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Early removal of senescent cells protects retinal ganglion cells loss in experimental ocular hypertension. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Experimental ocular hypertension induces senescence of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) that mimics events occurring in human glaucoma. Senescence-related chromatin remodeling leads to profound transcriptional changes including the upregulation of a subset ...
Jabari, Mary   +7 more
core  

What was Glaucoma Called Before the 20th Century? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Glaucoma involves a characteristic optic neuropathy, often with elevated intraocular pressure. Before 1850, poor vision with a normal eye appearance, as occurs in primary open-angle glaucoma, was termed amaurosis, gutta serena, or black cataract.
Bermudez, Dennis   +4 more
core   +3 more sources

Assessment of Treatment Response in Patients With Scleromyxedema by the Double Modified Rodnan Skin Score

open access: yesJEADV Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Scleromyxedema (SMX) is a cutaneous mucinosis characterised by an abnormal accumulation of mucin in the skin and limited treatment options. Assessment of therapy response during treatment is challenging. Objectives Patients with SMX receiving high‐dose intravenous IVIg therapy were included to assess validity of the double modified ...
Julia K. Winkler, Alexander H. Enk
wiley   +1 more source

Coverage of hospital-based cataract surgery and barriers to the uptake of surgery among cataract blind persons in nigeria: the Nigeria National Blindness and Visual Impairment Survey.

open access: yes, 2012
PURPOSE: To determine cataract surgical coverage, and barriers to modern cataract surgery in Nigeria. METHODS: Multistage stratified cluster random sampling was used to identify a nationally representative sample of 15,027 persons aged 40+ years.
Abdullahi U. Imam   +6 more
core   +1 more source

Comparative Study of Accommodative Function and Binocular Vision in Patients With Primary Angle‐Closure Disease

open access: yesThe Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The age‐related decline in accommodative function after the age of 50 years corresponds with an increasing incidence of primary angle‐closure disease (PACD); however, the interaction between this decline and PACD remains unexamined. Additionally, refractive error‐accommodation associations in elderly individuals, which are critical for PACD ...
Feng‐Rui Yang   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Variability of antioxidant defense enzymes in primary angle closure glaucoma patients in comparison with healthy subjects [PDF]

open access: yesMajallah-i dānishgāh-i ̒ulūm-i pizishkī-i Arāk, 2015
Background: Oxidative stress and antioxidant status may be associated with glaucomatous damage. The purpose of this study was comparison of the serum antioxidant status between primary angle closure glaucoma patients and healthy subjects. Materials and
Shahsavari G   +2 more
doaj  

Acute Onset Myopia and Angle Closure Glaucoma after Topiramate Administration

open access: yesDelhi Journal of Ophthalmology, 2011
Topiramate is a new anti-convulsant which is used for the prophylaxis of migraine and cluster headache. We report a 17 year old male with bilateral induced acute onset myopia and secondary angle closure glaucoma following topiramate intake.
Nidhi Verma, Ashok Kumar
doaj   +1 more source

Image database system for glaucoma diagnosis support [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Tato práce popisuje přehled standardních a pokročilých metod používaných k diagnose glaukomu v ranném stádiu. Na základě teoretických poznatků je implementován internetově orientovaný informační systém pro oční lékaře, který má tři hlavní cíle.
Peter, Roman
core  

Tear fluid biomarkers in ocular and systemic disease: potential use for predictive, preventive and personalised medicine [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
In the field of predictive, preventive and personalised medicine, researchers are keen to identify novel and reliable ways to predict and diagnose disease, as well as to monitor patient response to therapeutic agents.
A Acera   +183 more
core   +2 more sources

Associations Between Initial Glycated Hemoglobin at Diabetes Diagnosis, Longitudinal Changes and Medication Effects, and the Severity and Progression of Sight‐Threatening Diabetic Retinopathy

open access: yesThe Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a leading cause of vision impairment in patients diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Awareness of risk factors is necessary to reduce or prevent harmful effects of DR such as irreversible vision loss, and to help ensure early treatment.
Yu‐Chi Sung   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

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