Background: Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is the leading cause of adult blindness in the working age population worldwide, which can be prevented by early detection. Regular eye examinations are recommended and crucial for detecting sight-threatening DR. Use of artificial intelligence (AI) to lessen the burden on the healthcare system is needed.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: Patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) are treated with frequent intravitreal injections to maintain vision. The treatment frequency impacts the life of patients and caregivers and poses a major capacity challenge for Norwegian ophthalmic clinics. The purpose of this survey was to document patient-reported outcomes on how the disease and the treatment impact nAMD patients in Norway.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRecent studies have promoted the concept that rectus muscles pass through connective tissue pulleys located near the equator of the eye and act, in effect, as the muscle origins. Orbital muscle fibres (facing bone) terminate in pulleys, permitting adjustment of their position independent of the global fibres responsible for rotating the eye. The structure of pulleys (or muscle sleeves) and the passage taken by their muscle fibre insertions are unclear, and a detailed description is presented here together with a review of the active pulley hypothesis.
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