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Effect of individual-level and socioeconomic factors on long-term survival after cataract surgery over a 30-year period [PDF]

, 2017
Purpose: To evaluate survival and the risk for mortality after cataract surgery in relation to individual-level and socioeconomic factors in Scotland over 3 decades. Setting: Linked healthcare data, United Kingdom.
Blundell, Charlson, Dickey, Fong CS-u, Mitchell, Fong CS-u, Mitchell, Greenberg, Levin, Quan, Smith, Tseng   +9 more
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Tree shrew model of early diabetic retinopathy reveals microvascular dysfunction and identifies phosphoserine aminotransferase 1 as a novel therapeutic target

Animal Models and Experimental Medicine, EarlyView.
We developed an animal model of early diabetic retinopathy (DR) in the tree shrew by feeding a high‐fat and high‐sugar diet in combination with STZ. Physiological and biochemical index detection, hematoxylin and eosin staining, and transmission electron microscopy were performed to examine DR.
Min Qiu, Shurui Huo, Wenguang Wang, Na Li, Qingwei Zeng, Xiaomei Sun, Jiejie Dai, Pinfen Tong, Yuanyuan Han, Ling Zhao, Caixia Lu   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Indications for inpatient treatment of cataract

Journal of Ophthalmology, 2017
Purpose: To develop indications for inpatient cataract treatment based on the retrospective review of case histories of cataract patients. Materials and Methods: We retrospectively reviewed 636 case histories of cataract patients treated on an ...
M.I. Kovtun, I.I. Lapkina, M.L. Kochina
doaj   +1 more source

Health systems analysis of eye care services in Zambia: evaluating progress towards VISION 2020 goals. [PDF]

, 2014
BACKGROUND: VISION 2020 is a global initiative launched in 1999 to eliminate avoidable blindness by 2020. The objective of this study was to undertake a situation analysis of the Zambian eye health system and assess VISION 2020 process indicators on ...
Blanchet, K, Blanchet, K, Bozzani, FM, Bozzani, FM, Griffiths, UK, Griffiths, UK, Schmidt, E, Schmidt, E   +7 more
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Mechanism of action of VP1-001 in cryAB(R120G)-associated and age-related cataracts [PDF]

, 2019
PurposeWe previously identified an oxysterol, VP1-001 (also known as compound 29), that partially restores the transparency of lenses with cataracts. To understand the mechanism of VP1-001, we tested the ability of its enantiomer, ent-VP1-001, to bind ...
Andley, Usha P., Covey, Douglas F., Dunyak, Bryan M., Gestwicki, Jason E., Hamilton, Paul D., Izrayelit, Yevgeniy, Makley, Leah N., McGlasson-Naumann, Brittney, Molnar, Kathleen S., Qian, Mingxing, Su, Bonnie   +10 more
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Flavonoid intake and the risk of age-related cataract in China’s Heilongjiang Province [PDF]

, 2015
Background/Objectives: Epidemiological evidence suggests that diets rich in flavonoids may reduce the risk of developing age-related cataract (ARC).
Boots AW, Chew EY, Gregory S., Kun Wu, Lamson DW, Lu ZQ, Miean KH, Milan S, Pastor-Valero M, Weiqi Gao, Yingna Ma, Yongping Bao   +11 more
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Ropivacaine vs tetracaine in topical anesthesia for intravitreal injection [PDF]

, 2015
Aim: The object of the study was to evaluate the long term efficacy and safety of ropivacaine 0,5% vs tetracaine 0,5% for topical anesthesia in intravitreal injection of dexamethasone in patients with diabetic macular edema (DME) and anti-vascular ...
COLLINI, Saul, PACELLA, Elena, PACELLA, FERNANDA, SALDUCCI, Mauro, SMALDONE, GIANPAOLO, Troisi, Fabiana, TURCHETTI, PAOLO   +6 more
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Treatment of a Large Cohort of Childhood Chronic Noninfectious Uveitis in a Multicentric Large Study: Adalimumab Versus Methotrexate as First‐Line Therapy

Arthritis &Rheumatology, EarlyView.
Objective Treatment of childhood chronic idiopathic uveitis (cCIU) is predominantly based on studies in juvenile idiopathic arthritis–associated uveitis and expert opinion. Our aim was to report the treatment outcomes of our cohort of cCIU. Methods Retrospective multicenter study involving the rheumatology and ophthalmology units at Florence, Italy ...
Ilaria Maccora, Catherine Guly, Cinzia de Libero, Giulia Carreras, Athimalaipet V. Ramanan, Gabriele Simonini   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Primary radiotherapy in progressive optic nerve sheath meningiomas: a long-term follow-up study [PDF]

, 2010
Background/aims: To report the outcome of primary radiotherapy in patients with progressive optic nerve sheath meningioma (ONSM). Methods: The clinical records of all patients were reviewed in a retrospective, observational, multicentre study.
Blank, L., Geskus, R., Mourits, M., Nowak, P., Rootman, J., Saeed, P., Selva-Nayagam, D., Weis, E., Wolbers, J.   +8 more
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Cost–benefit analysis of screening programme for diabetic retinopathy in Bulgaria

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Aims Late‐diagnosed diabetic retinopathy (DR) is difficult and expensive to treat. Screening programmes can identify the disease early and reduce the costs of its future treatment. This study aims to analyse the cost–benefit of screening programmes for DR.
Iva Nenkova, Yoana Lilova, Alexander Oscar, Alina Levi, Maria Kamusheva, Guenka Petrova   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source