abstract：OBJECTIVE:To test an educational intervention promoting the purchase of spectacles among Chinese children. DESIGN:Randomized, controlled trial. PARTICIPANTS:Children in years 1 and 2 of all 20 junior and senior high schools (ages 12-17 years) in 3 rural townships in Guangdong, China. METHODS:Children underwent visua...

journal_title：Ophthalmology

authors： Congdon N,Li L,Zhang M,Yang A,Gao Y,Griffiths S,Wu J,Sharma A,Lam DS

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To characterize the phenotype and investigate the associations of intraretinal crystalline deposits in a large cohort with type 2 idiopathic macular telangiectasia (MacTel). DESIGN:Case-control study. PARTICIPANTS:Patients with and without retinal crystals from the Macular Telangiectasia Project, an internati...

journal_title：Ophthalmology

authors： Sallo FB,Leung I,Chung M,Wolf-Schnurrbusch UE,Dubra A,Williams DR,Clemons T,Pauleikhoff D,Bird AC,Peto T,MacTel Study Group.

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To explain the mechanism for acquired enophthalmos after ventriculoperitoneal shunting (VPS). DESIGN:Case series and a case-control study. PARTICIPANTS AND CONTROLS:Four study patients with bilateral enophthalmos after VPS and 10 control subjects. METHODS:Case description of 4 study patients. Calculated orbi...

journal_title：Ophthalmology

authors： Hwang TN,Rofagha S,McDermott MW,Hoyt WF,Horton JC,McCulley TJ

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the learning curve in Descemet's membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) in the management of corneal endothelial disorders. DESIGN:Retrospective, nonrandomized, clinical study at a tertiary referral center. PARTICIPANTS:We included 135 eyes of 118 patients with Fuchs' endothelial dystrophy. MET...

journal_title：Ophthalmology

authors： Dapena I,Ham L,Droutsas K,van Dijk K,Moutsouris K,Melles GR

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe the relationship between chronic systemic immune suppression and conjunctival squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). DESIGN:Retrospective interventional case series. PARTICIPANTS:Thirteen immunosuppressed patients with conjunctival SCC. METHODS:Surgical excision in all cases plus additional topical inter...

journal_title：Ophthalmology

authors： Shields CL,Ramasubramanian A,Mellen PL,Shields JA

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The mechanism of cupping reversal seen after lowering intraocular pressure (IOP) in pediatric glaucoma is unknown. Theories include forward movement of the lamina cribrosa or shrinkage of a stretched scleral canal. Our study aimed to quantify changes in optic disc size occurring in children who had undergone gl...

journal_title：Ophthalmology

authors： Mochizuki H,Lesley AG,Brandt JD

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate risk factors for astigmatism in a population-based sample of preschool children. DESIGN:Population-based cross-sectional study. PARTICIPANTS:Population-based samples of 9970 children ages 6 to 72 months from Los Angeles County, California, and Baltimore, Maryland. METHODS:A cross-sectional stud...

journal_title：Ophthalmology

authors： McKean-Cowdin R,Varma R,Cotter SA,Tarczy-Hornoch K,Borchert MS,Lin JH,Wen G,Azen SP,Torres M,Tielsch JM,Friedman DS,Repka MX,Katz J,Ibironke J,Giordano L,Multi-Ethnic Pediatric Eye Disease Study and the Baltimore Pediatric

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the factors that contribute to false-positive retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) color code results from spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (OCT). DESIGN:A prospective, cross-sectional study. PARTICIPANTS:This study included 149 eyes from 77 healthy participants. METHODS:Participants, wh...

journal_title：Ophthalmology

authors： Kim NR,Lim H,Kim JH,Rho SS,Seong GJ,Kim CY

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To characterize the abnormal head posture (AHP) in children with Down syndrome (DS). The study had 3 aims: to estimate the prevalence of AHP, to describe the distribution of different causes for AHP, and to evaluate the long-term outcomes of AHP in children with DS evaluated at the University of Iowa Hospitals ...

journal_title：Ophthalmology

authors： Dumitrescu AV,Moga DC,Longmuir SQ,Olson RJ,Drack AV

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We examined changes in macular pigment optical density (MPOD) levels after cataract surgery and compared the MPOD between eyes with clear intraocular lenses (IOLs) and yellow-tinted IOLs. DESIGN:Prospective, comparative case series. PARTICIPANTS:The MPOD levels were measured in 480 eyes of 337 patients after ...

