BACKGROUND This paper investigates viewing distances and eyestrain symptoms in young adults reading from a smartphone for 60 minutes. METHODS A survey related to common asthenopic (eyestrain) symptoms was administered to subjects before and after they read an extract from a novel on a smartphone for 60 minutes. Subjects rated their symptoms on a scale from zero (not at all) to four (extremely...

PURPOSE The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of the Verion-LenSx guided arcuate incision technique to reduce refractive astigmatism in a pseudophakic population. PATIENTS AND METHODS A prospective single-arm study was conducted in which one or both eyes of subjects required reduction of 1.0-2.0 D of refractive astigmatism after previous cataract surgery or refractive lens exc...

Whereas many animals have eyes located on either side of their head (such as horses, for example), the eyes of humans look forwards – in the same direction. When normal, the eyes move in a coordinated manner, so that the object being looked at is centred in each eye. Because the eyes are set a small distance apart, the image in each eye is slightly different. The brain fuses the images coming f...

BACKGROUND The measurement of maximal head circumference is a standard procedure in the examination of childrens' cranial growth and brain development. The objective of the study was to evaluate the validity of maximal head circumference to cranial volume in the first year of life using a new method which includes ear-to-ear over the head distance and maximal cranial length measurement. METHO...

PURPOSE To evaluate the new proper orthogonal decomposition (POD) framework for detecting glaucomatous progression from HRT topographies of human subjects and compare it with HRT topographic change analysis (TCA). METHODS Of 267 eyes of 187 participants with > or =4 retinal tomographic examinations in the University of California, San Diego Diagnostic Innovations in Glaucoma Study (DIGS), 21 ...

BACKGROUND Virtual reality reflection therapy (VRRT) is a technically enhanced version of the mirror therapy concept. The aim of this study was to investigate whether VRRT could improve the postural balance and gait ability of patients with chronic stroke. MATERIAL AND METHODS Twenty-five patients with chronic stroke were randomly allocated into the VRRT group (n=13) and the control group (n=12...

PURPOSE To evaluate the efficacy and safety of a single-step, transepithelial, topography-guided surface ablation in the treatment of visual disturbances including irregular astigmatism and light scattering caused by LASIK flap or interface complications. METHODS Seventeen eyes of 16 patients with LASIK flap or interface complications and central residual stromal thickness ≥300 μm were treate...

PURPOSE The aim of this study was to assess visual and refractive outcomes of laser vision correction (LVC) to correct residual refraction after multifocal intraocular lens (IOL) implantation. PATIENTS AND METHODS In this retrospective study, 782 eyes that underwent LVC to correct unintended ametropia after multifocal IOL implantation were evaluated. Of all multifocal lenses implanted during ...

Objectives To assess the visual outcomes in patients who underwent cataract surgery with multifocal intraocular lens (IOL) implantation using a "mix and match" approach. Materials and Methods Twenty patients (40 eyes) were involved in this prospective, nonrandomized study. Refractive multifocal IOLs (ReZoom NXG1) were implanted in patients' dominant eyes and diffractive multifocal IOLs (Tecni...

OBJECTIVE To determine the cosmetic outcome of Y-V medial canthoplasty with medial canthal tendon shortening in Blepharophimosis syndrome. STUDY DESIGN Quasi experimental study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Department of Ophthalmology, Khyber Teaching Hospital, Peshawar, Pakistan, from June 2005 to April 2008. METHODOLOGY Thirteen patients of Blepharophimosis syndrome aged 4 years and abov...