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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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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Ecological determinants of blindness in Nigeria: the Nigeria National Blindness and Visual Impairment Survey. [PDF]
, 2011 OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence and causes of visual loss in different ecological zones across Nigeria. METHODS: A population-based survey using multi-stage, stratified, cluster random sampling with probability proportional to size comprising a ...
Abubakar, Tafida +9 more
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Blindness incidence in Germany - A population-based study from Württemberg-Hohenzollern [PDF]
, 1999 Few data on the incidence of blindness in Germany are available. We analysed causes of legal blindness for the region Württemberg-Hohenzollern (population 5.5 million) in order to help fill in this gap.
Mickler, A. +4 more
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Rapid assessment of avoidable blindness in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. [PDF]
, 2010 BACKGROUND: There are no recent data on the prevalence and causes of blindness in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. The aim of our study was to estimate the prevalence and causes of blindness and visual impairment in the population aged 50 years and ...
Khalilia, Nasrallah +29 more
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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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Pirate stealth or inattentional blindness?:the effects of target relevance and sustained attention on security monitoring for experienced and naïve operators [PDF]
, 2014 Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) operators are responsible for maintaining security in various applied settings. However, research has largely ignored human factors that may contribute to CCTV operator error.
Rohlfing, Sarah +8 more
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