Aim Retinal cell remodelling has been reported as a consistent feature of ageing. However, the degree to which this results in transretinal degeneration is unclear. To address this, the authors used ...

Aims To estimate prevalence, number and incidence of AMD by type in the UK population aged ≥50 years. Methods Age-specific prevalence rates of AMD obtained from a Bayesian meta-analysis of AMD ...

Glaucoma surgery has been, for many decades now, dominated by the universal gold standard which is trabeculectomy augmented with antimetabolites. Tubes also came into the scene to complement what we ...

University of Kansas School of Medicine, Prairie Village, Kansas, USA Professor M A Mainster, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Kansas School of Medicine, 7400 State Line Road, Prairie ...

1 Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Clinical Research Unit, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT, UK Background: A multicentre study was carried ...

Correspondence to Maurizio Rolando, Ocular Surface Unit, ISPRE Genova, Genoa, Italy; maurizio.rolando{at}gmail.com Dry eye disease (DED) is a growing public health concern affecting quality of life ...

Aims To determine if ‘Defocus Incorporated Soft Contact’ (DISC) lens wear slows childhood myopia progression. Methods A 2-year double-blind randomised controlled trial was carried out in 221 children ...

Correspondence to Professor Seang Mei Saw, Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore, Singapore 119759, Singapore; seang_mei_saw{at}nuhs ...

Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a commonly used imaging modality in the evaluation of glaucomatous damage. The commercially available spectral domain (SD)-OCT offers benefits in glaucoma ...

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is still referred to as the leading cause of severe and irreversible visual loss world-wide. The disease has a profound effect on quality of life of affected ...

Background/aims: Anecdotal evidence indicates that corneal reshaping contact lenses may slow myopia progression in children. The purpose of this investigation is to determine whether corneal reshaping ...