Dual sensory impairment: The association between glaucomatous vision loss and hearing impairment and function. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 BACKGROUND:Hearing impairment, vision impairment, and dual impairment (both hearing and vision impairment), have been independently associated with functional and cognitive decline.
Lucy I Mudie +8 more
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Mortality and suicide risk in glaucoma patients with or without vision impairment: a nationwide cohort study [PDF]
Scientific ReportsThis study aimed to investigate the mortality and suicide risk in glaucoma patients with or without vision impairment. Data were retrieved from the Korean National Health Insurance Service for 4,056,650 individuals aged ≥ 20 years and assessed for all ...
Kyoung Ohn, Kyungdo Han, Younhea Jung
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Optometrists’ perceptions of vision impairment services in public hospitals of Limpopo province [PDF]
African Journal of DisabilityBackground: Vision impairment (VI) services aim to mitigate the effect of VI and provide opportunities for visually impaired individuals to actively participate in their daily activities.
Modjadji M. Leshabane +2 more
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Evaluation of axial length/total corneal refractive power ratio as a potential marker for ocular diagnosis of Marfan’s syndrome in children [PDF]
International Journal of Ophthalmology, 2021 AIM: To investigate whether the axial length (AL)/total corneal refractive power (TCRP) ratio is a sensitive and simple factor that can be used for the early diagnosis of Marfan's syndrome (MFS) in children.
Tian-Hui Chen +8 more
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Measurement of the depths at different regions of the anterior chamber in healthy Chinese adults [PDF]
International Journal of Ophthalmology, 2020 AIM: To measure the depths of different regions of the anterior chamber (AC) in healthy Chinese adults, and to explore possible correlations with age or gender.
Yuan Zong +5 more
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Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience, 2022 PurposeThe aim of this study was to investigate the role and mechanism of berberine (BBR) in the protection of injured retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) in diabetic retinopathy (DR).MethodsExperimental diabetic retinopathy rat model was successfully induced ...
Wangyi Fang +20 more
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Biometric and Structural Ocular Manifestations of Anterior Megalophthalmos
Frontiers in Medicine, 2022 ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to examine the biometric ocular manifestations and structural ocular features of anterior megalophthalmos (AM).MethodsFifteen patients with AM (30 eyes) from the Eye & ENT Hospital of Fudan University were included.
Tian-Hui Chen +17 more
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Ocular Manifestations of Acute Secondary Angle Closure Associated With Lens Subluxation
Frontiers in Medicine, 2022 Purpose:To evaluate the clinical characteristics and ocular features of patients with acute secondary angle closure, associated with lens subluxation (ASAC-LS).Methods:We performed a retrospective study at the EENT Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai,
Qinghe Jing +11 more
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Analysis of Corneal Spherical Aberrations in Chinese Bilateral Ectopia Lentis Patients
Frontiers in Medicine, 2021 Purpose: To analyze the anterior, posterior, and total corneal spherical aberrations (ASA, PSA, and TSA) in patients with Chinese bilateral ectopia lentis (EL).Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted to evaluate corneal spherical aberration (CSA ...
Jiahui Chen +14 more
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Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 2022 Purpose: To investigate the clinical manifestations of congenital ectopia lentis (CEL) in patients with fibrillin (FBN1) calcium-binding epidermal growth factor (cbEGF)-like mutations.Design: Retrospective cohort study.Methods: Consecutive 68 CEL ...
Min Zhang +9 more
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