Ocular injuries and eye care seeking patterns following injuries among cocoa farmers in Ghana [PDF]
, 2016 Background: The work environment of cocoa farmers exposes them to several ocular hazards that predispose them to eye diseases and injuries. However, the extent of ocular injuries and health seeking patterns following these injuries are unknown among ...
Bert, Boadi-Kusi Samuel +2 more
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Prevalence and Causes of Occupational Eye Injuries in Gampola, a Rural Town in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka Journal of Medicine, 2022 Background: Occupational eye injuries cause significant ocular morbidity with possibly devastating social and economic consequences. However, the simple use of personal protective eyewear during exposure to hazards during work can reduce the injury ...
S. C. De Silva +4 more
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A cost effective eye movement tracker based wheel chair control algorithm for people with paraplegia [PDF]
arXiv, 2022 Spinal cord injuries can often lead to quadriplegia in patients limiting their mobility. Wheelchairs could be a good proposition for patients, but most of them operate either manually or with the help of electric motors operated with a joystick. This, however, requires the use of hands, making it unsuitable for quadriplegic patients.
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Driver Drowsiness Detection System: An Approach By Machine Learning Application [PDF]
arXiv, 2023 The majority of human deaths and injuries are caused by traffic accidents. A million people worldwide die each year due to traffic accident injuries, consistent with the World Health Organization. Drivers who do not receive enough sleep, rest, or who feel weary may fall asleep behind the wheel, endangering both themselves and other road users.
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Eye trauma epidemiology in regional Australia [PDF]
, 2014 Purpose: To describe the epidemiology of eye trauma presenting to a regional referral health service in New South Wales, Australia. Methods: A two-stage retrospective and prospective case series study was conducted. Patients who presented with eye trauma
Bhardwaj, Gaurav +3 more
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Changing trends of ocular trauma in the time of COVID-19 pandemic [PDF]
, 2020 To reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), countries have promoted a range of unprecedented public health responses. These measures aim at reducing the final size of the epidemic as well as its peak in order to decrease the acute pressure
Di Geronimo N. +5 more
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Ocular injury resulting in eye removal at a large tertiary care center in China [PDF]
International Journal of Ophthalmology, 2020 AIM: To investigate the risk factors for eye removal following ocular trauma at a major ophthalmology department in China. METHODS: A retrospective study of patients who underwent eye removal surgery following ocular trauma was completed.
Han Wu +5 more
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Is controlling a brain-computer interface just a matter of presence of mind? The limits of cognitive-motor dissociation [PDF]
arXiv, 2023 Brain-computer interfaces (BCI) are presented as a solution for people with global paralysis, also known as locked-in syndrome (LIS). The targeted population includes the most severe patients, with no residual eye movements, who cannot use any communication device (Complete LIS).
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Epidemiological aspects of ocular superglue injuries [PDF]
International Journal of Ophthalmology, 2016 AIM: To report the frequency, associated risk factors and characteristics of cases referred to Farabi Eye Hospital with ocular superglue injuries.
Seyed Ali Tabatabaei +7 more
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Banger-related ocular injuries during New Year festivities in Osogbo, SW Nigeria [PDF]
, 2015 BACKGROUND: Different types of ocular injuries could be sustained following banger explosives. This case report could be the first of such reports in West Africa.CASE DETAILS: We report cases of ocular injuries caused by bangers.
Adeoti, CO +3 more
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