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Gender Differences in the Association Between Cataract and Mental Health in Adults With Diabetes: A Cross-Sectional Analysis From the Spanish National Health Survey 2017

Frontiers in Public Health, 2021
Objective: This study aimed to explore gender differences in the associations between cataracts and self-reported depression and chronic anxiety in Spanish adults with diabetes.Methods: Cross-sectional data from the Spanish Health Survey 2017 were ...
Guillermo F. López Sánchez, Lee Smith, Louis Jacob, Louis Jacob, Jae Il Shin, Ai Koyanagi, Ai Koyanagi, Shahina Pardhan   +7 more
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Validation of a New Test for Measuring the Contrast Sensitivity Function (Optopad-CSF) at Near Vision

Diagnostics
Our purpose is to develop and validate a new iPad-based contrast sensitivity (CS) test for measuring the contrast sensitivity function at near vision (Optopad-CSF).
Dolores de Fez, Celia García, Maria Josefa Luque-Cobija, Kevin J. Mena-Guevara, Paula Daudén, David P. Piñero   +5 more
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Cataract extraction surgery in patients with uveitis in Taiwan: Risk factors and outcomes

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, 2014
To analyze the preoperative conditions and postoperative outcomes of phacoemulsification and intraocular lens implantation in Taiwanese patients with uveitis.
Chang-Pin Lin, Po-Ting Yeh, Ping-Fang Chen, Chung-May Yang, Fung-Rong Hu   +4 more
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Cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis and infertility: A case report

Clinical Case Reports, 2022
Cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis (CTX) is a lipid storage disorder that causes neurological, ophthalmic, vascular, and musculoskeletal disorders due to the deposition of cholesterol in the tissues.
Narges Karimi, Zahra Amiri, Sima Naeini, Ali Asghar Okhovat   +3 more
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Association between inflammatory biomarkers and cataracts: validation from the NHANES database and clinical studies

Frontiers in Nutrition
IntroductionCataract-associated blindness has increasingly emerged as a major public health issue. Although inflammatory and nutritional status are well-established contributors to various systemic diseases, their associations with cataracts remain ...
Jingjing Ding, Ning Bao, Shengzhen Liu, Liming Tao, Jinsong Zhang   +4 more
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The regulatory role of microRNAs in common eye diseases: A brief review

Frontiers in Genetics, 2023
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are highly conserved, small non-coding RNA molecules (∼21 nucleotides) that regulate numerous biological processes, including developmental timing, hematopoiesis, organogenesis, apoptosis, cell differentiation, and proliferation either
Javier A. Benavides-Aguilar, Jonathan I. Morales-Rodríguez, Héctor Ambriz-González, Luis M. Ruiz-Manriquez, Luis M. Ruiz-Manriquez, Antara Banerjee, Surajit Pathak, Asim K. Duttaroy, Sujay Paul   +8 more
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Prevalence and associated factors of visual impairment in two rural communities in Ghana

African Vision and Eye Health
Background: Limited information on the burden of visual impairment (VI) impedes decision-making in terms of eye health provision. Aim: This study assessed the prevalence, causes and associated factors of VI in rural communities in Ghana.
Bright V. Okyere, Minette Devenier, Tuwani Rasengane, Samuel Kyei, Benedict Ayobi   +4 more
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Grading infantile cataracts

, 2006
Purpose: To introduce and describe two methods of grading the severity of infantile cataracts, and thereby propose a useful clinical guide for early surgical intervention.
Forster, J. E., Abadi, R. V., Muldoon, M., Lloyd, I. C.   +3 more
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Visual outcomes with a non-diffractive enhanced depth-of-focus IOL in patients with age-related macular degeneration

Frontiers in Medicine
PurposeTo evaluate visual function in eyes with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) implanted with a non-diffractive enhanced depth-of-focus (EDOF) intraocular lens (IOL) after cataract surgery.DesignProspective, observational, non-randomized clinical
Juan Carlos Elvira, Patricia Devesa, Belén Elvira-Giner, Pedro Tañá-Sanz, Paz Orts-Vila, Pedro Tañá-Rivero   +5 more
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Restoring Glutathione Homeostasis in Glycation-Related Eye Diseases: Mechanistic Insights and Therapeutic Interventions Beyond VEGF Inhibition

Antioxidants
Advanced glycation end-products (AGEs) and oxidative stress are recognized as central contributors to the pathogenesis of age-related or diabetic cataracts, diabetic retinopathy (DR), and age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
Yong Chool Boo
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