results males (8,593 patients) were more likely to have eye trauma than females (1,262). the mean age for the outpatient cases was 20.3 ± 16.39 years and for the inpatient cases it was 22.7 ± 18.95 years. the workplace was the most common site for trauma and the cornea was the most reported anatomically injured site. for those patients who had not used safety and protection equipment, 93.1% wer...

purpose: dry eye syndrome is a multifactorial disorder of the tear film and ocular surface that results in eye discomfort, visual disturbance, and often ocular surface damage. studies suggest that the prevalence of clinically diagnosed dry eye syndrome (des) is 0.4%. to 0.5%, which is highest among women and the elderly. the burden of des can be substantial, affecting visual function, daily act...

Research in modern investigative ophthalmology and vision science has two fundamental uses for human tissues: laboratory studies of anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, pathology, genomics, and proteomics, and ophthalmic device research and development. Because population aging focuses attention on chronic diseases such as age-related maculopathy (ARM), glaucoma, and diabetic retinopathy, it is i...

The widespread use of computers throughout modern society introduces the necessity for usable and counterfeit-resistant authentication methods to ensure secure access to personal resources such as bank accounts, e-mail, and social media. Current authentication methods require tedious memorization of lengthy pass phrases, are often prone to shouldersurfing, and may be easily replicated (either b...

PURPOSE The aim of this study was to describe the aims, methods, donor and recipient cohort characteristics, and potential impact of the Cornea Preservation Time Study (CPTS). METHODS The CPTS is a randomized clinical trial conducted at 40 clinical sites (70 surgeons) designed to assess the effect of donor cornea preservation time (PT) on graft survival 3 years after Descemet stripping automa...

Aim: This study aimed to study the awareness about eyebank and willingness for eye donation among medical students. Material and methods: A total of 100 students of 6th semester participated in the study. They were interviewed regarding awareness about eyebank and their willingness to pledge eyes for donation. Results: The awareness about name of any eyebank in India was known to only 21 % wher...

purpose: to report the clinico-pathologic features of an opacified single-piece hydrophilic acrylic intraocular lens (iol). patient and findings: a 48-year-old male patient was evaluated for glare and markedly decreased vision in his left eye four years after phacoemulsification and implantation of a single-piece hydrophilic acrylic iol (ophthalmed). best-corrected visual acuity was 20/60 and t...

We present the case of a 57-year-old woman who had combined Descemet-stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK) and phacoemulsification with implantation of a toric intraocular lens (IOL). Surgery was intended to treat a cataract developing in a post-penetrating keratoplasty (PKP) eye with high astigmatism and endothelial decompensation. Six months after uneventful surgery, the cornea...

Segmentation and localization of fundus image is a crucial step of pathologies in diagnosing the retinal diseases. Swelling in different parts of vasculature, as change in width along blood vessels and tortuosity may lead to eye-blindness. This process can be utilized in automated screening of the patients suffering from diabetic retinopathy. An attempt was made to apply texture based Gabor fil...

Detection of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B virus (HBV), and hepatitis C virus (HCV) in donor eyes was performed. DNAs were extracted from the uvea, and they were amplified using the polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Amplified viral DNAs were detected with liquid hybridisation and chemiluminescent assay in which no radioactive materials were used. This method was shown to have a...