Aim: To estimate the number of people with open angle (OAG) and angle closure glaucoma (ACG) in 2010 and 2020. Methods: A review of published data with use of prevalence models. Data from population ...

Aims This study aimed to explore ocular and systemic factors associated with pathologic myopia in patients with high myopia ...

Moorfields Eye Hospital and UCL and Institute of Ophthalmology NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, London, UK To date, there has been a lack of evidence-based guidance on the frequency of visual field ...

Correspondence to: Dr M D Crossland UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, 11-43 Bath Street, London EC1V 9EL, UK; m.crossland{at}ucl.ac.uk Background: Contrast sensitivity measurement in UK clinical ...

Background/aims To correlate visual acuity in highly myopic eyes without macular disease with retinal and choroidal thickness as measured by spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (OCT). Methods ...

Purpose To evaluate the associations between omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (ω-3 PUFAs) and other dietary factors with myopia. Methods A total of 1005 Chinese children, aged from 6 to 8 years, ...

Background Family history is considered a risk factor for age-related macular degeneration (AMD). With the advent of effective therapy for the disease, the importance of family history merits further ...

Background/aims To assess the current number of ophthalmologists practicing worldwide in 2010 and to create a system for maintaining, collecting and improving the accuracy of data on ophthalmologists ...

In 2018, a consortium of government bodies in China led by the Ministry of Education released the Comprehensive Plan to Prevent Nearsightedness among Children and Teenagers (CPPNCT), aiming to reduce ...

Background: Neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD) has a poor prognosis if left untreated, frequently resulting in legal blindness. Ranibizumab is approved for treating neovascular AMD.

Aim To determine if ‘Defocus Incorporated Multiple Segments’ (DIMS) spectacle lenses slow childhood myopia progression. Methods A 2-year double-masked randomised controlled trial was carried out in ...

1 Orthoptic Department and Children’s Eye Clinic, Eye Department, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK 2 School of Neurology, Neurobiology and Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University ...