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Cornea opacity, uveitis with iris atrophy and lens damage following cosmetic high-intensity ultrasound of the eyelid: a case report

BMC Ophthalmology, 2023
Background High-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) is a cosmetic procedure that aims to tone the skin through thermal collagen coagulation. The energy is delivered in the deep layers of the skin, and because of these characteristics, the risks of severe
Samara Barbara Marafon, Diane Ruschel Marinho, Sérgio Kwitko   +2 more
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Barriers and factors affecting personal protective equipment usage in St. Mary’s Hospital Lacor in Northern Uganda [PDF]

, 2017
Background: To protect health workers (HCWs) from risky occupation exposure, CDC developed the universal precautions (Ups) including Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs).
Apio JA, Kansime, Odora J, Okello TR, Pecorella I   +4 more
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Corneal epithelial ingrowth after perforating corneal injury: a case report

BMC Ophthalmology, 2022
Background Epithelial ingrowth is a rare complication after ocular perforation and can become manifest many years after the primary trauma. Case presentation A 49-year-old patient presented with a positive Seidel test of unclear origin at her left eye ...
Adrien Quintin, Loïc Hamon, Fidelis A. Flockerzi, Ursula Schlötzer-Schrehardt, Matthias Dias Blak, Berthold Seitz   +5 more
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Media use during adolescence: the recommendations of the Italian Pediatric Society. [PDF]

, 2019
BACKGROUND: The use of media device, such as smartphone and tablet, is currently increasing, especially among the youngest. Adolescents spend more and more time with their smartphones consulting social media, mainly Facebook, Instagram and Twitter ...
Agostiniani R, Banderali G, Bozzola E, Bozzola M, Caruso C, Chiara A, Corsello G, Del Vecchio A, Memo L, Peroni D, Ruggiero M, Spina G, Staiano AM, Turra R, Vecchio D, Villani A   +15 more
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Evaluation of radiation exposure from fluoroscopic examination in small animal veterinary staff using thermoluminescent dosimeters

Veterinární Medicína, 2019
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the occupational radiation exposure levels of veterinary staff during fluoroscopic examination using thermoluminescent dosimeters (TLDs).
Jeongsu An, Sohee Lim, Seunghee Lee, Hyeona Kim, Kyungjun Min, Youngkwon Cho, Kichang Lee   +6 more
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Asthenopia among university students: The eye of the digital generation

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2020
Background: Asthenopia or eye strain is one of the major medical problems that students face during their academic years. Objectives: The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of asthenopia among a sample of university students attending ...
Rayah Issam Touma Sawaya, Nour El Meski, Joelle Bou Saba, Chloe Lahoud, Lea Saab, Maya Haouili, Malek Shatila, Zeinab Aidibe, Umayya Musharrafieh   +8 more
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Ocular health and safety assessment among mechanics of the Cape Coast Metropolis, Ghana

Journal of Ophthalmic & Vision Research, 2016
Purpose: To conduct an ocular health and safety assessment among mechanics in the Cape Coast Metropolis, Ghana. Methods: This descriptive cross sectional study included 500 mechanics using multistage sampling.
Emmanuel Kwasi Abu, Samuel Bert Boadi-Kusi, Prince Opuni Quarcoo, Samuel Kyei, Andrew Owusu-Ansah, Charles Darko-Takyi   +5 more
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Wearing a bike helmet leads to less cognitive control, revealed by lower frontal midline theta power and risk indifference [PDF]

, 2019
A recent study claims that participants wearing a bike helmet behave riskier in a computer-based risk task compared to control participants without a bike helmet.
Holroyd, Clay, Kessler, Luisa, Miltner, Wolfgang H. R., Schmidt, Barbara   +3 more
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A feasible route for the design and manufacture of customised respiratory protection through digital facial capture

Scientific Reports, 2021
The World Health Organisation has called for a 40% increase in personal protective equipment manufacturing worldwide, recognising that frontline workers need effective protection during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Luke N. Carter, Caroline A. Reed, Alexander P. Morrell, Anthony K. H. Fong, Rayyan Chowdhury, Ewan Miller, Federico Alberini, Balvinder Khambay, Shivana Anand, Liam M. Grover, Trevor Coward, Owen Addison, Sophie C. Cox   +12 more
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Restrainer exposure to scatter radiation in practical small animal radiography measured using thermoluminescent dosimeters

Veterinární Medicína, 2018
This study was aimed at estimating restrainer exposure to scatter radiation in veterinary radiography using thermoluminescent dosimeters (TLDs) in different positions, and at different anatomic regions.
H. Oh, S. Sung, S. Lim, Y. Jung, Y. Cho, K. Lee   +5 more
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