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Prevalence and Pattern of Refractive Errors Among Yanomami Indigenous People in the Brazilian Amazon: A Cross‐Sectional Observational Study

open access: yesClinical &Experimental Ophthalmology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Refractive errors are the leading cause of preventable visual impairment worldwide, yet data from isolated Indigenous populations remain virtually absent from the global literature. The Yanomami, one of the largest Indigenous peoples in the Americas with recent and limited contact with non‐Indigenous society, have no prior ...
Maria Christina Chagas Ferreira   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ocular Manifestations of Metabolic Syndrome: A Systemic Vascular Phenotype

open access: yesDiabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Context Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is defined by central obesity, insulin resistance, hypertension and dyslipidemia. MetS affects over one‐third of US adults. Beyond its cardiovascular burden, MetS has clinically relevant associations with ocular health and may contribute to a systemic vascular and neuro‐metabolic phenotype involving the retina,
Ron T. Varghese, Ansu A. John
wiley   +1 more source

Cataract surgery in Ibadan, Nigeria: Visual outcome and post-operative refractive error

open access: yesAnnals of Health Research, 2017
Background: Cataract is the leading cause of blindness worldwide and can be treated by various surgical techniques with good visual outcome. Objective: To describe the visual outcome and post-operative refractive status among patients who had cataract
Fasina O, Okwudishu IA, Bekibele CO
doaj  

Adverse Oral Health in Older Adults With Head and Neck Cancer (And Oral Potentially Malignant Disorders): A Systematic Review

open access: yesGerodontology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective This systematic review evaluated oral health, including oral health‐related quality of life (OHRQoL), in older adults with head and neck cancer (HANC) or oral potentially malignant disorders (OPMDs). The PICO/PECO focus question for this study was: ‘What is the incidence/prevalence of adverse oral health (O) among people aged 60 ...
Ciaran Moore   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

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