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Effectiveness of repeated low-level red light in myopia prevention and myopia control Br. J. Ophthalmol. (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-04-17 Guihua Liu, Hua Rong, Yipu Liu, Biying Wang, Bei Du, Desheng Song, Ruihua Wei
Background/aims To compare the effects of repeated low-level red light (RLRL) treatment on axial length growth and refractive error changes in myopic and premyopic children. Methods Subjects were assigned randomly to four subgroups: myopia-RLRL group (M-RL), myopia-control group (M-C), premyopia-RLRL group (PM-RL) and premyopia-control group (PM-C). Subjects in the RLRL group completed a 12-month treatment
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Social history and glaucoma progression: the effect of body mass index, tobacco and alcohol consumption on the rates of structural change in patients with glaucoma Br. J. Ophthalmol. (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-04-15 Asmaa A Youssif, Ndidi-Amaka Onyekaba, Rizul Naithani, Khaled Abdelazeem, Ahmed M Fathalla, Mohamed S Abdel‐Rhaman, Alessandro A Jammal, Felipe A Medeiros
Background/aims Although obesity, tobacco and alcohol consumption were linked to the progression of numerous chronic diseases, an association of these social history aspects with glaucoma progression is not yet determined. This study aims to investigate the effect of body mass index (BMI) and history of tobacco and alcohol use on the rates of retinal nerve fibre layer (RNFL) change over time in glaucoma
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Relapse in ocular tuberculosis: relapse rate, risk factors and clinical management in a non-endemic country Br. J. Ophthalmol. (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-04-12 Ikhwanuliman Putera, Josianne C. E. M. ten Berge, Alberta A. H. J. Thiadens, Willem A. Dik, Rupesh Agrawal, P. Martin van Hagen, Rina La Distia Nora, Saskia M. Rombach
Aims To assess the risk of uveitis relapse in ocular tuberculosis (OTB) following clinical inactivity, to analyse clinical factors associated with relapses and to describe the management strategies for relapses. Methods A retrospective study was conducted on a 10-year patient registry of patients with OTB diagnosed at Erasmus MC in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Time-to-relapse of uveitis was evaluated
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Manhattan Vision Screening and Follow-up Study (NYC-SIGHT): a nested cross-sectional assessment of falls risk within a cluster randomised trial Br. J. Ophthalmol. (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-04-12 Lisa A Hark, Yujia Wang, Prakash Gorroochurn, Phyllis R Simon, Stefania C Maruri, Desiree R Henriquez, Daniel F Diamond, Jason D Horowitz, Lisa Park, Qing Wang, James D Auran, Jailine Carrion, David S Friedman, Jeffrey L Liebmann, George A Cioffi, Noga Harizman
Background To investigate the feasibility of using the Stopping Elderly Accidents, Deaths and Injuries (STEADI) Falls Risk Tool Kit during community-based eye health screenings to assess falls risk of participants enrolled in the Manhattan Vision Screening and Follow-Up Study (NYC-SIGHT). Methods Cross-sectional analysis of data from a 5-year prospective, cluster-randomised clinical trial conducted
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Predictive model for iris melanoma Br. J. Ophthalmol. (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-04-12 Arun Singh, Alexander Melendez-Moreno, Jørgen Krohn, Emily C Zabor
To develop a predictive model for the diagnosis of iris melanoma. Methods Retrospective consecutive case series that included 100 cases of pathologically confirmed iris melanoma and 112 cases of Iris naevus, either pathological confirmation or documented stability of >1 year. Patient demographic data, features of clinical presentation, tumour characteristics and follow-up were collected. Iris melanoma
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Randomised clinical trial of extended depth of focus lenses for controlling myopia progression: Outcomes from SEED LVPEI Indian Myopia Study Br. J. Ophthalmol. (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-04-11 Manoj K Manoharan, Pavan K Verkicharla
Purpose To determine the efficacy of extended depth of focus (EDOF) contact lenses for controlling myopia progression in children through a 1-year randomised clinical trial. Methods A total of 104 children aged 7–15 years, with spherical equivalent refraction ≤−0.50 D, were randomly assigned to wear SEED 1 dayPure EDOF Mid contact lenses (n=48) or single vision spectacle lenses (n=56). Cycloplegic
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Influencing factors of effective lens position in patients with Marfan syndrome and ectopia lentis Br. J. Ophthalmol. (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-04-10 Xin Shen, Zexu Chen, WanNan Jia, Yalei Wang, Tianhui Chen, Yang Sun, Yongxiang Jiang
Aims The aim of this study was to analyse the effective lens position (ELP) in patients with Marfan syndrome (MFS) and ectopia lentis (EL). Methods Patients with MFS undergoing lens removal and primary intraocular lens (IOL) implantation were enrolled in the study. The back-calculated ELP was obtained with the vergence formula and compared with the theoretical ELPs. The back-calculated ELP and ELP
