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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.



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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.
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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 (29September2008)
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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 (22September2008)
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Hospital admissions in older people with visual impairment in Britain
Jennifer R Evans, Liam Smeeth, Astrid E Fletcher
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BMC Ophthalmology 2008, 8:15 (17August2008)
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BMC Ophthalmology 2008, 8:14 (30July2008)
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Maged S Habib, James A Lowell, Nick S Holliman, Andrew Hunter, Daniella Vaideanu, Anthony Hildreth, David HW Steel
BMC Ophthalmology 2008, 8:13 (23July2008)
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BMC Ophthalmology 2008, 8:12 (15July2008)
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BMC Ophthalmology 2008, 8:11 (11June2008)
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BMC Ophthalmology 2008, 8:10 (2June2008)
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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 (31May2008)
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Arthritis Research & Therapy 2008, 10:R122 (11October2008)
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Case Report
Rhegmatogenous retinal detachment after a lower extremity dog bite: a case report
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BMC Neuroscience 2008, 9:93 (26September2008)
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Mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation in autosomal dominant optic atrophy
Vladimir I Mayorov, Angela J Lowrey, Valerie Biousse, Nancy J Newman, Susan D Cline, Michael D Brown
BMC Biochemistry 2008, 9:22 (10September2008)
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