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Prevalence and associated risk factors of dry eye disease in Hotan, Xinjiang: a cross-sectional study

BMC Ophthalmology, 2023
Objectives To assess the prevalence of dry eye disease (DED) in the Uyghur population in Hotan, Xinjiang, and to identify risk factors associated with this disorder.
Xiaolong Li, Zhen Wang, Jingyu Mu, Hamila Puerkaiti, Ayinu Nulahou, Jie Zhang, Yong Zhao, Qi Sun, Yuanyuan Li, Yan Wang, Yunxian Gao   +10 more
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Inebilizumab in AQP4‐Seropositive NMOSD: One‐Year Follow‐Up From a Multicenter, Real‐World Study

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Real‐world evidence on inebilizumab among neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) patients is lacking. This study assessed inebilizumab among Chinese patients with aquaporin 4 autoantibody (AQP4‐IgG)‐seropositive NMOSD in a real‐world setting.
Mengcui Gui, Jiayang Zhan, Wei Li, Tao Jin, Dan He, Daishi Tian, Zhijun Li, Jing Lin, Yue Li, Hongyu Zhou, Bitao Bu   +10 more
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Glucagon‐Like Peptide‐1 Receptor Agonists in Multiple Sclerosis: A Topical Narrative Review

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The glucagon‐like peptide‐1 (GLP‐1) receptor agonists (RAs) are a relatively new class of drugs that were initially approved by the US Food and Drug Administration to improve glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and, subsequently, weight reduction in patients with obesity.
Audrey Y. Chang, Farrah J. Mateen
wiley   +1 more source

Visual impairment and age-related eye diseases in Florida: Findings from 2006 Behavioral Risk Factors Surveillance System (BRFSS) in Nine states

Risk Management and Healthcare Policy, 2009
Yan Li, Amy Z Fan, Lina S BalluzBehavioral Surveillance Branch, Division of Adult and Community Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USAPurpose: To compare ...
Yan Li, Amy Z Fan, Lina S Balluz
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Prevalence of dry eye disease in type 2 diabetic patients and its co-relation with the duration, glycemic control and retinopathy [PDF]

Al Ameen Journal of Medical Sciences, 2015
Aims: To study the prevalence of dry eye disease in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients and to study the various factors associated with dry eye in them. Methods: A hospital based cross-sectional clinical study of 100 Type 2 diabetic patients attending a ...
Reshma Shaikh
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Efficacy of Fampridine on Refractory Optic Neuritis in Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorders

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders (NMOSD) usually occur with acute refractory optic neuritis (ON). However, there is a lack of efficacious treatments to improve recovery. Since fampridine has been found to improve the prognosis of multiple sclerosis (MS) and MS‐related ON, it is necessary to explore the efficacy of fampridine ...
Hongxuan Wang, Wanru Chen, Xiangpen Li, Hengjian Lu, Chenguang Li, Xiaoni Zhang, Lulu Bu, Xiaoyu Xu, Qingyu Shen, Ying Peng   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prospective Study of Eye Disease in Timor-Leste: The East Timor Eye Program

, 2016
This study aimed to present the methodology of the East Timor Eye Program and report the prevalence of eye disease seen at the National Eye Centre during a 3-month sample period between June and August ...
Correia, Marcelino, Kreis, Andréas Josef, Verma, Nitin, Dirani, Mohamed, Sugnanam, Kirthi Kumar Naidu, Ma, Shirley, Ma S, Correia M, Sugnanam KK, Kreis A, Dirani M, Verma N   +11 more
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The Nigerian national blindness and visual impairment survey: Rationale, objectives and detailed methodology [PDF]

, 2008
Background: Despite having the largest population in Africa, Nigeria has no accurate population based data to plan and evaluate eye care services. A national survey was undertaken to estimate the prevalence and determine the major causes of blindness and
Gudlavalleti Murthy VS, Brendan Dineen, Jiya, JY, Hannah Faal, Elhassan, Elizabeth, Elizabeth Elhassan, Mansur Rabiu, Rabiu, Mansur, Abiose Adenike, Rabiu, M, Ozemela, Chinenyem P, Adenike Abiose, Lee, Pak Sang, Lee Pak, Mahdi, Abdull M, Gilbert Clare E, Abiose, Adenike, Abubakar Tafida, Christian C Ezelum, Dineen Brendan, Abiose, A, Gudlavalleti, MVS, Elhassan Elizabeth, Ozemela Chinenyem P, Mahdi Abdull M, Mahdi, AM, Fatima Kyari, Abdull M Mahdi, Ezelum, CC, Lee, PS, Gilbert, CE, Gabriel, E, Clare E Gilbert, Ezelum, Christian C, Pak Sang Lee, Dineen, Brendan, Gabriel, Entekume, Gudlavalleti, Murthy VS, Tafida Abubakar, Murthy VS Gudlavalleti, Faal, H, Kyari, F, Abubakar, T, Elhassan, E, Entekume Gabriel, Ozemela, CP, Gabriel Entekume, Kyari, Fatima, Faal Hannah, Ezelum Christian C, Rabiu Mansur, Faal, Hannah, Gilbert, Clare E, Kyari Fatima, Chinenyem P Ozemela, Abubakar, Tafida, Jiya, Jonathan Y, Jonathan Y Jiya, Dineen, B, Jiya Jonathan Y   +59 more
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Associations Between Biomarkers of Alzheimer's Disease and Sleep in Cognitively Unimpaired Older Adults

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Sleep disturbances have been implicated as a risk factor for developing Alzheimer's disease (AD), but evidence linking plasma AD biomarkers to sleep in cognitively unimpaired individuals remains limited. The present study examined associations between evening, morning, and overnight changes in plasma AD biomarkers and measures of ...
Cornelia Sauter, Hans Dorn, Julian Hellmann‐Regen, Ana Bueno‐Lopez, Verena van Ginneken, Heidi Danker‐Hopfe   +5 more
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The prevalence and identification of chronic kidney disease in Switzerland [PDF]

, 2015
BACKGROUND: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is characterized by a gradual loss of kidney function. Patients in early CKD stages are often asymptomatic or show non-specific symptoms.
Tomonaga, Yuki
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