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Role of lens in early refractive development: evidence from a large cohort of Chinese children Br. J. Ophthalmol. (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-04-10 Xiaotong Han, Ruilin Xiong, Ling Jin, Shuai Chang, Qianyun Chen, Decai Wang, Xiang Chen, Yabin Qu, Weijia Liu, Mingguang He, Ian Morgan, Yangfa Zeng, Yizhi Liu
Aims To document longitudinal changes in spherical equivalent refraction (SER) and related biometric factors during early refractive development. Methods This was a prospective cohort study of Chinese children, starting in 2018 with annual follow-ups. At each visit, children received cycloplegic autorefraction and ocular biometry measurements. Lens power (LP) was calculated using Bennett’s formula
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Access to Pediatric Eye Care by Practitioner Type, Geographic Distribution, and US Population Demographics JAMA Ophthalmol. (IF 8.1) Pub Date : 2024-04-11 Nora E. Siegler, Hannah L. Walsh, Kara M. Cavuoto
ImportanceInvestigating disparities in service coverage of pediatric optometrists and pediatric ophthalmologists in relation to patient demographics will illuminate vulnerable populations and inform future interventions.ObjectiveTo characterize the geographic distribution of pediatric eye care practitioners and analyze its association with population demographics.Design, Setting, and ParticipantsIn
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Increased incidence of adult gonococcal keratoconjunctivitis at two tertiary eye hospitals in Western Europe: clinical features, complications and antimicrobial susceptibility Br. J. Ophthalmol. (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-04-09 Alice L Milligan, Anna C Randag, Sybren Lekkerkerk, Helen Fifer
Background Gonorrhoea is on the rise: between 2021 and 2022, a 50% and a 33% increase in diagnoses was seen, respectively, in England and the Netherlands. A concurrent rise in gonococcal keratoconjunctivitis (GKC) is a serious concern due to the potentially devastating visual complications. Methods This is a retrospective case series of adult GKC from two Western European tertiary ophthalmology centres
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Diagnostic criteria of anterior segment swept-source optical coherence tomography to detect gonioscopic angle closure Br. J. Ophthalmol. (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-04-09 Philip Yawen Guo, Xiulan Zhang, Fei Li, Chen Lin, Anwell Nguyen, Rei Sakata, Risa Higashita, Keiichiro Okamoto, Marco Yu, Makoto Aihara, Tin Aung, Shan Lin, Christopher Kai-Shun Leung
Aims To compare the diagnostic performance of 360° anterior segment optical coherence tomography assessment by applying normative percentile cut-offs versus iris trabecular contact (ITC) for detecting gonioscopic angle closure. Methods In this multicentre study, 394 healthy individuals were included in the normative dataset to derive the age-specific and angle location-specific normative percentiles
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Incidence and analysis of intraoperative complications in femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery: a large-scale cohort study to establish the learning curve Br. J. Ophthalmol. (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-04-08 Xiaobo Zhang, Wen Xu, Xingchao Shentu, Peiqing Chen, Yibo Yu, Kairan Lai, Jiayong Li, Wei Wang, Xinyi Chen, Ke Yao
Aims To assess the safety of femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery (FLACS) based on surgical parameters and intraoperative complications analysis and to determine the length of the learning curve for FLACS. Methods A prospective consecutive cohort study was conducted on Chinese patients who underwent either FLACS (3289 cases) or contemporaneous conventional phacoemulsification cataract surgery
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Femtosecond laser-assisted astigmatic keratotomy versus toric IOL implantation for correcting astigmatism in cataract patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis with trial sequential analysis Br. J. Ophthalmol. (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-04-04 Wei-Ting Yen, Tzu-Heng Weng, Ting-Yi Lin, Ming-Cheng Tai, Yi-Hao Chen, Yu-Min Chang
Aims To compare the refractive and visual outcomes of femtosecond laser-assisted astigmatic keratotomy (FSAK) and toric intraocular lens (IOL) implantation for correcting astigmatism in cataract patients. Methods Studies were retrieved from the Ovid-Medline, EMBASE, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials and Scopus which compared FSAK and toric IOL for astigmatism correction in cataract patients
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Structural and functional changes of binocular corneal innervation and ocular surface function after unilateral SMILE and tPRK Br. J. Ophthalmol. (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-04-04 Qianwen Gong, Kaiyan Huang, Kexin Li, Yixuan Tong, Jian Zhao, Hui Wang, Zhiqiang Xu, Meng Lin, Fan Lu, Liang Hu
Aims To evaluate the bilateral changes in the sub-basal nerve plexus of the cornea and ocular surface function after unilateral small incision lenticule extraction (SMILE) and transepithelial photorefractive keratectomy (tPRK) procedures. Methods 34 patients were enrolled in the study and underwent unilateral SMILE (21 of 34 patients) or unilateral tPRK (13 of 34 patients). Complete ophthalmic examinations
