Objective:
Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is linked to cardiovascular risk in diabetic patients. This study examined whether mild-stage DR is associated with risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) and stroke in type 2 diabetic patients of the Japan Diabetes…
Author: Ophthalmology
Benign Orbital Apex Tumors Treated with Multisession Gamma Knife Radiosurgery
Objective:
The orbital apex is an important anatomic landmark that hosts numerous critical neurovascular structures. Tumor resection performed at this complex region poses a therapeutic challenge to orbital surgeons and often is associated with signi…
Progression Pattern of Initial Parafoveal Scotomas in Glaucoma
Objective:
To characterize the progression pattern of initial parafoveal scotomas (IPFSs) using cross-sectional and longitudinal 10-2 visual field (VF) data.
Design:
Retrospective, observational study.
Participants:
Glaucoma patients with an IPFS in either hemifield based on 2 reliable 24-2 Swedish interactive threshold algorithm standard VFs (≥3 adjacent points with P<0.05 within the central 10° of fixation, 1 point or more with P<0.01 lying at the innermost paracentral points, and no scotoma outside the central 10°) and at least 2 10-2 VFs (first and last VFs 1 year or more apart).
Methods:
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Prevalence, Treatment, and Outcomes of Coexistent Ocular Surface Squamous Neoplasia and Pterygium
Purpose:
The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of ocular surface squamous neoplasia (OSSN) coexisting with pterygia in South Florida and to study the treatment and related outcomes.
Design:
Noninterventional retrospective study….
Clinical Negligence in Ophthalmology: Fifteen Years of National Health Service Litigation Authority Data
Objective:
To categorize and understand the reasons behind ophthalmic clinical negligence claims in the National Health Service and how such claims can be avoided.
Design:
Retrospective analyses of all ophthalmic clinical negligence claims between …