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View article: IMI—Interventions for Controlling Myopia Onset and Progression 2025
IMI—Interventions for Controlling Myopia Onset and Progression 2025 Open
Myopia is recognized as a significant public health problem, particularly in East and Southeast Asia. This has led to the development and evaluation of a range of interventions to slow its progression and delay its onset. Since the publica…
View article: Contribution and Compensation Effects of Refracting Components to Ocular Aberrations in Keratoconus
Contribution and Compensation Effects of Refracting Components to Ocular Aberrations in Keratoconus Open
Keratoconic eyes exhibited higher anterior and posterior corneal aberrations than control eyes. The posterior cornea and lens compensated partly for the anterior cornea and total cornea, respectively, with greater percentage compensations …
View article: Relative Role of ON/OFF Pathways in Resolving and Adapting to Blur in Myopes and Emmetropes
Relative Role of ON/OFF Pathways in Resolving and Adapting to Blur in Myopes and Emmetropes Open
Short-term overstimulation of the ON pathway was associated with a smaller blur-induced worsening in VA than overstimulation of the OFF pathway but yielded a greater blur adaptation response, which was more pronounced in emmetropes. Future…
View article: Anterior segment applications of optical coherence elastography in ophthalmic and vision science: a systematic review of intrinsic measurement techniques and clinical relevance
Anterior segment applications of optical coherence elastography in ophthalmic and vision science: a systematic review of intrinsic measurement techniques and clinical relevance Open
Optical coherence elastography (OCE) is a non-invasive imaging technique that measures the biomechanical properties of materials and tissues. This systematic review focuses on the applications of OCE in the anterior segment of the eye, inc…
View article: Age-Related Regional Changes in Choroidal Vascularity in Healthy Emmetropic Eyes
Age-Related Regional Changes in Choroidal Vascularity in Healthy Emmetropic Eyes Open
These age-related changes in the CVI provide new insights into the physiological morphology of the choroid during aging and may aid clinicians in understanding the spatial and age-associated predilections of certain chorioretinal diseases.
View article: The impact of toric contact lens correction upon functional near visual performance with digital devices
The impact of toric contact lens correction upon functional near visual performance with digital devices Open
Significant visual and functional benefits were found for digital near visual tasks associated with toric contact lens correction.
View article: Impact of Image Complexity on the Segmentation of Ophthalmic Images Using Deep Learning Methods
Impact of Image Complexity on the Segmentation of Ophthalmic Images Using Deep Learning Methods Open
Advances in medical imaging segmentation using deep learning (DL) have facilitated the development of a wide range of models based on different architectures. For example, the U-Net has become one of the most widely used architectures in t…
View article: Effect of 0.025% atropine on ocular biometry changes during accommodation
Effect of 0.025% atropine on ocular biometry changes during accommodation Open
Purpose Low concentration atropine is an effective treatment to slow myopia progression and axial elongation and also reduces accommodation. On‐axis ocular dimensions of the eye change during accommodation; hence, this study aimed to quant…
View article: The effect of near work on the anterior eye and associations with myopia: a narrative review
The effect of near work on the anterior eye and associations with myopia: a narrative review Open
The global prevalence of myopia has increased significantly in recent decades, and it is anticipated that half the population of the world will be myopic by 2050. The dramatic increase in myopia cannot be explained solely by genetic factor…
View article: Blue light stimulation of the blind spot in human: from melanopsin to clinically relevant biomarkers of myopia
Blue light stimulation of the blind spot in human: from melanopsin to clinically relevant biomarkers of myopia Open
The protective effects of time spent outdoors emphasize the major role of daylight in myopia. Based on the pathophysiology of myopia, the impact of blue light stimulation on the signaling cascade, from melanopsin at the blind spot to clini…
View article: Longitudinal Changes in Choroidal Vascularity in Myopic and Non-Myopic Children
Longitudinal Changes in Choroidal Vascularity in Myopic and Non-Myopic Children Open
This knowledge of the longitudinal changes in choroidal vascularity in childhood and their relationship with eye growth may assist clinicians in the future to better predict eye growth and myopia progression in childhood.
View article: Choroidal Changes During and After Discontinuing Long-Term 0.01% Atropine Treatment for Myopia Control
Choroidal Changes During and After Discontinuing Long-Term 0.01% Atropine Treatment for Myopia Control Open
On average, compared to placebo, 0.01% atropine eye drop treatment did not cause a differential rate of change in ChT during treatment, but abrupt cessation of long-term 0.01% atropine eye drops may disrupt normal choroidal thickening in c…
View article: Enhancing OCT patch-based segmentation with improved GAN data augmentation and semi-supervised learning
Enhancing OCT patch-based segmentation with improved GAN data augmentation and semi-supervised learning Open
For optimum performance, deep learning methods, such as those applied for retinal and choroidal layer segmentation in optical coherence tomography (OCT) images, require sufficiently large and diverse labelled datasets for training. However…
View article: Static compression optical coherence elastography for the measurement of porcine corneal mechanical properties ex-vivo
Static compression optical coherence elastography for the measurement of porcine corneal mechanical properties ex-vivo Open
View article: Repeatability of retinal and choroidal optical coherence tomography angiography indices in healthy children and young adults
Repeatability of retinal and choroidal optical coherence tomography angiography indices in healthy children and young adults Open
Purpose To evaluate the repeatability of retinal and choroidal optical coherence tomography angiography (OCT‐A) indices among healthy children and compare it to healthy young adults. Methods This prospective study captured 3 mm × 3 mm and …
View article: Increase in choroidal thickness after blue light stimulation of the blind spot in young adults
Increase in choroidal thickness after blue light stimulation of the blind spot in young adults Open
View article: Effect of humidity and oxygen on friction, wear and durability of a polymer-bonded molybdenum disulfide (MoS2)-based dry film lubricant (DFL) coating system in large amplitude fretting
Effect of humidity and oxygen on friction, wear and durability of a polymer-bonded molybdenum disulfide (MoS2)-based dry film lubricant (DFL) coating system in large amplitude fretting Open
Investigations into effects of humidity and oxygen on a polymer-bonded MoS2-based dry film lubricant (DFL) coating, on grit-blasted Ti-6Al-4V using a cylinder-on-flat configuration, are reported. Sustained low friction and low wear occurre…
View article: Objective Measures of Gaze Behaviors and the Visual Environment during Near-Work Tasks in Young Adult Myopes and Emmetropes
Objective Measures of Gaze Behaviors and the Visual Environment during Near-Work Tasks in Young Adult Myopes and Emmetropes Open
These findings highlight the complex interaction between near-work behaviors and the visual environment and demonstrate that factors of potential importance to myopia development vary between paper-based and smartphone-based near tasks.
