Journal of Ophthalmic Research and Ocular Care Archives

Research Article | 10.36959/936/576 Volume 5 Issue 1

Clinical Features of Lid Margin, Meibomian Gland and Tear Film Changes in Patients with Primary Pterygium

Authors: Mohd Radzi H, Che Azemin MZ, Ithnin MH, Md-Muziman-Syah MM and Khairidzan MK

Fifty normal and 50 primary pterygia participants without other ocular pathologies were randomly selected from patients who attended an ophthalmology visit. The lid margin abnormality, meibomian gland... Read more

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Research Article | 10.36959/936/575 Volume 5 Issue 1

Comparison of Clinical Features of Lid Margin and Tear Film Changes between Normal and Primary Pterygium Patients

Authors: Mohd Radzi H, Khairidzan MK and Che Azemin MZ

Combinations of normal (n = 100) and primary pterygium (n = 100) participants without ocular pathologies were selected from patients who visited an ophthalmology clinic. Comprehensive assessment inclu... Read more

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Review Article | 10.36959/936/574 Volume 4 Issue 1

Tear Electrolytes Concentration in Hospital-derived African Subjects

Authors: Ezekiel N Ekweremadu, Charles O Eze and Jude M Kamah

A framework for research on the interactions between macro-elements of the lachrymal functional unit and the ocular surface in health and disease requires data on their physiologic values. This study ... Read more

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Clinical Image | 10.36959/936/573 Volume 4 Issue 1

Systemic Importance of an Ophthalmic Finding: Hollenhorst Plaques

Authors: Sashwanthi Mohan, MBBS, DNB, FICO, Sujatha Mohan, DO, FRCS and Mohan Rajan, DO, DNB, FRCS

A 53-year-old woman presented with sudden, painless loss of vision in the left eye and vision of counting fingers. She was a known diabetic and hypertensive on medical management. Left eye retinal exa... Read more

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Original Article | 10.36959/936/572 Volume 4 Issue 1

Histo-Pathological Profile of Oculoplastic Lesions in a Tertiary Hospital

Authors: Olusola Joseph Omotoye, Abidemi Emmanuel Omonisi, Iyiade Adeseye Ajayi and Olanike Folashade Bodunde

Ocular tissues removed at surgery are sent for histo-pathological diagnosis to differentiate grossly normal tissues from the grievously abnormal tissues. Treatment options of ocular lesions are histol... Read more

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Research Article | 10.36959/936/571 Volume 4 Issue 1

Idiopathic Macular Hole Complexity: A Simplified Mathematical Model Judged on Optical Coherence Tomography Morphology

Authors: Tafadzwa Young-Zvandasara, FRCOphth, MSc, Yu-Chieh Hung, MB ChB, Logan D Robinson, FRANZCO and Lewis YW Lam, FRANZCO

Ninety eyes from 90 patients who underwent successful primary macular hole surgery between 1 January 2014 - 31 December 2018 at Christchurch Hospital, New Zealand were retrospectively analyzed, with t... Read more

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Case Study | 10.36959/936/570 Volume 3 Issue 1

Management of Steroid Induced Glaucoma following the Iluvien (Fluocinolone) Implant: A UK Survey

Authors: Sejal Vithlani, BSc (Hons), MCOptom DipTp (IP)* and Hadi Zambarakji, MBChB, FRCOphth, DM

The intravitreal implant, Iluvien, is currently licenced for the management of chronic diabetic macular oedema (DMO) for use in pseudophakic eyes. Elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) > 21 mmHg has bee... Read more

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Case Report | 10.36959/936/569 Volume 3 Issue 1

Prediction of Retinal Ischemia with Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography in Branch Retinal Vein Occlusion

Authors: Huri Sabur, Volkan Dayanır and Murat Direl

Herein, we aimed to assess the ability of optical coherence tomography angiography (OCT-A) to show ischemic and non-ischemic differentiation in two patients with ischemic and non-ischemic branch retin... Read more

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Review Article | 10.36959/936/568 Volume 3 Issue 1

Why is Elective Ophthalmic Surgery Cancelled? A Retrospective Evaluation

Authors: Mahfouth Bamashmus FRCSEd, FRCOphth, Mohamed Al-Qubaty MBBS, MD, Fady Mukred MBBS, MSc, Abdalsamad Abdalrab MBBS, MSc and Ezia Alsarory MBBS, MSc

