The intricate process of normal eye development, which occurs during the first trimester of pregnancy, involves several genes. When these genes make mistakes (called mutations), a serious eye condition can develop. Ophthalmic genetics is a much-needed and rapidly expanding field around the world. Ethnic variety, along with a high degree of consanguinity, has resulted in a global epidemic of genetic disorders. Inherited retinal disease (IRD) is the most common cause of blindness in people in their working years. Molecular diagnosis has been sped up thanks to advances in molecular genetic approaches, such as focused gene panel analysis and the use of next-generation sequencing methodologies. Likewise, developments in ocular imaging and visual function tests have enhanced our understanding of natural history, which is critical for evaluating treatment outcomes in clinical trials of potential IRD medicines.
Title : Coenzyme Q10 for the protection of lacrimal gland against high-dose radioiodine therapy associated oxidative damage: histopathologic and tissue cytokine level assessments in an animal model
Nihat Yumusak, Department of Pathology, Turkey
Title : Glaucoma tubes and their blebs. A personal reflection on the south african connection to the development of glaucoma tube shunts and their blebs
Jeffrey Freedman, Emeritus at State University of New York, United States
Title : (Un)avoidable errors in biometry and some ideas how to overcome them
Sibylle Scholtz, Institute of Experimental Ophthalmology, Germany
Title : A comparative assessment of dry eye disease among the farmers and office going people
Jyoti Bala Pandre , Aurobindo Nethralaya, India
Title : Rare and interesting case of choroidal melanoma presenting as a case of a congestive glaucoma left eye in a 55 years old male patient
Gowhar Ahmad, Florence Hospital multi-speciality center chanapora Srinagar Kashmir, India
Title : To evaluate the safety and efficacy of half fluence photodynamic therapy for symptomatic peripapillary circumscribed choroidal hemangiomas (CCHS)
Prabhjot Singh, Armed Forces Medical College, India