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Long-term myopia control effect and safety in children wearing DIMS spectacle lenses for 6 years
Scientific Reports, 2023 This study evaluated the long-term myopia control effect and safety in children wearing Defocus Incorporated Multiple Segments (DIMS) spectacle lenses.
Carly Siu Yin Lam +7 more
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Eye shape and retinal shape, and their relation to peripheral refraction [PDF]
, 2012 Purpose: We provide an account of the relationships between eye shape, retinal shape and peripheral refraction. Recent findings: We discuss how eye and retinal shapes may be described as conicoids, and we describe an axis and section reference system for
Atchison, David +4 more
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American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Noonan Syndrome (NS) is a clinically and genetically heterogeneous condition characterized by typical facial dysmorphisms, short stature, congenital heart defects, and developmental delays. While variants in genes such as PTPN11, SOS1, and RAF1 account for most genetically confirmed cases, diagnosis is challenging due to phenotypic overlap ...
Gabriela Jeesoo Kim +9 more
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On Myopia as Rationale for Social Security [PDF]
This paper revisits the role played by myopia in generating a theoretical rationale for pay-as-you-go social security in dynamically efficient economies.
Joydeep Bhattacharya, Torben Andersen
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Genetic and Phenotypic Features of the Five Known Polyaminopathies: A Critical Narrative Review
American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Polyaminopathies are a recently described family of rare genetic neurodevelopmental disorders. Polyaminopathies disrupt the biosynthesis of the primary polyamines: putrescine, spermidine, and spermine. Snyder–Robinson syndrome results from hemizygous loss‐of‐function variants in the spermine synthase (SMS) gene, resulting in decreased or ...
Elizabeth A. VanSickle +26 more
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Bilateral methamphetamine-induced ischemic retinopathy
American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports, 2019 Purpose: To describe the multimodal imaging and treatment of a 37-year-old male presenting with bilateral ischemic retinopathy induced by methamphetamine abuse.
Jingli Guo +5 more
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Data in Brief, 2020 Breath-O™ Correct Ortho-K lenses are newly designed ortho-K lenses which are made from a silicon and fluoride containing methacrylate compound. This compound is said to be more flexible, durable and less likely to break compared to traditional Ortho-K ...
Jimmy Sung-Hei Tse +5 more
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Ophthalmic services in Shanghai 2017: a cataract-centric city-wide government survey
BMC Health Services Research, 2021 Background Demand for eye care has increased in recent decades in China due to rapid socioeconomic development and demographic shift. Knowledge of output and productivity of ophthalmic services would allow policymakers to optimize resource allocation ...
Xiangjia Zhu +10 more
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Lens Biometry in Congenital Lens Deformities: A Swept-Source Anterior Segment OCT Analysis
Frontiers in Medicine, 2021 Aims: To investigate the lens biometric parameters in congenital lens deformities, using a novel technique of swept-source anterior segment optical coherence tomography (SS-ASOCT).Methods: This prospective study included patients with microspherophakia ...
Ze-xu Chen +8 more
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American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The KDM2B‐related neurodevelopmental disorder is a recently identified Mendelian disorder of the epigenetic machinery associated with pathogenic variants in KDM2B. Global developmental delay, intellectual disability, congenital anomalies, and systemic manifestations characterize the disorder.
Adriana Gomes +3 more
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