In the 2004 Bowman Lecture, I give a panegyric for Sir William Bowman, an estimate of the importance and the epidemiology of anterior visual pathway developmental disorders, followed by a history ...

Macular degeneration. Age-related macular degeneration. Cross section of human eye. Close-up of a macula, optic disc, choroid, retina, sclera, and fovea. Medical condition. Image of the back of the ...

Let’s explore some of the most common diseases that OCT machines help diagnose at an early stage: 1. Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) OCT can detect early structural changes in the macula ...

ABSTRACT Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate optic nerve head parameters and inner retinal layer thicknesses in obese children and adolescents. Methods: Forty-one eyes of 41 pediatric obese ...

Recent research introduces a soft, injectable material designed for use in the eye to help protect and support damaged ...

Zones There are three zones that describe the extent of retinal vascular development. Zone 1 is the area immediately surrounding the optic nerve and macula, extending from the disk to twice the ...

Kathryn Skarbez; Yos Priestley; Marcia Hoepf; Steven B Koevary Disclosures Expert Rev Ophthalmol. 2010;5 (4):557-577.

Macular edema is an eye condition that occurs when fluids builds up in the macula. Learn about symptoms of the condition, causes, treatment options, and more.

We describe an automated method to locate the optic nerve in images of the ocular fundus. Our method uses a novel algorithm we call fuzzy convergence to determine the origination of the blood vessel ...

Congenital pits of the optic nerve head result from an imperfect closure of the superior edge of the embryonic fissure. An unequal growth on both sides causes a delayed closure of the fissure at ...

In the VigiBase research, investigators compared ocular AEs in patients using semaglutides against those using metformin, empagliflozin, dulaglutide, and insulin. They report significant associations ...

Glaucoma represents a critical challenge in ocular medicine as one of the leading causes of irreversible blindness. Traditional therapies primarily focus on ...