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Lean concept implementation process to improve clinic efficiency
The authors adopted a Lean concept to improve patient wait times, delays, clinic inefficiencies and patient satisfaction. They report the outcomes of implementation in this paper. Visit time, and patient and staff movements during patient examinations were mapped. Patient examinations...
Stargardt disease in a Turkish cohort
The authors present a study of 27 Turkish patients who were seen in a single centre over a five-year period. All patients had macular optical coherence tomography (OCT), colour fundus photography and 30-2 Humphery visual fields performed, along with clinical...
Toy related ocular injuries in US children
This cross-sectional study using data from the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Study (NEISS) included 1439 patients who visited emergency departments over a five-year period from January 1, 2017, to December 31, 2021, with toy-related ocular injuries. Males were disproportionately...
Differences in strabismus surgery outcomes in preterm vs full-time birth infants
This study aimed to analyse motor and sensory outcomes of strabismus surgery in 70 preterm (group 1) and 242 full-term (group 2) infants. Group 1 mean gestational age and birth weight were 31.25 ±2.51 weeks and 1562.70 ±412.82g. Pre and...
Bardet Biedl refractive error
This is a retrospective cross-sectional study of 45 patients with genetically diagnosed Bardet Biedl syndrome. Patients with biallelic defects in any gene known to cause Bardet Biedl syndrome were eligible for inclusion. Patients underwent cycloplegic refraction and keratometry. The mean...
Improvements in balance and postural control after strabismus surgery
The authors sought to investigate the effect of surgical correction of strabismus on dynamic balance and postural stability. They recruited 27 children (15 female, 12 male) of which 17 were esotropia and 10 exotropia (including eight intermittent types), aged 7–12...
Physical activity levels in adolescents with amblyopia
The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between amblyopia and the self-reported type and amount of physical activity in adolescents aged 12–18 years. The study recruited 26 amblyopes and 26 control subjects: 24 female and 28 males....
FSAK versus toric IOL implantation for correcting astigmatism in cataract patients
Nine studies of 590 patients were retrieved from the Ovid-Medline, EMBASE, Cochrane register of controlled trials and Scopus which compared femtosecond laser-assisted astigmatic keratotomy (FSAK) and toric IOL for astigmatism correction in cataract patients. The trial sequential analysis was used...The world of the unseen
We are witnessing an incredible era of miraculous and marvellous discoveries. The globe has seen breakthroughs in science, medicine, creative arts, technology, digital media, and much more. In warm, sunny April, Emerald Network celebrated its 20th year of Eid events,...Global Experts Unite: Visionary Horizons Sets the Stage for the Future of Ophthalmology
Heidelberg Engineering, as part of EssilorLuxottica, marked a milestone in global eyecare innovation with the inaugural Visionary Horizons symposium — the first event of its kind showcasing Heidelberg’s pioneering innovation and expertise as a driving force within EssilorLuxottica’s technological and...
AI glaucoma screening cost-effective in the Netherlands?
Population-wide screening for glaucoma has traditionally been deemed not cost-effective due to high costs and low disease prevalence. This Dutch study re-evaluates this position by introducing artificial intelligence (AI) to the screening model. The authors developed a health-economic model comparing...
