British Journal of Ophthalmology

Synergistic effects of glaucoma, degeneration of macula and posterior pole, and diabetic ophthalmic complications on vision loss

Background/Aims Major age-related ocular diseases (ARODs)—glaucoma, degeneration of macula and posterior pole (DMPP) and ...
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Application of real-time artificial intelligence to cataract surgery

Background/aims Artificial intelligence (AI) in Ophthalmology has yet to be applied to real-time cataract surgery. This work explores a new AI tool, developed for phacoemulsification, and evaluates ...
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Long term treatment with sodium hyaluronate-containing artificial tears reduces ocular surface damage in patients with dry eye

Correspondence to: Dr Giovanni Milazzo, SIFI SpA, Clinical Research Department, Via Ercole Patti, 36, Lavinaio (CT)-95020, Italy; giovanni_milazzo{at}sifi.it Background/aims: Several studies have ...
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The estimated prevalence and incidence of late stage age related macular degeneration in the UK

Aims To estimate prevalence, number and incidence of AMD by type in the UK population aged ≥50 years. Methods Age-specific prevalence rates of AMD obtained from a Bayesian meta-analysis of AMD ...
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Prevalence of age related maculopathy in a representative Japanese population: the Hisayama study

a Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan, b Second Department of Internal Medicine Tatsuro Ishibashi, MD, Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, ...
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Recurrent corneal erosion syndrome

Correspondence to Dr James Chodosh, Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary Howe Laboratory Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA; James_Chodosh{at}MEEI.HARVARD.EDU Recurrent ...
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Treatment of non-inflamed obstructive meibomian gland dysfunction by an infrared warm compression device

Correspondence to: Eiki Goto, MD, Department of Ophthalmology, Tokyo Dental College, Sugano 5-11-13, Ichikawa-shi, Chiba 272-8513, Japan; eikigoto{at}nifty.com Aim: To test the short term efficacy and ...
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Corneal tattooing (keratopigmentation) with new mineral micronised pigments to restore cosmetic appearance in severely impaired eyes

1 Instituto Oftalmológico de Alicante, VISSUM Corporación, Miguel Hernandez University, Alicante, Spain 2 Research and Development Department, Instituto Oftalmológico de Alicante, VISSUM Corporación, ...
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Emmetropisation following preterm birth

2 Department of Vision Sciences, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, Scotland, UK 3 Department of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Stirling, Stirling, Scotland, UK 4 Department of Radiology, ...
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Diurnal IOP control with bimatoprost versus latanoprost in exfoliative glaucoma: a crossover, observer-masked, three-centre study

Aim: To evaluate the diurnal intraocular pressure (IOP) control and safety of bimatoprost versus latanoprost in exfoliative glaucoma (XFG). Methods: One eye of 129 consecutive patients with XFG (mean ...
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Peripheral fundus findings in X-linked retinoschisis

Correspondence to Michel Michaelides, UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, 11-43 Bath Street, London EC1V 9EL, UK; michel.michaelides{at}ucl.ac.uk Background/aims Vitreous haemorrhage (VH) and retinal ...
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Effects of topical nipradilol, a β blocking agent with α blocking and nitroglycerin-like activities, on intraocular pressure and aqueous dynamics in humans

a Department Opthalmology, University of Tokyo School of Medicine, Japan, b Section of Ophthalmology, JR Tokyo General Hospital, Japan Makoto Araie, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Tokyo ...