Purpose: to evaluate the efficacy of eye drops extracted from Lycium Shawii Roem&Schult leaves in treating old corneal scars in rabbit corneas. A corneal scar is a condition in which the cornea becomes opaque. The cornea is a transparent, avascular tissue. Corneal opacity/sca...
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Research Article10.9734/or/2023/v18i6407
Introduction: Pot-streptococcal nummular keratitis is an interstitial keratitis characterized by large infiltrates in the cornea. Its mechanism is probably immuno-allergic. Patients and Methods: We report the first three cases of nummular keratitis related to a post-streptococcal...
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Research Article10.9734/or/2023/v18i6405
Docetaxel and paclitaxel are taxanes. They are widely used chemotherapeutic agents that have been shown to be effective for various types of solid malignancies. Docetaxel-related bilateral toxic cystoid macular edema (T-CME) has been reported as a rare and unusual adverse reactio...
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Research Article10.9734/or/2023/v18i6406
Background: Several studies suggested that nutrition might have an effect on eye health. Although exposure to nutrients is ubiquitous, on the other hand without it, we generally cannot survive and an exposure too high or too low causes health problems. Vitamins are a good example...
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Research Article10.9734/or/2023/v18i6404
Aims: To investigate whether smoking influences cataract formation age and cataract type in patients who underwent senile cataract surgery. Study Design: Retrospective cross-sectional. Place and Duration of Study: The study was conducted in the Department Of Ophthalmology, Ahi Ev...
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Research Article10.9734/or/2023/v18i6403
Aims: To determine the long-term visual outcome of paediatric cataract surgery performed at Kitwe Teaching Eye Hospital, Zambia. Study Design: Cross sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Kitwe Teaching Eye Hospital between January 2018 and December 2019. Methodology: Stu...
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Research Article10.9734/or/2023/v18i6402
Purpose: To consider controversial issues of the mechanism of crystalline lens accommodation and to justify the hydraulic component in its implementation. Materials and Methods: Theories of the mechanism of accommodation and its assessment according to ultrasound biomicroscopy, m...
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Research Article10.9734/or/2023/v18i5401
Aims: To determine the visual outcome of cataract surgeries postoperatively at first day, one and three months. Study Design: Retrospective, case series study. Place and Duration of Study: Eye Foundation Community Hospital, Ilese-Ijebu-Imushin, Ogun state of Nigeria. 3-month du...
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Research Article10.9734/or/2023/v18i5400
Background: Infected corneal ulcers that don't show any healing within two weeks despite proper medical treatment are considered resistant and need surgical intervention [1] the amniotic membrane transplantation has been used to treat resistant corneal ulcers because it acts as a...
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Research Article10.9734/or/2023/v18i5399
Aims: To detect the influence of WTW on corneal tomography parameters and Belin/Ambrósio Enhanced Ectasia Display indices. Study Design: interventional, retrospective, non-controlled, non-comparative study. Place and Duration of Study: Department of ophthalmology (Tanta universi...
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Research Article10.9734/or/2023/v18i5398