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Eye Care Utilization among Older Subjects with Visual Impairment in Northwest Ethiopia

Journal of Ophthalmic & Vision Research, 2023
Purpose: To find out the level of eye care service utilization and its determinants among the elderly visually impaired populations while visiting ophthalmic outreach locations in North-Western Ethiopia, 2021.
Aragaw Kegne Assaye, Melkamu Temeselew Tegegn, Gizachew Tilahun Belete   +2 more
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Advances in Photonic Materials and Integrated Devices for Smart and Digital Healthcare: Bridging the Gap Between Materials and Systems

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
This article summarizes significant technological advancements in materials, photonic devices, and bio‐interfaced systems, which demonstrate successful applications for impacting human healthcare via improved therapies, advanced diagnostics, and on‐skin health monitoring.
Seunghyeb Ban, Hoon Yi, Jaejin Park, Yunuo Huang, Ki Jun Yu, Woon‐Hong Yeo   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Establishing Low Vision Services at Secondary Level

Community Eye Health Journal, 2004
Introduction. VISION 2020: The Right to Sight has provided a new impetus to the concept of comprehensive eye care encompassing eye health promotion and prevention of blindness, treatment of eye disease and rehabilitation services for people with ...
Haroon Awan, Hasan Minto
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TriMag Microrobots: 3D‐Printed Microrobots for Magnetic Actuation, Imaging, and Hyperthermia

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
TriMag microrobots are two‐photon polymerized hydrogel structures embedded with in situ synthesized Fe3O4 and CoFe2O4 nanoparticles, enabling magnetic actuation, high‐resolution magnetic particle imaging (MPI), and efficient magnetothermal heating for deep‐tissue biomedical interventions including tracking, navigation, and tumor ablation.
Liuxi Xing, Yulu Cai, Yapei Zhang, Kevin Mozel, Zhengxu Tang, Tengteng Tang, Vittorio Mottini, Saumya Nigam, Bryan R. Smith, Ian Y Lee, Tavarekere N. Nagaraja, Ping Wang, Xiangjia Li, Tong Gao, Jinxing Li   +14 more
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Bioinspired Adaptive Sensors: A Review on Current Developments in Theory and Application

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
This review comprehensively summarizes the recent progress in the design and fabrication of sensory‐adaptation‐inspired devices and highlights their valuable applications in electronic skin, wearable electronics, and machine vision. The existing challenges and future directions are addressed in aspects such as device performance optimization ...
Guodong Gong, You Zhou, Qingxiu Li, Wenyu Zhao, Sunyingyue Geng, Hangfei Li, Yan‐Bing Leng, Shirui Zhu, Guanglong Ding, Yongbiao Zhai, Ziyu Lv, Ye Zhou, Su‐Ting Han   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Stimuli‐Responsive Materials for Biomedical Applications

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Stimulus‐responsive materials (SRMs) hold great promise for use in a wide range of biomedical applications. This review covers four stimulus modalities, namely, electrical, optical, magnetic, and ultrasound, and their associated SRMs. It provides a summary of the materials in each modality, their development, and current research perspectives.
Adriana Teixeira do Nascimento, Paul R. Stoddart, Toon Goris, Miriam Kael, Richard Manasseh, Karen Alt, Jurie Tashkandi, Byung Chul Kim, Simon E Moulton   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Primary eye care service provision ability of mid-level healthcare providers in southern Ethiopia

African Vision and Eye Health
Background: The provision of eye care services by trained and well-capacitated primary care providers in the rural community will contribute significantly to the reduction of avoidable blindness. Aim: This study aimed to investigate mid-level healthcare
Temesgen W. Kentayiso, Naomi L. Nkoane, Kholofelo L. Matlhaba   +2 more
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Local Femtosecond Pulsed Laser Decoating of Superhydrophobic Paper Coating for Enhanced Fog Harvesting Efficiency

Advanced Materials Interfaces, EarlyView.
This study investigates the enhancement of water harvesting efficiency on superhydrophobic paper by introducing pinning structures using femtosecond laser ablation. Surface wettability and water collection performance are evaluated through contact angle measurements, roll‐off analysis, and fogging tests.
Martin Kahlmeyer, Carina Breuer, Andreas Winkel, Markus Biesalski, Camilo Florian‐Baron, Stefan Böhm   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Improving access to eye care services in Ghana using community health structures

African Vision and Eye Health
Background: To improve access to appropriate eye health care services within the community health structures in Ghana, pre- and post-intervention studies were carried out to explore the feasibility of integrating primary eye health into the community ...
Anthony Ofosu, Ivy Osei, Maria Hagan, Leticia Biekro, Albert K. Awedoba, Boateng Wiafe   +5 more
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Advanced Materials in Responsible Electronics: Innovations for Sustainability, Health, and Circularity

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
Contemporary electronic devices produce significant waste, harming ecosystems. Innovation in design, consumption, materials, and end‐of‐life management is crucial. This review explores advanced materials for sustainable and responsible electronics, highlighting their potential to reduce environmental and health hazards while improving device ...
Rawan Omar, Jiawei Yang, Tan‐Phat Huynh, Kiran Gulia, Sooyun Caroline Tavolacci, Weiwei Wu, Yan Wang, Hossam Haick   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source