Article
Ophthalmology
Sin Wan Cheung, Maureen Valerie Boost, Pauline Cho
Summary: The study found that using a povidone iodine-based rigid lens disinfecting solution effectively reduced contamination rates of lenses and lens cases and conjunctival colonization. Regardless of the cleaning routine adopted, there were no significant differences observed in conjunctival colonization or contamination of lenses or cases.
CONTACT LENS & ANTERIOR EYE
(2021)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Changfei Li, Li Zeng, Jiaqi Zhou, Bingjie Wang, Zhi Chen
Summary: This retrospective study investigated the relationship between the toricity of dual-axis corneal refractive therapy (CRT) orthokeratology lenses and corneal parameters. The study found a positive correlation between corneal astigmatism and the difference in elevation at 8 mm chord length with CRT lens toricity. The difference in elevation at 8 mm chord length can be used to estimate CRT lens toricity in clinical practice.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Ophthalmology
Liyuan Sun, Xuewei Li, Heng Zhao, Yan Li, Kai Wang, Jia Qu, Mingwei Zhao
Summary: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between patients' baseline biometric factors or lens parameters and the diameter of the treatment zone in young myopic children undergoing Corneal Refractive Therapy. Retrospective review of data from patients undergoing Corneal Refractive Therapy lens treatment within two years was conducted. Results showed that spherical refraction, flat keratometric reading, Reverse Zone Depth 2, Landing Zone Angle 1, and lens diameter were independent factors of treatment zone diameter. Logistic regression analysis accurately predicted the treatment zone size with a 71.5% accuracy.
CONTACT LENS & ANTERIOR EYE
(2023)
Article
Ophthalmology
Jie Xu, Peimin Lin, Shaohua Zhang, Yi Lu, Tianyu Zheng
Summary: The purpose of this study was to identify risk factors associated with intraocular lens (IOL) decentration after uneventful phacoemulsification with IOL implantation. A cohort study was conducted, and a total of 143 eyes of 143 patients were enrolled. The study found that the magnitude of IOL decentration was greater in patients with a larger white-to-white distance and a larger angle alpha. The horizontal and vertical decentration were associated with horizontal angle K, horizontal angle alpha, anterior chamber depth, and vertical angle K. The study suggests that caution should be taken when implanting premium IOLs in these patients.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY
(2022)
Review
Ophthalmology
Gonzalo Valdes, Maria Romaguera, Maria Serramito, Alejandro Cervino, G. Gonzalo Carracedo
Summary: Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) is a noninvasive imaging technology that can evaluate the morphology of ocular surfaces and their interaction with contact lenses. It provides a faster, safer, and noninvasive imaging method.
CONTACT LENS & ANTERIOR EYE
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Weiwei Lu, Rui Ning, Kai Diao, Yang Ding, Ruru Chen, Lei Zhou, Yan Lian, Colm McAlinden, Francis W. B. Sanders, Fangfang Xia, Jinhai Huang, Wanqing Jin
Summary: This study compared the efficacy and safety of corneal refractive therapy (CRT) lenses and vision shaping treatment (VST) lenses for myopia control in children. The results showed that compared with VST lenses, CRT lenses had a weaker effect on myopia control but were safer. Different types of VST lenses had similar efficacy and safety in controlling myopia progression.
FRONTIERS IN MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Nursing
Li-Ling Hung, Li-Ling Liao, Hsiao-Jung Chen, Hui-Ling Lin, Li-Chun Chang
Summary: This study examines the association between follow-up visits by parents of Ortho-k lens wearers aged < 10 years and their knowledge of Ortho-k use and information resources. The results suggest that both knowledge and information sources influence the frequency of follow-up visits. It is recommended that health professionals provide appropriate information and guidance to promote regular follow-up visit attendance.
JOURNAL OF NURSING RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Polymer Science
Chen-Ying Su, Lung-Kun Yeh, Yi-Fei Tsao, Wen-Pin Lin, Chiun-Ho Hou, Hsueh-Fang Huang, Chi-Chun Lai, Hsu-Wei Fang
Summary: The study found that the use of orthokeratology lenses can lead to tear protein deposition, affecting the optical characteristics of the lenses. In experiments simulating cleaning methods, it was discovered that protein deposition reaches a balance after 14 days.
Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Nicoletta Formenti, Stefania Calo, Giovanni Parisio, Flavia Guarneri, Laura Birbes, Alessandra Pitozzi, Federico Scali, Matteo Tonni, Federica Guadagno, Stefano Giovannini, Cristian Salogni, Adriana Ianieri, Silvia Bellini, Paolo Pasquali, Giovanni Loris Alborali
Summary: The issue of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is complex and involves factors such as ESBL/AmpC-producing Escherichia coli in wildlife hosts, particularly in wild boar, with higher infection rates in young animals. A positive association was found between human population density and resistance gene frequency in wild boar, suggesting spatial overlap may influence infection. Further investigation is needed to understand the origin of environmental contamination and the role of wild boar as a maintenance host of AMR strains.
Article
Ophthalmology
Khatija Tabbasum, D. S. Reddy, Vivek Singh, R. Subasri, Prashant Garg
Summary: The study evaluated the efficacy of a nanosilver-based sol-gel coating in preventing biofilm formation on contact lens cases. Results showed a significant reduction in biofilm formation of tested bacteria with the coating, which remained effective for up to 30 days of exposure and exhibited no cytotoxicity to human corneal epithelial cells.
TRANSLATIONAL VISION SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Ophthalmology
Mark A. Bullimore, Maria Liu
Summary: This paper comprehensively reviews the published studies on the efficacy of the Euclid Emerald lens designs for orthokeratology in slowing myopia progression in children. The results demonstrate that this lens design is effective in slowing axial elongation in myopic children.
CONTACT LENS & ANTERIOR EYE
(2023)
Article
Biochemical Research Methods
Guoting Qin, Cecilia Chao, Lauren J. Lattery, Hong Lin, Wenjiang Fu, Kathryn Richdale, Chengzhi Cai
Summary: Contact lens-related ocular surface complications are more common in teenagers and young adults. This study investigated the changes in tear proteome of young patients wearing glasses, orthokeratology lenses, and soft contact lenses. The results showed that tear proteomes were altered by orthokeratology and soft contact wear and age. These findings highlight the need for further research on the ocular surface responses to contact lens wear in teenagers and young adults separately.
JOURNAL OF PROTEOMICS
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
K. Ledwoch, S. J. Dancer, J. A. Otter, K. Kerr, D. Roposte, J-Y Maillard
Summary: The study found that hospital keyboards commonly harbor dry surface biofilms, which could potentially serve as a reservoir for transferable pathogens. Effective solutions are needed to eliminate dry surface biofilms on keyboards.
JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION
(2021)
Article
Ophthalmology
Xiaohang Chen, Yan Xiong, Fengyang Liu, Jianglan Wang, Bi Yang, Longqian Liu
Summary: This study used a multi-level model to analyze factors, including environmental factors, that affect the control of myopia using orthokeratology. The results showed that younger age, being female, having lower myopia at baseline, a steeper flattest keratometry meridian, and no more than 5 hours of near work per day were associated with better myopia control effect using orthokeratology over a 2-year treatment period.
OPHTHALMIC AND PHYSIOLOGICAL OPTICS
(2022)
Article
Ophthalmology
Wenchen Zhao, Jingjing Wang, Jun Chen, Hui Xie, Jinliuxing Yang, Kun Liu, Xiangui He, Xun Xu
Summary: This study investigated the rate of orthokeratology lens (ortho-k lens) use and its associated factors in children and adolescents with myopia in Shanghai. The results showed that among the 72,920 participants, 1,021 used ortho-k lenses, indicating a use rate of 1.4% in the total population and 3.1% in the potential population. Age, BMI, age at initiation of refractive correction, and parental myopia were independently associated with ortho-k lens use. A proportion of ortho-k lens users had poor visual acuity, which was related to higher degrees of myopia and shorter sleeping duration.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
JinXiao Lian, Sarah M. McGhee, Rita A. Gangwani, Christina Ka Wai Chan, Cindy Lo Kuen Lam, Maurice Keng Hung Yap, David Sai Hung Wong
JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
(2016)
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Xuan Liao, Maurice K. H. Yap, Kim Hung Leung, Patrick Y. P. Kao, Long Qian Liu, Shea Ping Yip
BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL
