AIM To evaluate the use of accelerated corneal collagen cross-linking in the management of mild and moderate progressive keratoconus in comparison with conventional cross-linking. PATIENTS AND METHODS Prospective randomized interventional case-control clinical trial. A total 25 eyes of 18 patients were randomly divided into two groups: group A included 14 eyes that received accelerated collag...

OBJECTIVE To study spectacle wear among rural Chinese children. METHODS Visual acuity, refraction, spectacle wear, and visual function were measured. RESULTS Among 1892 subjects (84.7% of the sample), the mean (SD) age was 14.7 (0.8) years. Among 948 children (50.1%) potentially benefiting from spectacle wear, 368 (38.8%) did not own them. Among 580 children owning spectacles, 17.9% did not...

OBJECTIVE The present study aimed to assess the prevalence of decreased visual acuity, strabismus, and spectacle wear in children aged 5 to 13 years. METHODS A cross-sectional study was performed in primary education schools. A total of 1938 participants, including 940 females (48.5%) and 998 males (51.5%) with a mean age 8.96 ± 2.31 (5-13 years old), were screened. The comparisons were perfo...

OBJECTIVE To examine factors influencing adherence to spectacle wear and perceived value within a prospective 1-month trial of ready-made and custom spectacles in school-aged children with uncorrected refractive error in urban China. METHODS A total of 428 students aged 12 to 15 years with at least 1 diopter of uncorrected refractive error were given free spectacles and evaluated 1 month late...

BACKGROUND Toric intraocular lenses (IOLs) are advocated as an effective treatment for both regular corneal-based astigmatism and cataract in both non-penetrating keratoplasty and penetrating keratoplasty (PK) patients. The aim of this analysis is to compare postoperative outcomes for both PK and non-PK patients to determine whether or not the past PK is relevant when calculating the appropriat...

Background: The objective of the study was to evaluate routine for cleaning and maintaining eyewear among regular spectacle wearers.Methods: observation questionnaire-based conducted 170 students who has visited our university ophthalmology OPD. selected participants were asked response a pretested, pre validated questionnaire related via goggle form over period 6 months. written consent taken ...