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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.
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BMC Ophthalmology 2009, 9 :1
The adult human retina possess a population of cells positive for the CD133 stem cell marker, these proliferate after exposure to leukaemia inhibitory factor and have a phenotypic profile suggestive of progenitor cell status
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Rhegmatogenous retinal detachment in Scotland: research design and methodology Danny Mitry, David G Charteris, David Yorston, Brian W Fleck, Alan Wright, Harry Campbell, Jaswinder Singh BMC Ophthalmology 2009, 9 :2 (24 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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CD133+ adult human retinal cells remain undifferentiated in Leukaemia Inhibitory Factor (LIF) Debra A Carter, Andrew D Dick, Eric J Mayer BMC Ophthalmology 2009, 9 :1 (23 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Novel measures of cardiovascular health and its association with prevalence and progression of age-related macular degeneration: the CHARM study Catherine A McCarty, Adam Dowrick, James Cameron, Barry McGrath, Luba D Robman, Peter Dimitrov, Gabriella Tikellis, Caroline Nicolas, John McNeil, Robyn Guymer BMC Ophthalmology 2008, 8 :25 (22 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Traumatic Hyphaema: A report of 472 consecutive cases Adeyinka O Ashaye BMC Ophthalmology 2008, 8 :24 (26 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Outcome of retinopathy of prematurity patients following adoption of revised indications for treatment Aaron M Alme, Michael L Mulhern, Thomas W Hejkal, Jane L Meza, Fang Qiu, David D Ingvoldstad, Eyal Margalit BMC Ophthalmology 2008, 8 :23 (13 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Monte Carlo simulation of expected outcomes with the AcrySof Warren Hill, Richard Potvin BMC Ophthalmology 2008, 8 :22 (27 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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A novel approach to glaucoma screening and education in Nepal Suman S Thapa, Kurt H Kelley, Ger V Rens, Indira Paudyal, Lan Chang BMC Ophthalmology 2008, 8 :21 (26 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Matrix metalloproteinases and their tissue inhibitors after selective laser trabeculoplasty in pseudoexfoliative secondary glaucoma Mauro Cellini, Pietro Leonetti, Ernesto Strobbe, Emilio C Campos BMC Ophthalmology 2008, 8 :20 (21 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Refractive change following pseudophakic vitrectomy Sinead Byrne, James Ng, Anthony Hildreth, Jean-Pierre Danjoux, David HW Steel BMC Ophthalmology 2008, 8 :19 (13 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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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 ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Enhanced detection method for corneal protein identification using shotgun proteomics Mitchell L Meade, Pavel Shiyanov, John J Schlager Proteome Science 2009, 7 :23 (29 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Both systemic and local application of Granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) is neuroprotective after retinal ganglion cell axotomy Tobias Frank, Johannes CM Schlachetzki, Bettina G BMC Neuroscience 2009, 10 :49 (14 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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An assessment of the eye care workforce in Enugu State, south-eastern Nigeria Boniface Ikenna Eze, Ferdinand Chinedu Maduka-Okafor Human Resources for Health 2009, 7 :38 (12 [Abstract ] [Full Text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Network analysis of human glaucomatous optic nerve head astrocytes Tatiana Nikolskaya, Yuri Nikolsky, Tatiana Serebryiskaya, Svetlana Zvereva, Eugene Sviridov, Zoltan Dezso, Eugene Rahkmatulin, Richard J Brennan, Nick Yankovsky, Sanjoy K Bhattacharya, Olga Agapova, M Rosario Hernandez, Valery I Shestopalov BMC Medical Genomics 2009, 2 :24 (9 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Isolation and characterization of a spontaneously immortalized bovine retinal pigmented epithelial cell line Thomas E Liggett, T Daniel Griffiths, Elizabeth R Gaillard BMC Cell Biology 2009, 10 :33 (4 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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The effect of blue light exposure in an ocular melanoma animal model Sebastian Di Cesare, Shawn Maloney, Bruno F Fernandes, Claudia Martins, Jean-Claude Marshall, Emilia Antecka, Alexandre N Odashiro, William W Dawson, Miguel N Burnier Jr Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research 2009, 28 :48 (7 [Abstract ] [Full Text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Vsx2 in the zebrafish retina: restricted lineages through derepression Marta Vitorino, Patricia R Jusuf, Daniel Maurus, Yukiko Kimura, Shin-ichi Higashijima, William A Harris Neural Development 2009, 4 :14 (3 [Abstract ] [Full Text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Methanol poisoning and long term sequelae Raido Paasma, Knut Erik Hovda, Dag Jacobsen BMC Clinical Pharmacology 2009, 9 :5 (27 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Efficacy of sub-Tenon's block using an equal volume of local anaesthetic administered either as a single or as divided doses. A randomised clinical trial Ehtesham I Khan, Jawad Mustafa, John McAdoo, George Shorten BMC Anesthesiology 2009, 9 :2 (26 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Preventing falls in older multifocal glasses wearers by providing single-lens distance glasses: the protocol for the VISIBLE randomised controlled trial Mark J Haran, Stephen R Lord, Ian D Cameron, Rebecca Q Ivers, Judy M Simpson, Bonsan B Lee, Mamta Porwal, Marcella MS Kwan, Connie Severino BMC Geriatrics 2009, 9 :10 (26 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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