A Comprehensive Review on Dry Eye Disease: Diagnosis, Medical Management, Recent Developments, and Future Challenges [PDF]
, 2015 Dry eye syndrome (DES) or keratoconjunctivitis sicca (KCS) is a common disorder of the tear film caused by decreased tear production or increased evaporation and manifests with a wide variety of signs and symptoms.
Askarkar, S +4 more
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A Study of Prospective Ophthalmology Residents’ Career Perceptions [PDF]
, 2003 Objectives: The purpose of this study was to identify differences in ophthalmology resident candidates and practicing ophthalmologists’ career perceptions.
Gunderson , MD, CA, Scott , EdD, MPH, JR
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A Review of Innovations in Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment Surgical Techniques. [PDF]
, 2017 Rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) requires surgical intervention for its repair. There are variable techniques used for this purpose, and they are all being continuously refined.
Loewenstein, Anat +4 more
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Assessing Photoreceptor Structure Associated with Ellipsoid Zone Disruptions Visualized with Optical Coherence Tomography [PDF]
, 2016 Purpose: To compare images of photoreceptor layer disruptions obtained with optical coherence tomography (OCT) and adaptive optics scanning light ophthalmoscopy (AOSLO) in a variety of pathologic states.Methods: Five subjects with photoreceptor ellipsoid
Carroll, Joseph +10 more
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An Ophthalmology Virtual Externship during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Pilot Study
Journal of Academic Ophthalmology, 2023 Background The evolution of medical school curricula, characterized by truncated preclinical periods and reduced emphasis on ophthalmology, presents formidable obstacles to early exposure for aspiring medical students.
Karim Dirani +9 more
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A medieval fallacy: the crystalline lens in the center of the eye. [PDF]
, 2016 ObjectiveTo determine whether, as most modern historians have written, ancient Greco-Roman authors believed the crystalline lens is positioned in the center of the eye.BackgroundHistorians have written that statements about cataract couching by Celsus ...
Hadi, Tamer M +4 more
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Relationship Between the Foveal Avascular Zone and Foveal Pit Morphology [PDF]
, 2012 Purpose.To assess the relationship between foveal pit morphology and size of the foveal avascular zone (FAZ). Methods. Forty-two subjects were recruited.
Beringer, Joseph +5 more
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Ultra‐thin, high strength, antibiotic‐eluting sutures for prevention of ophthalmic infection
Bioengineering & Translational Medicine, 2021 Sutures are applied almost universally at the site of trauma or surgery, making them an ideal platform to modulate the local, postoperative biological response, and improve surgical outcomes.
Kunal S. Parikh +9 more
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Corticosteroid implants for chronic non-infectious uveitis. [PDF]
, 2016 BACKGROUND: Uveitis is a term used to describe a heterogeneous group of intraocular inflammatory diseases of the anterior, intermediate, and posterior uveal tract (iris, ciliary body, choroid).
Brady, Christopher J +7 more
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Opthalmic Teaching Problems: The Ayes Have It [PDF]
, 1972 The problems associated with the teaching of ophthalmology to medical students in today\u27s university setting are by no means unique to ophthalmology.
King, Robert G., Jr.
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