Glaucoma is the second most common cause of blindness worldwide [ 1 , 2 ]. In general, it is considered that high intraocular pressure (IOP) leads to damage to the lamina cribrosa where the optic nerve runs through it. Therefore, therapies aimed at …
Patients with retinitis pigmentosa (RP) or advanced glaucoma experience not only night blindness, but also concentric peripheral visual field loss. Owing to concentric peripheral visual field loss, these patients have a poorer quality of life …
verfasst von:
Go Mawatari, Shogo Hiwatashi, Tsubasa Motani, Saori Nagatomo, Eri Ando, Toshiki Kuwahata, Masataka Ishizu, Yasuhiro Ikeda
Topical administration of anti-allergic eye drops is the first-line treatment for treating allergic conjunctivitis, one of the common inflammatory diseases in the conjunctiva causing ocular itching, redness, and swelling [ 1 , 2 ]. However, eye …
Dry eye disease (DE) is a complex ocular condition characterized by an unstable tear film, leading to various discomfort symptoms and potential visual impairment, which can result in damage to the ocular surface [ 1 , 2 ]. The Dry Eye Workshop II …
When the eyes fixate on an object, a slight misalignment occurs between the two retinal images (i.e., binocular disparity) because the two eyes are horizontally separated. By fusing the misalignment, binocular stereopsis is derived and depth …
Acute primary angle closure (APAC) is an important sight-threatening emergency, especially in Asia. The incidence rates of APAC in Asians are reported to be higher than in Caucasians: 59.95 cases per 1,00,000 person-years among Koreans, 114 cases …
Accommodation is the adjustment of the dioptric power of the eye to obtain clear retinal images while looking at objects at various distances [ 1 ]. Although the basic model of accommodation dates back to the 1800s [ 1 , 2 ], the mechanisms behind …
A number of hereditary and acquired diseases are associated with limbal stem cell deficiency (LSCD), resulting in conjunctivalization, neovascularization, and stromal scarring of the cornea. LSCD is a major cause of ocular surface failure leading …
Phototherapeutic keratectomy (PTK) has been recognized as an effective surgical procedure to remove the diseased tissue by excimer laser photoablation in eyes with opaque corneas, such as those with granular corneal dystrophy (GCD) and band …
