Purpose: To assess the prevalence of nonglaucomatous optic nerve atrophy (NGOA) in highly myopic individuals.
Design: Population-based study.
Participants: The Ural Eye and Medical Study included 5899 (80.
A clear connection exists between diabetes and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. Consequently, therapeutic approaches that target both diseases are needed. Clinical trials are currently underway to explore the roles of obesity, adipose tissue, gut microbiota, and pancreatic beta cell function in diabetes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAim: To assess prevalence and associated factors of diabetic retinopathy (DR) in a Russian population.
Methods: Out of 7328 eligible individuals, the population-based cross-sectional Ural Eye and Medical Study included 5899 (80.5%) individuals aged 40+ years, who underwent a detailed medical and ophthalmological examination.
Importance: Although myopic maculopathy has become a major cause of vision impairment worldwide, few data from Russia and Central Asia on the prevalence of myopic maculopathy have been available.
Objective: To assess the prevalence of myopic maculopathy and its associations with ocular and systemic parameters in a population in Russia.
Design, Setting, And Participants: The Ural Eye and Medical Study, a population-based case-control study, was conducted in rural and urban areas in Bashkortostan, Russia, from October 26, 2015, to July 4, 2017.
Purpose: To assess the prevalence of pseudoexfoliation (PEX) and its associations in a Russian population.
Design: Population-based cross-sectional study.
Methods: Setting: Ufa capital of Bashkortostan, Russia and a rural region in Bashkortostan.