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Utilisation of eye and skin care, and social services among persons with albinism in Ulundi, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

African Vision and Eye Health, 2019
Background: Knowledge of the utilisation of eye and skin care, and social services among persons with albinism is essential for planning intervention strategies for this group.
Zuzile Zungu, Khathutshelo P. Mashige
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Boundary‐Dependent Sleep–Wake Dysregulation in Idiopathic Hypersomnia

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Idiopathic hypersomnia (IH) presents with excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) despite apparently preserved nocturnal sleep, challenging traditional models of hypersomnolence based on sleep loss or fragmentation. We aimed to test the hypothesis that EDS in IH reflects excessive stabilization of the sleep state, consistent with ...
Samantha Mombelli, Karine Lacourse, Hélène Blais, Anne‐Sophie Deshaies‐Rugama, Cynthia Thompson, Alex Desautels, Jacques Montplaisir, Milan Nigam, Christophe Moderie, Boshra Khajehpiri, Catherine Duclos, Jean Marc Lina, Julie Carrier, Nadia Gosselin   +13 more
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Factors that influence eye care utilization in Nigeria: a systematic review

BMC Public Health
Purpose Various factors have been identified to influence eye care utilization in Nigeria, but no study has synthesized evidence from primary research on factors that influence eye care utilization in Nigeria.
Alwell Ikechukwu Maduakolam, Bernadine Nsa Ekpenyong, Desmond Areghan, Godfrey Wanok   +3 more
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Eye Care in Young Children: A Parents’ Perspective of Access and Barriers

Journal of Ophthalmic & Vision Research, 2023
Purpose: To evaluate parental perspectives of accessing eye care for children aged under seven years. Methods: The survey was conducted during September 2020 to March 2021 using online applications and distributed to parents whose children were between ...
Ali M Alsaqr
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Real‐World Longitudinal Data on the Impact of Hydroxychloroquine Blood Level Monitoring on Lupus Outcomes: Results of a Prospective Longitudinal Cohort Study

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) is a cornerstone therapy in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), but the weight‐based dosing does not account for clinical factors that can introduce individual variability in drug metabolism and clearance. We leveraged longitudinal data from a prospective SLE cohort to identify clinical factors that predict ...
Jay J. Patel, Fauzia Hollangel, Caroline Packee, Amita Kapoor, Brad Rovin, Nathalie Costedoat‐Chalumeau, Shivani Garg   +6 more
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Utilization of eye health‐care services in Australia: the National Eye Health Survey [PDF]

Clinical & Experimental Ophthalmology, 2017
AbstractImportanceNational data on eye health‐care service utilization will inform Australia's eye health policy.BackgroundTo investigate the utilization of eye health‐care services by Australians.DesignCross‐sectional survey.ParticipantsIndigenous Australians aged 40 years and older and non‐Indigenous Australians aged 50 years and older.MethodsOne ...
Joshua Foreman, Jing Xie, Stuart Keel, Hugh R Taylor, Mohamed Dirani   +4 more
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The Gut–Heart Axis in Systemic Sclerosis: Evidence From a Large Prospective Early Disease Cohort

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Cardiac involvement significantly impacts prognosis in systemic sclerosis (SSc), highlighting the need for early risk stratification. Gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms are common and often manifest early. Emerging data suggest a link between GI and cardiac manifestations, possibly through shared mechanisms like dysautonomia.
Francesca R. Di Ciommo, Ashish P. Balar, Aidan K. Strother, Subhash Kulkarni, Michael Hughes, Brian Skaug, Maureen D. Mayes, Shervin Assassi, Ali Y. Ayla, Zsuzsanna H. McMahan   +9 more
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Inconsistencies Exist in National Estimates of Eye Care Services Utilization in the United States

Journal of Ophthalmology, 2015
Background. There are limited research and substantial uncertainty about the level of eye care utilization in the United States. Objectives. Our study estimated eye care utilization using, to our knowledge, every known nationally representative, publicly
Fernando A. Wilson, Jim P. Stimpson, Yang Wang   +2 more
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Gender and blindness: eye disease and the use of eye care services.

Community eye health, 2003
Summary and Recommendations from a meeting at the Kilimanjaro Centre for Community Ophthalmology, Moshi, Tanzania, June 17-21 ...
Paul Courtright, Ken Bassett
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Determinants of Body Mass Index in Early Systemic Sclerosis: Implications for Nutritional Risk Stratification

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Gastrointestinal (GI) involvement can lead to malnutrition in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc). Body mass index (BMI) remains the most widely used marker to screen nutritional status. We aimed to identify predictors of lower BMI in patients with SSc. Methods Patients with SSc from a prospective US cohort meeting 2013 American College of
Ali Y. Ayla, Meng Zhang, Bingrui Chen, Claudia Pedroza, Brian Skaug, Maureen Mayes, Michael Hughes, Shervin Assassi, Zsuzsanna H. McMahan   +8 more
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