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Small incision corneal refractive surgery using the small incision lenticule extraction (SMILE) procedure for the correction of myopia and myopic astigmatism: results of a 6 ...

Aim This 6 month prospective multi-centre study evaluated the feasibility of performing myopic femtosecond lenticule extraction (FLEx) through a small incision using the small incision lenticule ...
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Hypertensive retinopathy revisited: some answers, more questions

1 Department of Clinical Physiopathology, Ophthalmology Section Turin University, Italy 2 Department of Medicine and Experimental Oncology, Turin University, Italy 3 Department of Internal Medicine, ...
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Global variations and time trends in the prevalence of primary open angle glaucoma (POAG): a systematic review and meta-analysis

Systematic review of published population based surveys to examine the relationship between primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) prevalence and demographic factors. A literature search identified ...
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Areal summed corneal power shift is an important determinant for axial length elongation in myopic children treated with overnight orthokeratology

Background The myopia control effect of orthokeratology (OK) varies among individuals. The variation might relate to the proposed ‘areal summation effect’ of lens-induced visual signals. The current ...
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Sebaceous carcinoma of the eyelid: a clinicopathological study

BACKGROUND Sebaceous carcinoma of the eyelid is rare. The diagnosis might be difficult because of its ability to masquerade as other periocular lesions. Prognosis is still regarded as being poor ...
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Corneal staining patterns in vernal keratoconjunctivitis: the new VKC-CLEK scoring scale

Correspondence to Dr Andrea Leonardi, Department of Neuroscience, Ophthalmology Unit, University of Padua, Padua 35128, Italy; andrea.leonardi{at}unipd.it Aim To propose a new scoring system in the ...
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Evaluation of a self-imaging OCT for remote diagnosis and monitoring of retinal diseases

Objectives To evaluate the feasibility and accuracy of a portable, self-imaging optical coherence tomography (OCT) for measuring central subfield thickness (CST) and achieving diagnostic concordance ...
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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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Grading the severity of intermittent distance exotropia: the revised Newcastle Control Score

Children’s Eye Clinic and Orthoptic Department, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne NHS Foundation Trust, UK If you wish to reuse any or all of this ...
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Risk factors associated with myopia in schoolchildren in Ireland

Aim To examine the demographic and social factors associated with myopia in schoolchildren in Ireland. Methods Thirty-seven schools participated, representing a mix of urban and rural schools and ...
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Development of a clinically feasible logMAR alternative to the Snellen chart: performance of the “compact reduced logMAR” visual acuity chart in amblyopic children

1 Vitreo-Retinal Unit, St Thomas’s Hospital, Lambeth Palace Road London SE1 7EH, and Kent County Ophthalmic and Aural Hospital, Church Street, Maidstone, Kent, UK 2 Kent County Ophthalmic and Aural ...
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Artificial intelligence-enabled retinal vasculometry for prediction of circulatory mortality, myocardial infarction and stroke

Aims We examine whether inclusion of artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled retinal vasculometry (RV) improves existing risk algorithms for incident stroke, myocardial infarction (MI) and circulatory ...