British Journal of Ophthalmology

Use of patient-reported outcome measures in everyday clinical practice in ophthalmology: results of a European multicountry survey

Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) reflect patients’ abilities, difficulties and perceptions, but their use in ...
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Enhancing diabetic retinopathy diagnosis and grading: a retrospective study on AI-assisted decision making and cost analysis

Background/Aims Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a major ocular complication of diabetes mellitus. While artificial intelligence ...
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Graft rejection episodes after Descemet stripping with endothelial keratoplasty: part one: clinical signs and symptoms

Aim: To investigate characteristics of initial immunological graft rejection after Descemet stripping with endothelial keratoplasty (DSEK). Methods: The incidence, symptoms and clinical ...
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Thyroid eye disease: a Southeast Asian experience

1 Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, National University Health System, Singapore 2 Orbit & Oculofacial Surgery, Department of Ophthalmology, National University Health ...
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Safety and efficacy of chloral hydrate for procedural sedation in paediatric ophthalmology: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Correspondence to Dr Asimina Mataftsi, 2nd Department of Ophthalmology, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, “Papageorpiou” Hospital, N. Efkarpia 56429, Greece; ...
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Concordant chromosome 3 results in paired choroidal melanoma biopsies and subsequent tumour resection specimens

Background/aim The study's aim was to compare chromosome 3 aberrations of choroidal melanoma (CM) as determined by multiplex ligation dependent probe amplification (MLPA) or microsatellite analysis ...
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Global estimates of visual impairment: 2010

Aim From the most recent data the magnitude of visual impairment and its causes in 2010 have been estimated, globally and by WHO region. The definitions of visual impairment are the current ...
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Psychological comorbidity in glaucoma: prevalence and impact of anxiety and depression

Purpose To assess the prevalence of anxiety and depression among individuals diagnosed with glaucoma, using standardised psychometric instruments, to define factors associated with these psychological ...
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Risk factors for retinal detachment following cataract surgery: the impact of posterior capsular rupture

4 Department of Ophthalmology, Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust, Birmingham, UK Correspondence to Robert L Johnston, Department of Ophthalmology, Cheltenham General Hospital, Sandford ...
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Relationship of macrophage-like cells and retinal ganglion cells in healthy eyes

Background/aims Macrophage-like cells (MLCs) contribute to retinal immune homeostasis and support neuronal function. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between MLCs and ganglion cell ...
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Refractive error and visual impairment in school children in Northern Ireland

Methods The Northern Ireland Childhood Errors of Refraction study, a population-based cross-sectional study, examined 661 white 12–13-year-old and 392 white 6–7-year-old children between 2006 and 2008 ...
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Peripheral retinal ischaemia, as evaluated by ultra-widefield fluorescein angiography, is associated with diabetic macular oedema

Department of Ophthalmology, Weill Cornell Medical College. 1305 York Avenue, 11th Floor, New York, New York, USA Correspondence to Dr Szilárd Kiss, Department of Ophthalmology, Weill Cornell Medical ...