The Significance of a Cerebrovascular Accident Outcome Prediction Model for Patients, Family Members, and Health Care Professionals: Qualitative Evaluation Study by Corinne G Allaart, Sanne van Houwelingen, Pieter HE Hilkens, Aart van Halteren, Douwe H Biesma, Lea Dijksman, Paul B van der Nat

“…ObjectiveThis study aimed to assess the added value of a prediction model for long-term outcomes of rehabilitation after CVA and evaluate how it can best be displayed, implemented, and integrated into the care process. MethodsWe designed a mock-up version, including visualizations, based on our recently developed prediction model. …”
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Monovision soft contact lenses versus reading glasses among early emmetropic presbyopes by Gabriel Bunagan, MD, Ruben Lim Bon Siong, MD, Leda Tolentino, MSc, Irwin Cua, MD

“…Objectives: This study determined the effectiveness and acceptance of monovision contact lenses compared with reading glasses for early emmetropic presbyopes. Methods: Fifty participants, 36 to 45 years old, with early emmetropic prebyopia were enrolled and randomized to two groups. …”
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Effectiveness of CO-OP group intervention for children with developmental coordination disorder: single-case experimental design study protocol by Amaria Baghdadli, Emmanuel Madieu, Pierre-Yves Therriault, Noémi Cantin

“…Graphed data will be analysed visually at the individual level with the Visual Aid Implying an Objective Rule (VAIOR) protocol which provides a colour code based on the level and trend of two consecutive phases, facilitating an objective visual analysis. …”
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Peripheral retinal changes and ocular parameters in myopic patients: A Retrospective analysis pre- and post- refractive surgery by Linlin Xu, Wenqi Song, Huijuan Xu, Youyang Yue, Yunfei Han

“…Results: Significant differences in preoperative uncorrected distance visual acuity, axial length (AL), and spherical equivalent (SE) were found among the groups, with higher myopia associated with worse uncorrected distance visual acuity (UDVA) and longer AL. …”
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ICL Postimplantation Decentration and Tilt in Myopic Patients with Primary Iridociliary Cysts by Ying Wang, Ruibo Yang, Yue Huang, Chen Zhang, Hui Liu, Zhe Jia, Shaozhen Zhao

“…Methods. The present investigation was a retrospective cohort study. …”
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Ocular graft-versus-host disease after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in a pediatric population by Cinthia Kim, Patricia Cabral Zacharias Serapicos, Cintia Monteiro Lustosa, Adriane da Silva Santos Ibanez, Victor Gottardello Zecchin, Lauro Augusto de Oliveira

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Socio-Historical Media Tourism Promotion Study during the Dutch East Indies Period of 1930 - 1940 by Baskoro Suryo Banindro, Arif Agung Swasono, Rikhana Widya Ardila

“…With socio-historical methods consisting of social and historical studies, data obtained from literature studies, literature studies, and field observations will be analyzed using Teun A. van Dijk’s critical discourse approach. …”
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A Data-Driven Approach for Rathke’s Cleft Cysts Management by Alberto D’Amico, Martina Cappelletti, Nicola Bresolin, Elisabetta Marton, Luca Denaro, Giuseppe Canova

“…Both characteristics are involved in the development of hypopituitarism (<i>p</i> = 0.057), headache, and visual impairment (<i>p</i> = 0.082) compared to cysts with CSF-like content, even when the latter are smaller in size (<i>p</i> = 0.078). …”
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Podoconiosis, trachomatous trichiasis and cataract in northern Ethiopia: A comparative cross sectional study. by Helen Burn, Sintayehu Aweke, Tariku Wondie, Esmael Habtamu, Kebede Deribe, Saul Rajak, Stephen Bremner, Gail Davey

“…We explored whether podoconiosis was associated with cataract or trachomatous trichiasis (TT) among this population.<h4>Methods</h4>A comparative cross-sectional study was conducted in East Gojam region, Amhara, Ethiopia in May 2016. …”
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Clinical profile and outcomes of ocular surface squamous neoplasia at the Philippine General Hospital: a retrospective study by Mary Ellaine S. Diaz, Ruben Lim Bon Siong, Justin Alan Yao, Gary John V. Mercado

