abstract：PURPOSE:To identify risk factors for endogenous endophthalmitis (EE) in hospitalized adults, under 65 years of age, with a history of intravenous opioid use and non-ocular infection. METHODS:The National Inpatient Sample Database was used to identify cases of EE with a recent history of intravenous opioid use disorder...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Uppuluri A,Zarbin MA,Bhagat N

更新日期：2021-01-27 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate and compare outcomes of CO2 laser-assisted sclerectomy surgery (CLASS) with mitomycin C (MMC) combined with or without phacoemulsification in adult Asian glaucoma patients. DESIGN:Retrospective, comparative study. METHODS:Adult Asian glaucoma patients who underwent CLASS alone or combined with pha...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Ho DCW,Perera SA,Hla MH,Ho CL

更新日期：2021-01-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To evaluate the retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) and peripapillary vascular density (VD) changes in the pediatric group with optic disk drusen (ODD). METHODS:Sixty eyes of 30 patients with buried ODD referred by the pediatric or neurology physicians to ophthalmology clinic with a preliminary diagnosis of pa...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Türker IÇ,Doğan CU,Uzun SÜ,Güven D

更新日期：2021-01-18 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the additional intraocular pressure (IOP) lowering effect of gonioscopy-assisted transluminal trabeculotomy (GATT) to contemporary goniosynechialysis (GSL) in endeavouring to abolish subsequent occlusion after chronic iridotrabecular contact in primary angle closure (PAC) patients. METHODS:A retros...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Chira-Adisai T,Mori K,Kobayashi A,Ueno M,Ikeda Y,Sotozono C,Kinoshita S

更新日期：2021-01-03 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the efficacy and safety of the bilateral simultaneous XEN (BISIXEN) surgery in open-angle glaucoma patients. METHODS:Retrospective analysis of a prospective data base conducted on uncontrolled glaucoma patients who underwent BISIXEN surgery. Primary endpoint measure was the incidence of sight-thr...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Urcola A,Garay-Aramburu G

更新日期：2021-01-02 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the performance of full-thickness (FT) versus partial-thickness (PT) sutures in a full-thickness corneal wound in an animal model. METHODS:This is a prospective, experimental, comparative, longitudinal study. A 6-mm linear, full-thickness corneal incision was performed on the right eye of eight dom...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Dalma-Weiszhausz J,Galván-Chávez M,Guinto-Arcos EB,Miyake-Martínez DY,Rodríguez-Reyes A,Golzarri MF,Sebastián-Arellano C,Dávila-Ávila NM,Ríos-Elizondo CE

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare the visual and refractive outcomes between centration on the corneal vertex and the pupil center in corneal refractive surgery. METHODS:A comprehensive literature search was conducted using PubMed, MEDLINE, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Library to identify relevant studies. The primary outcomes were the ...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Zhang J,Wang Y,Chen X,Wu W

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the changes on optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) in macula-off rhegmatogenous retinal detachments (RRD) treated with pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) and silicone oil (SO) 5000-cSt tamponade. MATERIALS AND METHOD:Forty-five eyes with macula-off RRD treated with PPV and SO tamponade were en...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Roohipoor R,Tayebi F,Riazi-Esfahani H,Khodabandeh A,Karkhaneh R,Davoudi S,Khurshid GS,Momenaei B,Ebrahimiadib N,Modjtahedi BS

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To examine the retinal layers' changes and alterations in retinal microvasculature in patients with rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) treated with pars plana vitrectomy (PPV). METHODS:Participants in this study were 103 patients with RRD, 85 macula off and 18 macula on, who were treated with PPV and gas ...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Chatziralli I,Theodossiadis G,Parikakis E,Chatzirallis A,Dimitriou E,Theodossiadis P

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To present the long-term results of therapeutic keratoplasty for microbial keratitis in moderate to advanced phases. METHODS:The medical records of 44 patients who underwent therapeutic keratoplasty for microbial keratitis at the ophthalmology clinic of a training and research hospital between June 2012 and Ma...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Kasım B,Koçluk Y

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare capillaries perfusion in macular areas at different layers and peripapillary region in radial peripapillary capillaries (RPC) between healthy subjects and subjects with obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea (OSA) using spectral-domain optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA). METHODS:Totally 16 ey...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Cai Y,Sun GS,Zhao L,Han F,Zhao MW,Shi X

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To explore whether retrobulbar administration of nerve growth factor (NGF) can restore visual function of streptozotocin-induced diabetes rats. METHODS:A high-sucrose/high-fat diet and single injection of streptozotocin (STZ) were used in modeling diabetes. During week 13-15 after STZ injection, diabetic rats ...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Wang QC,Sheng W,Yi CJ,Lv H,Cheng B

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the characteristics of dynamic visual acuity (DVA) and contrast sensitivity (CS) in pseudophakic patients with posterior capsular opacification (PCO). METHODS:Fifty-four eyes (36 patients) with PCO planned for laser capsulotomy were recruited. They underwent examinations of static visual acuity ...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Liu Z,Hou Z,Ge S,Pang H,Wang W

