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	1. 1003 Accesses	Review Systemic therapies for inflammatory eye disease: Past, Present and Future Alastair K Denniston, Andrew D Dick BMC Ophthalmology 2013, 13:18 (24 April 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Associate Editor Alastair Denniston and Section Editor Andrew Dick review past remedies, current treatments what the future might hold for inflammatory eye disease research in translation.
	2. 668 Accesses	Research article The importance of central corneal thickness measurements and decision making in general ophthalmology clinics: a masked observational study Ashish A Patwardhan, Mohammad Khan, Susan P Mollan, Paul Haigh BMC Ophthalmology 2008, 8:1 (20 January 2008) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	3. 619 Accesses	Research article Specific detection of fungal pathogens by 18S rRNA gene PCR in microbial keratitis Zunaina Embong, Wan Hazabbah Wan Hitam, Chan Yean, Nur Rashid, Balqis Kamarudin, Siti Abidin, Sabariah Osman, Zainul F Zainuddin, Manickam Ravichandran BMC Ophthalmology 2008, 8:7 (29 April 2008) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	4. 533 Accesses	Research article Visual fields in patients who have undergone vitrectomy for complications of diabetic retinopathy. A prospective study Allon Barsam, Alistair Laidlaw BMC Ophthalmology 2006, 6:5 (26 January 2006) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Patients that have undergone vitrectomy for diabetic retinopathy underwent visual field testing; of the patients with sufficient visual acuity to drive, 70% did not have a minimum visual field for safe driving.
	5. 494 Accesses	Research article Retinal upregulation of inflammatory and proangiogenic markers in a model of neonatal diabetic rats fed on a high-fat-diet Jorge E Mancini, Gustavo Ortiz, Juan Oscar Croxatto, Juan E Gallo BMC Ophthalmology 2013, 13:14 (15 April 2013) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed
	6. 470 Accesses	Research article Scleral buckling versus vitrectomy for macula-off rhegmatogenous retinal detachment as accessed with spectral-domain optical coherence tomography: a retrospective observational case series Chunmei Huang, Te Fu, Tonghe Zhang, Xinyi Wu, Qiang Ji, Ruili Tan BMC Ophthalmology 2013, 13:12 (15 April 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	7. 460 Accesses	Research article Valacyclovir in the treatment of acute retinal necrosis Simon RJ Taylor, Robin Hamilton, Claire Y Hooper, Lavnish Joshi, Jiten Morarji, Nitin Gupta, Sue L Lightman BMC Ophthalmology 2012, 12:48 (5 September 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary The antiviral valacyclovir proved effective as the sole treatment for acute retinal necrosis (ARN) when administered orally, rather than intravenously, in this small retrospective case series.
	8. 447 Accesses	Research article 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 September 2008) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	9. 370 Accesses	Research article 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 May 2008) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| F1000 \| Editor’s summary 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.
	10. 362 Accesses	Research article Deterioration of filtering bleb morphology and function after phacoemulsification Monika Sałaga-Pylak, Małgorzata Kowal, Tomasz Żarnowski BMC Ophthalmology 2013, 13:17 (23 April 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
	11. 341 Accesses	Case report Persistent unsealed internal limiting membrane after Nd:YAG laser treatment for valsalva retinopathy Ming Zou, Sheng Gao, Junjun Zhang, Meixia Zhang BMC Ophthalmology 2013, 13:15 (16 April 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