journal_title：Ophthalmology

authors： Obana A,Tanito M,Gohto Y,Gellermann W,Okazaki S,Ohira A

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyze the topography of human eyes with pathologic myopia by high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with volume rendering of the acquired images. DESIGN:Observational case series. PARTICIPANTS:Eighty-six eyes of 44 patients with high myopia (refractive error ≥-8.00 diopters [D] or axial lengt...

journal_title：Ophthalmology

authors： Moriyama M,Ohno-Matsui K,Hayashi K,Shimada N,Yoshida T,Tokoro T,Morita I

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare the vitreoretinal interface of the asymptomatic fellow eyes of patients with unilateral macular holes (MHs) with that of the asymptomatic fellow eyes of patients with other retinal diseases and with that of healthy eyes. DESIGN:Retrospective, observational cross-sectional study. PARTICIPANTS:This s...

journal_title：Ophthalmology

authors： Kumagai K,Hangai M,Larson E,Ogino N

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We studied the 3-year efficacy and safety results of a 4-year study evaluating fluocinolone acetonide (FA) intravitreal implants in eyes with persistent or recurrent diabetic macular edema (DME). DESIGN:Prospective, evaluator-masked, controlled, multicenter clinical trial. PARTICIPANTS:We included 196 eyes wi...

journal_title：Ophthalmology

authors： Pearson PA,Comstock TL,Ip M,Callanan D,Morse LS,Ashton P,Levy B,Mann ES,Eliott D

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the prevalence of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and to identify its risk factors in an Oklahoma Indian population. DESIGN:Cross-sectional study design. PARTICIPANTS:Included 1019 Oklahoma Indians who participated in baseline and second examinations of the Strong Heart Study. METHODS:R...

journal_title：Ophthalmology

authors： Butt AL,Lee ET,Klein R,Russell D,Ogola G,Warn A,Kingsley RM,Yeh J

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate side effects seen with this formulation and to search for evidence of effectiveness after a single intravitreal injection of IBI-20089 in eyes with cystoid macular edema (CME) secondary to retinal vein occlusion. DESIGN:Prospective, phase 1 clinical trial. PARTICIPANTS:Ten patients with chronic...

journal_title：Ophthalmology

authors： Lim JI,Fung AE,Wieland M,Hung D,Wong V

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the clinical outcomes after implantation of the MyoRing (DIOPTEX GmBH, Linz, Austria) by means of femtosecond laser technology in eyes with corneal ectasia. DESIGN:Retrospective, consecutive, nonrandomized, case series. PARTICIPANTS:A total of 12 eyes of 11 patients with ages ranging from 17 to 50...

journal_title：Ophthalmology

authors： Alio JL,Piñero DP,Daxer A

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Herpes zoster has been associated with immune suppression, as has an increased risk of cancer. This population-based follow-up study aimed to investigate the risk of a subsequent cancer diagnosis after herpes zoster ophthalmicus (HZO). DESIGN:A retrospective cohort study. PARTICIPANTS AND CONTROLS:Retrospecti...

journal_title：Ophthalmology

authors： Ho JD,Xirasagar S,Lin HC

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO) is a vision-threatening disease, primarily occurring among patients aged more than 60 years. Several risk factors, including arterial hypertension and diabetes mellitus, have been identified. Compression of the central retinal vein by an atherosclerotic retinal artery at ...

journal_title：Ophthalmology

authors： Maier R,Steinbrugger I,Haas A,Selimovic M,Renner W,El-Shabrawi Y,Werner C,Wedrich A,Schmut O,Weger M

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe patient characteristics, classification, and onset of prethreshold retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), and ocular findings at 6 months corrected age in infants with birth weights <500 g who were enrolled in the Early Treatment for Retinopathy of Prematurity (ETROP) Study. DESIGN:Multicenter randomize...

journal_title：Ophthalmology

authors： Wheeler DT,Dobson V,Chiang MF,Bremer DL,Gewolb IH,Phelps DL,Hardy RJ,Good WV,Fellows R,Tung BP,Palmer EA

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe the prevalence and signs of early and late age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in an old cohort. DESIGN:Population-based cohort study. PARTICIPANTS:We included 5272 persons aged ≥66 years, randomly sampled from the Reykjavik area. METHODS:Fundus images were taken through dilated pupils using a...

journal_title：Ophthalmology

authors： Jonasson F,Arnarsson A,Eiríksdottir G,Harris TB,Launer LJ,Meuer SM,Klein BE,Klein R,Gudnason V,Cotch MF

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the hypothesis that the excessive growth of the eye in myopia is associated with general growth and thus influenced by early life biological and social factors, and that these associations underlie recent secular trends of increasing prevalence and severity of myopia. DESIGN:Cohort study. PARTI...

journal_title：Ophthalmology

authors： Rahi JS,Cumberland PM,Peckham CS

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the association in Japanese between posterior vitreous attachment and the pathologies of typical age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV), 2 major forms of exudative AMD. DESIGN:Retrospective observational case series. PARTICIPANTS:A total of 378 eyes f...

journal_title：Ophthalmology

authors： Nomura Y,Ueta T,Iriyama A,Inoue Y,Obata R,Tamaki Y,Yamaguchi T,Yanagi Y

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, monoclonal gammopathy, and skin changes (POEMS) syndrome is a rare disorder. This study investigated the types of ocular signs and symptoms in patients with POEMS and any systemic factors that may be associated with development of such ocular findings. DESIGN:Cas...

journal_title：Ophthalmology

authors： Kaushik M,Pulido JS,Abreu R,Amselem L,Dispenzieri A

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the performance of the fast (256 A-scans in each scan circle) and the regular (512 A-scans in each scan circle) retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) scan protocols for detection of glaucoma progression using the Stratus optical coherence tomography (OCT) device (Carl Zeiss Meditec, Dublin, CA). DESIGN...

journal_title：Ophthalmology

authors： Leung CK,Cheung CY,Weinreb RN,Liu S,Ye C,Lai G,Liu N,Pang CP,Tse KK,Lam DS

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe presenting and corrected visual acuities after cataract surgery in a nationally representative sample of adults. Another objective was to describe refractive errors in operated eyes and to determine the optimal range of intraocular lens (IOL) powers for this population. DESIGN:Cross-sectional, po...

journal_title：Ophthalmology

authors： Imam AU,Gilbert CE,Sivasubramaniam S,Murthy GV,Maini R,Rabiu MM,Nigeria National Blindness and Visual Impairment Study Group.

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe the heritability and sibling risk for angle closure. DESIGN:Prospective clinical study. PARTICIPANTS:Probands with primary angle closure (PAC) and primary angle-closure glaucoma (PACG) and their first-degree relatives. METHODS:One hundred probands with PAC and PACG and their first-degree relative...

journal_title：Ophthalmology

authors： Amerasinghe N,Zhang J,Thalamuthu A,He M,Vithana EN,Viswanathan A,Wong TY,Foster PJ,Aung T

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Autosomal-dominant optic atrophy (DOA) is one of the most common inherited optic neuropathies, and it is genetically heterogeneous, with mutations in both OPA1 and OPA3 known to cause disease. Approximately 60% of cases harbor OPA1 mutations, whereas OPA3 mutations have been reported in only 2 pedigrees with DO...

journal_title：Ophthalmology

authors： Yu-Wai-Man P,Shankar SP,Biousse V,Miller NR,Bean LJ,Coffee B,Hegde M,Newman NJ

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the outcome of phototherapeutic keratectomy (PTK) treatment of epithelial basement membrane dystrophy (EBMD) patients and to examine clinical and morphologic signs of recurrent dystrophy. DESIGN:Cross-sectional, clinic-based study. PARTICIPANTS:Fifty-two eyes of 39 patients diagnosed with EBMD w...

journal_title：Ophthalmology

authors： Germundsson J,Fagerholm P,Lagali N

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To present the first 3 cases of Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK), unresponsive to medical treatment, that were successfully treated with a novel adjunctive therapy using ultraviolet light A (UVA) and riboflavin (B2). DESIGN:Interventional case series. PARTICIPANTS:Two patients with confirmed AK and 1 patient with ...

journal_title：Ophthalmology

authors： Khan YA,Kashiwabuchi RT,Martins SA,Castro-Combs JM,Kalyani S,Stanley P,Flikier D,Behrens A

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate prognostic factors based on origin of conjunctival melanoma. DESIGN:Interventional case series. PARTICIPANTS:Three hundred eighty-two consecutive patients. METHODS:Retrospective chart review. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES:Melanoma-related metastasis and death. RESULTS:The melanoma arose from primary ac...

