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Eye Care for All

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2022
Sen, Mrittika, Honavar, Santosh G
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Risk of Non‐Arteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy in Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension Patients Treated with GLP‐1 Receptor Agonists

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Glucagon‐like peptide‐1 receptor agonists (GLP‐1 RAs) have demonstrated significant weight‐reducing effects and may offer benefits in idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH); however, recent concerns about the risk of non‐arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION) have emerged.
Faisal A. Al‐Harbi, Mohanad A. Alkuwaiti, Yazeed B. Alaql, Ahmed K. Alsaif, Ahmed A. Alessa, Meshari Ayed Alharbi, Mohammed Alfalah, Saud A. Alnaaim, Sajjad M. AlHaddad, Ahmed Y. Azzam   +9 more
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Are optometrists necessary in primary health care centres in Saudi Arabia?

African Vision and Eye Health, 2018
Purpose: To determine the prevalence and visual characteristics of patients seen by optometrists and ophthalmologists in Saudi Arabian public hospitals.
Yousef H. Aldebasi, Mohammad I. Ahmed, William A. Monaco   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Compound Heterozygote Friedreich Ataxia Patients With Covert Proximal FXN Gene Deletions

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We present Friedreich ataxia patients with frataxin gene deletions. Data and records were collected at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia from patients enrolled in the FACOMS natural history study. Patients with proximal deletions initially diagnosed with only one GAA expanded allele had more severe disease than their homozygous expansion
Michael P. Lazaropoulos, Morgan C. Devore, Christina Lam, Courtney Park, Sanjay Bidichandani, David R. Lynch   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Addressing cataract in rural Malawi: the Nkhoma Eye Programme [PDF]

, 2014
Malawi has four main eye care centres for its population of 14.8 million. The eye unit based at Nkhoma Eye Hospital opened in 1955, and CBM has been supporting it since 1977.
Nick H Metcalfe, William H Dean, Justin C Sherwin, Ephraim Kambewa   +3 more
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Comparative Effectiveness and Safety of Inebilizumab Versus Rituximab in AQP4‐IgG‐Positive NMOSD

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Rituximab (anti‐CD20, RTX) and inebilizumab (anti‐CD19, INE) represent B‐cell‐depleting therapies used for aquaporin‐4 antibody‐positive (AQP4‐IgG+) neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD); however, direct comparative evidence remains limited.
Jie Lin, Binbin Xue, Dewei Xie, Jia Li, Juyuan Pan, Lanbing Zhu, Qiaowen Tong, Jing Lin, Ruofan Zhu, Xu Zhang, Junhui Xia, Xiang Li   +11 more
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Bloodborne viral infections: Seroprevalence and relevance of preoperative screening in Indian eye care system – A retrospective study

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology
Purpose: To report the seroprevalence of bloodborne viral infection (BBVI) in patients undergoing ophthalmic surgeries and assess the utility and feasibility of preoperative screening for BBVI in India's current eye care system.
Anil B Gangwe, Samrat Chatterjee, Abhishek Singh, Deepshikha Agrawal, Diksha Rahangdale, Raj Vardhan Azad   +5 more
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MOGAD Is the Most Common Cause of Isolated Optic Neuritis in Children

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives The study aimed to characterize the clinical features, etiologies, and outcomes of isolated, first‐time pediatric ON in the post‐MOG‐IgG era. Methods This was a single‐center retrospective cohort study at Texas Children's Hospital of patients diagnosed with first‐time ON between 2018–2024, with follow‐up data collected through 2025.
Chaitanya Aduru, Akansha Chandrasekar, Kyla Blasingame, Jonathan Rosen, Jesse M. Levine, Karla Salazar, Madhuri Chilakapati, Rod Foroozan, Victoria Hardwick, Jonathan M. Yarimi, Nikita Shukla, Timothy E. Lotze, Kristen S. Fisher, Alexander J. Sandweiss   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Policies for primary eye health care in Nigeria: a case study [PDF]

, 2022
New primary eye health care policies have the potential to profoundly change how eye health is delivered in Nigeria, provided the gaps are ...
Aghaji, A, Gilbert, Clare, Aghaji, Ada, Gilbert, C   +3 more
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Providing Cataract Surgeries at a Rural Primary Health Centre through Non-governmental Organisation Collaboration: An 8-year Experience

Preventive Medicine: Research & Reviews
The National Programme for Control of Blindness and Visual Impairment aims to reduce blindness and visual impairment in India. Despite these efforts, rural areas still have high numbers of cataract patients due to inadequate healthcare services ...
Shruti K Sharma, Vijay Sharma, Reena Yadav   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source