Clinical Ophthalmology

Dove Medical Press is pleased to invite you to submit your research to an upcoming Article Collection on "OCT Biomarkers of Macular Disorders: From Theory to Practice" in Clinical Ophthalmology.

The advancement in optical coherence tomography (OCT) technology in recent years has allowed the identification of novel biomarkers for various macular disorders; such biomarkers serve diagnostic and predictive roles. The availability of higher resolution OCT scans and routine OCT acquisition have aided both the characterization and quantification of OCT signs. In that regard, multiple descriptive terminologies for novel OCT signs emerge in the literature on a regular basis, changing the face of medical retina practice every so often.

While exponential growth in the number of research articles could be appreciated in the literature over the past decade, most articles deal with the description and incidence of these biomarkers. Limited data exist on their utilization in clinical practice, their predictive role, or their implications for patient education and therapeutic choices.

This Article Collection aims to provide a platform for authors who conduct research on the practical application of novel OCT signs and their utilization in clinical practice. Disorders of interest include but are not limited to: age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, retinal vascular disorders, uveitic macular disorders, macular dystrophies, vitreomacular interface anomalies, degenerative retinal conditions, traumatic maculopathy, and preoperative patient evaluation.

Guest Advisor
Yousef Ahmed Fouad
Ophthalmology Specialist, Faculty of Medicine
Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt

Submission Instructions
All manuscripts submitted to this Article Collection will undergo full peer-review; Guest Advisors will not be handling submitted articles. Please review the journal’s aims and scope and author instructions prior to submission.

Please submit your manuscript through the Dovepress website. During submission, enter the promo code MUKBN to indicate that your article should be considered for this Collection.

The manuscript submission deadline is 31 May 2024. If you have any questions about this Article Collection, please contact Krista Thom at [email protected].

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Dove Medical Press is pleased to invite you to submit your research to an upcoming Article Collection on "Climate Change and Ophthalmology" in Clinical Ophthalmology.

Our climate is changing. The science behind this is irrefutable. We live on a planet that we are finely evolved to live on, and changes to our planet's climate therefore threaten us. There is already an increasing research base linking health issues with climate change but less work has been done on the threat to our eyes and visual system from these changes. 

As climate change creates an increasingly hostile environment our vision becomes increasingly important. If climate change brings more eye disease, visual impairment and blindness then we need to urgently look at ways to mitigate this and at the same time prepare for it. Healthcare systems and eyecare charities need to know the eye diseases that will be most affected by climate change and move resources into those areas. As animal and plant migration occur in response to a changing environment practitioners need to be aware that eye diseases they have never encountered may appear. It is therefore vital that research efforts and academic publications address these issues - hence this special series. 

Papers are welcomed that deal with any areas related to climate change and eye care. From original research to reviews, all article types are welcome. From treatment trials to healthcare delivery to ideas for new treatments to service delivery to ideas of how society and individuals might adapt to a greater burden of visual impairment and blindness, the whole breadth and depth of ophthalmology and eye care is welcome.

Guest Advisor

Dr. Scott Fraser, Editor-in-Chief of Clinical Ophthalmology, Sunderland, UK

Submission Instructions

All manuscripts submitted to this Article Collection will undergo full peer-review; Guest Advisors will not be handling submitted articles. Please review the journal’s aims and scope and author instructions prior to submission.

Please submit your manuscript through the Dovepress website. During submission, enter the promo code YCEAX to indicate that your article should be considered for this Collection. Please note that the standard Article Processing Charge will apply.

The manuscript submission deadline is 1 November 2024. If you have any questions about this Article Collection, please contact Krista Thom at [email protected].

 

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