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the effects of 1% cyclopentolate hydrochloride and 1% tropicamide eye drops on aqueous flare measurements by using the laser flare meter. METHODS:One hundred forty eight eyes of 83 patients with inactive uveitis were enrolled. The patients were randomly assigned to receive either 1% tropicamide ...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Yilmaz M,Guven Yilmaz S,Palamar M,Ates H,Yagci A

更新日期：2020-11-16 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess the effect of lateral rectus muscle resection on abduction in Duane retraction syndrome (DRS) type 1. METHODS:The medical records of patients with DRS type 1 were reviewed retrospectively. Fifteen patients who underwent lateral rectus resection were included. Prism and cover test and the Krimsky test...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Çelik S,İnal A,Aygıt ED,Ocak OB,Gökyiğit B

更新日期：2020-11-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Only a few studies have investigated structural and functional changes in monocular blind individuals. Our aim in this study was to segmentally investigate the cerebellar structures of subjects with late-onset monocular blindness (LMB) using a Voxel-based volumetric analysis system. METHODS:The segmental vo...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Özen Ö,Aslan F

更新日期：2020-11-12 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To observe the effect of sirt1 on retinal ganglion cells (RGC) with high glucose culture and to explore the role of sirt1 in the development of diabetic retinopathy. Method RGC was infected by sirt1 lentivirus overexpression vector pLV5-sirt1 and interference vector pLV3-si-sirt1. The normal control group and...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Zhou Y,Cai LJ,Xu LH,Guo Y,Chen N,Yao Q

更新日期：2020-11-11 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To demonstrate differences in optic nerve head (ONH), retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL), and macular thickness in patients with internal carotid artery (ICA) stenosis using spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT). METHODS:A case-controlled study was conducted in 31 patients with a diagnosis of uni...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Dagdelen K,Muz OE

更新日期：2020-11-10 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate one-year visual, refractive, and topographic outcomes of 58 eyes of 53 keratoconus patients who underwent surgery with a progressive thickness intrastromal corneal ring segment (ICRS). METHODS:This multi-center, retrospective, observational study evaluates the one-year effects of progressive thickn...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Coşkunseven E,Ambrósio R Jr,Smorádková A,Sánchez León F,Sahin O,Kavadarli I,Jankov MR 2nd

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the accuracy of the convolutional neural network (CNN) model in glaucoma identification with three primary colors (red, green, blue; RGB) and split color channels using fundus photographs with a small sample size. METHODS:The dataset was prepared using color fundus pho...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Hirota M,Mizota A,Mimura T,Hayashi T,Kotoku J,Sawa T,Inoue K

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We sought to assess the risk factors associated with avascular fibrous membrane development in patients with retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). METHODS:This retrospective, cross-sectional study included premature infants diagnosed with ROP. Gestational age, birth weight, stage and zone of the ROP, the presence ...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Kabatas EU,Ozates S

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study compares outcomes and complications of scleral-fixated intraocular lens implantation between 2 levels of surgeons. METHODS:A retrospective case series of patients undergoing scleral-fixated intraocular lens implantation at Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong, between May 2012 and April 2017 were rev...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Kam KW,Chan YFA,Yu M,Ho M,Young AL

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Regional variations of the preoperative biometry can affect the refractive accuracy of cataract surgery. We aimed to compare the preoperative biometric data for cataract surgery between two domestic institutions. METHODS:We retrospectively reviewed the preoperative biometric data of 673 consecutive eyes underg...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Kamiya K,Fujimura F,Iijima K,Nobuyuki S,Mori Y,Miyata K

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the accuracy of an advanced manual corneal astigmatic marking method for toric intraocular lens (IOL) implantation. METHODS:From 52 patients, 52 eyes with cataracts and corneal astigmatism were included. The target axis of the toric IOL was marked with the new manual marking method preoperatively a...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Wu Q,Liu Y,Cai H,Zhang C,Chen X

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To identify baseline optical coherence tomography (OCT) factors in ischemic central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO) that predict response to bevacizumab injections. METHODS:Patients underwent OCT at diagnosis and the central macular thickness, subretinal fluid width and height as well as the presence of intraret...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Segal O,Mimouni M,Rabina G,Yavnieli R,Nemet AY

更新日期：2020-10-22 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare the intraocular pressure (IOP)-lowering effects of ripasudil, a rho-kinase inhibitor, and selective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT) as adjuvant therapy in Japanese glaucoma patients and to identify the factors associated with treatment success. METHODS:We performed a retrospective medical chart revie...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Ono K,Sakemi F,Marumoto T

更新日期：2020-10-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cyclocryotherapy and transscleral cyclophotocoagulation are commonly used procedures for the treatment of refractory glaucoma, but still with many complications. Ultrasound cyclo plasty (UCP) is a novel technique that determines a selective and more precise coagulation necrosis of the ciliary body to reduce ...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Wang T,Wang R,Su Y,Li N

