Aims To evaluate the 1-year efficacy of two new myopia control spectacle lenses with lenslets of different asphericity. Methods One hundred seventy schoolchildren aged 8–13 years with myopia of −0.75 ...

Albinism is no longer a clinical diagnosis. The past classification of albinism was predicated on phenotypic expression, but now molecular biology has defined the condition more accurately. With ...

Purpose To evaluate efficacy and safety of transcutaneous application of electrical current on symptoms and clinical signs of dry eye (DE). Methods 27 patients with DE underwent transcutaneous ...

Background/aims To assess the current number of ophthalmologists practicing worldwide in 2010 and to create a system for maintaining, collecting and improving the accuracy of data on ophthalmologists ...

AIM To compare the clinical efficacy of commercially available fluoroquinolone drops with the use of combined fortified antibiotics (tobramycin 1.3%-cefazolin 5%) in treatment of bacterial corneal ...

Aim To describe the occurrence of spontaneous rupture of the lens capsule in patients with hypermature cataract. Study design Consecutive case series. Methods The records of patients with hypermature ...

Background Though vision impairment (VI) is a strong predictor for late-life depression, the underlying mechanisms remain unclear, particularly in low-income and middle-income countries. This study ...

Aim: To report the authors' experience with the use of opaque intraocular lenses (IOL) in diplopia unresponsive to traditional management strategies, and to assess patients’ satisfaction and the ...

Hereditary retinal diseases are now the leading cause of blindness certification in the working age population (age 16–64 years) in England and Wales, of which retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is the most ...

Purpose To investigate the characteristics of human orbital fibroblasts (OFs) cultivated from intraconal, nasal and central adipose tissues. Methods Intraconal adipose tissues were obtained during ...