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A practical approach to uveitis screening in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis Br. J. Ophthalmol. (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-04-04 Ivan Foeldvari, Marcela Bohn, Harry Petrushkin, S Angeles Han, Regitze Bangsgaard, Joan Calzada-Hernández, Tamas Constantin, Joke H de Boer, Jesus Díaz-Cascajosa, Clive Edelsten, Mia Glerup, Helene Ingels, Sebastian Kramer, Elisabetta Miserocchi, Ellen Nordal, Rotraud K Saurenmann, Gabriele Simonini, Ameenat Lola Solebo, Jan Titz, Jordi Anton
Background Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)-associated uveitis typically presents as a silent chronic anterior uveitis and can lead to blindness. Adherence to current screening guidelines is hampered by complex protocols which rely on the knowledge of specific JIA characteristics. The Multinational Interdisciplinary Working Group for Uveitis in Childhood identified the need to simplify screening
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Digital Technology Use Among Older Adults With Vision Impairment JAMA Ophthalmol. (IF 8.1) Pub Date : 2024-04-04 Jonathan Thomas, Louay Almidani, Bonnielin K. Swenor, Varshini Varadaraj
ImportanceTelehealth has the potential to improve health for older adults, but many access disparities exist, including for those with vision impairment (VI).ObjectiveTo examine the associations between VI and digital technology access measures in US older adults.Design, Setting, and ParticipantsThis was a cross-sectional study that included Medicare beneficiaries 65 years and older. Beneficiary data
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Postoperative Inflammation After Anterior Segment Surgery JAMA Ophthalmol. (IF 8.1) Pub Date : 2024-04-04 Matthew Schulgit, Danny A. Mammo, Sunil K. Srivastava
A 71-year-old woman had 2 months of worsening vision and pain in her right eye. Examination revealed retrocorneal plaque, peaking of the pupil, and temporal prominent scleral vessels with inferotemporal scleral thinning. What would you do next?
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Mental Health Conditions Associated With Strabismus in a Diverse Cohort of US Adults JAMA Ophthalmol. (IF 8.1) Pub Date : 2024-04-04 Kimberly Jin, Inas F. Aboobakar, Mary C. Whitman, Isdin Oke
ImportanceGreater understanding of the association between strabismus and mental health conditions across sociodemographic backgrounds may inform strategies to improve mental well-being in this population.ObjectiveTo describe the association of strabismus with mental health conditions in a diverse cohort of US adults.Design, Setting, and ParticipantsThis cross-sectional study used data from the National
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Toward an internationally accepted standard for reading charts Prog. Retin. Eye. Res. (IF 17.8) Pub Date : 2024-04-02 Wolfgang Radner
Patients who suffer from sight-threatening eye diseases share a desire to regain a comfortable reading ability. In light of the modern advances achieved in ophthalmic diagnosis and therapy, and because a significant lack of comparability between reading charts still exists, there is an increasing need for a worldwide standard in the form of a norm for diagnostic reading charts. Already, applied advancements
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Reply Ophthalmology (IF 13.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-01 Ingrid U. Scott MD MPH, Neal L. Oden PhD, Paul C. VanVeldhuisen PhD, Michael S. Ip MD, Barbara A. Blodi MD
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Re: Scott et al.: SCORE2 Report 24: Nonlinear relationship of retinal thickness and visual acuity in central retinal and hemiretinal vein occlusion. (Ophthalmology. 2023;130:1066–1072) Ophthalmology (IF 13.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-01 Peng Wu MD, Rongyu Gao MD, Guangsen Liu MD
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Comparative analysis of human tear fluid and aqueous humor proteomes Ocul. Surf. (IF 6.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-30 August Beisel, Garrett Jones, Joshua Glass, Tae Jin Lee, Marc Töteberg-Harms, Amy Estes, Lane Ulrich, Kathryn Bollinger, Shruti Sharma, Ashok Sharma
Technological advancements allowing for the analysis of low-volume samples have led to the investigation of human tear fluid and aqueous humor (AH) as potential biomarker sources. However, acquiring AH samples poses significant challenges, making human tear fluid a more accessible alternative. This study aims to compare the protein compositions of these two biofluids to evaluate their suitability for
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Sudden Vision Loss JAMA Ophthalmol. (IF 8.1) Pub Date : 2024-03-28 Archana A. Nair, Meredith E. Pugh, Edward F. Cherney
A 37-year-old woman was referred for evaluation of a retinal detachment in her left eye. Posterior examination results demonstrated a retinal detachment in the posterior pole with shifting fluid and no identifiable retinal break, and there was a thickened choroid with a hyporeflective band on ultrasound biomicroscopy. What would you do next?
