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Pediatric Ocular Surface Squamous Neoplasia in the Absence of Known Risk Factors and Systemic Conditions

Apr 21, 2025

Ocular surface squamous neoplasia (OSSN) includes precancerous and cancerous epithelial lesions of the conjunctiva and cornea, typically affecting older adults with risk factors like immunosuppression, sun exposure, and viral infections...

Nepal, Ocular Oncology

Intraocular pressure screening during high-volume cataract surgery outreach in Ethiopia

Oct 5, 2022

Approximately 2.2 billion people worldwide have visual impairment; refractive error and cataracts are the most common cause of reversible blindness while glaucoma is the leading cause of irreversible blindness [1]...

Ethiopia, Cataract, Glaucoma

The Impact of COVID-19 on Missed Ophthalmology Clinic Visits

Dec 8, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought significant stress to the US healthcare system, impacting patients’ abilities to access urgent and elective care, and decreasing volumes of surgeries, hospital admissions, and clinic...

United States, COVID-19, Pandemic

Characterising transnational ophthalmic surgical partnerships by engagement and training

Mar 26, 2021

Transnational ophthalmic partnerships exist between high-income countries (HICs) and low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) in varying capacities. We analyzed partnership stakeholders to better understand and address disparities in ophthalmic surgical...

Cataract, Glaucoma, Diabetic Retinopathy, Partnership

Artificial intelligence in global ophthalmology: using machine learning to improve cataract surgery outcomes at Ethiopian outreaches

Jan 1, 2021

Differences between target and implanted intraocular lens (IOL) power in Ethiopian cataract outreach campaigns were evaluated, and machine learning (ML) was applied to optimize the IOL inventory and minimize avoidable...

Ethiopia, Cataract, Intraocular Lens, Technology, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence

Global Ophthalmology Insights for a Global Pandemic

May 26, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has abruptly changed the United States (US) healthcare landscape, straining the system in countless ways. Every medical field has been affected, and each is important for sustaining...

COVID-19, Pandemic, Advocacy

Utility and Feasibility of Teleophthalmology Using a Smartphone-Based Ophthalmic Camera in Screening Camps in Nepal

Feb 3, 2020

Teleophthalmology is widely recognized as a way to extend care to individuals over a larger region by leveraging limited physician availability and resources. This potential is especially important in low-...

Nepal, Cornea, Technology, Teleophthalmology, Imaging, Telemedicine

Prevalence and Severity of Diabetic Retinopathy among Diabetic Patients Presenting to a Tertiary Eye Hospital in Nepal

Jan 29, 2020

Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is the leading cause of visual impairment among working-age individuals in the Western world, according to numerous large population-based studies. Detailed understanding of the prevalence of diabetes...

Nepal, Diabetic Retinopathy, Diabetic Macular Edema

Teleophthalmology through handheld mobile devices: a pilot study in rural Nepal

Jun 8, 2019

The utility of eye screening examinations using portable mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets in developing countries is still largely unexplored. However, several publications and systematic reviews suggest that...

Nepal, Cornea, Technology, Teleophthalmology, Imaging, Telemedicine