Aims To estimate prevalence, number and incidence of AMD by type in the UK population aged ≥50 years. Methods Age-specific prevalence rates of AMD obtained from a Bayesian meta-analysis of AMD ...

Correspondence to Dr Geoffrey C Tabin, University of Utah, 65 N Mario Capecchi Drive, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA; gtabin{at}cureblindness.org Purpose To examine the relationships between blindness, ...

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 ...

Mr Michael O’ Keefe, The Children’s Hospital, Temple Street, Dublin 1, Ireland. AIMS/BACKGROUND Pharmacological penalisation of non-amblyopic eyes is an infrequently used alternative to occlusion for ...

1 Glaucoma Research Unit, Moorfields Eye Hospital, London EC1V 2PD, UK 2 Department of Research and Development, Moorfields Eye Hospital, London EC1V 2PD, UK Correspondence to: D F Garway-Heath MD, ...

AIMS To evaluate the efficacy of amniotic membrane transplantation (AMT) for ocular surface reconstruction. METHODS 10 consecutive patients who underwent AMT were included. The indications were: group ...

Aims To investigate the relationship between quantitative iris parameters and angle closure disease. Methods Participants with angle closure were recruited prospectively from glaucoma clinics.

Contact Lens and Visual Optics Laboratory, School of Optometry, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia Correspondence to Miss Emily C Woodman, Queensland University of Technology, ...

BACKGROUND It has been suggested that eating green leafy vegetables, which are rich in lutein and zeaxanthin, may decrease the risk for age related macular degeneration. The goal of this study was to ...

Background/aims Bleb characteristics in the area around the plate following glaucoma drainage device (GDD) surgery are ...

Division of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, B floor, Eye, Ear Nose and Throat Centre, University Hospital, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UK If you ...

Aims To investigate the effect of preretinal tractional structures (PTS) and posterior scleral structures (PSS) on myopic traction maculopathy (MTM) progression. Methods This retrospective cohort ...