Making efficient use of operating rooms (OR) is an important issue so decreasing the cancellation rate of surgery is one method that could increase efficiency. This study was done to report potentiall... Read more

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Research Article | 10.36959/936/567 Volume 3 Issue 1

Epidemiology of Uveitis in a Nigerian Tertiary Eye Care Centre

Authors: Iyiade Adeseye Ajayi, Olusola Joseph Omotoye and K.O Adeleke

A prospective observational study was carried out among all patients with diagnosis of uveitis in our centre. This was done with the aid of a structured questionnaire. Data were entered into SPSS vers... Read more

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Case Report | 10.36959/936/566 Volume 2 Issue 1

Anti-Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein (MOG) in a Patient with Optic Neuritis

Authors: Mathias Falck Schmidt, Gorm Pihl-Jensen and Jette Lautrup Frederiksen

The MOG-antibodies (Abs) are detected in variable proportions of patients with different diseases such as Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Neuromyelitis Optica/Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder, bilatera... Read more

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Review Article | 10.36959/936/565 Volume 1 Issue 1

Myopia - A Brief Review. Investigation of +2 D. to +3 D. Reading Glasses to Prevent Myopia

Authors: Peter R Greene and Antonio Medina

Basic control theory equations are developed showing classical exponential system response of refraction vs. time R(t), with a characteristic system time constant τ [100 days ± 20%] in response to a... Read more

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RESEARCH ARTICLE | 10.36959/936/564 Volume 1 Issue 1

Loss of Displaced Starburst Amacrine Cells in a Rat Glaucoma Model

Authors: CA Cooley-Themm, Q Ameel, DM Linn and CL Linn

Acetylcholine (ACh) release by starburst amacrine cells (SACs) has been implicated in the production of retinal waves during early retinal development. Inhibitory gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) releas... Read more

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CASE REPORT | 10.36959/936/563 Volume 1 Issue 1

Intraosseous Meningioma Mimicking Fibrous Dysplasia

Authors: Solomon S Shaftel, Ramzi M Alameddine, Sang-Rog Oh, Bobby S Korn, Jonathan H Lin and Don O Kikkawa

Intraosseous meningiomas often display clinical and radiologic features that can be confused for fibrous dysplasia. Histopathology usually confirms the diagnosis. We present a case initially diagnosed... Read more

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Review Article | 10.36959/936/562 Volume 1 Issue 1

Animal Models of Retinal Degeneration

Authors: Chung Yee Chung

Retinal degenerations (RDs) are a vast and heterogeneous group of inherited degenerative diseases (dystrophies) of the retina that lead to progressive visual loss. The study of RDs involves animal mod... Read more

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Editorial | 10.36959/936/561 Volume 1 Issue 1

Neuropeptide Research in the Eye

Authors: Josef Troger

The neuropeptide research in the eye began in the 80's with the investigation of the presence and distribution of substance P (SP), calciton in gene-related peptide (CGRP), vasoactive intestinal polyp... Read more

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Original Article | 10.36959/936/560 Volume 1 Issue 1

Serum Homocysteine Levels in Patients with Retinal Vein Occlusion in a Spanish Population

Authors: Jose Luis Hernández, Marta Lisa, Jose Javier Napal, Ana Córdoba, Jose Manuel Olmos, Sheila Ruiz, Isabel Sierra and Romina García Sardina

Prospective case-control study of all patients diagnosed with RVO at a tertiary-care hospital, and age-and sex-matched controls taking part in a population-based prospective cohort in the same geograp... Read more

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Review Article | 10.36959/936/559 Volume 1 Issue 1

Mathematical and Numerical Methods for Modeling Drug Delivery to the Posterior Segment of the Eye

Authors: Paola Causin and Francesca Malgaroli

The high incidence of diseases that affect the posterior segment of the eye (PSE)-here intended as composed by sclera, choroid and retina-prompts for establishing effective and well tolerated therapie... Read more

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Case Report | 10.36959/936/558 Volume 1 Issue 1

Bilateral Abducens Nerve Palsy due to Pseudotumor Cerebri in a Patient Taking Valproic Acid and Quetiapine: Report of a Case

Authors: Mualla Şahin Hamurcu, Fatma Sema Akkan Aydoğmuş, Murat Sinan Sarıcaoğlu, Ahmet Karakurt and Ufuk Hamurcu

A 32-year-old overweight woman taking valproic acid and quetiapine because of bipolar disorder, admitted to the outpatient clinic with diplopia. She had not any other ophthalmic history. Ophthalmologi... Read more

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