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Cost-effectiveness analysis of prophylactic laser peripheral iridotomy for primary angle-closure suspect in Japan
Background/ObjectivesThis study aimed to compare the cost-effectiveness of prophylactic laser peripheral iridotomy (LPI) with that of observation for...
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Visual impairment and falls among older adults and elderly: evidence from longitudinal study of ageing in India
BackgroundThe present study determines the prevalence and correlates of falls, multiple falls, and injuries, focusing on visual impairment among the...
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Unusual OCT findings in a patient with CABP4-associated cone–rod synaptic disorder
PurposeBi-allelic variants in CABP4 are associated with congenital cone–rod synaptic disorder, which has also been classified,...
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A novel homozygous missense substitution p.Thr313Ile in the PDE6B gene underlies autosomal recessive retinitis pigmentosa in a consanguineous Pakistani family
BackgroundRetinitis pigmentosa (RP) is one of the most frequent hereditary retinal diseases that often starts with night blindness and eventually...
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Antiplatelet therapy to prevent ischemic events in giant cell arteritis: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis
BackgroundGiant cell arteritis (GCA) is the most common systemic vasculitis in adults. Presenting features include new-onset headaches,...
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Ocular Manifestations in Juvenile Behçet’s Disease: A Registry-Based Analysis from the AIDA Network
IntroductionThis study aims to characterize ocular manifestations of juvenile Behçet’s disease (jBD).
MethodsThis was a registry-based observational...
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Knowledge about glaucoma among adults in Africa: a systematic review
BackgroundAfrica is one of the continents with a substantial burden of glaucoma, where it is approximately twice as common as it is worldwide. If...
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Clinical course of two siblings with potassium voltage-gated channel modifier subfamily V member 2 (KCNV2)-associated retinopathy
BackgroundKCNV2 -associated retinopathy causes a phenotype reported as “cone dystrophy with nyctalopia and supernormal rod responses (CDSRR; OMIM#...
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Choice Blindness, Confabulatory Introspection, and Obsessive–Compulsive Symptoms: Investigation in a Clinical Sample
The content of obsessions in obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) often run contrary to the actual self of the individual experiencing them. The...
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Dynamic Light Scattering Spectroscopy of the Human Eye
Blindness or serious vision impairment is one of the most feared disabilities known to humankind. A 2016 report compiled by the National Eye...
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Associations of self-reported vision impairment with depression symptoms among middle-aged and older Chinese
BackgroundVision impairment (VI) and depression are highly prevalent among adults. However, few nationally representative studies from China on the...
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Economic burden of blindness and visual impairment in Germany from a societal perspective: a cost-of-illness study
BackgroundVisual impairment and blindness cause a considerable and increasing economic burden affecting not only persons with vision loss and their...
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Anti-VEGF therapies for age-related macular degeneration: a powerful tactical gear or a blunt weapon? The choice is ours
PurposeBlindness and vision loss are still frequent disabilities associated with a relevant impact on health care and quality of life, and a high...
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Quality of Life and Economic Impacts of Retinitis Pigmentosa on Japanese Patients: A Non-interventional Cross-sectional Study
IntroductionRetinitis pigmentosa (RP) is an inherited progressive disease, characterized by a loss of photoreceptors, and is the second leading cause...
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Health economic evaluation of a nurse-assisted online eye screening in home healthcare to reduce avoidable vision impairment (iScreen): study protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial
BackgroundAmong older people undiagnosed and untreated vision impairment and blindness are common. The leading causes are uncorrected refractive...
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Clinical and genetic characterization of patients with eye diseases included in the Spanish Rare Diseases Patient Registry
BackgroundThe low prevalence of rare diseases poses a significant challenge in advancing their understanding. This study aims to delineate the...
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Association between cognition and color discrimination among Lebanese patients with schizophrenia
BackgroundPatients with schizophrenia (SCZ) exhibit poorer color discrimination than normal individuals. Although retinal abnormalities, as well as...
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Endoscopic endonasal decompression of the optic nerve in the setting of compressive lesions: how I do it
BackgroundMany lesions in the anterior skull base may compress the optic nerve (ON), leading to vision loss, and even irreversible blindness....
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Cost-effectiveness of voretigene neparvovec in the treatment of patients with inherited retinal disease with RPE65 mutation in Switzerland
ObjectiveWe aimed to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of voretigene neparvovec (VN) compared with standard of care (SoC) for patients with inherited...