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PurposeTo investigate the outcome of single amniotic membrane transplantation (AMT) in the treatment of corneal melting associated with ocular graft-versus-host disease (oGVHD) after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell tr...

Purpose: To explore how blue light-emitting diode (LED) exposure affects ferritinophagy and iron homeostasis in the conjunctival epithelium. Methods: C57BL/6 J mice and human conjunctival epithelial cells were exposed ...

ABSTRACT Background The distribution of eye diseases differs depending on the geographical and socioeconomic context. Aim Therefore, this study analysed the pattern of eye conditions and diseases among patients at Nkhata...

ObjectiveDry eye disease (DED) is a common ocular surface disorder characterized by tear film instability and trigeminal nerve-mediated corneal hyperesthesia. Periocular acupuncture has been demonstrated to relieve DED s...

Human herpes infections are a major cause of morbidity worldwide. Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) and Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV) are frequent causes of ocular pathology. Ocular herpes is a recurrent disease, and its compl...

Abstract Background Timely diagnosis and therapeutic management of rare diseases (RDs) are greatly hampered by limited clinical information and a lack of reliable epidemiological data. RDs constitute a heterogeneous grou...

ABSTRACT Background Remdesivir and GS‐441524 have successfully treated cats with feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) but the changes in associated signs of ocular disease are not reported. Objective Evaluate the respon...

Abstract Ocular neovascular and neurodegenerative diseases, such as diabetic retinopathy and age-related macular degeneration, are characterized by abnormal angiogenesis, vascular leakage, and progressive retinal neurode...

Crohn’s disease is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease in which extraintestinal manifestations may occur before the onset of intestinal symptoms. Ocular manifestations, such as orbital myositis, are extremely rare as ...

Morphea, or localized scleroderma, is a chronic inflammatory condition marked by excessive collagen deposition, resulting in skin thickening and fibrosis. We report the rare case of a 54-year-old woman with en coup de sa...

Abstract Background Cerebral toxoplasmosis is a rare but potentially fatal opportunistic infection in non-HIV immunocompromised patients, particularly after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT)....

Objective: To investigate the prevalence of dry eye syndrome (DES) and its association with risk factors among university students. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted between May and November 2019 with 40...

Alport’s syndrome is a hereditary kidney disease, frequently associated with hearing loss and ocular abnormalities. Type IV collagen is the main constituent of the basement membranes. Mutations in the COL4A3, COL4A4 an...

Orbital imaging has undergone a significant transformation over the past few decades, evolving from basic radiographic techniques to sophisticated cross-sectional imaging modalities. Historically, conventional radiograph...

Objective: The purpose of our work was to study and compare the cornea and tear film of people and sheep inhabiting in a region of Argentinean Patagonia (PATG), and in a geographically and climatically different region i...

IntroductionQuantitative choroidal blood flow assessment is important for understanding chorioretinal diseases. Laser Doppler Holography (LDH) is a new non-invasive imaging technique that provides full-field, high-tempor...

ABSTRACT Uveitis is the most common ocular alteration in septic foals. Despite its importance, its detection still is a challenge for equine clinicians, and survived foals can maintain ophthalmic sequelae if not briefly ...

Avaliaram-se os aspectos clínicos do entrópio de desenvolvimento em filhotes de cães da raça Shar Pei. Utilizaram-se 50 animais com idades entre 18 e 128 dias, que apresentavam graus variáveis de inversão palpebral...

Abstract Background Metaphyseal sclerosis secondary to canine distemper virus has been described histopathologically, but its radiographic appearance has not been described. Objectives Describe the radiographic appearanc...

Head-mounted extended reality (XR) has emerged as a powerful tool in medical education for simulation of clinical and surgical situations. Another potentially powerful clinical tool of XR may be to help clinicians furthe...

Sophia E Yu,1 Diep Tran,1 Dingfen Han,2 Cindy X Cai1,3 1Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA; 2Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA; 3Biomedic...

ABSTRACT Infectious Bovine Keratoconjunctivitis (IBK) is the most prevalent ocular disease in cattle herds worldwide. The primary etiological agent is Moraxella bovis, a bacterium that adheres to the corneal epithelial c...

Abstract Background Infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis (IBK) in beef cattle has major welfare and production implications. Effective vaccination against IBK would also reduce antibiotic use in beef production. Object...

Abstract Feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) is caused by a mutant biotype of the feline enteric coronavirus. The resulting FIP virus (FIPV) commonly causes central nervous system (CNS) and ocular pathology in cases of n...