Charles Bonnet syndrome in patients with geographic atrophy secondary to age-related macular degeneration: a cross-sectional study by Nathalie Skovgaard Eriksen, Nabi Mousavi, Yousif Subhi, Torben Lykke Sørensen, Marie Krogh Nielsen

“…Conclusion: One in five with GA has CBS, which ranks GA as an eye disease with one of the highest reported prevalences of CBS. …”
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Topical Osmoprotectant for the Management of Postrefractive Surgery-Induced Dry Eye Symptoms: A Randomised Controlled Double-Blind Trial by R. M. Hazarbassanov, N. G. T. Queiroz-Hazarbassanov, J. N. Barros, J. A. P. Gomes

“…Background. Dry eye disease (DED) is one of the most common complications following refractive surgery. …”
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Design of Highly Adhesive Urchin‐Like Gold Nanostructures for Effective Topical Drug Administration and Symptomatic Relief of Corneal Dryness by Sandip Ghosh, Yun‐Han Su, Chia‐Jung Yang, Jui‐Yang Lai

“…Topical instillation of cyclosporin A (an anti‐inflammatory drug) is clinically recommended as the first‐line treatment for dry eye disease. Nevertheless, it suffers from poor ocular drug retention and cannot comprehensively address corneal dryness‐related symptoms such as oxidative stress, angiogenesis, and neurodegeneration. …”
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Corneal Epithelial Thickness Mapping: A Major Review by Mohammad-Ali Abtahi, Amir Hushang Beheshtnejad, Golshan Latifi, Marjan Akbari-Kamrani, Sadegh Ghafarian, Ahmad Masoomi, Seyed Ali Sonbolastan, Hamidreaza Jahanbani-Ardakani, Mehrnaz Atighechian, Laleh Banan, Hosein Nouri, Seyed-Hossein Abtahi

“…Alterations in ETM in systemic and ocular conditions such as eyelid abnormalities and dry eye disease and the effects of contact lenses, topical medications, and cataract surgery on the ETM profile are discussed.…”
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The Application of Terahertz Technology in Corneas and Corneal Diseases: A Systematic Review by Bing Jie Chow, Chang Liu, Mingyi Yu, Isabelle Xin Yu Lee, Jodhbir S. Mehta, Qing Yang Steve Wu, Regina Wong Kay Ting, Ke Lin, Yu-Chi Liu

“…This systematic review provides an overview of the characteristics of THz waves, the safety profile of THz technology in the field of ophthalmology, and its clinical applications, including the objective evaluation of the corneal hydration, tear film, dry eye disease, corneal endothelium, corneal elasticity, and scarring. …”
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Relationship of Retinal Vessel Caliber with Age-Related Macular Degeneration by Sara Toulouie, Sean Chang, Julia Pan, Kiersten Snyder, Glenn Yiu

“…A retrospective secondary analysis of 1172 fundus photographs and clinical data from the prospective Age-Related Eye Disease Study (AREDS). Central retinal artery equivalent (CRAE), central retinal vein equivalent (CRVE), and arteriole-to-venule ratio (AVR) were measured using the Parr–Hubbard–Knudtson formula. …”
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Impact of polygeNic risk score for glaucoma on psycHosocial ouTcomes (INSiGHT) study protocol. by Giorgina Maxwell, Robert Allen, Simone Kelley, Lucinda Hodge, Georgina L Hollitt, Mathias Seviiri, Daniel Thomson, Joshua Schmidt, Jamie E Craig, Sarah Cohen-Woods, Emmanuelle Souzeau

“…In this prospective study, 300 individuals from the GRADE (Genetic Risk Assessment of Degenerative Eye disease) study will be recruited to investigate the psychosocial impact of disclosing polygenic risk results for glaucoma. …”
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An Ensemble Based Machine Learning Classification for Automated Glaucoma Detection by Digvijay J. Pawar, Yuvraj K. Kanse, Suhas S. Patil

“…Glaucoma is an irredeemable eye disease that causes sight degeneration and is the fourth leading cause of vision impairment as per the World Report on Vision 2019. …”
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Study on the mechanism of plant metabolites to intervene oxidative stress in diabetic retinopathy by Tianyao Gong, Dongmei Wang, Dongmei Wang, Jinyan Wang, Qun Huang, Haiyan Zhang, Chunmeng Liu, Xinglin Liu, Hejiang Ye

“…Diabetic retinopathy is the main microvascular complication of diabetes and the first blinding eye disease in the working-age population. Oxidative stress is an important pathogenesis of diabetic retinopathy. …”
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Reduced Expression of VAMP8 in Lacrimal Gland Affected by Chronic Graft-versus-Host Disease by Masaki Fukui, Yoko Ogawa, Shin Mukai, Mizuka Kamoi, Teru Asato, Yutaka Kawakami, Kazuo Tsubota

“…Collectively, the reduction of VAMP8 expression in the cGVHD-affected LG can be involved in the pathogenic processes of cGVHD-induced dry eye disease.…”
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Analysis of macular retinal thickness in polyarteritis nodosa using spectral domain optical coherence tomography by Che-Ning Yang, Chia-Ping Chen, Yi-Ting Hsieh

