Review Article
Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Musculoskeletal Tissue Engineering: A Review of Recent Advances in National...
Stem cells are cells which are capable of self-renewal and differentiation into various tissues, depending on the type of stem cells. Pluripotent embryonic stem...
Multimodal Antiemetic Therapy and Emetic Risk Profiling
In the last few years, hundreds of papers exploring the issue of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) have been published. It has been estimated...
A Walk Through the Management of Parkinson’s Disease
The management of idiopathic Parkinson’s disease is deceptively simple. Current practice, which consists of replacing dopamine on a twice or thrice daily regime may...
Report of the National Myopia Prevention and Control Workgroup 2006: A Summary
The prevalence rates of myopia, including high myopia (spherical equivalent at least –6.0 diopters), are rising to epidemic proportions in Asia. Singapore has one...
Art and the Eye: The Impact of Ocular Pathology on Their Artistic Legacy
The review articles in this journal represent the advancing frontier of the dynamic specialty of ophthalmology. In the cacophony of advancing scientific opinion, we...
Recent Developments of Informed Consent in Eye Research
Two recent court rulings1 have underlined the global trend of relying on the principles of medical ethics of autonomy or self-determination of the individual...
Endoscopic Cyclophotocoagulation: An Overview and Asian Perspective
The heterogeneous group of conditions resulting in glaucomatous optic neuropathy have been treated with a combination of medical and surgical therapies. The advent of...
Is There a Role for Nutritional Supplements in Dry Eye?
The possible role of nutritional supplementation in preventing or halting the progression of ocular disease is of interest to healthcare professionals and patients. Nutritional...
Prophylaxis Against Endopthalmitis in Cataract Surgery
Endophthalmitis is an uncommon but potentially devastating complication of cataract surgery and often carries a poor prognosis. Due to variations in study design and...
Current Biologic Agents in the Treatment of Uveitis
Uveitis is a general term describing inflammation of one or all parts of the uveal tract. Deleterious effects on vision, either by acute ocular...