Background Infectious keratitis (IK) predominantly affects patients from rural agrarian regions with limited access to medical care, leading to delayed presentation associated with poorer visual ...

Background/Aims Clear guidelines for managing patients on antiplatelet (AP) or anticoagulant (AC) therapy undergoing ...

Purpose To report the clinical features, treatment outcomes and blindness associated with steroid-induced glaucoma in vernal keratoconjunctivitis (VKC). Materials and methods Records of patients with ...

Background/Aims To assess 24 pro-inflammatory cytokines in the aqueous and serum of normal patients without diabetes. Methods 94 consecutive eyes of 94 patients undergoing elective vitrectomy surgery ...

Aims To investigate the prevalence and incidence of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)-associated uveitis (JIA-U) in the USA from 2013 to 2023 by analysing the TriNetX database. Secondary outcomes ...

Background To assess the prevalence and causes of vision impairment in North Africa and the Middle East (NAME) from 1990 to 2015 and to forecast projections for 2020. Methods Based on a systematic ...

Background/aims Macrophage-like cells (MLCs) contribute to retinal immune homeostasis and support neuronal function. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between MLCs and ganglion cell ...

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is still referred to as the leading cause of severe and irreversible visual loss world-wide. The disease has a profound effect on quality of life of affected ...

Performance of DeepSeek-R1 in ophthalmology: an evaluation of clinical decision-making and cost-effectiveness ...

Background/aims To determine the incidence of any diabetic retinopathy (any-DR), sight-threatening diabetic retinopathy (STDR) and diabetic macular oedema (DMO) and their risk factors in type 1 ...

Background/aims This was a cross-sectional comparative study. We evaluated the ability of three large language models (LLMs) (ChatGPT-3.5, ChatGPT-4, and Google Bard) to generate novel patient ...

Background: The performance and results of corneal tattooing are described in a case series of 11 patients suffering from a disfiguring corneal scar using a technique similar to conventional ...