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Predicting the therapeutic effect of photodynamic therapy on circumscribed choroidal haemangioma: a retrospective cohort study
Background/aims Circumscribed choroidal haemangioma (CCH) can cause visual impairment, primarily managed with photodynamic ...
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Differentiating treatment episodes from gaps in eyes with diabetic macular oedema
The treatment of diabetic macular oedema (DMO) likely involves a series of treatment episodes separated by gaps during which ...
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Association of ambient air pollution with age-related macular degeneration and retinal thickness in UK Biobank - British Journal of Ophthalmology
Aim To examine the associations of air pollution with both self-reported age-related macular degeneration (AMD), and in vivo measures of retinal sublayer thicknesses. Methods We included 115 954 UK ...
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Re-appraisal of topical 1% voriconazole and 5% natamycin in the treatment of fungal keratitis in a randomised trial - British Journal of Ophthalmology
Purpose To compare the efficacy of topical 1% voriconazole vs 5% natamycin for the treatment of fungal keratitis. Methods In a prospective, double-masked, randomised, controlled, registered clinical ...
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Controversies on neuroprotection therapy in non-arteritic anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy - British Journal of Ophthalmology
Objective There has long been a great interest in neuroprotection therapy for ischaemic stroke and various types of optic neuropathies. In view of that, I reviewed the literature on the role of ...
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Prevalence and incidence of age-related macular degeneration in Europe: a systematic review and meta-analysis - British Journal of Ophthalmology
Background/Aims Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the main cause of visual impairment and blindness in Europe. A further increase in the number of affected persons is expected and current ...
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Performance of ChatGPT and Bard on the official part 1 FRCOphth practice questions
Background Chat Generative Pre-trained Transformer (ChatGPT), a large language model by OpenAI, and Bard, Google’s artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot, have been evaluated in various contexts. This ...
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The direct brow lift: efficacy, complications, and patient satisfaction - British Journal of Ophthalmology
Background/aims: The direct brow lift operation can be used to treat brow ptosis arising from either involutional changes or facial nerve palsy. The authors reviewed their experience with this ...
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Tono-Pen determination of intraocular pressure in patients with band keratopathy or glued cornea - British Journal of Ophthalmology
AIMS To evaluate the intraocular pressure (IOP) measurements in patients with band keratopathy or glued corneas obtained from affected and non-affected areas. METHODS 15 patients with band keratopathy ...
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Reliability of impression cytology for the diagnosis of ocular surface squamous neoplasia employing the Biopore membrane - British Journal of Ophthalmology
AIM To evaluate the accuracy of impression cytology employing a Biopore membrane device in the diagnosis of ocular surface squamous neoplasia (OSSN). METHODS The histology of patients undergoing ...
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Prediction of visual outcomes by an artificial neural network following intravitreal injection and laser therapy for retinopathy of prematurity - British Journal of Ophthalmology
Results A total of 60 ROP infants with prior treatments were included. In the IVI group, the normalised average RMSE for VA, BCVA, and SE was 0.272, 0.185 and 0.131, respectively. In the laser group, ...