Knowledge and awareness of glaucoma in Mexican patients with and without glaucoma diagnosis in an Ophthalmology Referral Center [PDF]
International Journal of Ophthalmology, 2022 AIM: To assess and compare knowledge and awareness of glaucoma in subjects with and without glaucoma diagnosis attending an Ophthalmology Referral Center.
Valeria Becerril-Ledezma +4 more
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Self-help group for addressing depression and anxiety in the visually impaired. A Pilot Study
Mediterranean Journal of Clinical Psychology, 2021 Background: This work describes a vision rehabilitation approach integrated with a self-help group, for psychological support of visually impaired people. The effectiveness and benefits of attending self- help group was analyzed in accordance to anxiety,
Emanuela Rellini +5 more
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PLoS ONE, 2022 Introduction Avoidable blindness is a significant public health problem in India. Nationally representative RAAB surveys (Rapid Assessment of Avoidable Blindness) are being conducted periodically in the country to know the current status of blindness in ...
P. Vashist +9 more
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Prevalence of Visual Acuity Loss or Blindness in the US
JAMA ophthalmology, 2021 Key Points Question How many people in the US are living with uncorrectable visual acuity loss or blindness? Findings This bayesian meta-analysis generated an estimate that, in 2017, there were 7.08 million people living with visual acuity loss, of whom ...
A. Flaxman +7 more
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Effect of phacoemulsification on intraocular pressure in patients with primary open angle glaucoma and pseudoexfoliation glaucoma [PDF]
International Journal of Ophthalmology, 2017 AIM: To compare the effect of phacoemulsification on intraocular pressure (IOP) in patients with primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) and pseudoexfoliation glaucoma (PXG).
Jesus Jimenez-Roman +8 more
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De novel heterozygous copy number deletion on 7q31.31-7q31.32 involving TSPAN12 gene with familial exudative vitreoretinopathy in a Chinese family [PDF]
International Journal of Ophthalmology, 2023 AIM: To investigate the genetic and clinical characteristics of patients with a large heterozygous copy number deletion on 7q31.31-7q31.32. METHODS: A family with familial exudative vitreoretinopathy (FEVR) phenotype was included in the study.
Shuang Zhang +6 more
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A Lightweight Approach to Localization for Blind and Visually Impaired Travelers
Sensors, 2023 Independent wayfinding is a major challenge for blind and visually impaired (BVI) travelers. Although GPS-based localization approaches enable the use of navigation smartphone apps that provide accessible turn-by-turn directions in outdoor settings, such
Ryan Crabb +2 more
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Plant awareness disparity: A case for renaming plant blindness
Plants, People, Planet, 2020 For over a hundred years, botanists and educators alike have lamented the disparities in attention toward plants and animals. Different terms have been given to this phenomenon over the years, but reports of the issue have occurred since 1919 when ...
Kathryn M. Parsley
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Cells, 2023 Marmosets have emerged as a valuable primate model in ophthalmic research due to their similarity to the human visual system and their potential for generating transgenic models to advance the development of therapies.
Ha Young Jang +6 more
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Biosynthesis of fatty acids: IV. Studies with inhibitors
Journal of Lipid Research, 1963 Tetrolyl-CoA and propiolyl-CoA have been shown to be strong noncompetitive inhibitors of fatty acid synthesis. Acrylyl-CoA and isocrotonyl-CoA also inhibit, but much higher concentrations are required.
Joseph D. Robinson +2 more
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