Timolol versus brinzolamide add ...
Background To compare the efficacy and safety of timolol 0.5% versus brinzolamide 1.0% when added to travoprost monotherapy in patients with primary ...
Retinal functional changes meas ...
Background Antimalarial drugs such as chloroquine (CQ) and hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) are mainly used in the treatment of rheumatologic diseases, and ...
Superficial keratectomy, PTK, a ...
Purpose To analyze the treatment outcomes (safety and efficacy) of manual superficial keratectomy, phototherapeutic keratectomy (PTK), and intraoper ...
Trans-lamina cribrosa pressure ...
Background The aim of this work is to prospectively assess the relationship between trans-laminar cribrosa pressure difference and neuroretinal rim ...
Alterations in the lenticular p ...
Background Accumulating evidence suggests that oxidative stress underlies age-related formation of cataract, and that antioxidants retard cataractog ...
MMP expression in leaking filte ...
Objective Glaucoma filtering surgery may be compromised by cystic blebs which develop more frequently when antimetabolites are used to arrest wound ...
The contrasting effect of estro ...
Objective To investigate the influence of Estradial (E2) at physiological concentration on mRNA expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VE ...
Assessment of limbus and centra ...
Background Keratolimbal allograft (KLAL) transplantation has been proved to be a useful surgical procedure for limbal stem cell deficiency patients. ...
Epidermal growth factor: the dr ...
Background To analyze whether epidermal growth factor (EGF) exerts regulatory effects on proliferation and differentiation in ARPE19 cells after dif ...
Diagnostic ability of retinal g ...
Purpose To evaluate the diagnostic ability of Fourier-domain optical coherence tomography (FD-OCT) measurements in glaucoma patients, patients with ...
Caspase-3-independent photorece ...
Background Retinal degeneration is followed by significant changes in the structure and function of photoreceptors in humans and several genetic ani ...
Favorable effects of trehalose ...
Background Trehalose, a nonreducing disaccharide of glucose, is synthesized as a stress response factor when cells are exposed to stressful conditio ...
Diurnal rodents as animal model ...
Background Cone photoreceptor-based central vision is of paramount importance in human eyesight, and the increasing numbers of persons affected by m ...
Similarities and differences be ...
Purpose To investigate the mechanism of secondary degeneration of the optic nerve, and to evaluate the neuroprotective effect of minocycline in this ...
Amelioration of selenite toxici ...
Purpose Recent evidence suggests that oxidative stress plays a significant role in the development of cataract. The present study sought to evaluate ...
Thermomechanical stability of s ...
Purpose Recently, glyceraldehyde-induced crosslinking was proposed by us for the treatment of progressive myopia, increasing significantly the biome ...
Protective effects of human umb ...
Background The majority of studies addressing traumatic optic neuropathy (TON) have focused on drugs, proteins, cytokines, and various surgical tech ...
Nifedipine alters the light-ris ...
Background To determine if the L-type calcium channel participates in the generation of the light-rise of the electrooculogram (EOG) in man. The aim ...
Experimental vitreous tamponade ...
Purpose To evaluate polyalkylimide as a possible vitreous tamponading agent. Methods A 20-gauge pars plana vitrectomy and posterior vitreous detach ...
The impact of axial length on r ...
Background To investigate whether ocular axial length influences the tamponade efficacy of three commonly used agents: gas, silicone oil, and heavy ...
Single-session combined photody ...
Background To report the anatomic and functional outcomes of a single-session combined photodynamic therapy with verteporfin (PDT) and intravitreal ...
Comparative evaluation of anato ...
Purpose To compare anatomical and functional outcomes using brilliant blue G (BBG) vs triamcinolone acetonide (TA)-assisted ILM peeling in macular h ...
Pneumatic displacement of subma ...
Purpose To assess the efficacy and complications of intravitreal injection of sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) gas with/ without tissue plasminogen activat ...
Vitreoretinal fellow surgical o ...
Background Our purpose was to determine the anatomical outcome following small gauge vitrectomy for acute rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) op ...
Extrafoveal traction in retinal ...
Background To present extrafoveal vitreous traction membranes, and their prevalence and association with diffuse macular oedema in eyes with retinal ...