, 2011 PURPOSE: To examine the profile of retinoblastoma in a national tertiary referral center in Tanzania and to report first-year outcomes of its treatment using chemotherapy. METHODS: All patients with retinoblastoma referred in 2008 were included.
Bowman, Richard J +4 more
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Grid Keratotomy for Treatment of Atypical Presenting Indolent Corneal Ulceration in a Boxer [PDF]
, 2013 Corneal ulcers are one of the highest causes of vision impairment in dogs. The Boxer breed is particularly predisposed to recurrent and refractory corneal ulcers (Whitley and Gigler, 1999).
Hazra, Sarbani, Palui, Himangshu
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Pressure Ulcer Categorisation using Deep Learning: A Clinical Trial to Evaluate Model Performance [PDF]
arXiv, 2022 Pressure ulcers are a challenge for patients and healthcare professionals. In the UK, 700,000 people are affected by pressure ulcers each year. Treating them costs the National Health Service {\pounds}3.8 million every day. Their etiology is complex and multifactorial. However, evidence has shown a strong link between old age, disease-related sedentary
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A Clinical Microbiological Study of Corneal Ulcer Patients at Western Gujarat, India
Acta Medica Iranica, 2013 Corneal ulcer is a major cause of blindness throughout the world. When the cornea is injured by foreign particles, there are chances of infection by the organism and development of ulcer.
Rajesh Somabhai Katara +2 more
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Village-Integrated Eye Worker trial (VIEW): rationale and design of a cluster-randomised trial to prevent corneal ulcers in resource-limited settings. [PDF]
, 2018 IntroductionCorneal opacity is a leading cause of blindness worldwide. In resource-limited settings, untreated traumatic corneal abrasions may result in infection and ultimately, opacity.
Byanju, Raghunandan +12 more
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A proof-of-concept clinical trial using mesenchymal stem cells for the treatment of corneal epithelial stem cell deficiency [PDF]
, 2019 Producción CientíficaOcular stem cell transplantation derived from either autologous or allogeneic donor corneoscleral junction is a functional cell therapy to manage extensive and/or severe limbal stem cell deficiencies that lead to corneal epithelial ...
Alberca Zaballos, Mercedes +9 more
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A study on the most prevalent bacterial cause of corneal ulcer and their susceptibility to five common types of ophthalmic antibiotics [PDF]
Trends in Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2020 Purpose: Proper diagnosis of the corneal ulcer is one the most important efforts in the eyes medical urgencies. The aim of this study was to determine the bacteriological profile and in vitro antibiotic resistance of the bacteria isolated from the eyes of
Nazafarin Hatami-Mazinani +3 more
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On the Automated Detection of Corneal Edema with Second Harmonic Generation Microscopy and Deep Learning [PDF]
arXiv, 2022 When the cornea becomes hydrated above its physiologic level it begins to significantly scatter light, loosing transparency and thus impairing eyesight. This condition, known as corneal edema, can be associated with different causes, such as corneal scarring, corneal infection, corneal inflammation, and others, making it difficult to diagnose and ...
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Neurologic Deficits Including Auditory Loss and Recovery of Function in Horses with Temporohyoid Osteoarthropathy. [PDF]
, 2015 BackgroundAuditory loss is a common deficit in horses with temporohyoid osteoarthropathy (THO), however, recovery of function is unknown.Hypothesis/objectivesTo investigate neurologic function with emphasis in audition in horses with THO after treatment.
Aleman, M +3 more
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Kingella kingae Keratitis in a Child with Underlying Vernal Keratoconjunctivitis
Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine, 2017 Kingella kingae had rarely been reported as a causative organism for corneal ulcer and had not been described before in vernal keratoconjunctivitis (VKC).
Salim Nurul-Laila +3 more
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