A technique to treat Descemet’s membrane detachment following cataract surgery
We describe a technique to reattach the detached Descemet’s membrane, following cataract surgery. From the main clear corneal cataract incision, aqueous humor is ejected completely by apposition of the cornea to the iris for approximately 3 s.
Wenjie Liu +4 more
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Pre- and Postoperative Ocular Events in Cataract Patients with Small Pupils who Underwent Cataract Surgery [PDF]
Purpose:To analyze pre- and postoperative surgical events in cataract patients with small pupils who underwent cataract surgery. Patients and methods:We reviewed the medical records of patients who underwent cataract surgery between January 2009 and May
Tomoharu, Nishimura +5 more
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Acute stromal keratitis in clinics – are we missing microsporidia?
Purpose: To report 3 cases of microsporidial stromal keratitis presenting as a diagnostic dilemma to a tertiary eye care center in north India.Methods: Three eyes of 3 patients underwent therapeutic keratoplasty for microsporidial stromal keratitis.
Farooqui, Javed Hussain +3 more
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Measuring the impact of cataract services in the community. [PDF]
In many low-income countries, a substantial number of people remain needlessly visually impaired or blind from cataract as a result of not accessing surgical services.1 In this article, we will discuss how Rapid Assessment of Avoidable Blindness (RAAB ...
Kuper, Hannah +5 more
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Cost–benefit analysis of screening programme for diabetic retinopathy in Bulgaria
Aims Late‐diagnosed diabetic retinopathy (DR) is difficult and expensive to treat. Screening programmes can identify the disease early and reduce the costs of its future treatment. This study aims to analyse the cost–benefit of screening programmes for DR.
Iva Nenkova +5 more
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Medical and surgical management of the small pupil during cataract surgery
As cataract surgery continues to evolve, the intraoperative small pupil continues to pose challenges to even the most experienced cataract surgeon. Several steps can be taken preoperatively to decrease the chance of intraoperative miosis.
Dhaliwal, Deepinder +9 more
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Eye conditions and blindness in children: priorities for research, programs, and policy with a focus on childhood cataract. [PDF]
The major causes of blindness in children encompass intrauterine and acquired infectious diseases, teratogens and developmental and molecular genetics, nutritional factors, the consequences of preterm birth, and tumors.
Mohammed Muhit +3 more
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Intelligent Automation Improved Efficiency in Pharmacovigilance Safety Signal Assessment
Pharmacovigilance is the science involving the detection, assessment, understanding, and prevention of adverse events associated with drugs, biologics, or medical devices. In pharmacovigilance, information that suggests a new potential causal relationship between an intervention and an adverse event is called a safety signal. Following their detection,
Jeffrey Warner +3 more
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The green cataract seen in the 16th to 18th centuries was reinterpreted in the 19th century (on the basis of pathological examinations) to be a greenish color of the light returning through the pupil in an eye with absolute glaucoma and not due to a greenish discoloration of a cataract. Were the older observers in error? It seems unlikely. This article
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Secretopathies emerge as a new class of neurocristopathies
Abstract Neural crest cells are a transient embryonic population of cells that give rise to a wide range of structures, including craniofacial cartilage and bone, peripheral neurons and glia, as well as components of the cardiac outflow tract, among others.
Amanda Teixeira +3 more
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