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Rehabilitation Methods for Patients with Geographic Atrophy due to Age-Related Macular Degeneration and Effects of Rehabilitation on Quality of Life

Journal of Ophthalmology, 2023
Purpose. The purpose of the study is to evaluate the low vision rehabilitation methods and to investigate the effect of visual rehabilitation on quality of life in patients with low vision due to geographic atrophy from age-related macular degeneration ...
Damla Erginturk Acar, Figen Batioglu, Aysun Idil, Esra Sahli, Dincer Goksuluk   +4 more
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Low vision services for vision rehabilitation in the United Kingdom [PDF]

British Journal of Ophthalmology, 2002
Little is known about the distribution and methods of delivery of low vision services across the United Kingdom. The purpose of this study was to determine the type and location of low vision services within the UK.Survey by means of a 29 point postal questionnaire, followed when necessary by a five point telephone questionnaire.
L E, Culham, B, Ryan, A J, Jackson, A R, Hill, B, Jones, C, Miles, J A, Young, C, Bunce, A C, Bird   +8 more
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The depression in visual impairment trial (DEPVIT): trial design and protocol [PDF]

, 2012
<b>Background</b> The prevalence of depression in people with a visual disability is high but screening for depression and referral for treatment is not yet an integral part of visual rehabilitation service provision. One reason for this may
Stanford, M., Margrain, TH, Nollett, C., Casten, R., Edwards, RT, Smith Daniel J, Nollett, Claire, Edwards, Rhiannon Tudor, Casten, R, Casten, Robin, Casten Robin, Tudor Edwards, R., Hegel, M., Margrain, T.H., Bunce Catey, Shearn, J, Bunce, Catey, Hegel, Mark T., Smith, D.J., Smith, DJ, Margrain Tom H, Ryan Barbara, Hegel Mark T, Stanford, M, Shearn Julia, Hegel, M.T., Margrain, Thomas Hengist, Margrain, T., Stanford Miles, Ryan, B., Bunce, C, Nollett Claire, Edwards, R.T., Bunce, C., Edwards Rhiannon, Nollett, C, Ryan, B, Bunce, K., Hegel, MT, Ryan, Barbara, Shearn, Julia, Stanford, Miles, Smith, Daniel J., Shearn, J., Smith, D.   +44 more
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A retrospective study of patients with visual impairment: Its magnitude, causes, and acceptance of the low vision Aids in a tertiary eye care hospital

TNOA Journal of Ophthalmic Science and Research, 2020
Aim: The study aims to highlight the importance of a low vision clinic and give a profile of patients presenting to a low vision clinic at a tertiary eye care hospital. Materials and Methods: Design: Retrospective study. Setting: Institutional.
Annamalai Odayappan, Tiruvengadakrishnan Nirmala Devi, Girish Velis, Priya Sivakumar, Sivagami Nachiappan   +4 more
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Bridging the Gap between Medical Low Vision and Visual Rehabilitation Services in Developing Nations

Delhi Journal of Ophthalmology, 2017
The majority of low vision service being provided in the developing countries is of mono-disciplinary, under which low vision aids are prescribed, without having much of visual rehabilitation services.
Senjam Suraj Singh, Praveen Vashist
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Sex Representation in US Stroke Clinical Trials: A Decade of Trends and Challenges

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Stroke remains a major cause of disability and mortality in the US, with significant sex‐based disparities, and females remain underrepresented in stroke clinical trials. We aimed to examine sex representation in US‐based stroke clinical trials, identify trial characteristics associated with higher female enrollment (≥ 50%), and ...
Chaitali Dagli, Mudasir Andrabi, Tova Cohen, Pranali G. Patel, Tapasya Katta, Chen Lin   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mycophenolate Mofetil Treatment Reduces the Risk of Treatment Escalation Due to Vascular Complications in Limited Cutaneous Systemic Sclerosis: Emulation of a Target Trial From the Italian Rheumatology Society SPRING Registry

