Macular hole closure with internal limiting membrane peeling resulted in progressive macular thinning up to 2 years after surgery, according to a study.The prospective, interventional case study included 24 eyes of 24 patients with a mean age of 65.5 y…
Publication date: Available online 9 August 2013
Source:Progress in Retinal and Eye Research
Author(s): Daniel Ardeljan , Chi-Chao Chan
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a disease of the outer retina, characterized most significantly by atrophy of photoreceptors and retinal pigment epithelium accompanied with or without choroidal neovascularization. Development of (Read more...)
Scientists are developing a clearer picture of how visual systems develop in mammals. The findings offer important clues to the origin of retinal disorders later in life.
An estimated 129.4 million people live in areas of Africa where blinding trachoma is confirmed to occur, according to a paper publishing August 8 in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. The distribution of the disease varies greatly across the continent, …
I am a board certified ophthalmologist. I am preparing to test for recertification to maintain this credential…but it’s not really fair.
Purpose: To determine the lifetime risk and duration of blindness in patients with manifest open-angle glaucoma (OAG).Design: Retrospective chart review.Methods: We studied glaucoma patients who died between January 2006 and June 2010. Most glaucoma patients living in the catchment area (city of Malmö; n = 305 000) are managed at the Department of Ophthalmology at Skåne University Hospital in Malmö. From the patient records we extracted visual field status, visual acuity, and low vision or blindness as defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) criteria and caused by glaucoma at the time of diagnosis and during follow-up. We also noted age (Read more...)