	12. 340 Accesses	Research article M-charts as a tool for quantifying metamorphopsia in age-related macular degeneration treated with the bevacizumab injections Katarzyna Nowomiejska, Agnieszka Oleszczuk, Agnieszka Brzozowska, Andrzej Grzybowski, Katarzyna Ksiazek, Ryszard Maciejewski, Piotr Ksiazek, Anselm Juenemann, Robert Rejdak BMC Ophthalmology 2013, 13:13 (15 April 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
	13. 312 Accesses	Research article The screening of visual impairment among preschool children in an urban population in Malaysia; the Kuching pediatric eye study: a cross sectional study Mallika Premsenthil, Rose Manju, Asokumaran Thanaraj, Syed Alwi Syed Abdul Rahman, Tan Aik Kah BMC Ophthalmology 2013, 13:16 (19 April 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
	14. 312 Accesses	Research article TOZAL Study: An open case control study of an oral antioxidant and omega-3 supplement for dry AMD Francis E Cangemi BMC Ophthalmology 2007, 7:3 (26 February 2007) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
	15. 308 Accesses	Study protocol The Nigerian national blindness and visual impairment survey: Rationale, objectives and detailed methodology Brendan Dineen, Clare E Gilbert, Mansur Rabiu, Fatima Kyari, Abdull M Mahdi, Tafida Abubakar, Christian C Ezelum, Entekume Gabriel, Elizabeth Elhassan, Adenike Abiose, Hannah Faal, Jonathan Y Jiya, Chinenyem P Ozemela, Pak Lee, Murthy VS Gudlavalleti BMC Ophthalmology 2008, 8:17 (22 September 2008) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
	16. 303 Accesses	Research article Clinical risk factors for age-related macular degeneration: a systematic review and meta-analysis Usha Chakravarthy, Tien Y Wong, Astrid Fletcher, Elisabeth Piault, Christopher Evans, Gergana Zlateva, Ronald Buggage, Andreas Pleil, Paul Mitchell BMC Ophthalmology 2010, 10:31 (13 December 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary According to the literature, knowledge of risk factors for age-related macular degeneration (AMD) by physicians and ophthalmologists, such as smoking, previous cataract surgery or family history, may assist in identification and appropriate referral of people at risk.
	17. 294 Accesses	Research article Autoantibodies against retinal proteins in paraneoplastic and autoimmune retinopathy Grazyna Adamus, Gaoying Ren, Richard G Weleber BMC Ophthalmology 2004, 4:5 (4 June 2004) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
	18. 289 Accesses	Research article Idiopathic intracranial hypertension: the association between weight loss and the requirement for systemic treatment Roger Wong, Stephen A Madill, Pravin Pandey, Paul Riordan-Eva BMC Ophthalmology 2007, 7:15 (21 September 2007) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Weight loss, and particularly the absolute body mass index achieved, are associated with the discontinuation of systemic treatment for idiopathic intracranial hypertension, but these effects are only seen after 24 months' follow-up.
	19. 285 Accesses	Research article Comparison of the monocular Humphrey visual field and the binocular Humphrey esterman visual field test for driver licensing in glaucoma subjects in Sweden Marcelo Ayala BMC Ophthalmology 2012, 12:35 (2 August 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary A comparison of monocular with binocular visual field tests revealed monocular tests to be better at finding visual field defects in glaucoma patients, making it the diagnostic method of choice for evaluating visual capabilities in traffic situations.
	20. 286 Accesses	Research article Over-expression of human cystatin C in pterygium versus healthy conjunctiva Luis Fernando Barba-Gallardo, Javier Ventura-Juárez, David Kershenobich Stalnikowitz, Rafael Gutiérrez-Campos, Eugenia Torres-Bernal, Luis Fernando Torres-Bernal BMC Ophthalmology 2013, 13:6 (27 February 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Human cystatin C is more highly expressed and in a wider range of cells in the conjunctiva of people with pterygium (a fibrovascular lesion of the ocular surface), suggesting it may have a role in inflammatory ocular conditions.
