British Journal of Ophthalmology

Statin use is associated with lower risk of open-angle glaucoma incidence and treatment escalation

Background Retrospective cohort study using the TriNetX database to explore the relationship between statin use and glaucoma.
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False-positive patterns in optical coherence tomography in hyperopic and myopic eyes

Background/aims This study aimed to evaluate how axial length influences false-positive rates in ganglion cell analysis (GCA) and retinal nerve fibre layer (RNFL) maps and to identify distinct ...
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Corneal radius-specific axial length/corneal radius ratio cut-offs for improved myopia detection in children: a population-based study

1 Clinical Research Center, Shanghai Eye Disease Prevention and Treatment Center, Shanghai Eye Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Precise ...
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Lens attachment guard (LAG): a novel protection system for lenses used in ophthalmology

Background To create and clinically test the Lens Attachment Guard (LAG), a 3D-printed protective attachment for the prevention of incidental falls and breakage of ophthalmic lenses employed in laser ...
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Association of fenofibrate use with progression of ocular disease in individuals with diabetes

Background/aims Fenofibrates may slow progression of diabetic retinopathy (DR). This study used the large international TriNetX database to evaluate progression of retinopathy and development of ...
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Assessing physical activity and sleep patterns in glaucoma using wearable devices

Background/aims Glaucoma has been linked to reduced physical activity and disturbed sleep, but large-scale studies using objective wearable data are scarce. We compared activity and sleep metrics ...
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Diagnostic discrepancies in glaucoma: underdiagnosis, overdiagnosis and missed opportunities in a nationwide South Korean population

Background/aims To investigate glaucoma prevalence and diagnostic discrepancies—undiagnosed glaucoma, missed diagnostic opportunities and false-positive diagnoses—in South Korea and to identify ...
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Surgical outcome and late-onset complications 5 years after pars plana vitrectomy for myopic traction maculopathy

Background/aims To determine the long-term effects of vitreoretinal surgery to treat myopic traction maculopathy (MTM) and to determine the differences in the postoperative results between ...
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Safe use of fluorinated gases in vitreoretinal surgery: learning from patient safety incidents with expert panel recommendations from the British and Eire Association of ...

Background Errors in intravitreal fluorinated gas selection or dilution can result in unintended expansile concentrations, causing irreversible visual loss. We aimed to quantify the problem using ...
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Fast progressors in Asian normal-tension glaucoma: 10 years and beyond in a longitudinal cohort

Background/Aims To investigate the characteristics of fast-progressors among Asian patients with normal tension glaucoma (NTG) and identify the risk factors associated with fast progression of ...
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Reference map of multimodal vision deficits in intermediate age-related macular degeneration: contrast sensitivity and low-contrast visual acuity

Purpose To provide a reference map of deficits in contrast sensitivity (CS) and low-contrast visual acuity (LCVA) across stages of non-exudative age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and evaluate ...
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Maternal smoking during pregnancy: a risk factor for early childhood ophthalmologic conditions

Background/aims To investigate the association between maternal smoking during pregnancy and early childhood ophthalmologic conditions. Methods This population-based retrospective cohort study ...