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 ...

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.

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, ...

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 ...

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, ...

Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors (CAIs) have been used for many decades in the treatment of glaucoma. Systemic CAIs were an early treatment option to lower intraocular pressure by reducing aqueous humour ...

1 Dr Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India 2 Centre for Community Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, ...

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 ...