Background: A national eye survey was conducted in 1996 to determine the prevalence of blindness and low vision and their major causes among the Malaysian population of all ages. Methods: A stratified ...

Background/aims To assess the current number of ophthalmologists practicing worldwide in 2010 and to create a system for maintaining, collecting and improving the accuracy of data on ophthalmologists ...

Background Retinoblastoma is the most common intraocular tumour in children. This study aimed to assess the visual outcomes and risk factors leading to visual impairment in children with ...

Backgrounds/aims Any association of secondhand smoke (SHS) with refractive astigmatism (RA) and corneal astigmatism (CA) remains unknown. This study aims to investigate the associations of SHS ...

British Journal of Ophthalmology (BJO) is an international peer-reviewed journal for ophthalmologists and visual science specialists.

Purpose To compare the efficacy of topical 1% voriconazole vs 5% natamycin for the treatment of fungal keratitis. Methods In a prospective, double-masked, randomised, controlled, registered clinical ...

Tears have antimicrobial, nourishing, mechanical, and optical properties. They contain components such as growth factors, fibronectin, and vitamins to support proliferation, migration, and ...

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is still referred to as the leading cause of severe and irreversible visual loss world-wide. The disease has a profound effect on quality of life of affected ...

Normative data and percentile curves for axial length and axial length/corneal curvature in Chinese children and adolescents aged 4–18 years ...

Background/Aims Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the main cause of visual impairment and blindness in Europe. A further increase in the number of affected persons is expected and current ...

Aims To evaluate the 1-year efficacy of two new myopia control spectacle lenses with lenslets of different asphericity. Methods One hundred seventy schoolchildren aged 8–13 years with myopia of −0.75 ...

The aim of this review was to quantify the global variation in childhood myopia prevalence over time taking account of demographic and study design factors. A systematic review identified ...