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Cataract surgery in Southern Ethiopia: distribution, rates and determinants of service provision. [PDF]
, 2013 BACKGROUND: Cataract is the leading cause of blindness worldwide, with the greatest burden found in low-income countries. Cataract surgery is a curative and cost-effective intervention.
Habtamu, Esmael +5 more
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Eye and Vision, 2017 Small Incision Lenticule Extraction (SMILE) is a flap-free intrastromal technique for the correction of myopia and myopic astigmatism. To date, this technique lacks automated centration and cyclotorsion control, so several concerns have been raised ...
Jorge L. Alió del Barrio +3 more
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Postoperative IOP prophylaxis practice following uncomplicated cataract surgery: a UK-wide consultant survey [PDF]
, 2005 Background In order to minimise postoperative intraocular pressure (IOP) rise, after routine uncomplicated cataract surgery, prophylaxis may be adopted.
Dhillon, Baljean +3 more
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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 +3 more
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Peribulbar versus retrobulbar anaesthesia for cataract surgery. [PDF]
, 2008 BACKGROUND: Cataract is a major cause of blindness worldwide. Unless medically contraindicated, cataract surgery is usually performed under local (regional) anaesthesia.
Henry OD Ejere +8 more
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Ophthalmology and Therapy, 2020 Purpose To perform a pilot evaluation of a novel pharmacological therapy for presbyopia in patients with previous corneal refractive surgery. Methods This interventional study included 130 presbyopic patients. The patients were divided into three groups:
Veronica Vargas +2 more
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Advances in Ophthalmology Practice and Research, 2022 Purpose: To evaluate patient satisfaction after implantation of the Tecnis Symfony multifocal intraocular lens (MIOL). Methods: 120 eyes of 60 subjects with senile cataract were bilaterally implanted with the Tecnis Symfony IOL. Follow-up examination was
Kata Miháltz +3 more
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Blindness and visual impairment due to age-related cataract in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review of recent population-based studies. [PDF]
, 2013 AIM: We aimed to evaluate age-related cataract as a contributor to blindness and visual impairment (VI) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). METHODS: A systematic review of population-based studies published between 2000 and October 2012.
Sherwin, Justin C +2 more
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COVID-19 Disease and Ophthalmology: An Update
Ophthalmology and Therapy, 2020 The worldwide outbreak of the severe and acute respiratory coronavirus disease (COVID-19) caused by the coronavirus strain SARS-CoV-2 is currently the focal point of discussion due to the suffering this syndrome is causing to humanity.
María A. Amesty +2 more
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American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports, 2022 Purpose: Phototherapeutic keratectomy (PTK) plays an important role in the management of Reis-Bucklers’ corneal dystrophy. The usage of PTK for the treatment of anterior corneal dystrophies is limited by the depth of ablation.
Gogri Pratik +3 more
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