	21. 284 Accesses	Case report Citalopram associated with acute angle-closure glaucoma: case report Robert Croos, Srinivasa Thirumalai, Sabit Hassan, Jane Davis BMC Ophthalmology 2005, 5:23 (4 October 2005) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
	22. 284 Accesses	Case report Unilateral external ophthalmoplegia in Miller Fisher syndrome: case report Jonathan Smith, Lucy Clarke, Philip Severn, Robert Boyce BMC Ophthalmology 2007, 7:7 (17 April 2007) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	23. 278 Accesses	Research article Changes in intraocular pressure after pharmacologic pupil dilation Joon Kim, Ki Park, So Han, Kwan Kim, Dong Kim, Tae Kim, Joseph Caprioli BMC Ophthalmology 2012, 12:53 (27 September 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	24. 277 Accesses	Research article Prevalence of dry eye syndrome and diabetic retinopathy in type 2 diabetic patients Masoud Manaviat, Maryam Rashidi, Mohammad Afkhami-Ardekani, Mohammad Shoja BMC Ophthalmology 2008, 8:10 (2 June 2008) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	25. 276 Accesses	Case report Is Microsporidial keratitis an emerging cause of stromal keratitis? – a case series study Geeta K Vemuganti, Prashant Garg, Savitri Sharma, Joveeta Joseph, Usha Gopinathan, Shashi Singh BMC Ophthalmology 2005, 5:19 (17 August 2005) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	26. 273 Accesses	Case report Bilateral acute angle closure glaucoma as a presentation of isolated microspherophakia in an adult: case report Sushmita Kaushik, Nishant Sachdev, Surinder Pandav, Amod Gupta, Jagat Ram BMC Ophthalmology 2006, 6:29 (7 July 2006) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	27. 272 Accesses	Research article Aerobic exercise and intraocular pressure in normotensive and glaucoma patients Konstantinos Natsis, Irene Asouhidou, George Nousios, Theodosios Chatzibalis, Konstantinos Vlasis, Vasilios Karabatakis BMC Ophthalmology 2009, 9:6 (13 August 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	28. 269 Accesses	Research article Glaucoma following congenital cataract surgery – the role of early surgery and posterior capsulotomy Michel Michaelides, Catey Bunce, Gillian GW Adams BMC Ophthalmology 2007, 7:13 (11 September 2007) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	29. 268 Accesses	Research article Effectiveness of screening preschool children for amblyopia: a systematic review Christine Schmucker, Robert Grosselfinger, Rob Riemsma, Gerd Antes, Stefan Lange, Wolf Lagrèze, Jos Kleijnen BMC Ophthalmology 2009, 9:3 (16 July 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Research on the effectiveness of screening pre-schoolers for amblyopia - colloquially called lazy eye - is underpowered, fails to adequately examine outcomes and studies only a proportion of recruited children.
	30. 266 Accesses	Research article Prognostic factors for corneal graft recovery after severe corneal graft rejection following penetrating keratoplasty Katsuya Yamazoe, Kyoko Yamazoe, Seika Shimazaki-Den, Jun Shimazaki BMC Ophthalmology 2013, 13:5 (25 February 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Corneal grafts which are severely rejected following penetrating keratoplasty can have their transparency saved in approximately two thirds of cases by the use of topical and systemic steroids, with earlier treatment being beneficial.
	31. 257 Accesses	Research article Is post-trabeculectomy hypotony a risk factor for subsequent failure? A case control study Sarah E Benson, Kaveri Mandal, Catey V Bunce, Scott G Fraser BMC Ophthalmology 2005, 5:7 (5 April 2005) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	32. 255 Accesses	Research article Effectiveness of ophthalmic solution preservatives: a comparison of latanoprost with 0.02% benzalkonium chloride and travoprost with the sofZia preservative system Gerard Ryan, Joel M Fain, Cherie Lovelace, Karl M Gelotte BMC Ophthalmology 2011, 11:8 (21 April 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	33. 256 Accesses	Research article Cyclosporine a 0.05% eye drops for the treatment of subepithelial infiltrates after epidemic keratoconjunctivitis Seydi Okumus, Erol Coskun, Mehmet Tatar, Erdal Kaydu, Ramazan Yayuspayi, Aysegul Comez, Ibrahim Erbagci, Bulent Gurler BMC Ophthalmology 2012, 12:42 (18 August 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	34. 254 Accesses	Research article Comparison of silicon oil removal with various viscosities after complex retinal detachment surgery Masoud Soheilian, Mohammad Mazareei, Mehrdad Mohammadpour, Bahram Rahmani BMC Ophthalmology 2006, 6:21 (31 May 2006) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	35. 252 Accesses	Research article Intravitreal vs. subtenon triamcinolone acetonide for the treatment of diabetic cystoid macular edema Mauro Cellini, Alberto Pazzaglia, Eugenio Zamparini, Pietro Leonetti, Emilio C Campos BMC Ophthalmology 2008, 8:5 (17 March 2008) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	36. 251 Accesses	Research article Is the NEI-VFQ-25 a useful tool in identifying visual impairment in an elderly population? Christopher G Owen, Alicja R Rudnicka, Liam Smeeth, Jennifer R Evans, Richard PL Wormald, Astrid E Fletcher BMC Ophthalmology 2006, 6:24 (9 June 2006) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
	37. 250 Accesses	Research article Retinopathy and microalbuminuria in type II diabetic patients Masoud R Manaviat, Mohammad Afkhami, Mohammad R Shoja BMC Ophthalmology 2004, 4:9 (1 July 2004) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
	38. 250 Accesses	Research article Pharmacoeconomic analysis of prostaglandin and prostamide therapy for patients with glaucoma or ocular hypertension Ronald EP Frenkel, Max Frenkel, Allison Toler BMC Ophthalmology 2007, 7:16 (27 September 2007) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	39. 244 Accesses	Research article Rotational stability of the AcrySof SA60TT toric intraocular lenses: A cohort study Bruno Zuberbuhler, Theo Signer, Richard Gale, Eduard Haefliger BMC Ophthalmology 2008, 8:8 (6 May 2008) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary All three types of AcrySof SA60TT toric intraocular lenses demonstrate similar three-month postoperative rotational stability in the capsular bag following cataract surgery.