journal_title：Ophthalmology

authors： Shields CL,Markowitz JS,Belinsky I,Schwartzstein H,George NS,Lally SE,Mashayekhi A,Shields JA

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate treatment of juxtapapillary choroidal melanoma with plaque radiotherapy and to investigate the role of supplemental transpupillary thermotherapy (TTT). DESIGN:Retrospective, comparative case series. PARTICIPANTS:We included 650 consecutive eyes with juxtapapillary choroidal melanoma within 1 mm of...

journal_title：Ophthalmology

authors： Sagoo MS,Shields CL,Mashayekhi A,Freire J,Emrich J,Reiff J,Komarnicky L,Shields JA

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：TOPIC:Comparison of efficacy of intraocular pressure (IOP) reduction between 1- versus 2-site phacotrabeculectomy. CLINICAL RELEVANCE:The last systematic review concluded that there was weak evidence to suggest that 2-site phacotrabeculectomy provides 1- to 2-mmHg lower IOP than 1-site surgery. Since this study, there...

journal_title：Ophthalmology

authors： Gdih GA,Yuen D,Yan P,Sheng L,Jin YP,Buys YM

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Newer treatment regimens for age-related macular degeneration have significantly affected traditional and non-traditional retinal services across all types of practice settings around the country as they seek to find a balance among delivering best patient care, keeping operating costs under control, and main...

journal_title：Ophthalmology

authors： Dugel PU,Tong KB

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the long-term success rate of vitreoretinal surgery for severe cases of retinal capillary hemangiomas (RCHs) caused by von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease. DESIGN:Retrospective case series. PARTICIPANTS:Twenty-three eyes of 21 patients with severe exudative or tractional retinal detachment caused by R...

journal_title：Ophthalmology

authors： Gaudric A,Krivosic V,Duguid G,Massin P,Giraud S,Richard S

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate whether confluent drusen may be accompanied by fluid accumulation underneath the sensory retina and to determine if the detection of subretinal fluid on spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (OCT) in patients with coalescent drusen is indicative of choroidal neovascularization (CNV). DESI...

journal_title：Ophthalmology

authors： Sikorski BL,Bukowska D,Kaluzny JJ,Szkulmowski M,Kowalczyk A,Wojtkowski M

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the use of a peripheral stromal support to facilitate and improve the outcomes of Descemet's membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK). DESIGN:Prospective case series. PARTICIPANTS:Ten patients with Fuchs' endothelial dystrophy. INTERVENTION:Pneumatic dissection was used to detach the central part...

journal_title：Ophthalmology

authors： Busin M,Patel AK,Scorcia V,Galan A,Ponzin D

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the independent, relative, and combined impact of reduced distance and near vision on the vision-specific quality of life (VS QOL) of adults in Timor-Leste. DESIGN:A population-based cross-sectional eye health survey was conducted in urban and rural areas in Timor-Leste. PARTICIPANTS:Participants...

journal_title：Ophthalmology

authors： du Toit R,Palagyi A,Ramke J,Brian G,Lamoureux EL

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the responsiveness of 2 health-related quality-of-life (HRQOL) questionnaires, the Adult Strabismus-20 (AS-20) and National Eye Institute Visual Function Questionnaire-25 (VFQ-25), to changes in HRQOL after strabismus surgery. DESIGN:Cohort study. PARTICIPANTS:We included 106 adults (aged 18-84 ...

journal_title：Ophthalmology

authors： Hatt SR,Leske DA,Holmes JM

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the visual outcome, number of injections, and direct medical cost of a "treat and extend" regimen (TER) in managing neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) with intravitreal ranibizumab. DESIGN:Retrospective, interventional, consecutive case series. PARTICIPANTS:Ninety-two eyes of 92 p...

journal_title：Ophthalmology

authors： Gupta OP,Shienbaum G,Patel AH,Fecarotta C,Kaiser RS,Regillo CD

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the reliability and the agreement in measuring central corneal thickness (CCT) using the following technologies: RTVue Fourier-domain optical coherence tomography (Optovue, Inc., Fremont, CA), Pentacam (Oculus, Inc., Wetzlar, Germany), and ultrasonic pachymetry (USP; Pocket-II; Quantel Medical, Inc...

journal_title：Ophthalmology

authors： Nam SM,Im CY,Lee HK,Kim EK,Kim TI,Seo KY

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00