IMPACT: The car telemetry system may be an ideal method to accurately and reliably evaluate and compare at-risk driving errors between older drivers with and without glaucoma.
Sharon Sabapathypillai +4 more
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Single-Nucleotide Polymorphisms and Glaucoma Severity [PDF]
To the Editor: A recent publication in the Journal (Copin et al. 2002) reported that SNPs in the promoter of apolipoprotein E (APOE [MIM 107741]) modify the phenotype of primary open-angle glaucoma, result in increased optic-nerve damage, and interact at a highly significant level with an SNP in the promoter of myocilin (MYOC [MIM 601652]), a known ...
Bunce, Catey +3 more
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The sick body is not associated with the sicker eye
Introduction: Systemic diseases such as hypertension and diabetes mellitus (DM) have been identified as the risk factor for glaucoma. However, there is minimal knowledge on the impact of systemic diseases on severity of glaucoma.
Neoh Yee Ling +4 more
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Alteration of fractional anisotropy and mean diffusivity in glaucoma: novel results of a meta-analysis of diffusion tensor imaging studies. [PDF]
OBJECTIVES: We hypothesized that a meta-analysis of existing studies may help to reveal significant changes on diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) in patients with glaucoma.
Ke Li +5 more
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Glaucoma is an optic neuropathy that leads to characteristic visual field defects. However, there is no cure for glaucoma, so the diagnosis of its severity is essential for its prevention.
Sanli Yi +5 more
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Severity of Visual Field Loss at First Presentation to Glaucoma Clinics in England and Tanzania [PDF]
Purpose: To compare severity of visual field (VF) loss at first presentation in glaucoma clinics in England and Tanzania. Methods: Large archives of VF records from automated perimetry were used to retrospectively examine vision loss at first ...
Adegbehingbe BO +9 more
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Prevalence and spatial concordance of visual field deterioration in fellow eyes of glaucoma patients. [PDF]
PurposeTo examine the prevalence of visual field deterioration in contralateral eyes of patients with worsening open-angle glaucoma and to evaluate the spatial concordance of visual field deterioration between both eyes.MethodsOne hundred sixteen open ...
Caprioli, Joseph +3 more
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Implementing Smartphone Tutorials for Patients With Severe Glaucoma
Purpose The purpose of the study is to determine if instructional videos detailing the use of smartphone accessibility features may be used to improve quality of life and comfort with phone usage among patients with severe glaucoma. Design The design of the present study is an interventional case series.
Cameron, Nathaniel +6 more
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Effect of physical activity on severity of primary angle closure glaucoma
Objective: To determine the association between physical activity and severity of primary angle closure glaucoma in Malay patients. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted involving 150 primary angle closure glaucoma patients between April 2014 ...
Niven Teh Chong Seong +10 more
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Association between Vision-related Quality of Life and Mental Health Status among Glaucoma Patients in a Tertiary Care Hospital, Uttar Pradesh, India: A Cross-sectional Study [PDF]
Introduction: Glaucoma is a chronic, progressive optic neuropathy that can lead to blindness. It is a multifactorial disorder, with elevated Intraocular Pressure (IOP) being one of the modifiable risk factors.
Alka Gupta +6 more
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