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) use in limited cutaneous systemic sclerosis (lcSSc) is relatively uncommon because of the lower fibrotic burden and the predominance of vascular complications. In vitro observations and clinical data from transplanted patients suggest a protective effect of MMF on endothelial function.
Enrico De Lorenzis, Gerlando Natalello, Rossella De Angelis, Lucrezia Verardi, Dilia Giuggioli, Gianluigi Bajocchi, Lorenzo Dagna, Silvia Bellando‐Randone, Giovanni Zanframundo, Rosario Foti, Fabio Cacciapaglia, Giovanna Cuomo, Alarico Ariani, Edoardo Rosato, Gemma Lepri, Francesco Girelli, Valeria Riccieri, Elisabetta Zanatta, Ilaria Cavazzana, Francesca Ingegnoli, Maria De Santis, Giuseppe Murdaca, Giuseppina Abignano, Giorgio Pettiti, Alessandra Della Rossa, Maurizio Caminiti, Annamaria Iuliano, Giovanni Ciano, Lorenzo Beretta, Gianluca Bagnato, Ennio Lubrano, Maria Ilenia De Andres, Alessandro Giollo, Cosimo Bruni, Martina Orlandi, Marco Fornaro, Marta Saracco, Cecilia Agnes, Pier Giacomo Cerasuolo, Gabriella Alonzi, Edoardo Cipolletta, Federica Lumetti, Amelia Spinella, Luca Magnani, Corrado Campochiaro, Giacomo De Luca, Veronica Codullo, Elisa Visalli, Carlo Iandoli, Antonietta Gigante, Greta Pellegrino, Erika Pigatto, Maria‐Grazia Lazzaroni, Franco Franceschini, Elena Generali, Gianna Mennillo, Simone Barsotti, Giuseppa Pagano Mariano, Federica Furini, Licia Vultaggio, Simone Parisi, Clara Lisa Peroni, Gerolamo Bianchi, Enrico Fusaro, Gian Domenico Sebastiani, Marcello Govoni, Salvatore D'Angelo, Franco Cozzi, Fabrizio Conti, Serena Guiducci, Andrea Doria, Carlo Salvarani, Florenzo Iannone, Maria Antonietta D'Agostino, Clodoveo Ferri, Marco Matucci Cerinic, Silvia Laura Bosello, on behalf of the SPRING Italian Registry Collaborators   +77 more
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Risk of Retinopathy Associated with Long‐Term Use of Hydroxychloroquine in Patients with Rheumatic Diseases: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective We aimed to estimate the prevalence and cumulative incidence of hydroxychloroquine retinopathy (HCQ‐R) and its risk factors among patients receiving long‐term HCQ with rheumatic diseases through a systematic review and meta‐analysis of observational studies that used spectral‐domain optical coherence tomography (SD‐OCT) for screening ...
Narsis Daftarian, Chloe Yue, Steve D Levasseur, Hui Xie, J. Antonio Avina‐Zubieta   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Use of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) and Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) questionnaires for clinical decision-making and psychological referral in ophthalmic care: a multicentre observational study

BMJ Open
Objectives The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of anxiety and depression on clinician decision-making in patients suffering from chronic eye disease in ophthalmological clinical practice.Design and setting This multicentre observational ...
Stanislao Rizzo, Gianni Virgili, Francesco Bandello, Mariacristina Parravano, Silvio Paolo Mariotti, Eliana Costanzo, Monica Varano, Stefania Fortini, Simona Turco, Emanuela Rellini, Filippo Amore   +10 more
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Effect of Reading Rehabilitation for Age-Related Macular Degeneration on Cognitive Functioning: Protocol for a Nonrandomized Pre-Post Intervention Study

JMIR Research Protocols, 2021
BackgroundAge-related vision impairments and dementia both become more prevalent with increasing age. Research into the mechanisms of these conditions has proposed that some of their causes (eg, macular degeneration/glaucoma and Alzheimer’s disease ...
Wittich, Walter, Pichora-Fuller, M Kathleen, Johnson, Aaron, Joubert, Sven, Kehayia, Eva, Bachir, Vanessa, Aubin, Gabrielle, Jaiswal, Atul, Phillips, Natalie   +8 more
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