BMC Ophthalmology, 2022 Purpose To compare morphological changes in the anterior capsule of two intraocular lenses (IOLs) with different anterior edge designs 6 months after femtosecond laser-assisted capsulotomy surgery (FLACs).
Qian Liu +5 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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Years of sunlight exposure and cataract: a case-control study in a Mediterranean population. [PDF]
, 2007 BACKGROUND: We aimed to investigate the relation between sunlight exposure and risk of cataract. METHODS: We carried out a frequency-matched case-control study of 343 cases and 334 controls attending an ophthalmology outpatient clinic at a primary health-
Chaqués-Alepúz, Vicente +3 more
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Study of congenital Morgagnian cataracts in Holstein calves [PDF]
, 2019 Cataracts are focal to diffuse opacities of the eye lens causing impaired vision or complete blindness. For bilateral congenital cataracts in Red Holsteins a perfectly cosegregating mutation within the CPAMD8 gene (CPAMD8:g.5995966C>T) has been reported.
Beineke, Andreas +9 more
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Intraocular pressure screening during high-volume cataract surgery outreach in Ethiopia
BMC Ophthalmology, 2022 Introduction Glaucoma is the leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide and is often undetected in resource-limited settings. Early screening and treatment of elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) reduces both the development and progression of ...
Ian J. McClain +2 more
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Double-pass technique and compensation-comparison method in eyes with cataract [PDF]
, 2016 PURPOSE To clinically assess the objective scatter index (OSI) obtained from double-pass images and the log(s) parameter measured with the direct compensation-comparison psychophysical technique in eyes with cataract.
Almudí Cortés, Lorena +7 more
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Further genetic heterogeneity for autosomal dominant human sutural cataracts [PDF]
, 2003 A unique sutural cataract was observed in a 4-generation German family to be transmitted as an isolated autosomal, dominant trait. Since mutations in the gamma-crystallin encoding CRYG genes have previously been demonstrated to be the most frequent ...
Billingsley, G. +6 more
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Economic inequalities in burden of illness, diagnosis and treatment of five long-term conditions in England: panel study [PDF]
, 2014 We compared the distribution by wealth of self-reported illness burden (estimated from validated scales, biomarker and reported symptoms) for angina, cataract, depression, diabetes and osteoarthritis, with the distribution of self-reported medical ...
Bachmann, M. O. +8 more
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BMC Ophthalmology, 2019 Background This study aimed to investigate the completion rate, visual performance, and adverse outcomes of femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery (FLACS) in Chinese patients.
Xiaobo Zhang +9 more
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Histidine nutrition and genotype affect cataract development in Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L. [PDF]
, 2005 The aim of this study was to investigate effects of dietary levels of histidine (His) and iron (Fe) on cataract development in two strains of Atlantic salmon monitored through parr-smolt transformation.
Bjerkas, E +5 more
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