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The influence of DNA repair on neurological degeneration, cachexia, skin cancer and internal neoplasms: autopsy report of four xeroderma pigmentosum patients (XP-A, XP-C and XP-D) [PDF]
BACKGROUND: To investigate the association of DNA nucleotide excision repair (NER) defects with neurological degeneration, cachexia and cancer, we performed autopsies on 4 adult xeroderma pigmentosum (XP) patients with different clinical features and ...
Alimchandani, Meghna +19 more
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Tear functions in patients with pinguecula [PDF]
ABSTRACT. Purpose: To investigate the tear flow, tear film stability and condition of mucus in patients with pinguecula.Methods: The Schirmer I and ferning tests were performed and break‐up time (BUT) was determined in 57 patients with pinguecula [random eyes; 34 males and 23 females, 18 to 70 years of age (mean±SD: 39.1±13.5 years)] and in 57 age ...
H, Oguz +4 more
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Acta Ophthalmologica, Volume 99, Issue 1, Page e130-e131, February 2021.
Ulrike Hampel +12 more
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The Prevalence and Determinants of Pterygium and Pinguecula in an Urban Population in Shahroud, Iran [PDF]
While pterygium is considered a common eye disorder, the etiology and pathogenesis is still not known. The aim of this study was to describe the prevalence of pterygium and pinguecula in the over 40 population of Shahroud and assess associated factors ...
Farhad Rezvan +6 more
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Corneal Epithelial Damage and Impaired Tear Functions in Patients with Inflamed Pinguecula
Purpose. In this study, we evaluated corneal epithelial integrity and tear film parameters in patients with inflamed pinguecula and compared these findings with their fellow eyes and with healthy controls. Methods.
Erkut Küçük +2 more
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Healing indicators after pterygium excision by optical coherence tomography [PDF]
PurposeTo establish the sequence of tomographic changes in the tissue recovery process after pterygium excision and to propose healing indicators.; MethodsOptical coherence tomography (OCT) images were taken at 1week, 1, 3 and 6months after lesion ...
Asokan +24 more
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Prevalence of aqueous deficient dry eye and common ocular surface changes among salt workers
Background: India is the third-largest salt-producing country in the world and Tamil Nadu is the second largest salt-producing state in India. Salt production is one of the most hazardous occupations, which affects the eye and skin primarily.
Sharanyaa Krishnamoorthy +4 more
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Clinical Presentation of Ocular Surface Squamous Neoplasia in Kenya. [PDF]
IMPORTANCE: There is a trend toward treating conjunctival lesions suspected to be ocular surface squamous neoplasia (OSSN) based on the clinical impression.
Burton, Matthew J +12 more
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Pinguecula masquerading as conjunctival melanoma
Suresh Kalpana, Doctor Priyanka
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Abstract Background Increased homogentisic acid (HGA) causes ochronosis. Nitisinone decreases HGA. The aim was to study the effect of nitisinone on the ochronosis progression. Methods Photographs of the eyes and ears were acquired from patients attending the National Alkaptonuria Centre (NAC) at V‐1 (pre‐baseline visit), V0 (baseline visit when 2 mg ...
Lakshminarayan R. Ranganath +8 more
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