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A Review of Artificial Intelligence in Ophthalmology: Key Aspects, Challenges, and Future Directions

open access: yesEye &ENT Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly reshaping ophthalmology because the specialty depends heavily on structured imaging, quantitative measurements, and repeatable diagnostic workflows. This review provides a clinically grounded and translationally oriented synthesis of AI in ophthalmology, covering methodological foundations ...
Partha Pratim Ray
wiley   +1 more source

Health System Factors in Head and Neck Cancer Diagnosis: A HEADSpAcE Consortium Qualitative Study in Glasgow and Montevideo

open access: yesHead &Neck, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Head and neck cancer (HNC) is a devastating diagnosis, with advanced‐stage disease leading to poorer outcomes. This qualitative study aimed to identify health system factors associated with stage of HNC diagnosis. Methods Qualitative semistructured interviews with HNC patients and clinicians were undertaken in two purposively ...
Grant Creaney   +196 more
wiley   +1 more source

Strengthening Workforce Competency in Eye Care: Aligning Malaysia’s optometry education standards with global frameworks

open access: yesAsia Pacific Journal of Health Management
Introduction: Developing a competent eye care workforce requires alignment between national education standards and internationally recognised competency frameworks.
Indira Madhavan   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Intensive Swallowing Rehabilitation for Head and Neck Cancer Survivors With Chronic Dysphagia: Outcomes From a Prospective Multicentre Cohort Study With 6‐Month Follow‐Up

open access: yesHead &Neck, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Chronic dysphagia persists in some head and neck cancer (HNC) survivors despite preventive exercises, negatively impacting quality of life. Evidence for effective rehabilitation strategies remains limited. Methods This prospective cohort study included 34 HNC survivors (≥ 1 year post‐treatment) who completed a 3‐week intensive ...
J. I. Oldenbeuving   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Kolb’s learning styles of optometry students at the University of the Free State, South Africa

open access: yesAfrican Vision and Eye Health, 2019
Background: The use of learning styles to guide an educational method is becoming increasingly important, with it contributing to the effectiveness of a learning environment.
Elzana Kempen, Sonet B. Kruger
doaj   +1 more source

Establishment of Salivary Gland Tumors Arising in Salivary Gland‐Specific EWSR1::ATF1 Transgenic Mice

open access: yesHead &Neck, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Salivary gland carcinomas are uncommon malignancies with various histological subtypes harboring fusion genes. The EWSR1::ATF1 fusion gene, resulting from a translocation between chromosomes 12 and 22, is frequently observed in hyalinizing clear cell carcinoma (HCCC). However, the role of this fusion gene in HCCC oncogenesis remains
Yuri Hirai   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impact of Smoking on Treatment Outcomes in Patients With Human Papillomavirus‐Related Oropharyngeal Cancer

open access: yesHead &Neck, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Patients with HPV+ oropharyngeal cancer (OPC) have worse outcomes with longer smoking history (≥ 10 pack‐years). This has been confirmed in trials of primary radiotherapy but not surgery, suggesting differential smoking impact by treatment received. We assessed smoking‐related outcomes at a single institution.
Michelle M. Kwan   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

Associations Between Preexisting Depression and Anxiety and Postoperative Outcomes Among Medicare Beneficiaries Undergoing Head and Neck Cancer Surgery

open access: yesHead &Neck, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Depression and anxiety are common in patients with head and neck cancer (HNC), but their impacts on postoperative outcomes after major HNC surgery are not well defined. We evaluated whether preexisting, clinically diagnosed depression or anxiety independently predicted short‐term postoperative outcomes among adults undergoing HNC ...
Xiaodan Hu   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ugandan optometry students’ experiences of their clinical training: a qualitative study

open access: yesBMC Research Notes
Background There is a gradual increase in the number of optometry education programs in Africa yet there is limited knowledge on optometry students’ experiences of their clinical training. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to explore the optometry
Boaz Mucunguzi   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Optometry faculty perspectives on low vision care and rehabilitation education in sub-Saharan Africa

open access: yesAfrican Vision and Eye Health
Background: Human resource challenges have been a factor in the low coverage of low vision care and rehabilitation (LVCR) services in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).
Carl H. Abraham   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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