British Journal of Ophthalmology

Quantitative reference map of retinopathy of prematurity improves diagnostic reliability and treatment decisions

Background/Aims Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) zone classification guides disease severity assessment and Early Treatment ...
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Persistence of severe global sex-based inequalities in the burden of visual impairment

Background/aims Sex-based disparities in vision impairment are a major global health concern. This study quantifies these ...
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Long-term follow-up for efficacy and safety of treatment of retinitis pigmentosa with valproic acid

1 University of Florida, College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida, USA 2 Department of Ophthalmology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA 3 Department of Statistics, University of ...
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‘Van Herick Plus’: a modified grading scheme for the assessment of peripheral anterior chamber depth and angle

Correspondence to Dr Neha Kamble, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110 029, India; nehakamble.24{at}gmail.com Aim To evaluate the ...
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A 3-year follow-up study of a new corneal inlay: clinical results and outcomes

Purpose Here, we report the results of a 3-year follow-up analysis of the outcomes of the Flexivue Microlens corneal inlay. Patients Non-dominant eyes (n=31) of emmetropic presbyopic patients ...
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Persistence of severe global sex-based inequalities in the burden of visual impairment ...
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Efficacy and safety of ketotifen eye drops in the treatment of seasonal allergic conjunctivitis

1 The University of Sydney, Department of General Practice, Sydney, NSW, Australia 2 Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, Sydney, NSW, Australia Background: Ketotifen blocks histamine H ...
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Better visual outcome associated with early vitrectomy in the management of endophthalmitis

Aims To examine the role of early vitrectomy in the management of endophthalmitis from all causes. Methods Retrospective study of 290 consecutive subjects diagnosed with endophthalmitis at Auckland ...
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Ophthalmic patients on antithrombotic drugs: a review and guide to perioperative management

Correspondence to Dr K-L Kong, Department of Anaesthesia, SWBH NHS Trust, Birmingham B18 7QH, UK; k-l.kong{at}nhs.net The changing profile of patients undergoing ophthalmic surgery, with an increase ...
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Influence of HLA-A, HLA-B, and HLA-DR matching on rejection of random corneal grafts using corneal tissue for retrospective DNA HLA typing

Dr M C Bartels, Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Rotterdam, PO Box 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam, Netherlandsbartels{at}oogk.azr.nl AIM To establish if coincidental HLA-A, HLA-B, and HLA-DR ...
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Global variations and time trends in the prevalence of childhood myopia, a systematic review and quantitative meta-analysis: implications for aetiology and early prevention

The aim of this review was to quantify the global variation in childhood myopia prevalence over time taking account of demographic and study design factors. A systematic review identified ...
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Acute posterior vitreous detachment: the predictive value of vitreous pigment and symptomatology

AIM To establish whether the presence of a retinal break can be predicted either by the presence of a positive Shafer's sign (pigment granules in the anterior vitreous) or symptomatology in patients ...