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Bias Reduction Practices in Underrepresented Groups in Ophthalmology Resident Recruitment JAMA Ophthalmol. (IF 8.1) Pub Date : 2024-03-28 Ogul E. Uner, Dongseok Choi, Thomas S. Hwang, Ambar Faridi
ImportanceBest recruitment practices for increasing diversity are well established, but the adoption and impact of these practices in ophthalmology residency recruitment are unknown.ObjectiveTo describe the adoption of bias reduction practices in groups underrepresented in ophthalmology (URiO) residency recruitment and determine which practices are effective for increasing URiO residents.Design, Setting
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Genetic Associations of Primary Angle-Closure Disease JAMA Ophthalmol. (IF 8.1) Pub Date : 2024-03-28 Yu Jing Liang, Yu Yao Wang, Shi Song Rong, Zhen Ji Chen, Shu Ying Chen, Jenson A. Tham, Poemen P. Chan, Jason C. Yam, Janey L. Wiggs, Chi Pui Pang, Clement C. Tham, Li Jia Chen
ImportanceEffects of genetic variants on primary angle-closure disease remained uncertain.ObjectiveTo systematically review the associations of common single-nucleotide variants (SNVs) and rare coding variants with primary angle-closure disease, its subtypes (including primary angle-closure glaucoma, primary angle-closure suspect, and primary angle-closure) and progression.Data SourcesEligible studies
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Predictive performance of corneal and lid margin sensitivity for dry eye disease: An investigator-masked, prospective, prognostic accuracy study Ocul. Surf. (IF 6.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-28 Michael T.M. Wang, Jay J. Meyer, Ally L. Xue, Barry Power, Jennifer P. Craig
To evaluate the prognostic ability of non-contact esthesiometry corneal and lid margin sensitivity measurements in detecting symptoms and signs of dry eye disease, as defined by the global consensus TFOS DEWS II criteria. A total of 87 community residents (58 females; mean ± SD age, 53 ± 16 years) were recruited in an investigator-masked, prospective, prognostic accuracy study. Dry eye symptomology
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ICGA-GPT: report generation and question answering for indocyanine green angiography images Br. J. Ophthalmol. (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-03-26 Xiaolan Chen, Weiyi Zhang, Ziwei Zhao, Pusheng Xu, Yingfeng Zheng, Danli Shi, Mingguang He
Background Indocyanine green angiography (ICGA) is vital for diagnosing chorioretinal diseases, but its interpretation and patient communication require extensive expertise and time-consuming efforts. We aim to develop a bilingual ICGA report generation and question-answering (QA) system. Methods Our dataset comprised 213 129 ICGA images from 2919 participants. The system comprised two stages: image–text
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Choriocapillaris flow features in children with myopic anisometropia Br. J. Ophthalmol. (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-03-25 Zhihao Jiang, Wu Bo, Zhengfei Yang, Xiaoling Luo, Yao Ni, Junwen Zeng
Aims To examine differences between the eyes in choriocapillaris perfusion and choroidal thickness in children with myopic anisometropia. Methods In this observational and prospective study, 46 children with myopic anisometropia were enrolled. Choriocapillaris perfusion parameters, including the percentage of flow voids, the total number of flow voids and the average flow void area were obtained by
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Addressing neurodegeneration in glaucoma: Mechanisms, challenges, and treatments Prog. Retin. Eye. Res. (IF 17.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-26 Ghazi O. Bou Ghanem, Lauren K. Wareham, David J. Calkins
Glaucoma is the leading cause of irreversible blindness globally. The disease causes vision loss due to neurodegeneration of the retinal ganglion cell (RGC) projection to the brain through the optic nerve. Glaucoma is associated with sensitivity to intraocular pressure (IOP). Thus, mainstay treatments seek to manage IOP, though many patients continue to lose vision. To address neurodegeneration directly
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Real-world application of a smartphone-based visual acuity test (WHOeyes) with automatic distance calibration Br. J. Ophthalmol. (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-03-21 Yi Wu, Stuart Keel, Vera Lúcia Alves Carneiro, Shiran Zhang, Wei Wang, Chi Liu, Xuanzhang Tang, Xiaotong Han, Mingguang He
Background To develop and assess the usability of a smartphone-based visual acuity (VA) test with an automatic distance calibration (ADC) function, the iOS version of WHOeyes. Methods The WHOeyes was an upgraded version with a distinct feature of ADC of an existing validated VA testing app called V@home. Three groups of Chinese participants with different ages (≤20, 20–40, >40 years) were recruited
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Visual acuity and visual field as a function of disease duration in patients with birdshot chorioretinitis Br. J. Ophthalmol. (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-03-20 Jordan Loeliger, Dominique Monnet, Jennifer Thorne, Linda Imikerene, Souhila Kecili, Antoine P Brézin
Background Birdshot chorioretinitis (BSCR) is a chronic bilateral posterior uveitis, which can affect central as well as peripheral vision. The aim of this study was to assess how visual acuity and visual field evolved over time in patients with BSCR. Methods This was a prospective, observational, single-centre study based on data from the CO-BIRD cohort. Patient visits were categorised based on the
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Association of Occlusive Retinal Vasculitis With Intravitreal Faricimab JAMA Ophthalmol. (IF 8.1) Pub Date : 2024-03-22 Ye Li, Robert Chong, Adrian T. Fung
This case report describes a patient with attenuation of retinal arterioles and veins associated with 2 blot hemorrhages and pallor of the inferotemporal retina without emboli.