更新日期：2020-10-18 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the efficacy of long-tube shunt surgery (LTSS) without valve in uveitic glaucoma (UG) eyes. METHODS:We retrospectively analyzed the data of 45 UG eyes that underwent only LTSS or LTSS combined with trabeculectomy (TLE) (LTSS/TLE). The UG eyes were analyzed by categorizing them into granulomatous/no...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Watanabe S,Hamanaka T,Sakurai T,Kobayashi K,Ishida N,Ebihara N

更新日期：2020-10-14 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the influence of strong fixation preference on clinical and surgical outcomes, in non-amblyopic patients with basic-type intermittent exotropia (IXT). MATERIALS AND METHODS:The records of patients were retrospectively investigated. Non-amblyopic patients with the diagnosis of basic-type IXT were en...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Cakir B,Aksoy NÖ,Bursalı Ö,Özmen S,Çelik E

更新日期：2020-10-14 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Traditional color vision tests depend on subjective judgments and are not suitable for infant children and subjects with cognitive dysfunction. We aimed to explore an objective and quantitative color vision testing method based on sweep steady-state visual evoked potentials (sweep SSVEPs) and compare the result...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Zheng X,Xu G,Wang Y,Du C,Liang R,Zhang K,Jia Y,Du Y,Zhang S

更新日期：2020-10-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Rhegmatogenous retinal detachment associated with choroidal detachment (RRDCD) refers to the detachment of the ciliary body and choroid from the sclera along with retinal detachment. The recovery of visual function is often far worse after surgical treatment of RRDCD than following anatomical reduction for c...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Xu C,Wu J,Feng C

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the effects of epiretinal membrane (ERM) formation on the anatomic and functional results of subjects with diabetic macular edema (DME) who are receiving intravitreal aflibercept injections (IAIs). MATERIALS AND METHODS:This retrospective comparative study includes 29 eyes with DME (Group 1) and 43...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Kocak Altintas AG,Ilhan C,Cankurtaran M

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report a comparison analysis of accelerated corneal cross-linking (A-CXL) treatment for progressive keratoconus patients in different pediatric age groups. STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective, cross-sectional. METHODS:Patients with progressive keratoconus aged ≤ 18 were retrospectively reviewed. Forty-one eyes of 4...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Ozer MD,Batur M,Mesen S,Tekın S,Seven E,Yasar T

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the natural course, visual outcome, and risk factors for visual loss after nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION) attack in Chinese patients from a tertiary medical center in Southern Taiwan. METHODS:This is a longitudinal observational study that included sixty NAION patients, ...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Huang HM,Wu PC,Kuo HK,Chen YJ,Poon LY

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Evidence has accumulated suggesting that various inflammatory cytokines are involved in the progress of diabetic retinopathy (DR), but there are few studies concerning the relationship between individual cytokines levels in the aqueous humor (AH) and the severity of DR. This study aimed to explore the differenc...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Zhang H,Liang L,Huang R,Wu P,He L

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To evaluate the preliminary effects of treating the half of high latent hyperopia on refractive and visual outcomes of femtosecond laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) in young subjects with hyperopia. METHODS:This non-randomized comparative study includes 120 eyes of 60 subjects who underwent femt...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Ozulken K,Ilhan C,Yuksel E,Mumcuoglu T

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the diurnal fluctuations of macular vessel density (VD) in primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) and healthy subjects using optical coherence tomography angiography. METHODS:A total of 22 POAG eyes and 15 healthy eyes were included in this study. Macular VD, intraocular pressure, and blood pressure...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Wang X,Chen J,Zhang S,Shang X,Zhou K,Lan Y,Cai J,Liang Y

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate complex and different phenotypes in seven Chinese patients diagnosed with Bardet-Biedl syndrome (BBS) and carrying pathogenic mutations. METHODS:Seven unrelated BBS patients were enrolled. Their medical and ophthalmic histories were reviewed, and comprehensive clinical examinations, such as fund...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Tao T,Wang L,Chong W,Yang L,Li G

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION AND AIM:To compare intraocular pressure (IOP) measurements obtained with non-contact tonometry (NCT), Icare rebound tonometry (IRT) and Goldmann applanation tonometry (GAT) in pediatric cases and to examine the effect of topical anesthesia on measurements obtained using IRT. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Pediatri...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Uzlu D,Akyol N,Türk A,Oruç Y

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Aromatase inhibitors (anastrozole, letrozole) and selective estrogen receptor modulators (tamoxifen) are widely used as adjuvant hormonal therapy in women with hormone receptor-positive breast cancer. We aimed to evaluate the effects of oral adjuvant hormonotherapy on tear functions in patients with breast canc...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Bicer T,Imamoglu GI,Dogan AS,Avarisli NA,Kabatas N,Bicer BK,Gurdal C

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00