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Periocular esthetic procedures: Do patients understand the risks?

Prevalence of visual impairment in school-going children among the rural and urban setups in the Udupi district of Karnataka, India: A cross-sectional study

Aim: The aim of this study is to estimate the prevalence of visual impairment among school-going children in Udupi district, Karnataka. Materials and methods: A cross-sectional study across eleven schools from both urban and rural parts of Udupi taluk was conducted to report the magnitude of visual impairment among the …

Relationship between optical perfusion pressure and systemic blood pressure on glaucoma: Case-control study

Aim: To investigate the relationship between blood pressure (BP), ocular perfusion pressure (OPP), intraocular pressure (IOP) and open angle glaucoma (OAG) in Primary Open Angle Glaucoma (POAG) patients and normal population. Design: Cross-sectional observation study. Materials and methods: Hospital-based, case control …

Neonatal retinoblastoma: A study of five cases

Purpose: The purpose was to study the clinical features, treatment, and outcome of retinoblastoma (RB) in neonates. Methods: This was a retrospective study of five patients with RB detected in the 1st month of life. Results: The mean age at diagnosis of RB was 22 days (median, 24 days; range, 14-28 days). There were on …

Intraoperative and postoperative complications of cataract surgery in eyes with pseudoexfoliation - An 8-year analysis

Introduction: Pseudoexfoliation (PXM) is a fibrillar material deposited in the anterior chamber of the eye and can cause disintegration of zonules and make pupillary dilatation difficult. This can make surgery difficult and result in intraoperative and postoperative complications. The aim of this study was to learn abo …

Long-term analysis of an unconventional way of doing double-head pterygium excision

Aim: The aim of the study is to describe an unconventional technique of vertically split conjunctival autograft (CAG) for primary double-head pterygium and its long-term outcome. Materials and methods: This was a retrospective, noncomparative, interventional case series of 95 eyes of 95 patients, who underwent vertical …

Outcomes of preoperative intrapterygial injection of mitomycin C for pterygium excision with and without inferior conjunctival flap

Purpose: This study aimed to report the comparison of recurrence rate and complications of intrapterygial injection of mitomycin C (MMC) 1 month before bare sclera excision of pterygium with and without conjunctival flap from the inferior bulbar conjunctiva. Methods: This prospective interventional study enrolled 60 pa …

Contact lens fitting after corneal collagen cross-linking

Background: Contact lenses (CLs) remain the mainstay in improving vision in patients having keratoconus. With corneal collagen cross-linking (CXL) performed worldwide, whether the same CLs can be used or needs replacement needed to be assessed and considered. Aims: The aim of this study was to evaluate the changes in C …

Long term effect of panretinal photocoagulation on retinal nerve fiber layer parameters in patients with proliferative diabetic retinopathy

Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate the long-term effect of panretinal photocoagulation (PRP) on the retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) in patients with proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR). Methods: This was a prospective longitudinal cohort study examining 42 eyes of 42 patients with PDR undergoing PRP. Peripapil …

Corneal thickness and endothelial cell density in children with type 1 diabetes mellitus

Background: The aim of this study was to detect the effect of diabetes on the corneal endothelium in patients of Type 1 diabetes in the pediatric age group and to compare them with age-matched controls. Further, it was proposed to establish any correlation between these changes and risk factors of diabetes, viz., age, …