Comparison of effect and safety of phacoemulsification surgery performed by resident and attending physicians.

Aim: The objective of this study is to compare the effect and safety of phacoemulsification surgery performed by resident and attending physicians.

Methods: This was a retrospective study. Eyes with cataract who underwent phacoemulsification surgery at the First Affiliated Hospital of Ningbo University between January 2021 and December 2023 were reviewed.

Association between visceral fat area and diabetic retinopathy among people with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a cross-sectional study in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, China.

Aim: The objective of this study is to investigate the relationship between visceral fat area (VFA) and diabetic retinopathy (DR) in the context of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) within Ningbo, China.

Methods: The data of a total of 3,707 subjects with T2DM treated at The First Affiliated Hospital of Ningbo University were enrolled. The existence and severity of diabetic retinopathy were assessed by employing the 45° two-field stereoscopic digital photography.

Compression sutures combined with intracameral air injection versus thermokeratoplasty for acute corneal hydrops: a prospective-randomised trial.

Aims: To compare the efficacy of compression sutures combined with intracameral air injection (CSAI) and thermokeratoplasty (TKP) for the management of acute corneal hydrops in keratoconus.

Methods: In this multi-centre randomised clinical trial, 20 patients with keratoconus (20 eyes) with acute corneal hydrops were enrolled and randomised to receive either CSAI or TKP and followed-up for a period of 6 months.

Results: There were no significant differences in patient demographics, severity of corneal hydrops and preoperative duration of symptoms between the two groups.