Aim: To identify the barriers which prevent the uptake for the second eye cataract surgery (SECS), amongst the rural population. Study Design: A hospital based observational study. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Ophthalmology, Pravara institute of medical sciences, Lo...
Aims and Objective: To determine the normal ocular dimensions (AP and width) in Jos, North Central Nigeria using computed tomography scan. Subjects and Methods: The ocular images of 251 patients who had cranial CT in Jos University Teaching Hospital without obvious ocular anomaly...
Introduction: Pseudoexfoliation (PEX) is a disorder characterized by the progressive accumulation of fibrillary extracellular deposits in several ocular tissues including the iris, anterior chamber angle, lens capsule and zonules. Pseudoexfoliation (PEX) syndrome is known to be a...
Aims: To report a case of Waardeenburg Syndrome Type 1 presenting with bilateral blue iris in a young Asian. Presentation of Case: A 7-year old Filipino girl was referred for ophthalmologic evaluation for bilateral blue eyes. She also presented with an eyebrow flare, broad nasal...
Background: The visual impairments caused by stroke have the potential to affect the ability of an individual to perform activities of daily living. An individual with visual impairment may also have reduced level of independence. The purpose of this review was to investigate the...
Purpose: To present a case of infectious crystalline keratopathy caused by Diphtheroids in a post-corneal transplant patient. Design: Prospective, interventional case report. Case Report: This is a case of a 44 year-old male seen at a tertiary hospital in Manila, Philippines. He...
Purpose: To measure the peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer thickness in normal paediatric population of rural India Materials and Methods: 59 normal Indian children (117 eyes) of age range 517 years presenting to the Pediatric Clinic were included in this Observational cros...
Aim: The aim of this literature review was to determine the reported incidence and prevalence of visual impairment due to stroke for all visual conditions including central vision loss, visual field loss, eye movement problems and visual perception problems. A further aim was to...
Background and Objective: Diabetic retinopathy as an important complication of diabetic mellitus is a common cause of blindness in diabetic people. The purpose of this study is to investigate the efficacy of the diode laser on visual acuity in patients with diabetic retinopathy....
Background: Prospective Interventional Pilot study of selective laser trabeculoplasty as adjunctive treatment in patients affected by open angle glaucoma for control of intraocular pressure in Indian eyes. Methods: This prospective Interventional pilot study included 29 eyes of 2...
Aim: 1. To study the efficacy of laser photocoagulation in Diabetic Retinopathy. 2. To study the different laser protocols i.e. parameters used for treatment of Diabetic Retinopathy. Materials and Methods: Retrospective study was conducted in the Dept. of ophthalmology in a terti...
Introduction: This study was done to know the pattern of paediatric ocular disorders presenting in outpatient department (OPD) of rural tertiary care hospital of central India. Methods: A cross sectional study of Paediatric ocular disorder done at UPRIMS and R (Uttar Pradesh Rura...
Objective: Report and document in images the presence of WFS1 in three of four siblings, with loss of visual acuity as the initial clinical presentation. Design: Case series study. Participants: Three of four siblings with WFS born to consanguineous parents. Methods: All patients...
Introduction: Cataract is a principal cause of blindness in the world. Surgery, the major prevailing therapeutic approach for cataract is laced with various complications that include iris prolapse, raised intraocular pressure, infection, cystoid macular oedema and posterior caps...
Aims: To evaluate tear secretion of thyroid patients with no clinical evidence of thyroid ophthalmopathy in relation to thyroid status and history of I131 treatment by the use of the 2-minute Schirmer test I (test without topical anesthesia). Study Design: Prospective study. Plac...