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A Non-Surgical Wearable Option for Bone Conduction Hearing Implants: A Comparative Study with Conventional Bone Conduction Hearing Aids Mounted on Eyeglasses [PDF]

Audiology Research
Objectives. This study aimed to compare the audiological benefits of a non-implantable wearable option for a bone conduction (BC) implant mounted on an arch (SoundArc) to those of traditional BC hearing aids (HAs) mounted on eyeglasses (BCHAs) in ...
Federica Di Berardino, Giovanni Ciavarro, Giulia Fumagalli, Claudia Albanese, Enrico Pasanisi, Diego Zanetti, Vincenzo Vincenti   +6 more
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Infection Risk from Surgeons' Eyeglasses

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery, 2012
Purpose. To assess bacterial contamination of 20 eyeglasses from surgeons. Methods. 40 samples were taken from the nose pad (n=20) and earpiece (n=20) of 20 eyeglasses from orthopaedic surgeons using a sterile swab stick soaked in sterile distilled water.
Umer Butt, Urfan Saleem, Kamran Yousuf, Tarek El-Bouni, Andrew Chambler, Ahmed Shawky Eid   +5 more
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Mesh deformation-based single-view 3D reconstruction of thin eyeglasses frames with differentiable rendering

Graphical Models
With the support of Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) technologies, the 3D virtual eyeglasses try-on application is well on its way to becoming a new trending solution that offers a “try on” option to select the perfect pair of eyeglasses ...
Fan Zhang, Ziyue Ji, Weiguang Kang, Weiqing Li, Zhiyong Su   +4 more
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A DCNN-Based Fast NIR Face Recognition System Robust to Reflected Light From Eyeglasses [PDF]

IEEE Access, 2020
Due to an increasing need for face recognition under poor lighting conditions, near infrared (NIR) face recognition based on deep convolutional neural networks (DCNN) has become an active area of research.
Jeyeon Kim, Moonsoo Ra, Whoi-Yul Kim
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Effect of no eyeglasses sales on the quality of eye care: an experimental evidence from China [PDF]

BMC Public Health
Background Eye examinations and eyeglasses acquisition are typically integrated into a cohesive procedure in China. We conducted a randomized controlled trial using incognito standardized patient (SP) approach to evaluate the impact of separating ...
Nan Wang, Yangyuan Li, Shichong Wu, Yunjie Liu, Jingchun Nie, Junhao Wu, Zulihumaer Reheman, Jinbiao Ye, Jie Yang   +8 more
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Eyeglasses and risk of COVID-19 transmission—analysis of the Virus Watch Community Cohort study [PDF]

International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Objectives: The importance of SARS-CoV-2 transmission via the eyes is unknown, with previous studies mainly focusing on protective eyewear in healthcare settings.
Annalan M.D. Navaratnam, Christopher O'Callaghan, Sarah Beale, Vincent Nguyen, Anna Aryee, Isobel Braithwaite, Thomas E. Byrne, Wing Lam Erica Fong, Ellen Fragaszy, Cyril Geismar, Susan Hoskins, Jana Kovar, Parth Patel, Madhumita Shrotri, Sophie Weber, Alexei Yavlinsky, Robert W. Aldridge, Andrew C. Hayward, Susan Michie, Pia Hardelid, Linda Wijlaars, Eleni Nastouli, Moira Spyer, Ben Killingley, Ingemar Cox, Vasileios Lampos, Rachel A. McKendry, Tao Cheng, Yunzhe Liu, Jo Gibbs, Richard Gilson, Alison Rogers, Anne M. Johnson   +32 more
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Unsupervised Eyeglasses Removal in the Wild [PDF]

IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics, 2021
Eyeglasses removal is challenging in removing different kinds of eyeglasses, e.g., rimless glasses, full-rim glasses and sunglasses, and recovering appropriate eyes. Due to the large visual variants, the conventional methods lack scalability. Most existing works focus on the frontal face images in the controlled environment, such as the laboratory, and
Bingwen Hu, Zhedong Zheng, Ping Liu, Wankou Yang, Mingwu Ren   +4 more
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Development and evaluation of an intervention to promote the use of eyeglasses among Romani families in Bulgaria

Frontiers in Public Health, 2023
ObjectiveUncorrected refractive error (i.e., lack of eyeglasses for the treatment of refractive error) is one of the leading causes of visual impairment in Eastern Europe.
Gergana Damianova Kodjebacheva, Gergana Damianova Kodjebacheva, Slavka Grigorova Hristova, Ventsislav Savov   +3 more
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Knowledge and barriers associated with contact lens use among spectacle wearers

Khyber Medical University Journal, 2023
OBJECTIVE: To determine the knowledge and barriers to contact lens usage among spectacle wearers. METHODS: This cross-sectional study was conducted from November 2020 to January 2021 on the spectacle wearers visiting Al-Shifa Trust Eye Hospital ...
. Umm-e-Aiman, Muhammad Sadiq, Fareeha Ayub, Khizar Nabeel Ali   +3 more
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Prevention of myopia progression using orthokeratology [PDF]

Kosin Medical Journal, 2023
The prevalence of myopia in children and juveniles has increased significantly in Korea and worldwide; in particular, the rates of myopia and high myopia in East Asia have grown rapidly.
Stephanie Suzanne S. Garcia, Changzoo Kim   +1 more
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