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Blepharoptosis surgery in patients with myasthenia gravis

Background/aims To review our approach of cautious surgical correction of blepharoptosis in patients with myasthenia gravis (MG) to minimise risk of exposure complications. Methods Retrospective case ...
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Ophthalmic adverse effects of immune checkpoint inhibitors: the Mayo Clinic experience

Background/Aims To investigate immune-related ophthalmic side effects of systemic checkpoint inhibitors and compare side effect frequency and requirement for cessation of immunotherapy by checkpoint ...
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Types of macular hole closure and their clinical implications

Department of Ophthalmology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea Correspondence to: Se Woong Kang, MD, Department of Ophthalmology, Samsung Medical Center, ...
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A prospective, randomised comparison of probing versus bicanalicular silastic intubation for congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction

Correspondence to Dr Yasser H Al-Faky, Ophthalmology Department, College of Medicine, King Saud University, PO Box 245, Riyadh 11411, Saudi Arabia; alfaky{at}gmail.com Purpose To compare the success ...
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Prevalence and incidence of age-related macular degeneration in Europe: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Correspondence to Professor Robert P Finger, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Bonn, Bonn 53127, Germany; Robert.Finger{at}ukbonn.de Background/Aims Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is ...
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Estimated number of ophthalmologists worldwide (International Council of Ophthalmology update): will we meet the needs?

Background/aims To estimate 2015 global ophthalmologist data and analyse their relationship to income groups, prevalence rates of blindness and visual impairment and gross domestic product (GDP) per ...
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Optical coherence tomography-based consensus definition for lamellar macular hole

Background A consensus on an optical coherence tomography definition of lamellar macular hole (LMH) and similar conditions is needed. Methods The panel reviewed relevant peer-reviewed literature to ...
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The number of people with glaucoma worldwide in 2010 and 2020

Aim: To estimate the number of people with open angle (OAG) and angle closure glaucoma (ACG) in 2010 and 2020. Methods: A review of published data with use of prevalence models. Data from population ...
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Optical quality after ultrathin Descemet’s stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty and Descemet’s membrane endothelial keratoplasty: a randomised controlled clinical trial

Aims To investigate corneal higher order aberrations (HOAs), densitometry and whole-eye optical quality after ultrathin Descemet’s stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (UT-DSAEK), Descemet’s ...
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Reproducibility and repeatability of foveal avascular zone measurements in healthy subjects by optical coherence tomography angiography

Correspondence to Dr R Mastropasqua, Ophthalmology Clinic, Department of Neurological and Visual Science, University of Verona, Verona 37124, Italy; rodorodolfomastrorodo{at}hotmail.com ...
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Repeated low-level red-light therapy combined with orthokeratology for myopia control in Spain: a randomised controlled study

Aim To evaluate the 12-month efficacy and safety of repeated low-level red-light (RLRL) therapy combined with orthokeratology (ortho-k) (RCO) for controlling myopia in Spanish children. Methods In ...
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Defocus Incorporated Multiple Segments (DIMS) spectacle lenses slow myopia progression: a 2-year randomised clinical trial

Aim To determine if ‘Defocus Incorporated Multiple Segments’ (DIMS) spectacle lenses slow childhood myopia progression. Methods A 2-year double-masked randomised controlled trial was carried out in ...