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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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A guide to the removal of heavy silicone oil

Aim: Heavy silicone oil removal can be challenging and differs considerably from conventional oil. Traditionally, strong active aspiration had to be applied through a long 18G needle just above the ...
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The effects of transdermal testosterone and oestrogen therapy on dry eye in postmenopausal women: a randomised, placebo-controlled, pilot study

1 School of Optometry and Vision Science, UNSW Australia, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2 Sydney Menopause Centre, Royal Hospital for Women, Randwick, New South Wales, Australia 3 School of Women ...
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Aging changes of the optic nerve head in relation to open angle glaucoma

Glaucoma Unit, Moorfields Eye Hospital, City Road, London EC1V 2PD Mr D F Garway-Heath, Glaucoma Unit, Moorfields Eye Hospital, City Road, London EC1V 2PD. AIMS To determine the age related changes in ...
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Prevalence and risk factors for chalazion in an older veteran population

Background Chalazia are common inflammatory eyelid lesions, but their epidemiology remains understudied. This retrospective case–control study examined the prevalence, risk factors and geographic ...
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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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Global, regional and national burden of major blindness-associated ophthalmologic conditions, 1990–2021, with forecasts to 2050: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden ...

Background The global burden of blindness and vision loss continues to increase, yet comprehensive analyses of underlying causes remain limited. This study estimated the global and regional burden of ...
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Global burdens and causes of blindness and vision loss in children and adolescents from 1990 to 2021 and forecast for the next decade

Background To estimate the global, regional and national burdens of blindness and vision loss among children and adolescents from 1990 to 2021, categorised by age, severity and cause, and to project ...
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Choroidal thickness and associated factors in children: the Ufa Children Eye Study

Background To assess subfoveal choroidal thickness (SFCT) and its associations in school children in a Russian population. Methods The Ural Children Eye Study (UCES), a school-based case-control study ...
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Comparison of diabetic retinopathy classification using fluorescein angiography and optical coherence tomography angiography

Purpose To analyse and compare the classification of eyes with diabetic retinopathy using fluorescein angiography (FA) and optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) performed either with ...
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Early results of surgical management of conjunctival dermolipoma: partial excision and free conjunctival autograft

Correspondence to Professor Sang In Khwarg, Department of Ophthalmology, Seoul National University Hospital, 101 Daehak-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul 110-744, Korea; khwarg{at}snu.ac.kr Background and aims ...
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Understanding diagnostic disagreement in angle closure assessment between anterior segment optical coherence tomography and gonioscopy

Background/aims Although being a more objective tool for assessment and follow-up of angle closure, reliability studies have reported a moderate diagnostic performance for anterior segment optical ...