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Surgical results of orbital decompression: Comparing the removal of the inferomedial and superolateral orbital walls

Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery, 2023
Objective: Orbital decompression aims to control ocular proptosis, the most commonly associated sign in Graves’ disease, and enable ocular rehabilitation. While various surgical approaches have been studied separately, no studies have compared them. This
Andrei Koerbel, André Eduardo de Almeida Franzoi, Jéssica Jacques Berger, Eduardo Wollmann, Helena Bedatti Zeh, Augusto Radunz Amaral, Veralucia Ferreira Oliveira, Debora Raquel Rigon Narciso Fachin   +7 more
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‘It was like being hit with a brick’: a qualitative study on the effect of clinicians’ delivery of a diagnosis of eye disease for patients in primary and secondary care

BMJ Open, 2022
Objectives To explore patients’ experiences of getting a diagnosis of eye disease, the psychological impact of this and how this could be improved.Design An exploratory qualitative interview study using a narrative approach and inductive methods.Setting ...
Lucy Moore, Jasleen Kaur Jolly, Anne Ferrey   +2 more
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Associations between attainment of incentivised primary care indicators and incident diabetic retinopathy in England: a population-based historical cohort study

BMC Medicine, 2021
Background The associations between England’s incentivised primary care-based diabetes prevention activities and hard clinical endpoints remain unclear.
Ailsa J. McKay, Laura H. Gunn, Thirunavukkarasu Sathish, Eszter Vamos, Manjula Nugawela, Azeem Majeed, German Molina, Sobha Sivaprasad   +7 more
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Cataract Surgery Cancellations: An Analysis of Financial and Resident Training Implications at a Major Eye Institution

Journal of Academic Ophthalmology, 2018
Purpose The objective of this study was to assess reasons for cancellation of resident-performed cataract surgery, identify modifiable barriers to completion of the surgery on the scheduled date, and analyze the healthcare reimbursements and educational ...
Sneha Padidam, Douglas Wisner, Brianna Kenney, Jared Peterson, Laura Pizzi, Benjamin E. Leiby, Lisa Hark, Robert Bailey   +7 more
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Using three-dimensional printed models for trainee orbital fracture education

BMC Medical Education, 2023
Background Three-dimensional printing is an underutilized technology in ophthalmology training; its use must be explored in complex educational scenarios.
Martina Rama, Lauren Schlegel, Douglas Wisner, Robert Pugliese, Sathyadeepak Ramesh, Robert Penne, Alison Watson   +6 more
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Vascular and Cardiac Target Organ Damage in Type 2 Diabetics With and Without Diabetic Retinopathy

Archives of Clinical and Experimental Surgery, 2013
Objective: In this study, we sought to assess the differences in cardiac and vascular end-organ damage in type 2 diabetics, with and without diabetic retinopathy. Methods: A cross-sectional study of 131 diabetic patients (44 with diabetic retinopathy and
Francisco Leon-Garrigosa, Jessica M Schrieber, J. Javier Servat, Luis Garcia-Ortiz, Jose Ignacio Recio-Rodriguez, Ma Carmen Patino-Alonso, Cristina Agudo-Conde, Emiliano Rodriguez Sanchez, Manuel Angel Gomez-Marcos   +8 more
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Assessing the capacity of primary health care facilities in Nigeria to deliver eye health promotion: Results of a mixed-methods feasibility study

PLOS Global Public Health, 2022
Over 25 million people in sub-Saharan Africa are blind or visually impaired, the majority from avoidable causes. Health promotion and disease prevention are important strategies for eye health, through good governance, health literacy and increasing ...
Ada Aghaji, Helen E. D. Burchett, Shaffa Hameed, Clare Gilbert   +3 more
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Vision Delhi: A study of primary eye care model operational in urban slums and resettlement colonies of Delhi

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2022
Background: Family physicians (FPs) encounter numerous patients who need eye care services. For providing eye care services at the primary level, they need to be abreast with the common disorders, their management and appropriate referral.
Souvik Manna, Praveen Vashist, Suraj Singh Senjam, Pallavi Shukla, Noopur Gupta, Amit Bhardwaj, Vivek Gupta   +6 more
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Process evaluation of a National Primary Eye Care Programme in Rwanda

BMC Health Services Research, 2018
Background Visual impairment is a global public health problem, with an estimated 285 million affected globally, of which 43% are due to refractive error.
Jennifer L. Y. Yip, Tess Bright, Sebastian Ford, Wanjiku Mathenge, Hannah Faal, on behalf of the Rwanda Primary Eye Care Process evaluation group   +5 more
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Primary health care facility readiness to implement primary eye care in Nigeria: equipment, infrastructure, service delivery and health management information systems

BMC Health Services Research, 2021
Background Over two-thirds of Africans have no access to eye care services. To increase access, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends integrating eye care into primary health care, and the WHO Africa region recently developed a package for ...
Ada Aghaji, Helen E. D. Burchett, Ngozi Oguego, Shaffa Hameed, Clare Gilbert   +4 more
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