Using smartphone-delivered stereoscopic vision in microsurgery: a feasibility study

This multicenter case series follows-up 47 patients who received the Argus II retinal prosthesis for severe to profound outer retinal degeneration to assess visual function and adverse events in the first year after implantation.

Aim To determine if ‘Defocus Incorporated Multiple Segments’ (DIMS) spectacle lenses slow childhood myopia progression.

Methods A 2-year double-masked randomised controlled trial was carried out in 183 Chinese children aged 8–13 years, with myopia between…

To determine the association of retinal thickness with cognitive function in Japanese persons.Cross-sectional, population-based survey.A total of 1293…

Communications Biology - Fumio Hayashi et al. show that rhodopsin forms transient clusters in retinal disk membranes using single molecule tracking with near-infrared wavelength. They find that the...

Controversy remains about how diet affects the vascular endothelial dysfunction associated with disordered insulin-glucose homeostasis. It is postulated that the type and level of certain macronutr...

Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is one of the most common consequences of diabetes affecting more than 35% of patients. Endogenous protective factors could explain why only a fraction of patients with diabetes develop DR. In this study, Yokomizo et al . analyzed…

The ability of the human lens to accommodate is mediated by the ciliary muscle and zonule; the manifest optical power changes depend on the shape and …

Mucins are key actors in tear film quality and tear film stability. Alteration of membrane-bound mucin expression on corneal and conjunctival epitheli…

The human retina fails to regenerate and cell-based therapies offer options for treatment of blinding retinal diseases, such as macular degeneration a…

The cornea is a valuable tissue for studying peripheral sensory nerve structure and regeneration due to its avascularity, transparency, and dense inne…

Eye - An update on chemical eye burns

Myopia is a major cause of visual impairment. Its prevalence is growing steadily, especially in East Asia. Despite the immense disease and economic burden, there are currently no Food and Drug Administration-approved drugs for myopia. This review aims to…

Effect of Nd:YAG laser posterior capsulotomy on intraocular pressure, refraction, anterior chamber depth, and macular thickness

This study assesses the validity of an automated diabetic retinopathy system compared with manual grading across 2 sites in India.

nce: 7.6%; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 7.0–8.0 per eye; 12.7%; 95% CI: 11.7–13.7 per person). Higher prevalence of retinal hemorrhages was correlated (multivariate analysis) with higher systolic blood pressure (P < 0.001; odds ratio: 1.02; 95% CI: 1.01–1.03)…