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PURPOSE: To analyze the association of visual efficiency and quality of life using data from the fifth Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES V).
METHODS: The present study included...
Purpose: Methotrexate (MTX) is an immunosuppressive agent used to treat noninfectious inflammatory eye conditions and is generally administered orally for ocular inflammatory diseases. When used in rheumatological diseases, subcutaneous administration...
PURPOSE: To introduce novel findings of polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV) via optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA)
METHODS: This study is a retrospective chart review of 16 patients (16 eyes) with PCV....
PURPOSE: To evaluate complications and refractive outcomes of implantation of a single-piece acrylic intraocular lens (SPA-IOL) in the ciliary sulcus during phacoemulsification complicated with posterior capsule tear (PCT).
METHODS: This retrospective...
PURPOSE: To report a case of recurrent uveitis associated with autoimmune liver disease.
CASE SUMMARY: A 50-year-old female with severe fatigue and arthritis visited the ophthalmology department due to decreased visual...
PURPOSE: To evaluate the efficacy of surgical treatment for a lamellar macular hole in highly myopic patients.
METHODS: We retrospectively analyzed 31 eyes of 31 patients with a high myopia, who...