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Blindness and visual impairment due to age-related cataract in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review of recent population-based studies. [PDF]

, 2013
AIM: We aimed to evaluate age-related cataract as a contributor to blindness and visual impairment (VI) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). METHODS: A systematic review of population-based studies published between 2000 and October 2012.
Sherwin, Justin C, Bastawrous, Andrew, Dean, William H   +2 more
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Vision Rehabilitation in Patients with Age-related Macular Degeneration

Rehabilitation Process and Outcome, 2014
Background The aim of this study was to investigate the rehabilitative process and visual rehabilitation outcomes in patients with central vision loss due to age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
Filippo M. Amore, Stefania Fortini, Valeria Silvestri, Marco Sulfaro, Alessia Pacifici, Simona Turco   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Intravitreal Ampicillin Sodium for Antibiotic-Resistant Endophthalmitis: Streptococcus uberis First Human Intraocular Infection Report

Journal of Ophthalmology, 2010
Purpose. To describe the clinical characteristics, diagnosis, and treatment with intravitreal ampicillin sodium of a postoperative endophthalmitis case due to Streptococcus uberis; an environmental pathogen commonly seen in mastitis cases of lactating ...
Raul Velez-Montoya, Dulce Rascón-Vargas, William F. Mieler, Jans Fromow-Guerra, Virgilio Morales-Cantón   +4 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, Stratton, Irene, Malik, Aeesha N. J., Wormald, Richard, Suleman, Mehrunisha, Malik, Aeesha N J, Gray, J. A. Muir (John Armstrong Muir), Gray, J A Muir   +7 more
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Effects of dietary phytol and phytanic acid in animals

Journal of Lipid Research, 1966
Feeding of phytol in large doses (2-5% by weight in the diet) led to accumulation of phytanic acid in the mouse, rat, rabbit, and chinchilla, the degree of accumulation depending upon the level of dietary intake.
Daniel Steinberg, Joel Avigan, Charles E. Mize, James H. Baxter, Jan Cammermeyer, Henry M. Fales, Patricia F. Highet   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

To blind or not to blind

Journal of Ozone Therapy, 2021
During this COVID-19 pandemic, I was invited to review several papers from well-reputed and high-impact factor journals. Surprisingly, the review of these papers was not blind, allowing me to know the authors and their institutions. Not blinding the reviews allows reviewers to decide whether accept or not the task and can predispose the reviewer's ...
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Neural correlates of motion-induced blindness in the human brain [PDF]

, 2010
Motion-induced blindness (MIB) is a visual phenomenon in which highly salient visual targets spontaneously disappear from visual awareness (and subsequently reappear) when superimposed on a moving background of distracters. Such fluctuations in awareness
Rees, G., Marieke L. Schölvinck, M. Scholvinck, Schölvinck, M.L., Geraint Rees, G. Rees   +5 more
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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

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
doaj   +1 more source

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