Background Due to technical limitations of commonly used tonometry devices, the effects of physical exercise on intraocular ...

Background Cataract surgery has been shown to reduce the risk of developing dementia in the future; however, its impact on ...

Methods In this retrospective study, we reviewed 798 cases with depressed fragment fracture at the Department of Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine Hospital between January 2009 and November ...

Background/aims This work aims to clarify whether micropulse transscleral cyclophotocoagulation (MPCPC) is gentler in terms of postoperative inflammation and is better tolerated compared with ...

Background: Bimatoprost 0.03% has been shown to consistently reduce mean intraocular pressure (IOP) more than timolol 0.5% over 2 years. To further evaluate long-term safety and efficacy, once-daily ...

a Dr Rajendra Prasad Centre For Ophthalmic Sciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India, b Centre For Eye Research, Melbourne, Australia Rasik B Vajpayee, Dr Rajendra Prasad ...

In this brief overview of ophthalmology, I will inevitably oversimplify and omit some details which others may regard as important. Ophthalmology as a specialty is probably practised in a more diverse ...

In a retrospective survey of patients taking medication for hyperlipidaemia, those taking niacin (nicotinic acid) were more likely (p < 0.05) to report sicca syndromes, blurred vision, eyelid oedema, ...

A new surgical technique for endothelial keratoplasty is described, in which the composite of pre-Descemet's layer (Dua's layer) with Descemet's membrane and endothelium is transplanted subsequent to ...