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Conversion Surgery After Administration of a TRK Inhibitor for Unresectable Parotid Gland Secretory Carcinoma

Head &Neck, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background The NTRK fusion gene is detected in most salivary gland secretory carcinomas. While tropomyosin receptor kinase (TRK) inhibitors are used for various solid tumors with the fusion gene, there are no reports regarding TRK inhibitor use for unresectable parotid gland carcinomas that subsequently shrink and become resectable.
Arisa Nagano, Takuma Matoba, Daisuke Kawakita, Kiyoshi Minohara, Sho Iwaki, Hiroshi Tsuge, Koji Tsukamoto, Sekai Kikuchi, Satsuki Nakano, Takayuki Murase, Yuichiro Tada, Shinichi Iwasaki   +11 more
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Optometry student clinical practice at public health facilities: A systematic review

Health SA Gesondheid: Journal of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences
Background: Clinical training, supervision and practice are the most important aspects of health profession education, including optometry. Institutions implore various methods for students to gain access, exposure and experience in different clinical ...
Raserogole F. Segooa, Vanessa R. Moodley
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Experiences and perceptions of undergraduate optometry students towards public eye care services in South Africa

African Vision and Eye Health, 2023
Background: Public eye care services in South Africa are relatively underdeveloped. This is, in part, due to optometry services historically being private sector-focussed, as well as a lack of ophthalmologists in the country.
Noxolo L. Zulu, Diane van Staden
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Repeatability of \u3cem\u3eIn Vivo\u3c/em\u3e Parafoveal Cone Density and Spacing Measurements [PDF]

, 2012
Purpose. To assess the repeatability and measurement error associated with cone density and nearest neighbor distance (NND) estimates in images of the parafoveal cone mosaic obtained with an adaptive optics scanning light ophthalmoscope (AOSLO).Methods ...
Carroll, Joseph, Cooper, Robert F., Dubis, Adam M., Dubra, Alfredo, Garrioch, Robert, Langlo, Christopher S.   +5 more
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Vision screening in children:a retrospective study of social and demographic factors with regard to visual outcomes [PDF]

, 2015
BACKGROUND: Amblyopia and its risk factors have been demonstrated to be more common among children from low socioeconomic backgrounds. We sought to investigate this association in a region with orthoptic-delivered screening and whole population coverage,
C Gilmour, C J MacEwen, Chew, Chua, Davie-Gray, Gilbert, Hakim, L Low, Low, McGlone, Rahi, Robaei, Sabri, Spiteri Cornish, Tarczy-Hornoch, U O'Colmain, van Leeuwen, Wakefield, Williams   +18 more
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Sarcopenia Trajectories Predict Survival in Operable Head and Neck Cancer

Head &Neck, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Sarcopenia is associated with increased treatment toxicity and survival in head and neck squamous cell cancer (HNSCC). This study evaluates sarcopenia trajectories and their association with overall survival (OS) and disease‐free survival (DFS) in operable HNSCC.
Marco A. Mascarella, Alex Mlynarek, Keith Richardson, Karen Kost, Anthony Zeitouni, Khalil Sultanem, Christina Tsien, George Shenouda, Nathaniel Bouganim, Khashayar Esfahani, Michael Hier, Nader Sadeghi, Marie‐Jeanne Kergoat   +12 more
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Results of a Glaucoma Shared Care Model Using the Enhanced Glaucoma Staging System and Disc Damage Likelihood Scale with a Novel Scoring Scheme in New Zealand

Clinical Ophthalmology, 2021
Alexander J Buller The Eye Surgery Hastings, Hastings, Hawkes Bay, New ZealandCorrespondence: Alexander J BullerThe Eye Surgery Hastings, 309 Karamu Road South, Hastings, Hawkes Bay 4122, New ZealandTel +6466505798Fax +6466503593Email drbuller ...
Buller AJ
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The Contact Lens Impact on Quality of Life (CLIQ) questionnaire: development and validation [PDF]

, 2009
NoPURPOSE. To develop and validate a questionnaire for the measurement of the impact of contact lenses on quality of life (QoL): The Contact Lens Impact on Quality of Life (CLIQ) Questionnaire. METHODS. The questionnaire was developed and validated using
Elliott, David B., Garamendi, Estibaliz, Pesudovs, Konrad   +2 more
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First‐Line Therapy in Recurrent or Metastatic Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Retrospective, Multicenter, Real‐World Study

Head &Neck, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background In Europe, pembrolizumab with or without chemotherapy is the recommended first‐line treatment for recurrent or metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (R/M HNSCC), with a combined positive score (CPS) ≥ 1. In France, the TPExtreme (TPEx) regimen is preferred for CPS < 1.
Alizée Simon, Cyril Abdeddaim, DucTrung Nguyen, Patrice Gallet, Didier Peiffert, Aurélien Lambert, Lionnel Geoffrois   +6 more
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Pretreatment Neutrophil‐to‐Lymphocyte Ratio (NLR) Predicts Treatment Toxicity and Intolerance in Operable Head and Neck Cancer: An Ambispective Cohort Study

Head &Neck, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Pretreatment neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) is a negative prognostic marker for survival in head and neck cancer (HNC). Its association with treatment toxicity and intolerance in patients undergoing curative‐intent surgery is unknown. Methods Ambispective study of patients with operable stage II–IV, HPV‐negative HNC treated at
Raisa Chowdhury, Karim Botros, Keith Richardson, Alex M. Mlynarek, Nader Sadeghi, Michael P. Hier, Sabrina Wurzba, Khashayar Esfahani, Nathaniel Bouganim, Khalil Sultanem, George Shenouda, Christina Tsien, Marco A. Mascarella   +12 more
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