Perinatal insults and neurodevelopmental disorders may impact Huntington's disease age of diagnosis [PDF]
, 2018 Introduction: The age of diagnosis of Huntington's disease (HD) varies among individuals with the same HTT CAG-repeat expansion size. We investigated whether early-life events, like perinatal insults or neurodevelopmental disorders, influence the ...
Anderson, Dg +10 more
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Subconjunctival silicone oil complicating strabismus surgery
GMS Ophthalmology Cases, 2019 Purpose: To report a case of an otherwise simple strabismus surgery that became complex due to the presence of extensive subconjunctival silicone oil. Methods: A 15-year-old boy underwent strabismus surgery for sensory exotropia.
Tibrewal, Shailja +3 more
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‘It’s too late’. Is it really? Considerations for amblyopia treatment in older children [PDF]
, 2019 In recent years, media coverage has demonstrated instances in which families of children aged 7 and older, newly diagnosed with strabismic and/or anisometropic amblyopia through community eyecare services, were told it was ‘too late’ for their child to ...
Apt L +9 more
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Dishevelled genes mediate a conserved mammalian PCP pathway to regulate convergent extension during neurulation [PDF]
, 2006 The planar cell polarity (PCP) pathway is conserved throughout evolution, but it mediates distinct developmental processes. In Drosophila, members of the PCP pathway localize in a polarized fashion to specify the cellular polarity within the plane of the
Brinkman, Brendan C. +9 more
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Suspensory materials for surgery of blepharoptosis: a systematic review of observational studies [PDF]
, 2016 Background Frontalis suspension surgery is considered the procedure of choice in cases of blepharoptosis. Among all the materials used in this type of surgery, ophthalmic and plastic surgeons prefer to use autologous Fascia Lata.
Amorelli, Giulia Maria +7 more
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Orbital magnetic resonance imaging is useful in age-related distance esotropia
Journal of Optometry, 2018 Purpose: To describe findings for orbital magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in patients with age-related distance esotropia (ARDE). Methods: We compared 31 orbital MRI from patients with ARDE (77 ± 7 SD years) with 2 control groups: 32 orbits from ...
Pilar Gómez de Liaño Sanchez +3 more
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Orthoptic status before and immediately after heroin detoxification [PDF]
, 2004 Aim: To determine whether changes in orthoptic status take place during withdrawal from heroin and/or methadone. Method: A prospective study of patients, using a repeated measures design, attending a 5 day naltrexone compressed opiate detoxification ...
Beaini, A.Y. +3 more
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Strabismus Recognition Using Eye-Tracking Data and Convolutional Neural Networks
Journal of Healthcare Engineering, 2018 Strabismus is one of the most common vision diseases that would cause amblyopia and even permanent vision loss. Timely diagnosis is crucial for well treating strabismus.
Zenghai Chen, Hong Fu, W. Lo, Z. Chi
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Human Genetics, 2019 Strabismus refers to an abnormal alignment of the eyes leading to the loss of central binocular vision. Concomitant strabismus occurs when the angle of deviation is constant in all positions of gaze and often manifests in early childhood when it is ...
D. Plotnikov +8 more
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Medical expenditure for strabismus: a hospital-based retrospective survey
Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation, 2022 Background and aims The misconception of the purpose of strabismus treatment has, on the one hand, affected the motivation of strabismus patients to seek care and, on the other hand, has resulted in strabismus not being covered by health insurance, both ...
Lei Yang +5 more
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