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Laser in Situ Keratomileusis Flap Free-Floating on Interface Edema in Acute Corneal Hydrops JAMA Ophthalmol. (IF 8.1) Pub Date : 2024-03-21 Evan J. Warner
This case report describes a patient with a history of laser in situ keratomileusis who presented with pain, photophobia, and blurred vision secondary to a corneal flap free-floating on interface edema in the setting of acute hydrops.
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Clinical Features and Treatment Outcomes of Carbapenem-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa Keratitis JAMA Ophthalmol. (IF 8.1) Pub Date : 2024-03-21 Felipe Echeverri Tribin, Caroline Lieux, Jorge Maestre-Mesa, Heather Durkee, Katherine Krishna, Brandon Chou, Emily Neag, Jana D’Amato Tóthová, Jaime D. Martinez, Harry W. Flynn, Jean Marie Parel, Darlene Miller, Guillermo Amescua
ImportanceEvaluation of the microbiological diagnostic profile of multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa keratitis and potential management with rose bengal–photodynamic antimicrobial therapy (RB-PDAT) is important.ObjectiveTo document the disease progression of carbapenemase-resistant P aeruginosa keratitis after an artificial tear contamination outbreak.Design, Setting, and ParticipantsThis retrospective
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Multifocal Unilateral Orange Fundus Tumors in a Young Man JAMA Ophthalmol. (IF 8.1) Pub Date : 2024-03-21 Bibhav Poudel, Vijitha S. Vempuluru, Carol L. Shields
A 38-year-old man had an asymptomatic, orange, macular choroidal mass with macular choroidal folds and a retinal pigment epithelial detachment in the right eye and a second orange mass nasal to the optic disc also in the right eye. What would you do next?
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Dystrophic Calcification in a 3-Piece Silicone Intraocular Lens JAMA Ophthalmol. (IF 8.1) Pub Date : 2024-03-21 Anvesh Annadanam, Boonkit Purt
This case report describes a diagnosis of dystrophic calcification of a silicone intraocular lens implant in a patient who presented with foggy vision and glare.
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Human Whole-Eye Donation for Research—Optimizing Clinical Trial Informed Consent JAMA Ophthalmol. (IF 8.1) Pub Date : 2024-03-21 Katrina A. Bramstedt
ImportancePosthumous whole-eye (globe) donations for research lack a mechanism that reinvolves the existing ophthalmic research team of the donor unless there is a preplanned donor directive. Disconnection between the deceased and their research team equates to lost opportunities for the research team to have a longitudinal view of the eyes that have been involved in their research.ObjectivesTo use
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Corneal Plug Keratoplasty for the Treatment of Small Corneal Perforation JAMA Ophthalmol. (IF 8.1) Pub Date : 2024-03-21 Xiaolin Qi, Hua Gao
This case report describes the performance of corneal plug keratoplasty in a male patient aged 30 years who presented with corneal perforation secondary to metal foreign body.
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New disposable esthesiometer (KeraSenseⓇ) to improve diagnosis and management of neurotrophic keratitis Ocul. Surf. (IF 6.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-21 Francesca Giovannetti, Marta Sacchetti, Marco Marenco, Ludovico Alisi, Giacomo Visioli, Alice Bruscolini, Alessandro Lambiase
To validate the use, repeatability, and reproducibility of a new, cost-effective, disposable, sterile device (KeraSenseⓇ, Dompè farmaceutici SpA, Milan Italy) compared to Cochet-Bonnet (CB) esthesiometer. Secondly, to identify a simple, safe, rapid, and low-cost test to diagnose neurotrophic keratitis (NK). 16 patients with diagnosis of NK stage I, 25 patients with diabetes mellitus (DM), and 26 healthy
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Prevalence of strabismus and risk factors in adults born preterm with and without retinopathy of prematurity: results from the Gutenberg Prematurity Eye study Br. J. Ophthalmol. (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-03-19 Achim Fieß, Kim Dautzenberg, Sandra Gißler, Eva Mildenberger, Michael S Urschitz, Heike M Elflein, Panagiotis Laspas, Bernhard M Stoffelns, Norbert Pfeiffer, Alexander K Schuster
Aim The purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence of strabismus and nystagmus and to analyse associated factors in preterm and full-term infants in adulthood. Methods The Gutenberg Prematurity Eye Study is a retrospective cohort study with a prospective ophthalmological examination of participants born preterm and full-term (aged 18–52 years). Perinatal data were carefully assessed for risk
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Evaluation and model to achieve sex parity in cataract surgical coverage in Theni district, India Br. J. Ophthalmol. (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-03-19 Sachin Gupta, Ravilla D Ravindran, Ashok Vardhan, Thulasiraj D Ravilla
