Background Visual impairment in elderly people is a considerable health problem that
significantly affects quality of life of millions worldwide. The magnitude of this issue is …

The word “elective” refers to medications and procedures undertaken by choice or with a
lower grade of prioritization. Patients usually use elective medications or undergo elective …

Learn how to take a clear, logical, and holistic approach to physical examination and health
assessment across the lifespan! Using easy-to-follow language, detailed illustrations …

I review the key findings and our current knowledge of the cause of myopia, making the
connections among the reliable observations on myopia development and theory to arrive at …

Ocular hypotony is an infrequent, yet potentially vision-threatening, entity. The list of
differential causes is extensive, involving any condition that may compromise aqueous …

Abstract Background DBA/2J (D2) mice develop an age-related form of glaucoma. Their
eyes progressively develop iris pigment dispersion and iris atrophy followed by increased …

Purpose: We used acoustic radiation force optical coherence elastography (ARF-OCE) to
map out the elasticity of retinal layers in healthy and diseased in vivo rabbit models for the …

Purpose: Rapamycin exhibits significant antitumor/antiangiogenic activity that is coupled
with a decrease in vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) production and a reduction in …

Sleep apnea syndrome (SAS) is a disease characterized by recurrent complete or partial
upper airway obstructions during sleep. The majority of patients with SAS demonstrate this …

PURPOSE: To analyze the outcomes of surgery for dislocated intraocular lenses (IOLs) in
patients with pseudoexfoliation (PXF). SETTING: Private practice, Boston, Massachusetts …