Korean Journal of Ophthalmology : KJO

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PURPOSE: The aim of this study is to determine the mean central corneal thickness (CCT) and mean intraocular pressure (IOP) in children with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) and to determine the relationship between CCT and IOP on the one hand and age, sex, retinopathy hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), and duration of diabetes on the other. METHODS: This is a case-control, hospital-based study conducted at Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia between January and November 2022...

PURPOSE: To investigate the relative risks (RRs) for dementia among individuals with glaucoma. METHODS: We conducted a search of PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, and Cochrane databases for observational cohort studies examining the association between glaucoma and dementia until March 2023. Two authors independently screened all titles and abstracts according to predefined inclusion and exclusion criteria. Pooled RR and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were generated using random-effect models...

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PURPOSE: This study aimed to investigate changes in cytokine levels after intravitreal bevacizumab injection in patients with chronic central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC). METHODS: In a prospective interventional trial, 12 eyes of 12 patients with chronic CSC and 6 eyes of 6 patients who underwent cataract surgery were included as controls. Patients diagnosed as with CSC received a single intravitreal injection of bevacizumab (1.25 mg/0.05 mL). Aqueous humor samples were collected from the patients and controls...

PURPOSE: To evaluate the relationships between parameters of transcranial ultrasonography and results of visual field tests in patients with open angle glaucoma or suspected of having glaucoma. METHODS: This retrospective study was based on data from medical records of patients who visited the Department of Ophthalmology in __________ Hospital from January 1, 2016 to October 17, 2019 and underwent transcranial Doppler ultrasonography as part of a routine health examination...

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PURPOSE: Methotrexate (MTX) is an immunosuppressive agent used to treat non-infectious inflammatory eye conditions and is generally administered orally for ocular inflammatory diseases. When used in rheumatological diseases, subcutaneous administration has been reported to show higher efficacy than oral administration. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the effect of subcutaneous MTX in patients with refractory uveitis/choroiditis who did not respond to other immunosuppressive agents...

PURPOSE: To investigate a series of peripheral lattice degeneration cases using an ultra-widefield (UWF) swept-source optical coherence tomography (SSOCT) system (Silverstone, Nikon Healthcare Japan, Inc, Tokyo, Japan). METHODS: From 1st August, 2022 to 31th July, 2023, nineteen eyes of 16 patients with peripheral lattice degeneration were included. They all underwent a UWF-SSOCT examination. Anatomy of retina, vitreous, and associated pathologic changes were assessed...

PURPOSE: To investigate the effects of humidity and temperature on dry eye disease (DED). METHODS: A retrospective clinic-based study was conducted on DED patients undergoing dry eye treatment. Patients were followed up at least twice, and symptoms and signs were evaluated using the Symptoms Assessment Questionnaire in Dry Eye (SANDE) score, tear secretion, tear film break-up time (TBUT), ocular staining score, and tear osmolarity. Mean humidity and temperature values for one week before ocular examinations were used as the environmental exposure level...

PURPOSE: To compare the diagnostic accuracy of differentiating polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV) from exudative age-related macular degeneration (AMD), using color fundus photography (CFP), optical coherence tomography (OCT), and swept-source optical coherence tomography angiography (SS-OCTA) without using fluorescein angiography/ indocyanine green angiography (FA/ICGA). METHODS: Treatment-naïve eyes with exudative age-related macular degeneration (AMD) that underwent CFP, OCT, SS-OCTA, and FA/ICGA imaging before treatment were identified...

PURPOSE: To evaluate repeatability and agreemeny of chord mu between Scheimpflug tomography (Pentacam HR, Oculus Optikgeräte GmbH, Wetzlar, Germany) and swept-source optical coherence tomography-based optical biometer (IOLMaster 700, Carl Zeiss Meditec AG, Jena, Germany). METHOD: In this retrospective study, 63 eyes of 33 patients were included. Chord mu, X, and Y Cartesian distances between the corneal vertex and the pupil center (Px and Py), and the pupil diameter were compared using two instruments...

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PURPOSE: To evaluate changes of ocular surface dynamics using Keratograph 5M for three months after vitreoretinal surgery. METHODS: Eighty-three patients were divided into three groups, (1) Phaco group, (2) Vitrectomy group, and (3) Combined group. Keratograph 5M® (K5M, OCULUS Optikgeräte GmbH, Wetzlar, Germany) was performed for all patients at one week, one months, and three months after the surgery. Ocular surface dynamics parameters measured by K5M, including non-invasive keratograph break-up time-first (NifBUT), non-invasive keratograph break-up time-average (NiaBUT), and tear meniscus height (TMH) were compared among the three groups over time...

PURPOSE: To evaluate the prevalence of dry eye symptoms after endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy (EDCR) for patients with primary acquired nasolacrimal duct obstruction(PANDO) combined with dry eye syndrome. METHODS: The patients diagnosed with PANDO combined with dry eye syndrome who underwent EDCR were divided into 2 groups according to the questionnaire about dry eye symptoms after surgery. The medical records were retrospectively analyzed. Before and after surgery, we compared the tear meniscus height(TMH), tear break-up time(TBUT), and the presence of corneal punctuate epithelial erosion(PEE)...

PURPOSE: To evaluate the usefulness of a newly generated monofocal intraocular lens (IOL) in patients with various retinal diseases who underwent combined cataract and pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) surgery. METHODS: This prospective observational study included 33 patients with various retinal diseases. Monocular corrected and uncorrected distance visual acuity (BCDVA, UCDVA), uncorrected intermediate visual acuity (UCIVA), uncorrected near visual acuity (UCNVA), and contrast sensitivity were measured and compared with those in 30 age-matched normal controls...

PURPOSE: To evaluate and compare the clinical efficacy of matrix metalloproteinase-9 immunoassay and tear osmolarity measurement in diagnosing dry eye severity. METHODS: Dry eye disease (DED) patients underwent diagnostic tests including matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) assay, tear osmolarity measurement, fluorescein tear break-up time (TBUT), ocular surface staining, anesthetized Schirmer test, Ocular Surface Disease Index (OSDI) questionnaire, and slit lamp examination...