Background/aims To propose an approach to determine the target ratio of cataract surgical rates (CSRs) of female to male subpopulations to increase sex parity in cataract surgical coverage (CSC), based on the sex gap in cataract burden and incidence, and demonstrate its application to Theni district, India. Methods A population-based longitudinal study between January 2016 and April 2018. We recruited
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One-year efficacy of myopia control by the defocus distributed multipoint lens: a multicentric randomised controlled trial Br. J. Ophthalmol. (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-03-19 Xiaoqin Chen, Mengdi Li, Jun Li, Min Wu, Xiaonan Liu, Cui Yu, Xingyi Guo, Yanbo Wang, Yansong Wang, Wenli Lu, Lihua Li, Yan Wang
Aims To report the 1-year results of the efficacy of a defocus distributed multipoint (DDM) lens in controlling myopia progression in a multicentre, randomised controlled trial. Methods Overall, 168 children aged 6–13 years were recruited and randomly assigned to wear a DDM lens (n=84) or single-vision (SV) lens (n=84) in three centres. Cycloplegic autorefraction (spherical equivalent refraction (SER))
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At a glance Br. J. Ophthalmol. (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-04-01 Frank Larkin
Optical coherence tomography can be used to image corneal ectasia which occurs late following penetrating keratoplasty. Corneas with late post-keratoplasty ectasia have a deeper anterior chamber, steeper graft-host interface angle, and lower thickness at the interface A deep learning algorithm was developed to predict nuclear age, which provides insight into the premature ageing of the lens nucleus
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Pan-Indian multicentre retrospective study of 0.01% atropine for myopia control Br. J. Ophthalmol. (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-04-01 Jason C Yam, Yuzhou Zhang
The recent publication by Rohit et al evaluated the efficacy of 0.01% atropine in controlling myopia progression among Indian children over a 2-year period.1 A total of 732 myopic children aged 6–14 years from 20 centres were included, and all received 0.01% atropine eye-drops once daily. The authors found that, during the first year, there was a relative reduction of 64% in myopia progression, and
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Stargardt macular dystrophy and therapeutic approaches Br. J. Ophthalmol. (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-04-01 Kaoru Fujinami, Nadia Waheed, Yannik Laich, Paul Yang, Yu Fujinami-Yokokawa, Joseph J Higgins, Jonathan T Lu, Darin Curtiss, Cathryn Clary, Michel Michaelides
Stargardt macular dystrophy (Stargardt disease; STGD1; OMIM 248200) is the most prevalent inherited macular dystrophy. STGD1 is an autosomal recessive disorder caused by multiple pathogenic sequence variants in the large ABCA4 gene (OMIM 601691). Major advances in understanding both the clinical and molecular features, as well as the underlying pathophysiology, have culminated in many completed, ongoing
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Characterisation of ectasia after penetrating keratoplasty in keratoconus eyes using anterior segment optical coherence tomography Br. J. Ophthalmol. (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-04-01 Julia M Weller, Lisa Hübner, Friedrich E Kruse, Theofilos Tourtas
Background/aims Ectasia of the cornea can occur decades after penetrating keratoplasty (PK), especially in keratoconus eyes. The purpose of this study was to characterise ectasia after PK by morphological findings in anterior segment optical coherence tomography (AS-OCT). Methods In this retrospective, single-centre case series, 50 eyes of 32 patients with a history of PK at an average of 25±10 years
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Crystalline lens nuclear age prediction as a new biomarker of nucleus degeneration Br. J. Ophthalmol. (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-04-01 Mengjie Guo, Risa Higashita, Chen Lin, Lingxi Hu, Wan Chen, Fei Li, Gilda Wing Ki Lai, Anwell Nguyen, Rei Sakata, Keiichiro Okamoto, Bo Tang, Yanwu Xu, Huazhu Fu, Fei Gao, Makoto Aihara, Xiulan Zhang, Jin Yuan, Shan Lin, Christopher Kai-Shun Leung, Jiang Liu
Background The crystalline lens is a transparent structure of the eye to focus light on the retina. It becomes muddy, hard and dense with increasing age, which makes the crystalline lens gradually lose its function. We aim to develop a nuclear age predictor to reflect the degeneration of the crystalline lens nucleus. Methods First we trained and internally validated the nuclear age predictor with a
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Adduction induces large optic nerve head deformations in subjects with normal-tension glaucoma Br. J. Ophthalmol. (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-04-01 Thanadet Chuangsuwanich, Tin A Tun, Fabian A Braeu, Xiaofei Wang, Zhi Yun Chin, Satish K Panda, Martin Buist, Dan Milea, Nicholas Strouthidis, Shamira Perera, Monisha Esther Nongpiur, Tin Aung, Michael J A Girard
