A truly knotless technique for scleral fixation of intraocular lenses: Two-year results
Scleral fixated intraocular lens (SFIOL) is a safe and effective option for managing optical aphakia. Suture related complications like suture erosion, suture breakage, endophthalmitis, etc. are unique to SFIOL.
Naresh K Yadav+3 more
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Refractive errors among children, adolescents and adults attending eye clinics in Mexico [PDF]
AIM: To assess the proportion of refractive errors in the Mexican population that visited primary care optometry clinics in fourteen states of Mexico. METHODS: Refractive data from 676 856 patients aged 6 to 90y were collected from optometry clinics in ...
Francisco Gomez-Salazar+16 more
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Corneal wavefront-guided photorefractive keratectomy with mitomycin-C for consecutive hyperopia after radial keratotomy [PDF]
OBJETIVO: Avaliar a eficácia, previsibilidade e estabilidade da ceratectomia fotorrefrativa (PRK) guiada pela frente de onda corneana para o tratamento da hipermetropia secundária à ceratotomia radial.
GHANEM, Emir Amin+2 more
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Prevalence of visual impairment and refractive errors in an urban area of Mexico [PDF]
AIM: To determine the distribution of refractive errors in a school-age population in Quintana Roo (Mexico) in the framework of an international cooperation campaign for the prevention of blindness. METHODS: A sample of 2647 school-age children (ranging
Isabel Signes-Soler+3 more
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Measuring glucose content in the aqueous humor [PDF]
Many diabetics must measure their blood glucose levels regularly to maintain good health. In principle, one way of measuring the glucose concentration in the human body would be by measuring optically the glucose content of the aqueous humor in the eye ...
Aguareles, Maria+7 more
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Refractive error study in young subjects: results from a rural area in Paraguay [PDF]
AIM: To evaluate the distribution of refractive error in young subjects in a rural area of Paraguay in the context of an international cooperation campaign for the prevention of blindness.
Estrella Lumeras, Miguel Ángel+4 more
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Refractive errors and the uniform patient fee scheme at a public hospital in South Africa
Background: Uniform Patient Fee Scheme (UPFS) refers to the healthcare subsidy levels provided by public hospitals in South Africa. Such subsidies indirectly reflect socio-economic factors and thus potentially might impact upon distributions of ...
Khisimusi D. Maluleke+2 more
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Age-related changes in the human visual system and prevalence of refractive conditions in patients attending an eye clinic [PDF]
PURPOSE: To retrospectively report the trends of change in several parameters of the human visualsystem over a wide age range in patients attending an eye clinic. SETTING: University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain.
Ferrer-Blasco, Teresa+2 more
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Prevalence of refractive errors in children in India: a systematic review [PDF]
Uncorrected refractive error is an avoidable cause of visual impairment which affects children in India. The objective of this review is to estimate the prevalence of refractive errors in children ≤ 15 years of age.
Aditi Modi+48 more
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Purpose. A comparative analysis of cornea histomorphology of adults and children with hyperopic refraction after femtosecond laser intrastromal keratomileusis (FemtoLASIK).Material and methods.
N. P. Pashtaev+2 more
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