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Alternative eye care [PDF]

open access: yesBritish Journal of Ophthalmology, 2001
“History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all the other alternatives.” Abba Eban, 1915– As ophthalmologists we tend to stick to what we know. We mostly use only four main groups of drugs that act on the eye—anti-infectives, anti-inflammatories, antiglaucoma medications, and lubricants—a limited formulary, but ...
openaire   +2 more sources

Ocular surface symptoms among individuals exposed to ambient levels of traffic derived air pollution – a cross-sectional study [version 2; referees: 2 approved]

open access: yesF1000Research, 2018
Background: The ocular surface is separated by a thin layer of tear film from outdoor air pollutants making individuals exposed to outdoor air pollution prone to various ocular surface disorders.
Nabin Paudel   +5 more
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Modernizing and expanding universal eye care coverage after VISION 2020

open access: yesVoices in Bioethics, 2020
Photo by Wesley Tingey on Unsplash INTRODUCTION On February 18, 1999, the World Health Organization launched VISION 2020 to eliminate preventable, treatable blindness by 2020.[1] Today, low-income nations continue to lack access to prevention-based
Megan Yu
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Bilateral, Simultaneous, Acute Angle Closure Glaucoma in Pseudophakia Induced by Chlorthalidone

open access: yesCase Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine, 2016
Purpose. To report two persons with acute, bilateral, and simultaneous angle closure glaucoma in pseudophakia secondary to uveal effusions induced by administration of chlorthalidone. Methods. Case reports. Results.
Indra Durai   +4 more
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Expression of immune response genes in human corneal epithelial cells interacting with Aspergillus flavus conidia

open access: yesBMC Genomics, 2022
Background Aspergillus flavus, one of the causative agents of human fungal keratitis, can be phagocytosed by human corneal epithelial (HCE) cells and the conidia containing phagosomes mature into phagolysosomes.
Divya Arunachalam   +7 more
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Data set for the mass spectrometry based exoproteome analysis of Aspergillus flavus isolates

open access: yesData in Brief, 2015
Aspergillus flavus is one of the predominant causative organisms of mycotic keratitis in tropical parts of the world. Extracellular proteins are the earliest proteins that come in contact with the host and have a role in the infection process ...
Ramu Muthu Selvam   +10 more
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Multimorbidity and multi-disability among the elderly in residential care in India: the Hyderabad Ocular Morbidity in Elderly Study (HOMES)

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2022
We report prevalence and risk factors for multimorbidity and multi-disability among elderly people in residential care in the Hyderabad region in South India. In total, 1182 elderly (aged ≥ 60) participants were examined in 41 homes for the aged centres.
Srinivas Marmamula   +6 more
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Ensuring patient safety in eye care

open access: yesKerala Journal of Ophthalmology, 2022
Due to the frequent and rapid development of new drugs, changes in treatment protocols and patient care delivery systems including technology, patient care in health care settings is becoming increasingly complex.
R D Ravindran
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Eye care services and benefits paid by medical schemes in South Africa

open access: yesAfrican Vision and Eye Health, 2023
Background: Vision impairment (VI) affects people worldwide, and demographic factors like age are significantly linked to VI. Routine eye exams and other eye care treatments can detect and prevent common eye illnesses.
Michael M. Willie
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Android mobile applications in eye care

open access: yesOman Journal of Ophthalmology, 2019
Google Play Store was used to search for eye care-related applications the android simulator using various general terms related to eye care to review and categorize various interactive eye care-related applications in android platform from the details ...
Siddharth Karuppasamy Karthikeyan   +3 more
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