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Taking a corneal scrape and making a diagnosis. [PDF]

, 2015
This article aims to provide a comprehensive guide to taking a corneal scrape and making a diagnosis. However, there are settings in which there are either limited or no laboratory facilities available to the ophthalmologist; for example, at primary ...
Leck, Astrid
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Use of Eye Care Service and Associated Factors Among Adult Diabetic Patients Attending at Diabetic Clinics in Two Referral Hospitals, Northeast Ethiopia

Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity : Targets and Therapy, 2021
Purpose The objective of this study was to determine the proportion of use of eye care service and associated factors among adult diabetic patients attending diabetic clinics in two referral hospitals, Northeast Ethiopia, 2020.
Toyba Mohammed Ahmed, K. Z. Demilew, Melkamu Temeselew Tegegn, M. Hussen   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The Diagnostic Value of Visual Evoked Potentials in Chronic Disorders of Consciousness

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective In chronic disorders of consciousness (DOCs), the distinction between vegetative state/unresponsive wakefulness syndrome (VS/UWS) and minimally conscious state (MCS) is as crucial as it is challenging. Evoked potentials (EPs) and event‐related potentials (ERPs) are helpful, but some limitations prevent their consistent use in the ...
Letizia Clementi, Francesca Giulia Magnani, Filippo Barbadoro, Camilla Ippoliti, Martina Cacciatore, Davide Sattin, Valeria Pingue, Benedetta Cazzulani, Jorge Navarro, Elena Schiaffi, Laura Grigoletti, Cristina Rosazza, Anna Nigri, Matilde Leonardi, Davide Rossi Sebastiano   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

BCS1L‐Associated Disease: 5′‐UTR Variant Shifts the Phenotype Towards Axonal Neuropathy

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives To investigate the consequences of a pathogenic missense variant (c.838C>T; p.L280F) and a 5′‐UTR regulatory variant (c.‐122G>T) in BCS1L on disease pathogenesis and to understand how regulatory variants influence disease severity and clinical presentation.
Rotem Orbach, Nunziata Maio, Russell J. Butterfield, A. Reghan Foley, Sarah Silverstein, Yan Li, Katherine Chao, Tanya J. Lehky, Abigail Potticary, Tracey A. Rouault, Sandra Donkervoort, Carsten G. Bönnemann   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Barriers to eye care among participants of a mobile eye clinic

Cogent Medicine, 2019
Purpose: Barriers to health care present complex challenges to improving eye health in the U.S., yet few studies have quantitatively measured the impact of these barriers.
Kousanee Chheda, Rong Wu, Tosha Zaback, Mitchell V. Brinks   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein Astrocytopathy Based on a Two‐Center Chinese Cohort Study

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Glial fibrillary acidic protein astrocytopathy (GFAP‐A) is a recently defined nosological form belonging to the class of autoimmune inflammatory disorders affecting the central nervous system (CNS). Here, we report the clinical and MRI characteristics, treatment, and prognosis of a GFAP‐A cohort from two centers in China.
Ti Wu, Hao Zhang, Chao Gao, Qiuhua Yu, Moli Fan, Lin‐Jie Zhang, Haipeng Zhang, Hengri Cong, Yuzhen Wei, Chotima Böttcher, Alexej Verkhratsky, Friedemann Paul, Fu‐Dong Shi, Tian Song   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Establishing Low Vision Services at Secondary Level

Community Eye Health Journal, 2004
Introduction. VISION 2020: The Right to Sight has provided a new impetus to the concept of comprehensive eye care encompassing eye health promotion and prevention of blindness, treatment of eye disease and rehabilitation services for people with ...
Haroon Awan, Hasan Minto
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Timing and Predictive Value of Clinical Conditions Preceding Multiple Sclerosis in the UK Biobank

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives Multiple sclerosis (MS) patients often experience a higher incidence of clinical conditions before diagnosis, suggesting a prodromal phase. However, their predictive value and temporal trajectories remain underexplored. We investigated these aspects using the large UK Biobank's population‐based cohort, which provided clinical ...
Andrea Nova, Teresa Fazia, Giovanni Di Caprio, Davide Gentilini, Luisa Bernardinelli, Roberto Bergamaschi   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Diabetic retinopathy screenings in West Virginia: an assessment of teleophthalmology implementation

BMC Ophthalmology, 2023
Background The prevalence of diabetes in the state of West Virginia (WV) is amongst the highest in the United States, making diabetic retinopathy (DR) and diabetic macular edema (DME) a major epidemiological concern within the state.
Travis Schofield, Ami Patel, Joel Palko, Ghassan Ghorayeb, L. Carol Laxson   +4 more
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Epidemiology, health policy and public health implications of visual impairment and age-related eye diseases in mainland China

Frontiers in Public Health, 2022
The prevalence of visual impairment (VI) and age-related eye diseases has increased dramatically with the growing aging population in mainland China. However, there is limited comprehensive evidence on the progress of ophthalmic epidemiological research ...
Cong Li, Cong Li, Bo Zhu, Jie Zhang, Peng Guan, Guisen Zhang, Honghua Yu, Xiaohong Yang, Lei Liu   +8 more
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