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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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Optical properties of artificial intraocular lenses and considerations for additive manufacturing
Frontiers in MedicineCataracts, a leading cause of blindness in the world, are commonly treated by replacing the ocular lens with an artificial intraocular lens (IOL).
Bushra Brighesh +7 more
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Biomolecules, 2020 Cataracts of many different etiologies are associated with oxidation of lens components. The lens is protected by maintenance of a pool of reduced glutathione (GSH) and other antioxidants.
Oscar Jara +3 more
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OftalʹmologiâAge-associated glaucoma and cataracts in combination with sarcopenic obesity, formed mainly against the background of physical inactivity due to vision deficiency, potentially contribute to a decrease in patients’ activity in everyday life, but the ...
O. L. Fabrikantov +2 more
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Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2017 Pediatric cataract is a leading cause of childhood blindness. Untreated cataracts in children lead to tremendous social, economical, and emotional burden to the child, family, and society. Blindness related to pediatric cataract can be treated with early identification and appropriate management.
Sudarshan Kumar Khokhar +5 more
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Structural biology of ferritin nanocages
FEBS Letters, EarlyView.Ferritin is a conserved iron‐storage protein that sequesters iron as a ferric mineral core within a nanocage, protecting cells from oxidative damage and maintaining iron homeostasis. This review discusses ferritin biology, structure, and function, and highlights recent cryo‐EM studies revealing mechanisms of ferritinophagy, cellular iron uptake, and ...
Eloise Mastrangelo, Flavio Di Pisa
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Comparing Effects of Listening to Nature Sounds and Lavender Inhalation on Hemodynamic Parameters among Patients Undergoing Cataract Surgery with Regional Anesthesia: A Randomized Controlled Trial [PDF]
Journal of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, 2023 Background and purpose: Candidates for cataract surgery have high anxiety and worry for various reasons which may cause changes in their hemodynamic parameters. Maintaining hemodynamic stability during anesthesia and surgery is very important. This study
Reza Pourmohammad +4 more
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Comparison of two swept-source optical biometers in eyes with long axial length
Frontiers in MedicinePurposeTo assess the repeatability and agreement of two swept-source optical coherence tomography (SS-OCT)-based biometers when measuring biometric parameters in cataract eyes with a long axial length.DesignCross-sectional prospective, comparative study ...
Pedro Tañá-Rivero +4 more
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Risk Factors of Cataract Incidence In Patients Men Age 40-55 Years At Pertamina Hospital Balikpapan
Window of Health, 2018 Cataracts occur due to opacities in the lens of the eye resulting in hanging of light into the eyeball, so the vision becomes blurred and over time can cause blindness. One of the most common causes of blindness worldwide is cataracts. Increased cases of
Andi Dewi Sari +2 more
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Mechanism of action of VP1-001 in cryAB(R120G)-associated and age-related cataracts [PDF]
, 2019 PurposeWe previously identified an oxysterol, VP1-001 (also known as compound 29), that partially restores the transparency of lenses with cataracts. To understand the mechanism of VP1-001, we tested the ability of its enantiomer, ent-VP1-001, to bind ...
Andley, Usha P. +10 more
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