Optimizing open-angle glaucoma risk assessment in patients with retinal vein occlusions.

Purpose: To evaluate factors associated with the diagnosis of open-angle glaucoma (OAG) after a retinal vein occlusion (RVO).

Design: Retrospective, cross-sectional study.

Methods: Patients diagnosed with OAG after RVO were matched 2:1 with RVO patients without prior glaucoma.

Simulating a colour-blind ophthalmologist for diagnosing and staging diabetic retinopathy.

Purpose: In the absence of pre-admission testing for colour blindness, many of the currently practicing ophthalmologists are colour blind, accordingly their accuracy of distinguishing fine diabetic retinopathy (DR) changes is still unknown. This study aims to assess the accuracy of diagnosing and staging diabetic retinopathy and macular oedema among protonopic, deutronopic and tritanopic ophthalmologists.

Methods: Cross-sectional assessment of fundus images that were prepared to simulate the appearance in cases of colour blindness.

Screening the antiangiogenic activity of medicinal plants grown and sold in Jordan.

Angiogenesis is essential for the growth, invasion, and metastasis of most solid tumors and has become a valuable pharmacological target for cancer prevention and treatment. This study was performed to assess the antiangiogenic activity of 31 medicinal plants grown and sold in Jordan. The antiangiogenic activity was assessed using the rat aortic ring assay.