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Sclera Segmentation and Recognition for Spectacle Dataset [PDF]
ITM Web of ConferencesSclera, a connective tissue enveloping the eye, emerges as a novel biometric recognition method for human identification. The composition of blood vessels in the sclera proves ideal for biometric use—visible with ease, stable over time, and unique to ...
Maheshan M.S. +5 more
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Conjunctiva, Cornea, Sclera Injuries
Türk Oftalmoloji Dergisi, 2012 Anterior segment traumas are one of the most important causes of blindness. Since most of the work-related eye injuries are avoidable by protective glasses, education by ophthalmologists gains more importance.
Afsun Şahin
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, 2018 ‘Sclera’ provides the reader with a practical approach to the assessment and management of scleral disease. After outlining the relevant anatomy and physiology of this structure, the chapter addresses the key clinical presentations arising from scleral disease, notably episcleritis, anterior scleritis and posterior scleritis.
Verlyn Yang +2 more
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Blue sclera and osteogenesis imperfecta - A rare association
Kerala Journal of Ophthalmology, 2017 The sclera is a dense poorly vascularized connective tissue structure composed of Types I, III, IV, V, VI, and VIII collagen. The characteristic blue sclera is caused by thinness and transparency of the collagen fibers of the sclera that allow ...
Sujit Das, Kavita Bhatnagar
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Journal of Ophthalmic & Vision Research, 2021 Extremely thin sclera often necessitates abortion of scleral buckle procedures. In patients in whom a scleral buckle is desired, previous techniques have included the use of cyanoacrylate glue and continuing with surgery or placing donor tissue over the ...
Matthew R. Starr, Sophie J. Bakri
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Blue Skin, Nail, and Scleral Pigmentation Associated with Minocycline
Case Reports in Dermatology, 2022 Minocycline, a semisynthetic derivative of tetracycline that is used to treat various infectious and noninfectious conditions, can cause tissue hyperpigmentation. The skin, oral mucosa, sclera, and rarely the nails, can all be affected. The discoloration
Jose W. Ricardo +3 more
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Российский офтальмологический журнал, 2018 Age-related levels of sclera collagen crosslinking have been studied in 75 patients aged 50-91 (averagely 69.9 ± 9.2 years) with various degrees of primary open angle glaucoma (POAG), whose sclera samples were obtained during deep nonpenetrating ...
E. N. Iomdina +2 more
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Factors Governing Photodynamic Cross-Linking of Ocular Coat [PDF]
, 2011 This thesis addresses the challenge of minimizing toxicity of therapeutic protein-protein cross-linking of the cornea and sclera. Protein-protein cross-links include disulfide bonds, enzymatic cross-links and non-enzymatic cross-links.
Huynh, Joyce
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The association of lumican polymorphisms and high myopia in a Southern Chinese population [PDF]
International Journal of Ophthalmology, 2017 AIM: To investigate the correlation between lumican (LUM) gene and high myopia in a Southern Chinese population. METHODS: The study comprised of 95 high myopia patients with a spherical equivalent ≤−6.5 diopters (D).
Gui-Fang Wang +5 more
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Molecular mechanism of hypoxia and alpha-ketoglutaric acid on collagen expression in scleral fibroblasts [PDF]
International Journal of OphthalmologyAIM: To investigate the molecular mechanisms underlying the influence of hypoxia and alpha-ketoglutaric acid (α-KG) on scleral collagen expression. METHODS: Meta-analysis and clinical statistics were used to prove the changes in choroidal thickness (ChT)
Yun Sun +9 more
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