Relative peripheral refraction in school children with different refractive errors using a novel multispectral refraction topographer.

Aim: To compare relative peripheral refraction (RPR) in Chinese school children with different refractive errors using multispectral refraction topography (MRT).

Methods: A total of 713 eyes of primary school children [172 emmetropia (E), 429 low myopia (LM), 80 moderate myopia (MM), and 32 low hypermetropia (LH)] aged 10 to 13y were analyzed. RPRs were measured using MRT without mydriasis.

Association Between Visual Acuity and Prospective Fall Risk in Generally Healthy and Active Older Adults: The 3-Year DO-HEALTH Study.

Objective: Although aging has a strong impact on visual acuity (VA) and falls, their interaction is understudied in generally healthy older adults. This study aimed to examine if and to what extent baseline VA is associated with an increased risk of all and injurious falls over 3 years in generally healthy community-dwelling older adults.

Design: Observational analysis of DO-HEALTH, a double-blind, randomized controlled trial.

Glaucoma drainage device implantation and cyclophotocoagulation in the management of refractory glaucoma after Descemet-stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty.

Aim: To compare the surgical outcomes of glaucoma drainage device implantation (GDI) and trans-scleral neodymium:YAG cyclophotocoagulation (CPC) in the management of refractory glaucoma after Descemet-stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK).

Methods: This retrospective study on observational case series enrolled 29 patients who underwent DSAEK and posterior anti-glaucoma surgery (15 with GDI and 14 with CPC). The main outcome measures were intraocular pressure (IOP), glaucoma surgery success rate (defined as IOP of 6-21 mm Hg without additional anti-glaucoma operation), number of glaucoma medications, endothelial graft status, and best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA).

Clinical Experience in Patients with Ocular Burns Treated with Boston Type I Keratoprosthesis Implantation with or Without Prophylactic Ahmed Glaucoma Valve Implantation.

Introduction: To compare outcomes in eyes with ocular burns following Boston Type I keratoprosthesis (KPro) implantation with and without prophylactic pars plana tube surgery.

Methods: A retrospective review of patients with ocular burns who underwent KPro surgery at Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center was performed. Twenty-six eyes of 26 patients without a preoperative diagnosis of glaucoma before KPro surgery met the inclusion criteria.

Treatment of Oculoplastic and Ocular Surface Disease in Eyes Implanted with a Type I Boston Keratoprosthesis in Southern China: A Retrospective Study.

Introduction: This study aimed to describe the clinical features, surgical management of the eyelid and ocular surface, and outcomes of 16 patients implanted with a Boston type I keratoprosthesis (KPro).

Methods: A retrospective, single-center, consecutive case series of 16 patients with Stevens-Johnson syndrome (1), ocular chemical burns (12), and ocular thermal burns (3) implanted with KPro was studied. All subjects were men aged 27-51 years.

Free autologous internal limiting membrane transplantation in the treatment of large macular hole.

We evaluated the clinical efficacy of free internal limiting membrane (ILM) flap transplantation for the treatment of large macular hole over 500 µm in 42 consecutive patients. Quantified evaluation of the post-operative macular anatomy restoration was performed by spectral-domain optical coherence tomography in the 12mo follow-up. The results showed 41 eyes achieved successful closure (97.

Nd:YAG Laser for Ahmed Tube Shunt Blockage in Patients Implanted with Boston Type I Keratoprosthesis.

Introduction: The purpose of this study was to describe the results using the Nd:YAG laser to reopen blocked glaucoma tube shunts in three ocular chemical burn patients with Boston keratoprostesis type I (KPro) implantation.

Methods: The medical records of the three patients at Zhongshan Ophthalmic Centre were reviewed.

Results: Patient 1, who had glaucoma secondary to KPro implantation, had undergone Ahmed glaucoma valve (AGV) implantation to control an elevated intraocular pressure (IOP).

Retinopathy is a Strong Determinant of Atherosclerosis in Type 2 Diabetes: Correlation with Carotid Intima Media Thickness.

Objective: We investigated the correlation between the severity of diabetic retinopathy (DR) and carotid intima media thickness (IMT) as a marker of atherosclerosis in patients with type 2 diabetes.

Methods: The study group consisted of 140 normotensive Egyptian patients (68 males and 72 females) with type 2 diabetes and DR. Carotid IMT was evaluated using high-resolution B-mode ultrasonography.