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Jan 2018 DOI 10.14302/issn.2578-8590.ipj-17-1910
William J FosterCorresponding author
Following ocular trauma and retinal detachment, gliotic changes in the retina may develop over the subsequent month, a process known as PVR (proliferative vitreoretinopathy). There have been no successful therapeutic interventions to inhibit PVR. The protein CTGF (Connective Tissue Growth Factor) ha…
Jun 2017 DOI 10.14302/issn.2470-0436.jos-17-1442
Ozkan KocamisCorresponding author
Objective: Determining the effects on macular ganglion cell layer thickness in patients using isotretinoin by utilization of optical coherence tomography. Material and Methods: Sixty eyes of 30 patients using isotretinoin and 60 eyes of 30 control group patients in the same age range were included i…
Apr 2017 DOI 10.14302/issn.2470-0436.jos-17-988
Ying-Ling ChenCorresponding author
Photorefraction (PR) methods have beenwidely used for pediatric vision screening since the 1980’s. While PR is easy to implement, the accuracy of refractive error measurements in humans has been unsatisfactory, largely due to the variations of intraocular scattering, the retinal reflectance, and pup…
Apr 2016 DOI 10.14302/issn.2470-0436.jos-15-763
Karim El-AssalCorresponding author
Background: Optic nerve head drusen are acellular hyaline deposits located anterior to the lamina cribrosa, frequently associated with visual field defects. Sometimes rapid worsening of vision may occur due to complications such as acute vascular events, choroidal neovascularization, or serous macul…