Background: Recent studies have indicated that oxidative stress is a crucial pathophysiological process in glaucoma. We hypothesized that Posner-Schlossman syndrome (PSS) is a vascular inflammation in the ciliary body due to oxidative stress and endothelial dysfunction. Thus, we investigated serum uric acid (UA) and lipid levels in patients with refractory PSS with the aim of providing basic evidence for the mechanism of PSS.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: This study assessed the quality distribution of non-mydriatic fundus photographs (NMFPs) in real-world glaucoma screening and analysed its influencing factors.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in primary healthcare centres in the Yinzhou District, China, from 17 March to 3 December 2021. The quality distribution of bilateral NMFPs was assessed by the Digital Reading Department of the Eye Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University.
Background: Although several studies have reported the relationship between vision impairment (VI) and multimorbidity in high-income countries, this relationship has not been reported in low- and middle-income countries. This study aimed to explore the relationship between VI with multimorbidity and chronic conditions among the elderly Chinese population.
Methods: The cross-sectional analysis was applied to data from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) in 2018.