A Company-Wide Initiative to Improve Screening for Vision Impairment [PDF]
, 2017 Objectives: \u3e 1 out of 6 point up in knowledge of vision impairment & confidence in screening (6 questions; 1=strongly disagree to 7=strongly agree) 40% of clients will undergo vision screening Identify & resolve barriers to vision screening (4 ...
Christine Potvin, PhD, OTR/L, Marie +1 more
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Evaluation of earlier versus later dietary management in long-chain 3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase or mitochondrial trifunctional protein deficiency::a systematic review [PDF]
, 2019 Background: Mitochondrial trifunctional protein (MTP) and long-chain 3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase (LCHAD) deficiencies are rare fatty acid β-oxidation disorders. Without dietary management the conditions are life-threatening. We conducted a systematic
Clarke, Aileen +7 more
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Prevalence of Vision Impairment in School Children of Puente Piedra, Peru
Vision Pan-America, 2016 Purpose: To document the prevalence and sociodemographic factors associated with vision impairment in Peruvian children living in Puente Piedra, a resource-poor community in Peru.
Theodor C Sauer +4 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 ...
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PLoS ONE, 2019 Our objective was to present the findings of an opt-in, school-based eye care service for children attending 11 special schools in England and use these findings to determine whether a vision screening programme would be appropriate for this population ...
Lisa A. Donaldson +3 more
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Distinguishing wet from dry age-related macular degeneration using three-dimensional computer-automated threshold Amsler grid testing [PDF]
, 2011 Background/aims: With the increased efficacy of current therapy for wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD), better ways to detect wet AMD are needed.
Bababeygy, Simon R. +5 more
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Hypertensive retinopathy and cardiovascular disease risk: 6 population-based cohorts meta-analysis
International Journal of Cardiology. Cardiovascular Risk and Prevention, 2023 Background: The cardiovascular risk associated with different levels of hypertensive retinopathy, including mild, remains unclear. We performed an individual participant meta-analysis from 6 population-based cohort studies to determine the relationship ...
Gerald Liew +11 more
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BMJ Open, 2019 Objectives To assess the diagnostic accuracy of five vision screening tools used in a school setting using sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV) and negative predictive value (NPV).
Mayu Nishimura +4 more
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A Smartphone-Based Tool for Rapid, Portable, and Automated Wide-Field Retinal Imaging. [PDF]
, 2018 Purpose:High-quality, wide-field retinal imaging is a valuable method for screening preventable, vision-threatening diseases of the retina. Smartphone-based retinal cameras hold promise for increasing access to retinal imaging, but variable image quality
Davila, Jose R +15 more
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The effect of transparency on recognition of overlapping objects [PDF]
, 2013 Are overlapping objects easier to recognize when the objects are transparent or opaque? It is important to know whether the transparency of X-ray images of luggage contributes to the difficulty in searching those images for targets. Transparency provides
Hillstrom, Anne +2 more
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