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Optical coherence tomography angiography using the black-and-white pixel binarization histogram software: a new technique for evaluating healing of macular holes in two surgical techniques

International Journal of Retina and Vitreous, 2020
Background Many factors can influence the functional outcomes of macular hole surgery and some studies have tried to describe anatomical features that could predict successful treatment.
Oswaldo Ferreira Moura Brasil, Mariana Kawamuro, Denise Pardini Marinho, Bruna Trench Maia, Murilo Ubukata Polizelli, Gabriel Pipolo, Natalia Trench Maia, Rodrigo Dompieri, Natasha Ferreira Santos da Cruz, Mauricio Maia   +9 more
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The economic impact of sight loss and blindness in the UK adult population

BMC Health Services Research, 2018
BackgroundTo quantify the economic impact of sight loss and blindness in the United Kingdom (UK) population, including direct and indirect costs, and its burden on health.MethodsPrevalence data on sight loss and blindness by condition, Census demographic
L. Pezzullo, Jared Streatfeild, P. Simkiss, D. Shickle   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The national and subnational prevalence of cataract and cataract blindness in China: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Journal of Global Health, 2018
Background Cataract is the second leading cause of visual impairment and the first of blindness globally. However, for the most populous country, China, much remains to be understood about the scale of cataract and cataract blindness.
Peige Song, He Wang, E. Theodoratou, K. Chan, I. Rudan   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The impact of Merowe Dam on Simulium hamedense vector of onchocerciasis in Abu Hamed focus - Northern Sudan

Parasites & Vectors, 2014
Background Abu Hamed, the northernmost onchocerciasis focus in the world, is located along the River Nile banks in the Nubian Desert. Hydroelectric dams can alter activity of black flies and may provide breeding sites for black fly.
Isam MA Zarroug, Arwa H Elaagip, Sara A Abuelmaali, Hanan A Mohamed, Wigdan A ElMubarak, Kamal Hashim, Tong Chor M Deran, Nabil Aziz, Tarig B Higazi   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Geographical variation in certification rates of blindness and sight impairment in England, 2008-2009 [PDF]

, 2012
To examine and interpret the variation in the incidence of blindness and sight impairment in England by PCT, as reported by the Certificate of Vision Impairment (CVI). Design: Analysis of national certification data. Setting: All Primary Care
Bunce, Catey, Gray, J. A. Muir (John Armstrong Muir), Malik, Aeesha N. J., Stratton, Irene, Suleman, Mehrunisha, Wormald, Richard   +5 more
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Blind reconciliation

Quantum Information and Computation, 2012
Information reconciliation is a crucial procedure in the classical post-processing of quantum key distribution (QKD). Poor reconciliation efficiency, revealing more information than strictly needed, may compromise the maximum attainable distance, while poor performance of the algorithm limits the practical throughput in a QKD device.
Martínez Mateo, Jesús, Elkouss, David, Martín, Vicente   +2 more
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Upon entering an age of global ivermectin-based integrated mass drug administration for neglected tropical diseases and malaria

Malaria Journal, 2017
Ivermectin mass drug administration (MDA) in humans to reduce malaria vectors is yet another use for this remarkable medicine whose discoverers shared the 2015 Nobel Prize in Medicine with the discoverer of artemisinin.
Frank O. Richards
doaj   +1 more source

New Interpretation of Galileo\u2019s Arthritis and Blindness [PDF]

, 2015
Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) complained of several disorders during his life, the most important of which were chronic arthritic pains and bilateral blindness.
Barbieri, Cesare, Basso, Cristina, Bolton, Scott, Liessi, Guido, RIPPA BONATI, Maurizio, Thiene, Gaetano, Zampieri, Fabio, Zanatta, Alberto   +7 more
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Illegal wildlife trade and the persistence of “plant blindness”

Plants, People, Planet, 2019
A wide variety of plant species are threatened by illegal wildlife trade (IWT), and yet plants receive scant attention in IWT policy and research, a matter of pressing global concern. This review examines how “plant blindness” manifests within policy and
Jared D. Margulies, L. Bullough, A. Hinsley, Daniel J. Ingram, C. Cowell, B. Goettsch, Bente B. Klitgård, A. Lavorgna, Pablo Sinovas, J. Phelps   +9 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

A comparative analysis on human resources among the specialized ophthalmic medical institutions in China

Human Resources for Health, 2020
Background This study compares perspectives on specialized ophthalmic medical institutions, identifies the gaps in property and geographic offerings, and explores the ways that ophthalmic medical institutions can better allocate resources. The results of
Leilei Zhan, Neha Safaya, Hana Erkou, Lei An, Zhifeng Wang, Jingjing Feng, Xiao Xu   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source