Cataract and surgery for cataract [PDF]
BMJ, 2006 Cataract surgery is the commonest single surgical procedure carried out in the developed world. In the developing world, cataract remains the commonest cause of blindness. In 1990 an estimated 37 million people were blind worldwide—40% of them because of cataract.1 Every year, an extra 1-2 million people go blind.
David, Allen, Abhay, Vasavada
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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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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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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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Effect of plant-based feed ingredients on osmoregulation in the Atlantic salmon lens [PDF]
, 2010 Lenses of adult Atlantic salmon fed with a plant oil and plant protein-based diet (plant diet) were compared to lenses of fish fed a diet based on traditional marine ingredients (marine diet) with respect to biochemical composition and functionality ex ...
Baslow +52 more
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Effect of individual-level and socioeconomic factors on long-term survival after cataract surgery over a 30-year period [PDF]
, 2017 Purpose: To evaluate survival and the risk for mortality after cataract surgery in relation to individual-level and socioeconomic factors in Scotland over 3 decades. Setting: Linked healthcare data, United Kingdom.
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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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Is there overutilisation of cataract surgery in England? [PDF]
, 2009 <b>Objectives:</b> Following a 3.7-fold increase in the rate of cataract surgery in the UK between 1989 and 2004, concern has been raised as to whether this has been accompanied by an excessive decline in the threshold such that some ...
Black, N. +5 more
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Maximising ophthalmic theatre time : part 1 [PDF]
, 2011 Part 2 of the article can be found through this link : https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/12822Aim: To establish whether the available ophthalmic theatre time is being used efficiently and to find ways how to improve our surgical ...
Agius, Maria +2 more
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EBOV-RNA test with RT-PCR in ocular fluids of Ebola survivors can help to safely perform cataract surgery [PDF]
, 2018 Since the Ebola virus (EBOV) was discovered in 1976, the recent 2014−2016 Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in West Africa was the largest with 28,600 cases and about 11,300 deaths.
Iozzo, Nicola, Spadea, Leopoldo
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