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Equipment for eye care.

Community eye health, 2010
In many low- and middle-income countries, it is often the people who are poor or with a disability - or both - who find it most challenging to access and pay for health care. When people do come to us for eye care, it is therefore vital that we provide quality services efficiently and effectively.To achieve this goal, we must ensure that our equipment ...
Mason I., Mathenge W.
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Efficacy of Intermittent Theta‐Burst Stimulation for Prolonged Disorders of Consciousness: A Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Trial

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Emerging evidence suggests that low‐frequency neural oscillations are dynamically regulated by consciousness levels, with the recovery of low cortical activity potentially serving as a neurophysiological substrate for conscious emergence. Targeted enhancement of these low‐frequency rhythms in patients with disorders of consciousness
Chuan Xu, Jun Hu, Qianqian Wu, Min Wu, Yamei Yu, Hangcheng Li, Jian Gao, Jingqi Li, Nai Ding, Jie Yu, Benyan Luo   +10 more
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Cataract Blindness: Socioeconomic Factors Associated with Treatment Barriers and High Blindness Rates for Women in Rural Regions of Andhra Pradesh [PDF]

, 2018
Despite efforts of Vision 2020 in India, the 2001 Andhra Pradesh Eye Disease Study (APEDS) extrapolated that approximately 18.7 million blind people resided in India and projected an increase to 31.6 million blind people by 2020.
Kaur, Kiranpreet
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Corticosteroid implants for chronic non-infectious uveitis. [PDF]

, 2016
BACKGROUND: Uveitis is a term used to describe a heterogeneous group of intraocular inflammatory diseases of the anterior, intermediate, and posterior uveal tract (iris, ciliary body, choroid).
Brady, Christopher J, Garg, Sunir J., Law, Hua Andrew, Rahimy, Ehsan, Reddy, Rahul, Sieving, Pamela C., Tang, Johnny, Villanti, Andrea C   +7 more
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Ketogenic Diet as an Epigenetic Therapy in SETD1B‐Related Epilepsy

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Histone lysine methyltransferases such as SETD1B regulate chromatin structure and gene transcription. Ketone bodies, including butyrate, act as histone deacetylase inhibitors. We report a 4‐year‐old boy with SETD1B‐related absence epilepsy, refractory to conventional medications, who achieved sustained > 90% seizure reduction on the Modified ...
Erica Tsang, Brian S. Gloss, Jessica P. Hayes, Andrew J. A. Holland, Manoj P. Menezes, Joceline A. Branson, Shekeeb S. Mohammad, Jingya J. Yan, Shrujna Patel, Velda X. Han, Russell C. Dale   +10 more
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Ambulatory Care Skills: Do Residents Feel Prepared? [PDF]

, 2002
: Objective: To determine resident comfort and skill in performing ambulatory care skills. Methods: Descriptive survey of common ambulatory care skills administered to internal medicine faculty and residents at one academic medical center.
Bonds , MD, MPH, Denise E, Extrom, Pam, Mychaleckyj , MA, D Phil, Josyf C, Palla , MS, Shana, Watkins , MD, Raquel   +4 more
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Eye drop Self-medication: Comparative Questionnaire-based study of two Latin American cities. [PDF]

, 2014
A broad spectrum of ocular symptoms are treated by self-medication with commercial eye-drops.  This behavior threatens individuals' visual health. In Latin America, evidence is poor.
Gramajo, Ana L., Hildegard Piñeros-Heilbron, Juarez, Claudio P., Luna, José D., Marquez, Gabriel, Peña, Fernando, Sanchez, Victoria M., Torres, Victor Eduardo Roque   +7 more
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Posterior Cortical Atrophy in the Asia‐Pacific: A Report From the PCA Asian Workgroup

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Posterior Cortical Atrophy (PCA) is a distinct dementia syndrome primarily affecting spatial abilities and visual processing. It is associated with degeneration in the posterior part of the brain. PCA is subclassified into PCA‐pure and PCA‐plus syndromes based on consensus criteria.
Yuttachai Likitjaroen, Ya‐Ting Chang, Levinia Lim, Pai‐Yi Chiu, Jung‐Lung Hsu, SangYun Kim, Wataru Narita, Na Young Ryoo, Kyoko Suzuki, Nagaendran Kandiah, Sebastian Crutch, Ming‐Chyi Pai   +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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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
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