The travoprost intracameral implant was recently approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for sustained release medical treatment of open-angle glaucoma in the USA. The approval represents a substantial and progressive step forward in the …
Central serous chorioretinopathy (CSCR) is an ocular condition characterized by serous detachment of the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) and venous congestion of choroidal outflow and fluid buildup/leakage. Visual disturbances include blurred …
An ongoing global shortage of verteporfin (Visudyne®) limits the treatment possibilities for several chorioretinal diseases, including central serous chorioretinopathy, choroidal hemangioma, and polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy. Verteporfin is …
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Marc J. Sirks, Yousif Subhi, Noa Rosenberg, Carla E. M. Hollak, Camiel J. F. Boon, Roselie M. H. Diederen, Suzanne Yzer, Jeannette Ossewaarde-van Norel, Yvonne de Jong-Hesse, Reinier O. Schlingemann, Rob J. Moss, Elon H. C. van Dijk
Penetrating keratoplasty (PKP) stands as a cornerstone in the treatment of various corneal diseases and has undergone significant evolution over the years [ 1 ]. The integration of femtosecond laser-assisted penetrating keratoplasty (Fs-PKP) marks …
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Junxin Ma, Xueqian Cao, Yang Liu, Jin Huang, Yuting Gong, Xinyu Pan, Zhongguo Li, Linnong Wang
Myopia has witnessed a significant global increase in prevalence among children and adolescents [ 1 , 2 ]. Extensive evidence has confirmed that myopic eyes change from generally oblate or spherical shape to a prolate ellipsoid [ 3 – 6 ]. In this …
Sir Nicolas Harold Lloyd Ridley was the first person to successfully implant an intraocular lens (IOL) on November 29, 1949, at St Thomas’ Hospital in London. However, the patient obtained refractive error of − 18.0 D sphere and − 6.0 D cylinder [ …
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Wiktor Stopyra, Oleksiy Voytsekhivskyy, Andrzej Grzybowski
The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in ophthalmology has promoted the development of the discipline, offering opportunities for enhancing diagnostic accuracy, patient care, and treatment outcomes. This paper aims to provide a …
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Daohuan Kang, Hongkang Wu, Lu Yuan, Yu Shi, Kai Jin, Andrzej Grzybowski
Myopia is a refractive error that results from irreversible axial elongation [ 1 , 2 ], which subsequently can be associated with a higher risk of complications in adulthood, including retinal detachment, glaucoma, cataract, and myopic macular …
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Leila Sara Eppenberger, Andrzej Grzybowski, Leopold Schmetterer, Marcus Ang
This article is published with digital features, including a video as supplementary material, to facilitate understanding of the article. To view digital features for this article, go to https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.25488142 .
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Daniel Chin, Joewee Boon, William Rojas-Carabali, Shannon Choo, Carlos Cifuentes-González, Rupesh Agrawal
The pending introduction of home-based optical coherence tomography (OCT) in managing neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) has sparked interesting debates. Advocates assert that home-based OCT will revolutionize care of patients …
More than 20 million cataract surgeries are performed annually worldwide [ 1 – 3 ]. While generally safe, serious complications can arise, prompting ongoing efforts to increase the safety of this procedure and enhance surgical outcomes [ 4 ]. The …
Cataract surgery is one of the most frequently performed surgical procedures worldwide, and it has proven to be cost-effective [ 1 , 2 ]. This procedure is known to improve patients’ quality of life, and with ongoing technological advancements, it …
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Majed Alkharashi, Mohammed M. Abusayf, Wael Otaif, Abdullah Alkharashi
Uveitis is a heterogeneous group of intraocular inflammatory diseases affecting the uvea, retina, retinal blood vessels, and vitreous body [ 1 ]. The prevalence of uveitis in China is estimated to be 152 per 100,000 people [ 2 ], higher than that …
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Xin Mao, Zhanjing Dai, Jing Yang, Yuhang Wu, Fan Xie, Yun Lu, Jie Yu, Feng Chang, Yuqiong Lu
Presbyopia results from age-related changes of the crystalline lens and, as a consequence, an inevitable, progressive decline in near vision that usually begins to manifest itself at age 40 years [ 1 – 3 ]. Per findings from the Global Burden of …
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Brian M. Shafer, Selina R. McGee, Cristos Ifantides, Blake K. Williamson, Shane Kannarr, Julie Whyte, Zuoyi Zhang, Travis Yanke, Scott Schachter
In recent years, there has been a notable increase in patient expectations regarding the accuracy of refractive results following cataract operations [ 1 – 4 ]. Irrespective of the type of intraocular lens (IOL) used, patients today seek not only …
During the 1970s and 1980s, radial keratotomy (RK), a refractive surgical procedure that involves making radial incisions in the cornea, emerged as a widely adopted surgical solution for myopia and astigmatism [ 1 ]. However, the refractive results …
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Majid Moshirfar, Ronald A. Sperry, Amal W. Altaf, Isabella M. Stoakes, Phillip C. Hoopes
Dry eye disease (DED) is a multifactorial and often chronic condition that significantly affects productivity and quality of life [ 1 , 2 ]. Its complexity is highlighted in its recent definition: “a multifactorial disease of the ocular surface …
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Tanner J. Ferguson, Brooke Messer, Nicholas Risbrudt, Seth Stofferahn, Michael Greenwood
Based in the heart of central Europe, Austria has always been a multiethnic society, shaped by historic events from the Roman Empire, the following Migration Period, to the Austrian-Hungarian Monarchy, with over nine different ethnic groups.
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Christoph Palme, Franziska Sofia Hafner, Lena Hafner, Theodor Peter Peifer, Anna Lena Huber, Bernhard Steger
