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Co‐Occurring Non‐Cardiac Congenital Anomalies Among Cases With Congenital Heart Defects

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Cases with congenital heart defects (CHD) often have other associated anomalies. The aim of this investigation was to assess the prevalence and the types of co‐occurring anomalies in CHD in a well‐defined population. The anomalies co‐occurring with CHD were ascertained in all live births, stillbirths and terminations of pregnancy for fetal ...
Claude Stoll, Yves Alembik, Marie‐Paule Roth   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hydrogen peroxide enhances transforming growth factor beta-2 induced epithelial–mesenchymal transition of ARPE-19 cells

Beni-Suef University Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, 2023
Background In the pathophysiology of the retina, the epithelial–mesenchymal transition and oxidative stress play key roles. To find a relationship between oxidative stress and diabetic retinopathy or proliferative retinopathy, we used an in-silico ...
Brijesh Gelat, Pooja Rathaur, Pooja Malaviya, Binita Patel, Abhay R. Vasavada, S. R. Kaid Johar   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cataract in patients with diabetes mellitus—incidence rates in the UK and risk factors

Eye, 2018
AimsTo analyze the risk of incident cataract (diagnosis or extraction) in patients with or without diabetes focusing on other comorbid conditions, antidiabetic drug use, and diabetes duration.MethodsThe study population comprised newly diagnosed diabetes
C. Becker, C. Schneider, S. Aballéa, C. Bailey, R. Bourne, S. Jick, C. Meier   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Measuring the impact of cataract services in the community. [PDF]

, 2014
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, Polack, Sarah, Hannah Kuper, Kuper, H, Polack, S, Sarah Polack   +5 more
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Treatment of a Large Cohort of Childhood Chronic Noninfectious Uveitis in a Multicentric Large Study: Adalimumab Versus Methotrexate as First‐Line Therapy

Arthritis &Rheumatology, EarlyView.
Objective Treatment of childhood chronic idiopathic uveitis (cCIU) is predominantly based on studies in juvenile idiopathic arthritis–associated uveitis and expert opinion. Our aim was to report the treatment outcomes of our cohort of cCIU. Methods Retrospective multicenter study involving the rheumatology and ophthalmology units at Florence, Italy ...
Ilaria Maccora, Catherine Guly, Cinzia de Libero, Giulia Carreras, Athimalaipet V. Ramanan, Gabriele Simonini   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

A technique to treat Descemet’s membrane detachment following cataract surgery

Frontiers in Medicine
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, Jack X. Ma, Xin Tan, Feiyan Chai, Jiewei Liu   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Acute stromal keratitis in clinics – are we missing microsporidia?

GMS Ophthalmology Cases, 2020
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, Acharya, Manisha, Gandhi, Arpan, Mathur, Umang   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Comparison of simultaneous vs sequential pars plana vitrectomy and cataract surgery

BMC Ophthalmology, 2023
Background To compare the clinical outcomes of patients undergoing sequential pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) followed by cataract extraction surgery (CE) [PPV/CE], simultaneous PPV and CE (PPV + CE), and sequential CE followed by PPV [CE/PPV].
Abdelhalim A. Awidi, Priya M. Mathews, Nakul Shekhawat, Fasika A. Woreta, Divya Srikumaran, Yassine J. Daoud   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

A systematic review of risk factors for cataract in type 2 diabetes

Diabetes/Metabolism Research Reviews, 2018
Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is a risk factor for cataract development. With T2D prevalence increasing, the burden of cataract‐associated vision loss will also increase.
J. Drinkwater, W. Davis, T. Davis
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Essential embryology for the Canadian pathologists’ assistant

Anatomical Sciences Education, EarlyView.
Abstract Pathologists' assistants (PAs) are pivotal in healthcare, conducting autopsies and examining tissues under a pathologist's guidance. Embryology knowledge is crucial for PAs to accurately assess anomalies and identify pathologies. Yet, it is often overlooked in academic PA training programs.
Samantha H. Nacci, William Tsui, Fang‐I Lu, Avrum I. Gotlieb, Danielle C. Bentley   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source