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Anti-VEGF drugs in the prevention of blindness [PDF]

Community Eye Health Journal, 2014
Disorders of the blood vessels in the retina are responsible for some of the most common causes of blindness in the world.
David Yorston
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Worldwide prevention of blindness

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 1983
Kupfer Carl
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Self-help group for addressing depression and anxiety in the visually impaired. A Pilot Study

Mediterranean Journal of Clinical Psychology, 2021
Background: This work describes a vision rehabilitation approach integrated with a self-help group, for psychological support of visually impaired people. The effectiveness and benefits of attending self- help group was analyzed in accordance to anxiety,
Emanuela Rellini, Valeria Silvestri, Margherita Guidobaldi, Simona Turco, Filippo Maria Amore, Stefania Fortini   +5 more
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Epidemiologic characteristics and the change of surgical methods of pterygium and pseudopterygium from 2013 to 2019 in China: A retrospective analysis

Heliyon, 2023
Introduction: Pterygium is a common multifactorial external eye disease, which causes various ocular symptoms and negatively affects appearance. The aim of this study was to analyze the epidemiological characteristics and the change of surgical methods ...
Jingyi Wang, Kai Cao, Shang Li, Bingnan Su, Zibing Jin, Zhiqiang Pan, Lei Tian, Weiyun Shi, Ying Jie   +8 more
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Prevention of Blindness [PDF]

British Journal of Ophthalmology, 1932
From the beginning, in the United States, efforts on behalf of the blind have been made with the objective to educate and help blind persons become self-supporting. The most distinctive feature of the American institutions is that they are an integral part of the educational system of the country.
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A comparative analysis on human resources among the specialized ophthalmic medical institutions in China

Human Resources for Health, 2020
Background This study compares perspectives on specialized ophthalmic medical institutions, identifies the gaps in property and geographic offerings, and explores the ways that ophthalmic medical institutions can better allocate resources. The results of
Leilei Zhan, Neha Safaya, Hana Erkou, Lei An, Zhifeng Wang, Jingjing Feng, Xiao Xu   +6 more
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Eye health for all by the year 2000 in Nepal

Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 2013
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BD Chataut
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Retinopathy of prematurity: Current status, treatment, prevention, and future directions from the perspective of developing countries

Kerala Journal of Ophthalmology, 2021
Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is the leading cause of preventable blindness in pediatric population living in developing countries. Increasing survival rates of premature patients have been globally improving during the last years and this is the main
Eduardo Camacho-Martinez, Karla Torres-Navarro, Mayra Narvaez-Albarracin, Iryna M Kuzhda, Marco Antonio Ramirez-Ortiz   +4 more
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Vision Rehabilitation in Patients with Age-related Macular Degeneration

Rehabilitation Process and Outcome, 2014
Background The aim of this study was to investigate the rehabilitative process and visual rehabilitation outcomes in patients with central vision loss due to age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
Filippo M. Amore, Stefania Fortini, Valeria Silvestri, Marco Sulfaro, Alessia Pacifici, Simona Turco   +5 more
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Investigating the need and structure for a comprehensive eye care competency framework

BMJ Open Ophthalmology, 2022
Objective The objective of this paper is to establish whether existing eye care competency frameworks (ECCF) are fit for purpose, and set out a comprehensive ECCF that better meets the needs of the eye care workforce and broader population.Methods and ...
Stuart Keel, Andreas Müller, Mitasha Yu, Jody-Anne Mills   +3 more
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