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To evaluate the association of statin use with progression of age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
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To describe longitudinal rates of change of neuroretinal parameters in patients with glaucoma and healthy controls, and to evaluate the influence of covariates.
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Prevention of blindness and visual impairment (VI) receives a high priority in public health programs. To achieve the goals of VISION 2020, regular population-based surveys are crucial to provide an updated assessment of the visual problems, establish local eye care programs, and initiate future eye care planning. The Rapid Assessment of Avoidable Blindness (RAAB) survey is a fast, simple, and inexpensive standardized methodology to assess the prevalence and causes of blindness in people aged ≥50 years in a specific geographic area.
Read more: Blindness and Visual Impairment in the Republic of Suriname
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Humans have main lacrimal glands and accessory lacrimal glands. The main lacrimal glands comprise the orbital and palpebral lobes, which are located in the superotemporal area of the orbit. The palpebral lobe lies below the aponeurosis of the levator palpebrae superioris and is in contact with the superior and lateral conjunctival fornices.1 Even in healthy subjects, the palpebral lobe is seen through the conjunctiva when the eyelid is elevated. Therefore, optical coherence tomography (OCT) scanning of the exposed palpebral lobe can be used to visualize the parenchyma of the palpebral lobe just beneath the conjunctiva.
Read more: Optical Coherence Tomography Imaging of Human Lacrimal Glands: An In Vivo Study
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Glaucoma is a leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide.1 Increased intraocular pressure is a major risk factor for the development and progression of glaucoma; lowering intraocular pressure remains the current focus of glaucoma treatment.2,3 The efficacy of topical glaucoma therapy depends on patient adherence and poor adherence may lead to greater fluctuation in intraocular pressure.3,4 One prerequisite to achieving adherence to therapy is correct identification of medications. This is of particular importance for patients taking >1 medication with unique dosing schedules to avoid both under treatment and unnecessary side effects.
Read more: The Utility of Cap Color and Bottle Characteristics for Topical Glaucoma Therapy
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The standard of care for diagnosis of peripheral vitreoretinal pathology (such as retinal breaks, tears, or holes) is to perform indirect ophthalmoscopy with scleral depression; however, this is only supported by the “lowest strength of evidence.”1 For the patient, scleral depression causes discomfort owing to mechanical pressure on the globe. The few published reports in the literature on the topic of scleral depression describe the technique of scleral depression, but do not provide any comparison with examination without scleral depression.
Read more: Reassessment of Scleral Depression in the Clinical Setting