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Vector Analysis Outcomes after Femtosecond Laser In-Situ Keratomileusis (FS-LASIK) Versus Small Incision Lenticule Extraction (SMILE) for Moderate Myopic Astigmatism by John Arvin B. delos Reyes, MD, Kathrina Therese O. Mendoza, MD, Reginald Robert G. Tan, MD

“…Vector analysis and standard graphs for reporting visual and refractive outcomes were utilized for analysis. …”
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Combined Cataract and Vitrectomy Surgery in Pediatric Patients by Armando J. Ruiz-Justiz, Vanessa Cruz-Villegas, Stephen G. Schwartz, Victor M. Villegas, Timothy G. Murray

“…Key surgical considerations, visual and anatomical outcomes, and postoperative complications were examined. …”
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Evaluation of Cerebrospinal Fluid Pressure by a Formula and Its Role in the Pathogenesis of Glaucoma by Laura Landi, Federica Casciaro, Serena Telani, Carlo E. Traverso, Alon Harris, Alice C. Verticchio Vercellin, Lauren Saint, Michele Iester

“…To investigate potential associations between intraocular pressure (IOP) and cerebrospinal fluid pressure (CSFP) in patients with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) and healthy subjects. Methods. Forty-three subjects were recruited. Weight and height were measured to calculate body mass index (BMI), along with blood pressure, heart rate, visual acuity, and IOP. …”
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Reliability analyses of the GDx nerve-fiber analyzer by Patricia M. Khu, MD, MS, Edgardo U. Dorotheo, MD, Lawrence Tinio, MD, Cynthia P. Cordero, MS, Manuel B. Agulto, MD

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Wavefront-guided pupilloplasty in patients following penetrating keratoplasty: Optimizing results by Vijay K Sharma, GN Divyashree, Preeti, Vikas Ambiya, Ashok Kumar, Srishti Khullar, Vipin Rana

“…Methods: A total of 13 eyes of post-penetrating keratoplasty patients with pathologically irregular mydriatic pupil were included in this prospective interventional study. …”
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Cilioretinal arteries and collateral vessels after occlusion of central retinal artery by Petrović Nenad, Šarenac Tatjana, Todorović Miloš, Srećković Sunčica, Janićijević-Petrović Mirjana, Janićijević Katarina

“…The presence of cilioretinal arteries with preexisting or de novo developed collaterals was not enough to preserve visual acuity and prevent neovascularisation over a longer period after CRAO…”
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Clinical efficacy of antiangiogenic therapy for diabetic macular edema in real clinical practice (2-year results) by A. Zh. Fursova, A. S. Derbeneva, M. S. Tarasov, M. V. Vasil’eva, J. A. Gamza, N. V. Chubar

“…Purpose:to evaluate the clinical efficacy of anti-VEGF therapy of patients with diabetic macular edema (DMO) in T &amp; E regimen for 96 weeks. Materials and methods. The study included 59 patients (101 eyes) with DMO. …”
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Dexamethasone Intravitreal Implant (Ozurdex) for Long-Term Macular Edema after Epiretinal Membrane Peeling Surgery by Yo-Chen Chang, Pei-Kang Liu, Tzu-En Kao, Horng-Jiun Wu, Kai-Chun Cheng, Kuo-Jen Chen, Kwou-Yeung Wu, Wen-Chuan Wu

“…The main outcome measures were change in best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) and central foveal thickness (CFT). …”
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Endogenous Endophthalmitis Associated with Liver Abscess Successfully Treated with Vitrectomy and Intravitreal Empirical Antibiotics Injections by Sung Woong Lim, Youngje Sung, Hee Jung Kwon, Won Kyung Song

“…However, ceftriaxone has been proven to more effectively kill K. pneumoniae than ceftazidime in in vitro studies, and the safety of intravitreal ceftriaxone has been confirmed in animal studies. Methods. Two diabetic female patients with liver abscess presented with decreased visual acuity of the unilateral eyes. …”
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Refractive, Topographic, and Aberrometric Results at 2-Year Follow-Up for Accelerated Corneal Cross-Link for Progressive Keratoconus by Ercüment Bozkurt, Engin Bilge Ozgurhan, Betul Ilkay Sezgin Akcay, Tugba Kurt, Yusuf Yildirim, Zehra Karaagaç Günaydin, Ahmet Demirok

“…Methods. Forty-seven eyes underwent riboflavin-ultraviolet A-induced accelerated CXL treatment (30 mW/cm2 with a total dose of 7.2 joules/cm2). …”
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