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Associations between obesity, metabolic syndrome and glaucoma in the National Institutes of Health ‘All of Us’ research programme

Background/aims The literature surrounding the relationship between obesity and glaucoma is conflicting. The aim of this ...
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Association of high-pillow sleeping posture with intraocular pressure in patients with glaucoma

Background Intraocular pressure (IOP) exhibits significant fluctuations in response to changes in body posture. Postural modification may serve as a potential adjunctive strategy for IOP management in ...
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Antimicrobial resistance surveillance: lessons learnt from large databases of antimicrobial resistance genes

Ocular infections, caused by a variety of microbes, are likely to become more difficult to treat due to the global increase in antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Traditional assays for resistance only ...
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Amblyopia and adult health: a comprehensive analysis of long-term systemic, sensory and mental health comorbidities in a national cohort

Aims To evaluate the adult health consequences of amblyopia, including sensory deficits, mental health, physical activity and ...
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Evaluation of a deep learning image assessment system for detecting severe retinopathy of prematurity

Correspondence to Michael F Chiang, Departments of Ophthalmology & Medical Informatics and Clinical Epidemiology, Casey Eye Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA; ...
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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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Diagnosis and treatment of peripheral exudative haemorrhagic chorioretinopathy

Purpose Peripheral exudative haemorrhagic chorioretinopathy (PEHCR) is a rare disorder that is often misdiagnosed. The aim of this study was to better characterise PEHCR and to assess treatment ...
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Diagnosing the severity of dry eye: a clear and practical algorithm

Dry eye disease (DED) is a distressing ocular condition. Due to its multifactorial nature, clinical and biological signs of DED can be inconsistent and sometimes discordant with symptomatology.
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Randomised controlled trial of adjunctive triamcinolone acetonide in eyes undergoing vitreoretinal surgery following open globe trauma: The ASCOT study

Background/aims To investigate the clinical effectiveness of adjunctive triamcinolone acetonide (TA) given at the time of vitreoretinal surgery following open globe trauma (OGT). Methods A phase 3, ...
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Combining retinal and choroidal microvascular metrics improves discriminative power for diabetic retinopathy

Purpose To use optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) parameters from both the retinal and choroidal microvasculature to detect the presence and severity of diabetic retinopathy (DR). Method ...
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Three-year outcomes of small incision lenticule extraction (SMILE) and femtosecond laser-assisted laser in situ keratomileusis (FS-LASIK) for myopia and myopic astigmatism

3 Shanghai Research Center of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Shanghai, People's Republic of China Correspondence to Dr Xingtao Zhou, Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Science, Eye and ENT Hospital ...