“…Methods A total of 24 PAN patients who had been for 3 years or more and underwent SD-OCT were recruited from the UK Biobank, with exclusions for diabetes, eye disease, or abnormal CFP findings. Only the right eyes were included, with each PAN patient paired one-to-one with a control matched for age, sex, and ethnicity. …”
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Annual versus biannual azithromycin mass drug administration for the elimination of infectious trachoma in Africa: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis using data fro... by Jeremy David Keenan, Solomon Aragie, Taye Zeru, Getu Degu

“…Introduction Trachoma is an infectious eye disease caused by Chlamydia trachomatis and the leading infectious cause of blindness worldwide. …”
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Long-term Results of Topical Insulin Treatment for Persistent Corneal Epithelial Defects by Júlio Almeida, Tomás Costa, Maria Vivas, Catarina Monteiro, Fernando T. Vaz, Diana Silva, Cristina Vendrell, Isabel Prieto

“…Results: Neurotrophic keratitis was the most common cause of persistent epithelial defects (58.8%), and within this category, herpetic eye disease was the main comorbidity (44.4%). The mean follow-up time was 17.91 months. …”
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A framework for the simulation of individual glycan coordinates to analyze spatial relationships within the glycocalyx by Sarah Fritsche, Sarah Fritsche, Leonhard Möckl, Leonhard Möckl, Leonhard Möckl, Leonhard Möckl

“…In addition, alterations in glycocalyx structure may play an important role in ocular surface diseases, e.g., dry eye disease. Despite the emerging importance of the glycocalyx, various aspects of its functional organization remain elusive to date. …”
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MD-Unet for tobacco leaf disease spot segmentation based on multi-scale residual dilated convolutions by Zili Chen, Yilong Peng, Jiadong Jiao, Aiguo Wang, Laigang Wang, Wei Lin, Yan Guo

“…To address the limitations of traditional methods, such as weak generalization and sensitivity to noise in segmenting tobacco leaf lesions, this study focused on four tobacco diseases: angular leaf spot, brown spot, wildfire disease, and frog eye disease. Building upon the Unet architecture, we developed the Multi-scale Residual Dilated Segmentation Model (MD-Unet) by enhancing the feature extraction module and integrating attention mechanisms. …”
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Tear matrix metalloproteinases-9 and ocular surface parameters in diabetics: a cross-sectional study in Shenyang, China by Ling Yang, Wei He, Jiayan Chen, Guanghao Qin, Emmanuel Eric Pazo, Zhengpeng Qu

“…MMP-9 levels in tears have been listed as one of many tools for confirming dry eye disease (DED).Objective This investigation aimed to compare MMP-9 levels and ocular surface parameters in diabetic patients with and without DED.Design A cross-sectional study.Setting He Eye Specialist Hospital, Shenyang, China.Participants This study recruited 144 right eyes of 144 diabetic patients between November and December of 2023, and 110 patients with similar propensity scores were included in the analyses.Main outcome measures Non-invasive breakup time (NITBUT), tear film lipid layer (TFLL), conjunctival hyperaemia (redness score (RS)), corneoconjunctival staining (CS), corneal sensitivity and Ocular Surface Disease Index (OSDI) questionnaire were evaluated. …”
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Publication Rates of Oculoplastic Surgery and Orbit Abstracts Presented at Turkish Ophthalmological Association National Congresses: 10-Year Analysis by Yusuf İkbal Erdoğdu, Nilay Yüksel

“…These abstracts were reviewed in terms of presentation type (oral, poster), number of authors, study setting (university, training and research, private, public, or abroad hospital), study type (case, clinical, or basic science), study topic (eyelid, lacrimal system, orbit, or thyroid eye disease), journal publication status, time to publication (months), publishing journal (national, international), and journal impact factor. …”
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Short-Term Effects of a Novel Eye Mask Producing Heat and Vibration for the Treatment of Meibomian Gland Dysfunction: A Pilot Study by Luca Vigo, Marco Pellegrini, Francesco Carones, Vincenzo Scorcia, Giuseppe Giannaccare

“…To investigate the short-term effects on tear film parameters and ocular symptoms of a novel eye mask producing heat and vibration developed for the treatment of dry eye disease owing to meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD). …”
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RMHA-Net: Robust Optic Disc and Optic Cup Segmentation Based on Residual Multiscale Feature Extraction With Hybrid Attention Networks by Mohammad J. M. Zedan, Siti Raihanah Abdani, Jaesung Lee, Mohd Asyraf Zulkifley

“…Glaucoma is a chronic eye disease that damages the optic nerve, often leading to permanent vision loss. …”
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A Korean Patient With Leber Congenital Amaurosis and a Homozygous RPE65 Variant Originating From a Paternal Uniparental Isodisomy by Hane Lee, Dongseok Moon, Rin Khang, Go Hun Seo, Chang Ki Yoon, Un Chul Park, Kyu Hyung Park, Eun Kyoung Lee

“…ABSTRACT Background Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA), the most severe form of inherited retinal dystrophy, is a rare, heterogeneous, genetic eye disease associated with severe congenital visual impairment. …”
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