Vasodilatory effects of antivascular endothelium growth factor (VEGF)...
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Abstract Purpose To investigate the common side effects of topical antiglaucoma medication, factors affecting compliance, and the utilization of herbal medicine for glaucoma treatment in South Korea....
View ArticleRelationship between optic disc ovality and horizontal disc tilt in normal...
Abstract Purpose To investigate the relationship between optic disc ovality and horizontal disc tilt. Methods The ovality index (the ratio of minimum to maximum disc diameter), horizontal and...
View ArticleBacterial culture after three sterilization methods for cataract surgery
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View ArticlePsoriasis triggered by infliximab in a patient with Behçet’s disease
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View ArticleIntravitreal injection of bevacizumab: changes in intraocular pressure...
Abstract Purpose To evaluate the immediate and short-term effects of intravitreal injection of 1.25 mg/0.05 ml of bevacizumab on intraocular pressure related to different ocular axial lengths. Design...
View ArticleRenin–angiotensin system involvement in the oxidative stress-induced...
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View ArticleDifferentiation by imaging of superior segmental optic hypoplasia and...
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View ArticleGlaucoma diagnosis optic disc analysis comparing Cirrus spectral domain...
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View ArticleLong-term intraocular pressure changes after combined phacoemulsification,...
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View ArticleTreatment of recurrent anterior uveitis with infliximab in patient with...
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View ArticleAcute retinal necrosis: factors associated with anatomic and visual outcomes
AbstractPurpose To examine the factors associated with anatomic and visual outcomes in Japanese patients with acute retinal necrosis (ARN).Methods One hundred four patients with ARN who were followed...
View ArticleCorneal biomechanical properties in eyes with no previous surgery, with...
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View ArticleMapping owl’s eye cells of patients with cytomegalovirus corneal...
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View ArticleTest–retest variability in structural parameters measured with glaucoma...
Abstract In addition to classical stereo-disc photography, various glaucoma imaging devices were developed in the last two decades to quantitatively measure and record glaucoma-related structural...
View ArticleHyperreflective dots surrounding the central retinal artery and vein in optic...
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View ArticleRetinal pigment epithelium folds as a diagnostic finding of...
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View ArticlePossible implications of acid-sensing ion channels in ischemia-induced...
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View ArticleAccommodative changes in human eye observed by Kitasato anterior segment...
AbstractPurpose To study accommodative changes in the human lens using swept-source optical coherence tomography (Kitasato anterior segment OCT/KAs-OCT), which can image the whole anterior segment of...
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