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Visual impairment in rural and migrant Chinese school-going children: prevalence, severity, correction and associations

Purpose To describe changes in the prevalence of visual impairment and glasses ownership with age and as associated with income and population density for visual impairment among rural and urban ...
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Dynamics of ocular surface pH.

We studied ocular surface pH in 161 subjects. The mean pH for 133 normal volunteers was 7 . 11, SD 1 . 5. We found that older women had a more alkaline pH than other subjects, that the pH shifted from ...
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Epidemiological insights into epiretinal membranes using optical coherence tomography: the Singapore Epidemiology of Eye Diseases Study-2

Background To investigate prevalence and risk factors of epiretinal membrane (ERM), particularly those associated with ERM ...
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Estimated number of ophthalmologists worldwide (International Council of Ophthalmology update): will we meet the needs?

Background/aims To estimate 2015 global ophthalmologist data and analyse their relationship to income groups, prevalence rates of blindness and visual impairment and gross domestic product (GDP) per ...
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Management of ocular surface chemical burns

Correspondence to Dr Jean-Jacques Gicquel, Department of Ophthalmology, CHU Jean Bernard, 86021 Poitiers Cedex, France; j.j.gicquel{at}chu-poitiers.fr Acid burns (pH<4): strong acids such as sulfuric ...
British Journal of Ophthalmology

Coverage of cataract surgery services in Nepal: results from a nationwide Rapid Assessment of Avoidable Blindness survey

Background/aim To assess the coverage of cataract surgery services and the outcomes of surgeries including the causes of poor ...
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Is sunlight exposure a risk factor for age-related macular degeneration? A systematic review and meta-analysis

1 School of Public Health, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, People's Republic of China 2 First Affiliated Hospital of Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenyang, ...
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Socioeconomic status, cardiovascular health and joint associations with incident cataract: a prospective study from UK Biobank

Aims To investigate the interaction and combined effects of cardiovascular health (CVH) and socioeconomic status (SES) on ...
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Waiting times for cataract surgery in ten European countries: An analysis using data from the SHARE survey

Correspondence to: Dr Daniel Mojon Department of Ophthalmology, Kantonsspital, 9007 St. Gallen, Switzerland; daniel.mojon{at}kssg.ch Aims: To assess waiting times for cataract surgery and their ...
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Effects of taking pregabalin (Lyrica) on the severity of dry eye, corneal sensitivity and pain after laser epithelial keratomileusis surgery

Correspondence to Dr Tae-Young Chung, Ophthalmology, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Gangnam-gu, Korea (the Republic of); tychung{at}skku.edu Background Corneal nerve damage after laser epithelial ...
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Factors influencing the outcome of goniotomy and trabeculotomy in primary congenital glaucoma

Correspondence to Dr Yasmine El Sayed, Department of Ophthalmology, Kasr Al Ainy Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo 12311, Egypt; Yasminemelsayed{at}yahoo.com Methods Multivariate linear ...
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Long-term efficacy and safety of bimatoprost for intraocular pressure lowering in glaucoma and ocular hypertension: year 4

Background: Bimatoprost 0.03% has been shown to consistently reduce mean intraocular pressure (IOP) more than timolol 0.5% over 2 years. To further evaluate long-term safety and efficacy, once-daily ...