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Rare diseases leading to childhood Glaucoma. epidemiology, pathophysiogenesis, and management [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Noteworthy heterogeneity exists in the rare diseases associated with childhood glaucoma. Primary congenital glaucoma is mostly sporadic; however, 10% to 40% of cases are familial. CYP1B1 gene mutations seem to account for 87% of familial cases and 27% of
Abdolrahimzadeh, Solmaz   +5 more
core   +3 more sources

Techniques of anterior capsulotomy in cataract surgery

open access: yesIndian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2019
Optimal outcomes of a cataract surgery largely depend on the successful performance of an anterior capsulotomy. It is one of the most important steps of modern cataract surgery which reduces the risk of capsular tears and ensures postoperative stable ...
Bhavana Sharma   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Cost–benefit analysis of screening programme for diabetic retinopathy in Bulgaria

open access: yesBritish Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Aims Late‐diagnosed diabetic retinopathy (DR) is difficult and expensive to treat. Screening programmes can identify the disease early and reduce the costs of its future treatment. This study aims to analyse the cost–benefit of screening programmes for DR.
Iva Nenkova   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Could Automated Objective Measurements Acquired at the Preoperative Stage Estimate the Corrected Distance Visual Acuity after Corneal Cross-Linking in Keratoconus?

open access: yesOphthalmology and Therapy
Introduction Objective markers describing corneal optical density (COD), thinnest corneal thickness (TCT), and anterior (ARC) and posterior (PRC) surface radii over the 3 mm thinnest region of the cornea were investigated to provide a model for ...
Fanka Gilevska   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Economic and social factors that influence households not willing to undergo cataract surgery

open access: yesIndian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2015
Purpose: Literature investigating barriers to cataract surgery is mostly done from the patient's point of view. However, many medical decisions are jointly taken by household members, especially in developing countries such as India. We investigated from
Muralikrishnan Radhakrishnan   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Nanostructured drug delivery systems for posterior segment eye diseases: Strategies to defy ocular barriers

open access: yesBMEMat, EarlyView.
Efficient drug delivery to the posterior segment of the eye has long been a challenging issue due to the complex ocular barriers. The review focuses on the promise held by nanoplatforms for barrier penetration and the key mechanisms involved, also highlighting their advantages in achieving efficient drug delivery and superior treatment of PSEDs ...
Yifan Shen   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Maximising ophthalmic theatre time : part 1 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Part 2 of the article can be found through this link : https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/12822Aim: To establish whether the available ophthalmic theatre time is being used efficiently and to find ways how to improve our surgical ...
Agius, Maria   +2 more
core   +4 more sources

COMPARISON OF PRE-AND POST-OPERATIVE REFRACTIVE ERRORS IN MANUAL SMALL INCISION AND PHACOEMULSIFICATION CATARACT SURGERY

open access: yesStudent's Journal of Health Research Africa, 2023
Background:  The method of phacoemulsification for cataract surgery is preferred by surgeons, but it is not an affordable method. On the other hand, small-incision cataract surgery performed manually is economically affordable.
Dr. Santosh Kumar Singh , Tabrez Alam,
doaj   +1 more source

Causes of severe visual impairment and blindness in Bangladesh: a study of 1935 children.

open access: yes, 2007
OBJECTIVE: To identify the anatomical site and underlying aetiology of severe visual impairment and blindness (SVI/BL) in children in Bangladesh. DESIGN: A national case series. METHODS: Children were recruited from all 64 districts in Bangladesh through
Foster, A   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Consensus on the management of astigmatism in cataract surgery

open access: yesClinical Ophthalmology, 2019
This project was aimed at achieving consensus on the management of astigmatism during cataract surgery by ophthalmologists from Latin America using modified Delphi technique.
M. Núñez   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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