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Stem Cell Research, 2021 LRP2 is mainly expressed in the cell membrane of epithelia, maintaining normal endocytosis of nutrients from the extracellular microenvironment and mediating growth factor signals. The deficiency of LRP2 can result in abnormal lysosomal and mitochondrial
Jie You +3 more
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Effects of perfluorooctane on the retina as a short-term and small amounts remnant in rabbits [PDF]
International Journal of Ophthalmology, 2019 AIM: To investigate changes in the rabbit retina after short-term and small amounts tamponade of perfluorooctane (PFO). METHODS: New Zealand rabbits were used, and 48 eyes were randomly and evenly assigned into four different groups.
Qing-Chen Li +5 more
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Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2022 Purpose: To understand/assess ocular and functional vision impairment in children with multiple disabilities with a functional vision assessment battery in addition to standard ophthalmic examinations in an outreach setting.
SahithyaBhaskaran +3 more
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Childhood vision impairment [PDF]
British Journal of Ophthalmology, 2004 Childhood blindness is ranked second only to cataract on the global burden of eye disease While the number of children with vision loss and blindness is relatively low in comparison with the number of older people with vision loss, the impact as measured in disability adjusted life years (DALY) ranks childhood blindness second only to cataract on the ...
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Frontiers in Physiology, 2017 The impairment of retinal vascular autoregulation can be an early manifestation of many systemic and ocular diseases. Therefore, quantifying retinal vascular autoregulation in a non-invasive manner is very important. This study evaluated the effects of a
Yuan Zong +14 more
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Vision impairment in the Pacific region [PDF]
British Journal of Ophthalmology, 2002 The Western Pacific region is one of great diversity, containing the most populous country, China, and many small Pacific island countries. This review describes the prevalence of blindness and vision loss, illustrates the changing trends in the important causes of vision loss and blindness, and the stages of development of the delivery of eye care ...
J E, Keeffe, K, Konyama, H R, Taylor
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Rifle Shooting for Athletes With Vision Impairment: Does One Class Fit All?
Frontiers in Psychology, 2019 Revised evidence-based classification criteria introduced for shooting for athletes with vision impairment (VI shooting) suggest that athletes with impaired contrast sensitivity (CS) and visual acuity (VA) should be eligible for inclusion in the sport ...
Peter M. Allen +6 more
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Fear of Falling in Vision Impairment [PDF]
Optometry and Vision Science, 2015 ABSTRACT Falls are the leading cause of injury‐related morbidity and mortality among older adults. In addition to the resulting physical injury and potential disability after a fall, there are also important psychological consequences, including depression, anxiety, activity restriction, and fear of falling. Fear of falling affects 20
White, Ursula +3 more
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Frontiers in Psychology, 2018 Purpose: In order to develop an evidence-based, sport-specific minimum impairment criteria (MIC) for the sport of vision-impaired (VI) shooting, this study aimed to determine the relative influence of losses in visual acuity (VA) and contrast sensitivity
Peter M. Allen +7 more
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Frontiers in Immunology, 2023 PurposeIn this study, we aimed to investigate whether Programmed cell death 1 ligand 1/programmed cell death 1 ligand 2 (PD-L1/PD-L2) double knockout (dKO) has a protective effect on RGCs in a mouse model of chronic ocular hypertension (COHT).MethodsWe ...
Siqi Sheng +19 more
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