	40. 241 Accesses	Research article Effectiveness of intravitreal ranibizumab in exudative age-related macular degeneration (AMD): comparison between typical neovascular AMD and polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy over a 1 year follow-up Wataru Matsumiya, Shigeru Honda, Sentaro Kusuhara, Yasutomo Tsukahara, Akira Negi BMC Ophthalmology 2013, 13:10 (4 April 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
	41. 240 Accesses	Case report Acute red eye and back pain as a presentation for systemic illness: case report Jonathan M Smith, Philip G Griffiths, Scott G Fraser BMC Ophthalmology 2006, 6:31 (22 September 2006) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	42. 239 Accesses	Research article Patients' experiences with quality of hospital care: the Consumer Quality Index Cataract Questionnaire JH Stubbe, W Brouwer, DMJ Delnoij BMC Ophthalmology 2007, 7:14 (19 September 2007) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
	43. 239 Accesses	Research article A decade of clinical negligence in ophthalmology Nadeem Ali BMC Ophthalmology 2007, 7:20 (20 December 2007) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary The majority of ophthalmologists will face at least one claim in their NHS careers, and over a third of these claims result in the payment of damages.
	44. 236 Accesses	Research article Cental macular thickness in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus without clinical retinopathy Mehmet Demir, Ersin Oba, Burcu Dirim, Erhan Ozdal, Efe Can BMC Ophthalmology 2013, 13:11 (9 April 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
	45. 237 Accesses	Research article Long-term effect of latanoprost/timolol fixed combination in patients with glaucoma or ocular hypertension: A prospective, observational, noninterventional study Oliver Schwenn, Barbara Heckmann, Claudia Guzy, Paul J Miller BMC Ophthalmology 2010, 10:21 (8 September 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| 1 comment
	46. 236 Accesses	Research article Corneal endothelial cell density and morphology in normal Iranian eyes Mohammad Hashemian, Sasan Moghimi, Masood Fard, Mohammad Fallah, Mohammad Mansouri BMC Ophthalmology 2006, 6:9 (6 March 2006) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Measurement of endothelial cell characteristics by specular microscopy reveals no gender differences in Iranian eyes, but the values differ from those obtained in the American and Indian populations.
	47. 235 Accesses	Research article Comparative efficacy of topical tetraVisc versus lidocaine gel in cataract surgery KV Chalam, Ravi K Murthy, Swati Agarwal, Shailesh K Gupta, Sandeep Grover BMC Ophthalmology 2009, 9:7 (17 August 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	48. 234 Accesses	Research article Optical coherence tomography: an assessment of current training across all levels of seniority in 8 ophthalmic units in the united kingdom Wai H Chan, John S Shilling, Michel Michaelides BMC Ophthalmology 2006, 6:33 (24 October 2006) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	49. 231 Accesses	Research article Prevalence of diabetic retinopathy in the United Arab Emirates: a cross-sectional survey Fatma Al-Maskari, Mohammed El-Sadig BMC Ophthalmology 2007, 7:11 (16 June 2007) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
	50. 229 Accesses	Research article Does a small central Nd:YAG posterior capsulotomy improve peripheral fundal visualisation for the Vitreoretinal surgeon? Niall Patton, Tariq M Aslam, Harry G Bennett, Baljean Dhillon BMC Ophthalmology 2004, 4:8 (30 June 2004) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed