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The motherhood of blind women: possible nursing contributions [A maternidade de mulheres cegas: possíveis contribuições de enfermagem] [La maternidad de mujeres ciegas: posibles contribuciones de enfermería]

Revista Enfermagem UERJ, 2018
Objective: to identify the state of the art of the maternity context of blind women. Method: This integrative literature review was conducted by an online search for articles indexed in CAPES Journal Portal and the Virtual Health Library, using the terms
Rosângela da Silva Santos, Vivian Mara Ribeiro   +1 more
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Detecting disorder in spatial vision

Vision Research, 2000
In normal foveal vision, visual space is accurately mapped from retina to cortex. However, the normal periphery, and the central field of strabismic amblyopes have elevated position discrimination thresholds, which have often been ascribed to increased 'intrinsic' spatial disorder.
Levi, Dennis M, Klein, Stanley A, Sharma, Vineeta, Nguyen, Lisa   +3 more
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Health-related quality of life among adult patients with visual impairments in Yazd, Iran

Journal of Education and Health Promotion, 2022
BACKGROUND: Visual impairment (VI) is one of the major public health problems that cause suffering, disability, loss of productivity, and reduced quality of life (QoL).
Mehdi Raadabadi, Sara Emamgholipour, Rajabali Daroudi, Farzan Madadizadeh, Amirreza Veisi   +4 more
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Presenting visual impairment and associated factors among patients with glaucoma in Hawassa, Ethiopia 2022 [PDF]

Journal of Medicine and Life Science
Visual impairment due to glaucoma is irreversible; therefore, understanding its burden is important for implementing appropriate preventive measures. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of visual impairment in patients with glaucoma.
Balcha Negese Kebede, Seid Mohammed Seid, Biruktayit Kefyalew, Eyerus Gesese   +3 more
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Health economics analysis of visual acuity and visual field test in Cushing's disease based on risk factors

Chinese Journal of Contemporary Neurology and Neurosurgery, 2023
Objective To screen risk factors related to visual acuity and visual field defects in patients with Cushing's disease, and based on risk factors to analyze health economics.
FENG Shan⁃shan
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Functional and Emotional Impact of Dry Eye and Meibomian Gland Dysfunction in Keratoconus

Biomedicines
Background/Objectives: Dry eye (DE) can cause persistent eye rubbing, contributing to keratoconus (KC) development and progression. Both keratoconus (KC) and dry eye (DE) significantly impact patients’ functional and emotional well-being, with KC ...
Liat Gantz, Avi Besser, Rivki Bloom, Reut Ifrah   +3 more
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Cerebral Visual Impairment: Current Concepts, Clinical Assessment, and Management [PDF]

Annals of Child Neurology
Cerebral visual impairment (CVI) is recognized as the most common cause of visual impairment in children in high-income countries. It refers to a heterogeneous group of visual processing deficits of cerebral origin that cannot be explained by ocular ...
Jung Hye Byeon, Youngkyu Shim, Han Na Jang, Baik-Lin Eun, Donghwa Yang   +4 more
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Vestibular Patient Journey: Insights From Vestibular Disorders Association (VeDA) Registry

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Vestibular symptoms impose a high burden of disability. Understanding real‐world diagnostic and treatment pathways can identify care gaps and guide interventions. We aimed to characterize symptom profiles, diagnostic trends, provider involvement, and treatment patterns in vestibular disorders.
Ali Rafati, Sami I. Nassar, Shaun A. Nguyen, Patricia L. Gerend, Michael C. Schubert, Michael T. Teixido, Frederick A. Godley, Joel A. Goebel, Cynthia A. Ryan, Habib G. Rizk, Amir Kheradmand   +10 more
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‘Dual Sensory Loss Protocol’ for Communication and Wellbeing of Older Adults With Vision and Hearing Impairment – A Randomized Controlled Trial

Frontiers in Psychology, 2020
ObjectivesMany older adults with visual impairment also have significant hearing loss. The aim was to investigate the effectiveness of a newly developed Dual Sensory Loss (DSL) protocol on communication and wellbeing of older persons with DSL and their ...
Hilde L. Vreeken, Ruth M. A. van Nispen, Sophia E. Kramer, Ger H. M. B. van Rens, Ger H. M. B. van Rens   +4 more
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Baseline Regional Cholinergic Denervation Predicts Cognitive Trajectories in Moderate Parkinson Disease

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Cognitive decline is a disabling and variable feature of Parkinson disease (PD). While cholinergic system degeneration is linked to cognitive impairments in PD, most prior research reported cross‐sectional associations. We aimed to fill this gap by investigating whether baseline regional cerebral vesicular acetylcholine transporter ...
Taylor Brown, Giulia Carli, Prabesh Kanel, Stiven Roytman, Jaimie Barr, Nicolaas I. Bohnen, Roger L. Albin   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source