Purpose To assess intraocular pressure (IOP)-induced and gaze-induced optic nerve head (ONH) strains in subjects with high-tension glaucoma (HTG) and normal-tension glaucoma (NTG). Design Clinic-based cross-sectional study. Methods The ONH from one eye of 228 subjects (114 subjects with HTG (pre-treatment IOP≥21 mm Hg) and 114 with NTG (pre-treatment IOP<21 mm Hg)) was imaged with optical coherence
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Fundus topographical distribution patterns of ocular toxoplasmosis Br. J. Ophthalmol. (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-04-01 Murat Hasanreisoglu, Muhammad Sohail Halim, Pinar Cakar Ozdal, Maria Soledad Ormaechea, Cem Kesim, Huseyin Baran Ozdemir, Gunay Uludag, Nripun Sredar, Mahmut Cankurtaran, Xiaoxuan Liu, Alastair Keith Denniston, Marcelo N. Rudzinski, Daniel N. Colombero, Bernardo Ariel Schlaen, Pearse Andrew Keane, Carlos Pavesio, Quan Dong Nguyen
Background To establish topographic maps and determine fundus distribution patterns of ocular toxoplasmosis (OT) lesions. Methods In this retrospective study, patients who presented with OT to ophthalmology clinics from four countries (Argentina, Turkey, UK, USA) were included. Size, shape and location of primary (1°)/recurrent (2°) and active/inactive lesions were converted into a two-dimensional
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Deep-learning automated quantification of longitudinal OCT scans demonstrates reduced RPE loss rate, preservation of intact macular area and predictive value of isolated photoreceptor degeneration in geographic atrophy patients receiving C3 inhibition treatment Br. J. Ophthalmol. (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-04-01 Dun Jack Fu, Sophie Glinton, Veronika Lipkova, Livia Faes, Bart Liefers, Gongyu Zhang, Nikolas Pontikos, Alex McKeown, Lukas Scheibler, Praveen J Patel, Pearse A Keane, Konstantinos Balaskas
Objective To evaluate the role of automated optical coherence tomography (OCT) segmentation, using a validated deep-learning model, for assessing the effect of C3 inhibition on the area of geographic atrophy (GA); the constituent features of GA on OCT (photoreceptor degeneration (PRD), retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) loss and hypertransmission); and the area of unaffected healthy macula. To identify
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Distribution and determinants of choroidal vascularity index in healthy eyes from deep-learning choroidal analysis: a population-based SS-OCT study Br. J. Ophthalmol. (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-04-01 Meng Xuan, Cong Li, Xiangbin Kong, Jian Zhang, Wei Wang, Mingguang He
Aims To quantify the profiles of choroidal vascularity index (CVI) using fully artificial intelligence (AI)-based algorithm applied to swept-source optical coherence tomography (SS-OCT) images and evaluate the determinants of CVI in a population-based study. Methods This cross-sectional study included adults aged ≥35 years residing in the Yuexiu District of Guangzhou, China, a follow-up population-based
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Outcomes following repair of early-onset versus delayed-onset rhegmatogenous retinal detachments after acute posterior vitreous detachment Br. J. Ophthalmol. (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-04-01 Vishal Balasubramanian Swaminathan, Mirataollah Salabati, Rachel Israilevich, Eli Cehelyk, Raziyeh Mahmoudzadeh, Joshua H Uhr, Marc J Spirn, Michael A Klufas, Sunir J Garg, Jason Hsu
Aim To report anatomical and functional outcomes after surgical repair of acute-onset vs delayed-onset rhegmatogenous retinal detachments (RDs) following acute posterior vitreous detachment (PVD). Methods A retrospective, comparative interventional cohort study where patients presenting to a single-centre retina practice between October 2015 and March 2020 with delayed RDs (diagnosed ≥42 days after
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Deep phenotyping of PROM1-associated retinal degeneration Br. J. Ophthalmol. (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-04-01 Gernot Schließleder, Angelos Kalitzeos, Melissa Kasilian, Navjit Singh, Ziyuan Wang, Zhihong Hu, Manuel Großpötzl, SriniVas Sadda, Andreas Wedrich, Michel Michaelides, Rupert W Strauss
Background/aims The purpose of this study was to investigate retinal structure in detail of subjects with autosomal-dominant (AD) and autosomal-recessive (AR) PROM1 -associated retinal degeneration ( PROM1 -RD), study design: institutional, cross-sectional study. Methods Four eyes from four subjects (three with AD and one with AR) PROM1 -RD were investigated by ophthalmic examination including best-corrected
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Intraocular medulloepithelioma clinical features and management of 11 cases Br. J. Ophthalmol. (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-04-01 Xiuqian Yi, Fengxi Meng, Yingwen Bi, Lin He, Jiang Qian, Kang Xue
Aims To describe the clinical features, imaging characteristics, histopathology, treatment and outcomes of intraocular medulloepithelioma. Methods Medical records of 11 patients with clinically or histopathologically confirmed medulloepithelioma were retrieved and reviewed. Clinical features, diagnostic challenges, imaging characteristics, management, histopathology and prognosis were assessed. Results
