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Retinoblastoma survival trend: a 30-year analysis from a referral single center in Iran [PDF]
Background The treatment of retinoblastoma (Rb) has undergone significant improvements over the last century. This study aims to assess the trend of enucleation and mortality in retinoblastoma patients during the last 3 decades.
Masood Naseripour +7 more
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Retinoblastoma in times of war: changing patterns of presentation, treatment, and prognosis in Gaza [PDF]
BackgroundRetinoblastoma (Rb) is a curable childhood eye cancer when treated early, yet survival remains far lower in developing countries than developed countries.
Yacoub A. Yousef +11 more
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Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy of an external carotid artery (ECA) alternative route in intra-arterial chemotherapy (IAC) for treatment of retinoblastoma.Methods: In this retrospective, single-centre, case-control study, 98 retinoblastoma patients who
Shichong Jia +7 more
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Factors associated with surface epithelial keratopathy after optical penetrating keratoplasty
Purpose: The aim of the study was to evaluate the various donor and recipient factors associated with short-term prevalence of surface epithelial keratopathy after optical penetrating keratoplasty (OPK). Methods: Preoperative and postoperative data of 91
Anuradha Raj +2 more
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Episcleral brachytherapy in Portugal for the treatment of uveal melanoma
Purpose: To evaluate the outcomes of our institution, the National Ocular Oncology Reference Center (Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra) on Episcleral Brachytherapy (EBT) for the treatment of uveal melanoma (UM), since its beginning in November
João Chaves +6 more
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Background: A new emerging complication of trans-scleral fixation of posterior chamber (PC) intraocular lens (IOL) with polypropylene suture is high rates of spontaneous dislocation of the IOL due to disintegration or breakage of suture.
Jagat Ram +3 more
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Aim : To establish the frequency, associations and risk factors for age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in hospital population of South India. Materials and Methods : In this cross-sectional hospital based study, 3549 subjects (2090 men and 1459 women)
Bhatiwada Nidhi +4 more
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Corneal arcus and xanthomas in homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia: First report from China
We report the case of a 12-year-old male who developed corneal arcus and multiple skin lesions with a 10-year history of xanthomas. The lesions appeared over his fingers, hands, elbows, knees, buttocks and feet.
Xin Meng +5 more
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Purpose: To obtain reference values of RNFL thickness in normal Indian children and to study the association of RNFL thickness with central corneal thickness(CCT) and axial length(AL). Materials and Methods: 200 normal Indian children (mean age 8.6 ± 2.9
Mayuri B Khamar +4 more
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Human erythroid differentiation requires VDAC1-mediated mitochondrial clearance
Erythroblast maturation in mammals is dependent on organelle clearance throughout terminal erythropoiesis. We studied the role of the outer mitochondrial membrane protein voltage-dependent anion channel-1 (VDAC1) in human terminal erythropoiesis.
Martina Moras +10 more
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