Background Infectious keratitis (IK) predominantly affects patients from rural agrarian regions with limited access to medical care, leading to delayed presentation associated with poorer visual ...

Aim: To identify predisposing factors and to define clinical and microbiological characteristics of bacterial keratitis in current practice. Methods: A retrospective analysis of the hospital records ...

Background/aims This study assesses the proficiency of Generative Pre-trained Transformer (GPT)-4 in answering questions about complex clinical ophthalmology cases. Methods We tested GPT-4 on 422 ...

Background UK estimates of age related macular degeneration (AMD) occurrence vary. Aims To estimate prevalence, number and incidence of AMD by type in the UK population aged ≥50 years. Methods ...

Aim: To investigate the correlation between retinal nerve fibre layer (RNFL) thickness and optic nerve head (ONH) size in normal white subjects by means of optical coherence tomography (OCT). Methods: ...

Aims To investigate the prevalence and incidence of presbyopia in an urban Chinese population. Methods 1817 subjects aged ≥35 years were identified by random cluster sampling in Yuexiu District, ...

Systematic review of published population based surveys to examine the relationship between primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) prevalence and demographic factors. A literature search identified ...

Impression cytology refers to the application of a cellulose acetate filter to the ocular surface to remove the superficial layers of the ocular surface epithelium. These cells can then be subjected ...

AIMS To derive preliminary estimates for the number of adults in China suffering from glaucoma, and project the burden of visual morbidity attributable to primary and secondary glaucoma. METHODS Age ...

Background/Aims To compare several methods of macular hole measurement using optical coherence tomography (OCT), and to assess their predictive capability against anatomical and visual outcomes in a ...

Aim: To determine utilisation of eye care services in a rural population of southern India aged 40 years or older. Methods: 5150 subjects aged 40 years and older selected through a random cluster ...

Background/aims To compare the effectiveness and side-effect profile of two doses of interferon alpha2b (IFNα2b) eye-drops (1 million international units (IU)/ml versus 3 million IU/ml) in the ...