hanmail.net Background/aims To investigate the effect of peripapillary retinoschisis on the peripapillary retinal nerve fibre layer (RNFL) thickness measurement by using optical coherence tomography ...
Higher retinal oxygen saturation (StO 2) is associated with worse visual field (VF) loss in patients with glaucoma, particularly in the superior hemifield, according to study results published in the ...
Increased intraocular pressure (lOP) is recognised as the principal risk factor for the development of glaucomatous cupping of the optic disc. The hypothesis that it disrupts the function of ...
Glaucoma is the leading cause of irreversible visual loss, driven by a neurodegenerative process that affects the ganglion cells and their axons, leading to remodeling and excavation of the optic ...
For years, researchers have known that mitochondria (singular: mitochondrion), the tiny "powerhouses" inside each cell that feed off glucose (sugar), are so vital that cancer cells cannot grow without ...
Headaches that present to an ophthalmologist include migraine, facial pain syndromes, and pain associated with cranial neuropathies, orbital, and ocular disease. Some headaches are symptoms of ...