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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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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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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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Cell Death and Disease, 2023 Degenerative changes of the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) triggered by transforming growth factor-β2 (TGF-β2) and oxidative stress play a critical role in the progression of age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
Ha Young Jang +3 more
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Elimination of avoidable blindness due to cataract: where do we prioritize and how should we monitor this decade? [PDF]
, 2012 BACKGROUND: In the final push toward the elimination of avoidable blindness, cataract occupies a position of eminence for the success of the Right to Sight initiative. AIMS: Review existing situation and assess what monitoring indicators may be useful to
John, Neena +3 more
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The roles of sex and gender in women’s eye health disparities in the United States
Biology of Sex Differences, 2021 Background In the United States, women are at a higher risk of developing vision impairment or a serious eye disease (such as age-related macular degeneration, thyroid eye disease, or chronic dry eye disease) than men.
Irene O. Aninye +8 more
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Ferulic acid attenuates high glucose-induced apoptosis in retinal pigment epithelium cells and protects retina in db/db mice [PDF]
PeerJ, 2022 Background Herein, we aimed to present evidence that Ferulic acid (FA), a phenolic acid, can alleviate high glucose (HG)-induced retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) cell apoptosis and protect retina in db/db mice.
Dejun Zhu +8 more
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Update on Avoiding and Treating Blindness From Fillers: A Recent Review of the World Literature.
Aesthetic surgery journal, 2019 BACKGROUND Sudden loss of vision secondary to filler treatments is a rare but catastrophic complication. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to update the published cases of blindness after filler injection that have occurred since we published our ...
K. Beleznay +4 more
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