Assessment of intraocular pressure measurement between Goldman applanation tonometer, rebound tonometer, non-contact tonometer, and its correlation with central corneal thickness.

Purpose: To compare readings of intraocular pressure (IOP) taken with the Goldmann applanation tonometer (GAT), the non-contact tonometer (NCT), and the rebound tonometer (RBT), and to compare their correlation with central corneal thickness (CCT).

Methods: This was a prospective, cross-sectional, observational study to which patients above 18 years of age were enrolled. A total of 400 eyes of 200 non-glaucomatous patients underwent IOP recordings using the GAT, NCT, and RBT, and CCT was also noted.

Utility of a smartphone assisted direct ophthalmoscope camera for a general practitioner in screening of diabetic retinopathy at a primary health care center.

Purpose: To assess the use of smartphone-based direct ophthalmoscope photography for screening of diabetic retinopathy (DR) in known diabetic patients walking into a general practitioner's clinic and referring them to a vitreoretinal specialist for further evaluation and management if required.

Methodos: The study included 94 eyes of 47 walk-in patients in a general practitioner's OPD who were known to have type 2 diabetes mellitus and were already on treatment for the same.

Results: The study included 47 patients with diabetes with a mean age of 56.

Role of Preoperative Nd:YAG Laser Anterior Capsulotomy in Mature Intumescent Cataracts.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to examine the role of preoperative Nd:YAG laser anterior capsulotomy in preventing intraoperative complications in mature intumescent cataracts.

Design: A prospective, interventional, observational study.

Methods: A total of 52 eyes of 52 patients were selected in this prospective study.

Delayed presentation of cataracts in children: are they worth operating upon?

Purpose: Childhood cataract is an important cause of avoidable blindness in children. The study aimed to investigate the outcome of surgery in cataracts with delayed presentation which had been operated upon as new pediatric ophthalmology centers were set up in India.

Methods: This was a retrospective interventional case series from a community eye care center in Western India.