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A pilot study to evaluate incorporating eye care for children into reproductive and child health services in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania: a historical comparison study. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
BACKGROUND: Many blinding eye conditions of childhood are preventable or treatable, particularly in developing countries. However, primary eye care (PEC) for children is poorly developed, leading to unnecessary visual loss.
Gilbert, Clare Elizabeth   +2 more
core   +2 more sources

Dry eye disease ranking among common reasons for seeking eye care in a large US claims database

open access: yesClinical Ophthalmology, 2019
Objectives Dry eye disease (DED) is a complex multifactorial condition of the ocular surface characterized by symptoms of ocular discomfort, irritation, and visual disturbance. Data previously reported from this study showed an increase in prevalence and
J. Bradley   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Lessons Learned From a Delayed‐Start Trial of Modafinil for Freezing of Gait in Parkinson's Disease

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Freezing of gait (FOG) in people with Parkinson's disease (PwPD) is debilitating and has limited treatments. Modafinil modulates beta/gamma band activity in the pedunculopontine nucleus (PPN), like PPN deep brain stimulation. We therefore tested the hypothesis that Modafinil would improve FOG in PwPD.
Tuhin Virmani   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Equipment for eye care.

open access: yesCommunity 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.
openaire   +2 more sources

The Prevalence of Visual Impairment in People with Dementia (the PrOVIDe study): a cross-sectional study of people aged 60–89 years with dementia and qualitative exploration of individual, carer and professional perspectives [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Background: The prevalence of visual impairment (VI) and dementia increases with age and these conditions may coexist, but few UK data exist on VI among people with dementia. Objectives: To measure the prevalence of eye conditions causing VI in people
Access Economics   +152 more
core   +1 more source

Implementation of a cloud-based referral platform in ophthalmology: making telemedicine services a reality in eye care

open access: yesBritish Journal of Ophthalmology, 2019
Background Hospital Eye Services (HES) in the UK face an increasing number of optometric referrals driven by progress in retinal imaging. The National Health Service (NHS) published a 10-year strategy (NHS Long-Term Plan) to transform services to meet ...
C. Kern   +9 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Prognostic Implications of Sleep Architecture for Patients Admitted to the Intensive Care Unit With Status Epilepticus

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Status epilepticus (SE) is associated with significant mortality. Sleep architecture may reflect normal brain function. Impaired sleep architecture is associated with poorer outcomes in numerous conditions. Here we investigate the association of sleep architecture in continuous EEG (cEEG) with survival in SE.
Ran R. Liu   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Eye Care Utilization Among Insured People With Diabetes in the U.S., 2010–2014

open access: yesDiabetes Care, 2019
OBJECTIVE Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is the leading cause of blindness among working-age adults, and although screening with eye exams is effective, screening rates are low.
S. Benoit   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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