Application of Adaptive Optics in Ophthalmology
Photonics, 2022 The eye, the photoreceptive organ used to perceive the external environment, is of great importance to humans. It has been proven that some diseases in humans are accompanied by fundus changes; therefore, the health status of people may be interpreted ...
Lixin Liu +6 more
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Fundus Autofluorescence and Clinical Applications
Journal of Ophthalmic & Vision Research, 2021 Fundus autofluorescence (FAF) has allowed in vivo mapping of retinal metabolic derangements and structural changes not possible with conventional color imaging.
Cameron Pole, Hossein Ameri
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The effectiveness of smartphone ophthalmoscope compared to direct ophthalmoscope as a teaching tool
The Asia Pacific Scholar, 2022 Introduction: The direct ophthalmoscope is a standard tool for fundus examination but is underutilised in practice due to technical difficulties. Although the smartphone ophthalmoscope has been demonstrated to improve fundus abnormality detection, there ...
Amelah Abdul Qader +2 more
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Relationship between diabetes mellitus and cataract in Hungary [PDF]
International Journal of Ophthalmology, 2020 AIM: To examine the coexistence of diabetes mellitus (DM) and cataract in Hungary. The effects of DM on the cataract surgical results were also in the focus of analysis.
Anita Pék +7 more
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Scanning laser ophthalmoscopy retroillumination: applications and illusions
International Journal of Retina and Vitreous, 2022 Scanning laser ophthalmoscopes (SLOs) are used widely for reflectance, fluorescence or autofluorescence photography and less commonly for retroillumination imaging.
Martin A. Mainster +4 more
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Single-pixel imaging of the retina through scattering media [PDF]
Biomedical Optics Express, 2019 Imaging the retina of cataractous patients is useful to detect pathologies before the cataract surgery is performed. However, for conventional ophthalmoscopes, opacifications convert the lens into a scattering medium that may greatly deteriorate the ...
Artal, Pablo +6 more
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Tools and methods for cataract recognition in low-resource settings: A narrative review. [PDF]
PLOS Global Public HealthCataracts are a leading cause of global blindness, with many low-resource populations having poor access to eye care. While much is known regarding surgical access and outcomes, less is understood about the initial detection of operable cataracts in low ...
Paulina N Truong +4 more
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Quality of care provided to patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Tshwane, South Africa [PDF]
African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family MedicineBackground: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) is a public health challenge, affecting 90% of all patients with diabetes, globally. Compliance to treatment guidelines among healthcare professionals (HCPs) is low, thus resulting in inadequate quality of ...
Ntlogeleng M. Mogale +3 more
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Comparative evaluation of a novel solar powered low-cost ophthalmoscope (Arclight) by eye healthcare workers in Malawi [PDF]
BMJ Innovations, 2018 This study compared a novel low-cost solar powered direct ophthalmoscope called the Arclight with a traditional direct ophthalmoscope (TDO). After appropriate training, 25 Malawian eye healthcare workers were asked to examine 12 retinal images placed in ...
Abraham, Carl +6 more
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Ophthalmologists' practice patterns and challenges in achieving optimal management for glaucoma in Nigeria: results from a nationwide survey. [PDF]
BMJ Open, 2016 PURPOSE OF THE STUDY: Glaucoma, a chronic non-communicable disease, and leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide is a public health problem in Nigeria, with a prevalence of 5.02% in people aged ≥40 years.
Gilbert, Clare +2 more
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