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EVEREST study report 2: imaging and grading protocol, and baseline characteristics of a randomised controlled trial of polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy

Correspondence to A/Prof Tock Han Lim, National Healthcare Group Eye Institute, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, 11 Jalan Tan Tock Seng, Singapore 308433, Singapore; Tock_Han_Lim{at}nhg.com.sg Purpose To ...
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Five year risk of progression of primary angle closure suspects to primary angle closure: a population based study

2 Schell Eye Hospital, Department Ophthalmology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India 3 Department of Community Health, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India Correspondence to: Dr Ravi Thomas ...
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Objectively measured near work, outdoor exposure and myopia in children

Correspondence to Professor Zhikuan Yang, Aier School of Ophthalmology, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China; 13380071988{at}189.cn; Weizhong Lan; lanweizhong{at}aierchina.com Aim To ...
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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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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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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 ...
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Intraocular bleeding in patients managed with novel oral anticoagulation and traditional anticoagulation: a network meta-analysis and systematic review

Background/aim To clarify the nature of the relationship between novel oral anticoagulants (NOACs) and traditional anticoagulation in respect to intraocular bleeding. Methods A comprehensive ...
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Assessment of tear and blood cytokines in chronic ocular graft-versus-host disease

Aims To assess cytokine levels in peripheral blood and tears of patients after allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell ...
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Photoreceptor layer thickness in age-related macular degeneration: the Beijing Eye Study

Purpose To assess the photoreceptor layer thickness and its associations with age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Methods ...