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Abstract Ocular allergies are becoming more prevalent as more airborne pollutants, irritants and microbes pervade our environment. Inflammatory and allergic mediators released by dendritic and mast cells within the conjunctiva cause allergic conjunctivitis (AC), a prevalent ocular surface disorder that affects >40% of the world's human population on a ...
Najam A. Sharif
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Automated Smartphone based System for Diagnosis of Diabetic Retinopathy [PDF]
Early diagnosis of diabetic retinopathy for treatment of the disease has been failing to reach diabetic people living in rural areas. Shortage of trained ophthalmologists, limited availability of healthcare centers, and expensiveness of diagnostic equipment are among the reasons.
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Mechanistic Pathogenesis of Endothelial Dysfunction in Diabetic Nephropathy and Retinopathy
Diabetic nephropathy (DN) and diabetic retinopathy (DR) are microvascular complications of diabetes. Microvascular endothelial cells are thought to be the major targets of hyperglycemic injury.
Jing Yang, Zhangsuo Liu
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Diabetic retinopathy detection and classification using capsule networks
Nowadays, diabetic retinopathy is a prominent reason for blindness among the people who suffer from diabetes. Early and timely detection of this problem is critical for a good prognosis.
G. Kalyani+3 more
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Abstract Background Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients may have cardiac remodeling and dysfunction from the early stage of disease. This study aimed to determine the association between cystatin C (CysC) and early cardiac functional or structural impairment in T2DM patients without renal dysfunction.
Zhuoshan Huang+10 more
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Involvement of the retinal microvascular vessels is an almost inevitable consequence of long standing diabetes. In the only large scale epidemiology study of a Caucasian population Klein et al. found some degree of retinopathy in up to 97% of patients with insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) after about 15 years diabetes duration and in about 60%
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Importance Deep learning is a family of computational methods that allow an algorithm to program itself by learning from a large set of examples that demonstrate the desired behavior, removing the need to specify rules explicitly.
Varun Gulshan+14 more
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Key Points Question How does an artificial intelligence (AI) system for autonomous detection of vision-threatening diabetic retinopathy (vtDR) and more than mild diabetic retinopathy (mtmDR) compare with the reading center clinical reference standard ...
E. Ipp+12 more
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Type 1 diabetes recurrence after SARS‐CoV‐2 infection in a subject with pancreas transplantation
During COVID‐19 pandemic, several studies have demonstrated a strong link between SARS‐CoV2 infection and diabetes mellitus. Little is known about the effects of SARS‐CoV‐2 infection on glycaemic control in pancreas transplant patients. Abstract Background During COVID‐19 pandemic, several studies have demonstrated a strong link between SARS‐CoV‐2 ...
Valentina Popolla+4 more
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Global Prevalence and Major Risk Factors of Diabetic Retinopathy
OBJECTIVE To examine the global prevalence and major risk factors for diabetic retinopathy (DR) and vision-threatening diabetic retinopathy (VTDR) among people with diabetes. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS A pooled analysis using individual participant data
J. Yau+35 more
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