to differ according to cerebral palsy type, and spastic type has been reported to be more likely to be associated with ocular defects ...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Park MJ,Yoo YJ,Chung CY,Hwang JM

更新日期：2016-11-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The influence of serous retinal detachment (SRD) on retinal sensitivity in patients with branch retinal vein occlusion (BRVO) and macular edema remains unclear. This is despite the frequent co-existence of SRD and cystoid macular edema (CME) in BRVO patients on optical coherence tomography (OCT) and the fact...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Noma H,Funatsu H,Mimura T,Shimada K

更新日期：2011-09-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:An eye injury that causes no light perception (NLP) typically carries an unfavorable prognosis, and NLP because of trauma is a common indication for enucleation. With advances in vitreoretinal surgical techniques, however, the indication for enucleation is no longer determined by posttrauma NLP vision alone....

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Agrawal R,Wei HS,Teoh S

更新日期：2012-06-19 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:Fungal keratitis is difficult to treat that can result in corneal blindness requiring penetrating keratoplasty and in fungal endothalmitis. We report a case of fungal keratitis and onychomycosis simultaneously infected by Trichophyton. CASE PRESENTATION:A 77-year old male presented with ocular pain, conjunc...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Jin KW,Jeon HS,Hyon JY,Wee WR,Suh W,Shin YJ

更新日期：2014-07-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To compare the corneal high-order aberrations (HOAs), asphericity and regularity after Q-value guided laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) and laser epithelial keratomileusis (LASEK) in high myopic astigmatism. METHODS:In this retrospectively comparative study, we measured the corneal HOAs, asphericity indi...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Huang H,Yang J,Bao H,Chen S,Xia B,Zou J

更新日期：2012-06-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bullous keratopathy (BK), a severe sight-threatening disorder can have a variety of etiologies such as prophylactic laser iridotomy, intraocular surgery, trauma, and other ocular disorders. However, there are cases of unknown origins, among which a unique clinical entity namely pseudoexfoliation syndrome (PE...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Zheng X,Inoue Y,Shiraishi A,Hara Y,Goto T,Ohashi Y

更新日期：2012-06-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Stress-induced activation of the sympathetic nervous system leads to a cascade of metabolic reactions. Emotional stress is a more specific form of stress in which the stressor is a psychological response to a situation subjectively perceived as traumatic. Stress hormones can have a wide range of effects on t...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Gillmann K,Hoskens K,Mansouri K

更新日期：2019-03-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To examine the clinical features of acute acquired comitant esotropia (AACE) and to evaluate the clinical effectiveness of a single injection of botulinum toxin type A (BTXA) on binocular visual function (BVF). METHODS:This retrospective, observational case series study enrolled patients with AACE examined ...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Tong L,Yu X,Tang X,Zhang Y,Zheng S,Sun Z

更新日期：2020-11-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ocular signs of Fabry disease can be seen in the first decade of life. METHODS:We examined the occurrence of ocular signs in 232 paediatric patients in the Fabry Outcome Survey (FOS) international registry and looked for relationships between the presence of eye findings and disease severity as measured by ...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Kalkum G,Pitz S,Karabul N,Beck M,Pintos-Morell G,Parini R,Rohrbach M,Bizjajeva S,Ramaswami U

更新日期：2016-11-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To develop a side-view imaging technique for observing the dynamic behavior of posterior chamber structures (PCSs) in porcine eyes which mimics closed-eye cataract surgery in humans. METHODS:Enucleated porcine eyes were placed into liquid nitrogen for 5 seconds and immediately bisected at about a 45-degree ...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Tasaka Y,Minami N,Suzuki T,Kawasaki S,Zheng X,Shiraishi A,Uno T,Miyake K,Ohashi Y

更新日期：2013-09-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To analyze the clinical characteristics, treatment and prognosis of children with unilateral retinoblastoma (RB) and intracranial segment of retrobulbar optic nerve invasion. METHODS:A total of 14 children with unilateral RB and intracranial segment of retrobulbar optic nerve invasion were enrolled in this ...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Wang YZ,Zhang Y,Huang DS,Shi JT,Ma JM,Li B,Xu XL,Zhou Y,Gu HL

更新日期：2021-01-14 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：BACKGROUND:Glaucoma is a major cause of blindness worldwide and an increasingly significant global health problem. Glaucoma prevention and management efforts have been challenging due to inherent difficulty in developing a simple and cost-effective screening plan, limited access to health care and educational resources...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Thapa SS,Kelley KH,Rens GV,Paudyal I,Chang L

更新日期：2008-10-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pterygium is a condition characterized by epithelial overgrowth of the cornea, inflammatory cell infiltration and an abnormal extracellular matrix accumulation. Chronic UV exposure is considered as a pathogenic factor of this disease. Proteasome is an intracellular multi-subunit protease complex that degrade...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Aletras AJ,Trilivas I,Christopoulou ME,Drakouli S,Georgakopoulos CD,Pharmakakis N

更新日期：2018-12-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To screen for visual impairment in Malaysian preschool children. METHODS:Visual screening was conducted in 400 preschool children aged 4 to 6 years. The screening involved two basic procedures; the distant visual acuity test using the Sheridan Gardiner chart and the depth perception test using the Langs ste...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Premsenthil M,Manju R,Thanaraj A,Rahman SA,Kah TA

更新日期：2013-04-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Endogenous endophthalmitis could lead to a devastating outcome without a prompt and appropriate management. We report a case of advanced endogenous Klebsiella pneumoniae endophthalmitis with extensive subretinal abscess that was successfully treated with a vitrectomy. CASE PRESENTATION:A systemically well 6...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Xu H,Fu B,Lu C,Xu L,Sun J

更新日期：2018-09-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To evaluate the effects of anterior capsular opening size on deviation from predicted refraction and the effective position of the intraocular lens (ELP) in cataract surgery. METHODS:Nonrandomized clinical trial. Eighty patients (80 eyes) with simple age-related cataracts were treated from May 2018 to Septe...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Li S,Hu Y,Guo R,Shao Y,Zhao J,Zhang J,Wang J

更新日期：2019-02-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Because latanoprost and the original formulation of travoprost that included benzalkonium chloride (BAK) have been shown to be similar with regard to tolerability, we compared initial topical intraocular pressure (IOP)-lowering medication change rates in patients newly treated with latanoprost or travoprost-...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Fain JM,Kotak S,Mardekian J,Bacharach J,Edward DP,Rauchman S,Brevetti T,Fox JL,Lovelace C

更新日期：2011-06-13 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