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Risk factors for cataract in retinoblastoma management Br. J. Ophthalmol. (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-04-01 Shichong Jia, Xuyang Wen, Jie Yu, Min Zhou, Ludi Yang, Yiyi Feng, Xiaoyu He, Renbing Jia, Jiayan Fan, Xianqun Fan
Aims To investigate the risk factors for cataract following eye-preserving therapies for retinoblastoma. Methods This retrospective, single-centre cohort study included patients diagnosed with retinoblastoma receiving eye-preserving therapies between January 2017 and June 2021. Cataract by the end of the follow-up was the main outcome. Results Cataract was found in 31 of 184 (16.8%) included eyes during
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Obesity paradox in uveal melanoma: high body mass index is associated with low metastatic risk Br. J. Ophthalmol. (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-04-01 Shiva Sabazade, Adrianna Opalko, Christina Herrspiegel, Viktor Torgny Gill, Flavia Plastino, Helder André, Gustav Stålhammar
Background Metabolic factors and obesity may influence the development and progression of cancer. In this study, we examine their association with the risk of developing metastases of uveal melanoma. Methods Data on metabolic factors, medications, serum leptin levels, tumour leptin receptor RNA expression and clinical outcomes were examined in three cohorts. HRs for metastasis and cumulative incidences
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Low-dose atropine 0.01% for the treatment of childhood myopia: a pan-India multicentric retrospective study Br. J. Ophthalmol. (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-04-01 Rohit Saxena, Vinay Gupta, Rebika Dhiman, Elizabeth Joseph, Sumita Agarkar, R Neena, Damaris Magdalene, Jitendra Jethani, Sandra C Ganesh, Minal Patil, Pooja Gogri, Shailesh Gadaginamath, Pradhnya Sen, Jaspreet Sukhija, Deepak Mishra, Jyoti H Matalia, Anupam Sahu, Smita Kapoor, Shruti Nishanth, Shweta Chaurasia, Neelam Pawar, Nilutparna Deori, Viswanathan Sivaraman, Anamika Bordoloi, Shailja Tibrewal
Objective The objective of this study was to assess the efficacy of low-dose atropine 0.01% in controlling myopia progression among Indian children over a 2-year period. Methods This retrospective study, conducted across 20 centres in India, monitored the progression of myopia over 2 years after initiating treatment with 0.01% atropine eye drops. This included children between 6 and 14 years with baseline
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Prevalence and associated factors of myopia in children and adolescents in Russia: the Ural Children Eye Study Br. J. Ophthalmol. (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-04-01 Mukharram M. Bikbov, Gyulli M. Kazakbaeva, Albina A Fakhretdinova, Azaliia M Tuliakova, Ellina M Iakupova, Songhomitra Panda-Jonas, Leisan I Gilemzianova, Liana A Garipova, Dinar A Khakimov, Liaisan I Islamova, Jost B Jonas
Background To assess the prevalence of myopia and the distribution of ocular axial length as surrogate for myopic refractive error in school children in a population in Russia. Methods The Ural Children Eye Study, a school-based case–control study, was conducted in Ufa/Bashkortostan/Russia from 2019 to 2022 and included 4933 children (age: 9.7±2.6 years; range: 6.2–18.8 years). The parents underwent
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Association of retinal optical coherence tomography metrics and polygenic risk scores with cognitive function and future cognitive decline Br. J. Ophthalmol. (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-04-01 Sayuri Sekimitsu, Yusrah Shweikh, Sarah Shareef, Yan Zhao, Tobias Elze, Ayellet Segrè, Janey Wiggs, Nazlee Zebardast
Purpose To evaluate the potential of retinal optical coherence tomography (OCT) measurements and polygenic risk scores (PRS) to identify people at risk of cognitive impairment. Methods Using OCT images from 50 342 UK Biobank participants, we examined associations between retinal layer thickness and genetic risk for neurodegenerative disease and combined these metrics with PRS to predict baseline cognitive
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Papillary vitreous detachment as a possible accomplice in non-arteritic anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy Br. J. Ophthalmol. (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-04-01 Dong Li, Shuo Sun, Jingli Liang, Yi Yue, Jihong Yang, Yuntao Zhi, Xiaomin Zhang, Rongguo Yu, Xiaorong Li
Aim To evaluate the role of papillary vitreous detachment in the pathogenesis of non-arteritic anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy (NAION) by comparing the features of vitreopapillary interface between NAION patients and normal individuals. Methods This study included 22 acute NAION patients (25 eyes), 21 non-acute NAION patients (23 eyes) and 23 normal individuals (34 eyes). All study participants