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Local Activation of the Alternative Pathway of Complement System in Mycotic Keratitis Patient Tear
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2020 Aspergillus flavus and Fusarium solani are the predominant causative agents of mycotic keratitis in the tropical part of the world. Tear proteins play a major role in the innate immune response against these fungal infections as has been shown by the ...
Mohammed Razeeth Shait Mohammed +6 more
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Diabetic retinopathy awareness and eye care behaviour of indigenous women in Saskatoon, Canada
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2021 Diabetes is a public health challenge in Canada with a disproportionate number of Indigenous people, especially women, living with diabetes. Diabetic retinopathy is a diabetes ocular complication and a common cause of blindness in Canadian adults.
Valerie Umaefulam, Kalyani Premkumar
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African Vision and Eye Health, 2021 Background: Many factors influence glaucoma medication adherence. A better understanding of the relationships between knowledge, attitude and patients’ practice problems in using glaucoma medications may reveal opportunities for intervention that could ...
Shonisani E. Tshivhase +2 more
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The Only Eye Study (OnES): a qualitative study of surgeon experiences of only eye surgery and recommendations for patient safety [PDF]
, 2019 OBJECTIVE: Performing surgery on patients with only one seeing-eye, where complications may result in catastrophic vision loss, presents unique challenges for the ophthalmic care team.
Crabb, D. P. +5 more
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Ophthalmology and Therapy, 2021 Three-dimensional printing enables precise modeling of anatomical structures and has been employed in a broad range of applications across medicine.
Ryan D. Larochelle +2 more
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British 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 ...
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BMC Ophthalmology, 2021 Background Superficial eye disorders are one of the most common complications of improper eye care in intensive care units that can lead to corneal ulcers and permanent eye damage.
Azam Pourghaffari Lahiji +3 more
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Health systems analysis of eye care services in Zambia: evaluating progress towards VISION 2020 goals. [PDF]
, 2014 BACKGROUND: VISION 2020 is a global initiative launched in 1999 to eliminate avoidable blindness by 2020. The objective of this study was to undertake a situation analysis of the Zambian eye health system and assess VISION 2020 process indicators on ...
Blanchet, K +7 more
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F1000Research, 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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Aqueous Humor Outflow Structure and Function Imaging At the Bench and Bedside: A Review. [PDF]
, 2016 Anterior segment glaucoma clinical care and research has recently gained new focus because of novel imaging modalities and the advent of angle-based surgical treatments. Traditional investigation drawn to the trabecular meshwork now emphasizes the entire
Huang, Alex S +2 more
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