British Journal of Ophthalmology

Integrating opportunistic ocular diseases screening into general health examination in Chinese: a multicentre study

Background/aims Cost-effective screening models for ocular diseases in large populations remain a critical challenge for ...
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Optic nerve compression predicts acuity loss while orbital crowding predicts field defects in patients with early-to-moderate intraorbital cavernous haemangiomas

Background Intraorbital space-occupying lesions impair visual function, yet whether this stems primarily from optic nerve ...
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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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Risk of glaucoma among patients using tadalafil for lower urinary tract symptoms: a multinational cohort study

Aim To evaluate the association between tadalafil use for lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) and the risk of developing glaucoma. Methods This multinational, retrospective cohort study was conducted ...
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Convolutional neural network to identify symptomatic Alzheimer’s disease using multimodal retinal imaging

Correspondence to Dr Sharon Fekrat, Department of Ophthalmology, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708-0187, USA; sharon.fekrat{at}duke.edu Background/Aims To develop a convolutional neural network (CNN) ...
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One-year myopia control efficacy of spectacle lenses with aspherical lenslets

Aims To evaluate the 1-year efficacy of two new myopia control spectacle lenses with lenslets of different asphericity. Methods One hundred seventy schoolchildren aged 8–13 years with myopia of −0.75 ...
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Current burden and future projections of glaucoma in the United Kingdom

Background/aims Up-to-date, stratified estimates of the number of individuals affected by glaucoma in the UK are lacking. This study aimed to estimate the current and future glaucoma burden in the UK ...
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Thyroid eye disease: a Southeast Asian experience

1 Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, National University Health System, Singapore 2 Orbit & Oculofacial Surgery, Department of Ophthalmology, National University Health ...
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Correlation of lens density measured using the Pentacam Scheimpflug system with the Lens Opacities Classification System III grading score and visual acuity in age-related ...

Aims: To investigate the relationship between lens density measured with the Pentacam Scheimpflug System and grading score using the Lens Opacities Classification System (LOCS) III as well as that ...
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Diagnostic value of culture results from aqueous tap versus vitreous tap in cases of bacterial endophthalmitis

Objective To investigate the concordance between aqueous and vitreous tap culture results among different types of bacterial endophthalmitis. Methods and analysis This retrospective cohort analysis ...
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Henle fibre layer haemorrhage: clinical features and pathogenesis

Background To describe the clinical presentation and characteristic imaging features of deep retinal haemorrhages primarily located in the Henle fibre layer (HFL) of the macula. The spectrum of ...
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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 ...