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J Vitreoretin Dis 2021 Jan 30;5(1):68-71. Epub 2020 Sep 30.

Department of Ophthalmology, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, 900 NW 17th Avenue, Miami, FL, 33136, USA.

A 13-year old male presented with bilateral intraocular foreign bodies (IOFBs) after a bullet struck his iPhone. The right eye vision was 20/50 and examination disclosed a limbal entry wound at 6:00, dense traumatic cataract, and vitreous hemorrhage. The left eye was 20/40 and an entry wound located roughly 4mm posterior to the limbus was noted. Read More

Eur J Ophthalmol 2021 Apr 7:11206721211008355. Epub 2021 Apr 7.

Department of Ophthalmology, Linyi People's Hospital, Linyi, China.

Purpose: To demonstrate the underlying genetic defect that contribute to inherited cataract in a northern Chinese pedigree.

Methods: The study recruited a family pedigree with a diagnosis of bilateral coronary cataract with blue punctate opacities. Fourteen family members and 100 healthy volunteers were enrolled. Read More

Eye (Lond) 2021 Apr 6. Epub 2021 Apr 6.

Ophthalmology Department, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK.

J Ophthalmol 2021 15;2021:2169571. Epub 2021 Mar 15.

Director of Research, Instituto Nacional de Geriatría, Mexico City, Mexico.

Background: Falls are a significant public health problem among older people worldwide. The aim was to perform a new systematic review and meta-analysis to assess whether cataract surgery is effective in reducing the rate of falls in older persons.

Methods: The systematic review was performed following the recommendations by the Cochrane Collaboration. Read More

Middle East Afr J Ophthalmol 2020 Oct-Dec;27(4):224-227. Epub 2021 Jan 19.

Department of Ophthalmology, Dr. Shroff's Charity Eye Hospital, New Delhi, India.

Purpose: The purpose of the study was to report a small case series of patients with iridoschisis seen at our hospital over a period of 5 years.

Methods: Retrospective review of all those files over the past 5 years whereby the diagnosis of iridoschisis/iris atrophy/iris fibrils in anterior chamber (AC) was made.

Results: In our case series, the average age at presentation was 49 years (range: 23-85 years). Read More