Background Myopia is a pervasive global public health concern, particularly among the younger population. However, the escalating prevalence of myopia remains uncertain. Hence, our research aims to ...

Backgrounds/aims Any association of secondhand smoke (SHS) with refractive astigmatism (RA) and corneal astigmatism (CA) ...

Background/aims Cataracts remain the leading cause of global blindness, particularly among ageing populations. This study evaluates the evolving burden of cataracts from 1990 to 2021, examines gender ...

Background Retinoblastoma is the most common intraocular tumour in children. This study aimed to assess the visual outcomes and risk factors leading to visual impairment in children with ...

Footnotes Contributors Both authors were involved in writing the manuscript. Dr MLR wrote the first draft and Dr JJD edited and finalised it. Dr JJD is the guarantor. Funding National Eye Institute ...

Purpose To evaluate the associations between omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (ω-3 PUFAs) and other dietary factors with ...

Drusen are focal deposits of extracellular material located between the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) and Bruch's membrane and represent the major phenotypic characteristic of age-related macular ...

Purpose To evaluate clinical features and visual outcomes in macular pseudohole (MPH) and to investigate associations between visual acuity and optical coherence tomography (OCT) parameters in ...

Background Syphilitic uveitis is re-emerging alongside the systemic infection. In July 2017, an international group of uveitis-specialised ophthalmologists formed the International Ocular Syphilis ...

Background Infectious keratitis (IK) predominantly affects patients from rural agrarian regions with limited access to medical care, leading to delayed presentation associated with poorer visual ...

Background/aims To compare fluctuations of central subfield retinal thickness (CSRT) in patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration undergoing ranibizumab pro re nata versus aflibercept ...