(2017)
Article
Genetics & Heredity
Milly S. Tedja, Robert Wojciechowski, Pirro G. Hysi, Nicholas Eriksson, Nicholas A. Furlotte, Virginie J. M. Verhoeven, Adriana I. Iglesias, Magda A. Meester-Smoor, Stuart W. Tompson, Qiao Fan, Anthony P. Khawaja, Ching-Yu Cheng, Rene Hoehn, Kenji Yamashiro, Adam Wenocur, Clare Grazal, Toomas Haller, Andres Metspalu, Juho Wedenoja, Jost B. Jonas, Ya Xing Wang, Jing Xie, Paul Mitchell, Paul J. Foster, Barbara E. K. Klein, Ronald Klein, Andrew D. Paterson, S. Mohsen Hosseini, Rupal L. Shah, Cathy Williams, Yik Ying Teo, Yih Chung Tham, Preeti Gupta, Wanting Zhao, Yuan Shi, Woei-Yuh Saw, E-Shyong Tai, Xue Ling Sim, Jennifer E. Huffman, Ozren Polasek, Caroline Hayward, Goran Bencic, Igor Rudan, James F. Wilson, Peter K. Joshi, Akitaka Tsujikawa, Fumihiko Matsuda, Kristina N. Whisenhunt, Tanja Zeller, Peter J. van der Spek, Roxanna Haak, Hanne Meijers-Heijboer, Elisabeth M. van Leeuwen, Sudha K. Iyengar, Jonathan H. Lass, Albert Hofman, Fernando Rivadeneira, Andre G. Uitterlinden, Johannes R. Vingerling, Terho Lehtimaki, Olli T. Raitakari, Ginevra Biino, Maria Pina Concas, Tae-Hwi Schwantes-An, Robert P. Igo, Gabriel Cuellar-Partida, Nicholas G. Martin, Jamie E. Craig, Puya Gharahkhani, Katie M. Williams, Abhishek Nag, Jugnoo S. Rahi, Phillippa M. Cumberland, Cecile Delcourt, Celine Bellenguez, Janina S. Ried, Arthur A. Bergen, Thomas Meitinger, Christian Gieger, Tien Yin Wong, Alex W. Hewitt, David A. Mackey, Claire L. Simpson, Norbert Pfeiffer, Olavi Parssinen, Paul N. Baird, Veronique Vitart, Najaf Amin, Cornelia M. van Duijn, Joan E. Bailey-Wilson, Terri L. Young, Seang-Mei Saw, Dwight Stambolian, Stuart MacGregor, Jeremy A. Guggenheim, Joyce Y. Tung, Christopher J. Hammond, Caroline C. W. Klaver
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
JinXiao Lian, Sarah M. McGhee, Rita A. Gangwani, Cindy L. K. Lam, Maurice K. H. Yap, David S. H. Wong
Article
Cell Biology
Wenqiu Zhang, Lei Dai, Xun Li, Yiming Li, Maurice Keng Hung Yap, Longqian Liu, Hongxin Deng
JOURNAL OF CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR MEDICINE
(2020)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Kim Hung Leung, Shumeng Luo, Regina Kwarteng, Sin-Guang Chen, Maurice K. H. Yap, Chien-Ling Huang, Shea Ping Yip
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2019)
Article
Ophthalmology
Nan Hong, Wangshu Yu, Jianhua Xia, Ye Shen, Maurice Yap, Wei Han
ACTA OPHTHALMOLOGICA
(2020)
Article
Ophthalmology
Qin He, Jiani Huang, Xiaoying He, Wangshu Yu, Maurice Yap, Wei Han
Summary: The study evaluated the influence of 2.2 mm clear corneal incision (CCI) features on surgically induced astigmatism (SIA) and higher-order aberrations (HOAs) after cataract surgery. The results showed that CCI deformities can affect corneal recovery and induce more HOAs at 1 month postoperatively.
ACTA OPHTHALMOLOGICA
(2021)
Article
Ophthalmology
Rita W. M. Sum, Tina J. X. Lian, Maurice K. H. Yap
Summary: The healthcare voucher system for older people has positively impacted the utilization of optometry services, but there are still barriers such as lack of familiarity with services, high fees, and prices of spectacles. Increasing price transparency of professional services and prescription spectacles could further improve access to healthcare services.
CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL OPTOMETRY
(2023)
Article
Neurosciences
Jing Zheng, Wenqiu Zhang, Longqian Liu, Maurice Keng Hung Yap
Summary: The decline of visual plasticity restricts the recovery of visual functions in adult amblyopia. Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) has been shown to be effective in treating adult amblyopia by enhancing functional recovery and visual plasticity. This study found that low-frequency rTMS reinstated the amplitude of visual evoked potentials and increased the expression of synaptic plasticity genes and the number of dendritic spines in amblyopic rats. Furthermore, histological investigations revealed reduced levels of inhibition and perineuronal nets in the visual cortex.
FRONTIERS IN NEUROSCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Ophthalmology
Wing Yan Lau, Qiuyan Liao, Jinxiao Lian, Maurice Yap
Summary: A qualitative study was conducted to identify the factors influencing the decision-making process of older adults to use the routine eye examination service. The study found that difficulty in prioritising and including the routine eye examination in the existing health service utilisation was a major barrier.
CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL OPTOMETRY
(2023)
Article
Biology
Qiao Fan, Alfred Pozarickij, Nicholas Y. Q. Tan, Xiaobo Guo, Virginie J. M. Verhoeven, Veronique Vitart, Jeremy A. Guggenheim, Masahiro Miyake, J. Willem L. Tideman, Anthony P. Khawaja, Liang Zhang, Stuart MacGregor, Rene Hoehn, Peng Chen, Ginevra Biino, Juho Wedenoja, Seyed Ehsan Saffari, Milly S. Tedja, Jing Xie, Carla Lanca, Ya Xing Wang, Srujana Sahebjada, Johanna Mazur, Alireza Mirshahi, Nicholas G. Martin, Seyhan Yazar, Craig E. Pennell, Maurice Yap, Annechien E. G. Haarman, Clair A. Enthoven, JanRoelof Polling, Alex W. Hewitt, Vincent W. V. Jaddoe, Cornelia M. van Duijn, Caroline Hayward, Ozren Polasek, E-Shyong Tai, Hosoda Yoshikatsu, Pirro G. Hysi, Terri L. Young, Akitaka Tsujikawa, Jie Jing Wang, Paul Mitchell, Norbert Pfeiffer, Olavi Parssinen, Paul J. Foster, Maurizio Fossarello, Shea Ping Yip, Cathy Williams, Christopher J. Hammond, Jost B. Jonas, Mingguang He, David A. Mackey, Tien-Yin Wong, Caroline C. W. Klaver, Seang-Mei Saw, Paul N. Baird, Ching-Yu Cheng
COMMUNICATIONS BIOLOGY
(2020)
Article
Ophthalmology
Milly S. Tedja, Annechien E. G. Haarman, Magda A. Meester-Smoor, Jaakko Kaprio, David A. Mackey, Jeremy A. Guggenheim, Christopher J. Hammond, Virginie J. M. Verhoeven, Caroline C. W. Klaver, Joan E. Bailey-Wilson, Paul Nigel Baird, Amutha Barathi Veluchamy, Ginevra Biino, Kathryn P. Burdon, Harry Campbell, Li Jia Chen, Ching-Yu Cheng, Emily Y. Chew, Jamie E. Craig, Phillippa M. Cumberland, Margaret M. Deangelis, Cecile Delcourt, Xiaohu Ding, Cornelia M. van Duijn, David M. Evans, Qiao Fan, Maurizio Fossarello, Paul J. Foster, Puya Gharahkhani, Adriana I. Iglesias, Xiaobo Guol, Toomas Haller, Xikun Han, Caroline Hayward, Mingguang He, Alex W. Hewitt, Quan Hoang, Pirro G. Hysi, Robert P. Igo, Sudha K. Iyengar, Jost B. Jonas, Mika Kahonen, Anthony P. Khawaja, Barbara E. Klein, Ronald Klein, Jonathan H. Lass, Kris Lee, Terho Lehtimaki, Deyana Lewis, Qing Li, Shi-Ming Li, Leo-Pekka Lyytikainen, Stuart MacGregor, Nicholas G. Martin, Akira Meguro, Andres Metspalu, Candace Middlebrooks, Masahiro Miyake, Nobuhisa Mizuki, Anthony Musolf, Stefan Nickels, Konrad Oexle, Chi Pui Pang, Olavi Parssinen, Andrew D. Paterson, Norbert Pfeiffer, Ozren Polasek, Jugnoo S. Rahi, Olli Raitakari, Igor Rudan, Srujana Sahebjada, Seang-Mei Saw, Dwight Stambolian, Claire L. Simpson, E-Shyong Tai, J. Willem L. Tideman, Akitaka Tsujikawa, Virginie J. M. Verhoeven, Veronique Vitart, Ningli Wang, Juho Wedenoja, Wen Bin Wei, Cathy Williams, Katie M. Williams, James F. Wilson, Robert Wojciechowski, Ya Xing Wang, Kenji Yamashiro, Jason C. S. Yam, Maurice K. H. Yap, Seyhan Yazar, Shea Ping Yip, Terri L. Young, Xiangtian Zhou
INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE
(2019)
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Patrick Y. P. Kao, Kim Hung Leung, Lawrence W. C. Chan, Shea Ping Yip, Maurice K. H. Yap
BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-GENERAL SUBJECTS
(2017)