Background: Diabetic retinopathy in Alberta and throughout Canada is common, with a
prevalence up to 40% in people with diabetes. Unfortunately, due to travel distance, time, and …

Purpose To determine whether baseline drusen load, as measured using spectral-domain
optical coherence tomography (SD OCT), is a useful predictor of development of advanced …

Background In current literature the association between statin use and cataracts is inconsistent
and controversial. We sought to further examine the effect of statin use on the risk of …

Objective: The purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence of diabetic retinopathy (DR)
as identified by teleophthalmology in a sample population of people with diabetes living …

Background: Use of phosphodiesterase-5 (PDE-5) inhibitors has been reported to be a risk
factor for development of nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION) in males, …

Objective This study was conducted to analyse emergency ophthalmology referrals to a
Canadian tertiary academic centre during the current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) …

Objective: Diabetic retinopathy is a common ocular complication of diabetes mellitus, which
can lead to significant visual impairment. The present study is the first to characterize the …

Objective To describe findings in patients who received dermal fillers and later developed
peri-ocular mass lesions. Design Retrospective case series. Participants Patients who …

Purpose: To evaluate efficacy of a trephination procedure for resolution of primary canalicular
obstruction or obstruction secondary to failed dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR). Methods: …

Background In Canada, there is a recognized underrepresentation of women in the field of
surgery. However, the extent to which this trend applies across various surgical specialties is …