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BMC Ophthalmology is an open access journal publishing original peer-reviewed research articles in all aspects of the prevention, diagnosis and management of eye disorders, as well as related molecular genetics, pathophysiology, and epidemiology.
BMC Ophthalmology (ISSN 1471-2415) is indexed/tracked/covered by PubMed, MEDLINE, CAS, Scopus, EMBASE and Google Scholar.
BMC Ophthalmology 2008, 8 :9
Text message reminders decrease the likelihood of ophthalmology clinic patients missing an appointment and are not as expensive or labor-intensive as traditional reminder services.
BMC Ophthalmology 2008, 8 :8
All three types of AcrySof SA60TT toric intraocular lenses demonstrate similar three-month postoperative rotational stability in the capsular bag following cataract surgery.
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Treatment of Branch Retinal Vein Occlusion induced Macular Edema with Bevacizumab Mathias Abegg, Christoph Tappeiner, Ute Wolf-Schnurrbusch, Daniel Barthelmes, Sebastian Wolf, Johannes Fleischhauer BMC Ophthalmology 2008, 8 :18 (29 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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The Nigerian national blindness and visual impairment survey: rationale, objectives and detailed methodology Dineen B, Gilbert Ce, Rabiu Mm, Kyari F, Mahdi Mm, Abubakar T, Christian E, Gabriel E, Elhassan E, Abiose A, Faal H, Jiya J, Ozemela C, Lee Ps, Murthy V S Gudlavalleti BMC Ophthalmology 2008, 8 :17 (22 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Hospital admissions in older people with visual impairment in Britain Jennifer R Evans, Liam Smeeth, Astrid E Fletcher BMC Ophthalmology 2008, 8 :16 (11 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Tono-Pen XL tonometry during application of a suction ring in rabbits Spyridon K Charisis, Harilaos S Ginis, Georgios A Kounis, Miltiadis K Tsilimbaris BMC Ophthalmology 2008, 8 :14 (30 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Modelling lifetime cost consequences of ReSTOR Antoine Lafuma, Gilles Berdeaux BMC Ophthalmology 2008, 8 :12 (15 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Prevalence of dry eye syndrome and diabetic retinopathy in type 2 diabetic patients Masoud Reza Manaviat, Maryam Rashidi, Mohammad Afkhami-Ardekani, Mohammad Reza Shoja BMC Ophthalmology 2008, 8 :10 (2 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Effectiveness of mobile-phone short message service (SMS) reminders for ophthalmology outpatient appointments: Observational study Elizabeth Koshy, Josip Car, Azeem Majeed BMC Ophthalmology 2008, 8 :9 (31 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ] [F1000 Medicine ]
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Therapeutic effect of a potent IL-12/IL-23 inhibitor STA-5326 on experimental autoimmune uveoretinitis Hiroshi Keino, Takayo Watanabe, Yasuhiko Sato, Mamoru Niikura, Yumiko Wada, Annabelle A Okada Arthritis Research & Therapy 2008, 10 :R122 (11 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Upregulation of CD94 on CD8+T Cells in Anterior Chamber-Associated Immune Deviation Hao He, Peizeng Yang, Liqiong Jiang, Junfeng Zhang, Changlin Zhao, Lina Chen, Xiaomin Lin, Hongyan Zhou, Aize Kijlstra BMC Immunology 2008, 9 :53 (25 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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