View article: Changes in retinal and choroidal optical coherence tomography angiography indices among young adults and children over 1 year
Changes in retinal and choroidal optical coherence tomography angiography indices among young adults and children over 1 year Open
Optical coherence tomography angiography (OCT-A) indices are likely to change across time and optometrists should be aware of the variability expected during childhood development and in healthy adults. Cross-sectional studies have shown t…
View article: Enhanced OCT chorio-retinal segmentation in low-data settings with semi-supervised GAN augmentation using cross-localisation
Enhanced OCT chorio-retinal segmentation in low-data settings with semi-supervised GAN augmentation using cross-localisation Open
Training deep learning methods for optical coherence tomography (OCT) retinal and choroidal layer segmentation is a challenge when data is scarce. In medical image analysis, this is often the case with a lack of data sharing due to confide…
View article: Hyperopia in schoolchildren: Investigating the impact on vision and determining appropriate methods for screening
Hyperopia in schoolchildren: Investigating the impact on vision and determining appropriate methods for screening Open
Introduction Hyperopia is associated with reduced vision and educational outcomes in schoolchildren. This study explored the impact of clinically significant hyperopia (≥+2.00 D) on visual function in schoolchildren and compared the abilit…
View article: Higher order aberrations and retinal image quality during short‐term accommodation in myopic and non‐myopic children
Higher order aberrations and retinal image quality during short‐term accommodation in myopic and non‐myopic children Open
Introduction Despite the known associations between near work and myopia, and retinal image quality and eye growth, accommodation‐induced changes in higher order aberrations (HOA's) and retinal image quality in children with different refr…
View article: IMI—The Dynamic Choroid: New Insights, Challenges, and Potential Significance for Human Myopia
IMI—The Dynamic Choroid: New Insights, Challenges, and Potential Significance for Human Myopia Open
The choroid is the richly vascular layer of the eye located between the sclera and Bruch's membrane. Early studies in animals, as well as more recent studies in humans, have demonstrated that the choroid is a dynamic, multifunctional struc…
View article: Diurnal changes in choroidal optical coherence tomography angiography indices over 24 hours in healthy young adults
Diurnal changes in choroidal optical coherence tomography angiography indices over 24 hours in healthy young adults Open
This prospective study investigated the magnitude and pattern of variation in choroidal optical coherence tomography angiography (OCT-A) indices every 4 h over 24 h in healthy young myopic (n = 24) and non-myopic (n = 20) adults. Choriocap…
View article: Intraocular composition of higher order aberrations in non-myopic children
Intraocular composition of higher order aberrations in non-myopic children Open
This study examined anterior corneal, internal ocular, and total ocular higher order aberrations (HOA’s), and retinal image quality in a non-myopic, paediatric cohort. Anterior corneal aberrations were derived from corneal topography data …
View article: Central and peripheral choroidal thickness and eye length changes during accommodation
Central and peripheral choroidal thickness and eye length changes during accommodation Open
Purpose Eye length increases during accommodation, both on‐axis and in the periphery. The aim of this study was to determine whether the peripheral choroid thins with accommodation and to determine the relationship with eye length changes …
View article: Prevalence of vision conditions in children in a very remote Australian community
Prevalence of vision conditions in children in a very remote Australian community Open
Understanding the prevalence of vision conditions in a population is critical for determining the most appropriate strategies for detecting and correcting eye conditions in a community. This is particularly important in very remote regions…
View article: A comparison of deep learning U-Net architectures for posterior segment OCT retinal layer segmentation
A comparison of deep learning U-Net architectures for posterior segment OCT retinal layer segmentation Open
Deep learning methods have enabled a fast, accurate and automated approach for retinal layer segmentation in posterior segment OCT images. Due to the success of semantic segmentation methods adopting the U-Net, a wide range of variants and…
View article: Retinal thickness in healthy Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children
Retinal thickness in healthy Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children Open
Background Understanding normative retinal thickness characteristics is critical for diagnosis and monitoring of pathology, particularly in those predisposed to retinal disease. The macular retinal layer thickness of Australian Aboriginal …
View article: Changes in Retinal Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography Indexes Over 24 Hours
Changes in Retinal Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography Indexes Over 24 Hours Open
This study shows, for the first time, that significant diurnal variation exists in OCT-A indexes of macular superficial and deep retinal layer over 24 hours and were related to variations in various ocular and systemic measurements. Myopes…