Prevalence, causes, and risk factors for functional low vision in Nigeria: results from the national survey of blindness and visual impairment. [PDF]
, 2011 PURPOSE: To estimate prevalence and describe causes of functional low vision (FLV) among a nationally representative sample of Nigerian adults, assess socioeconomic risk factors, and estimate the number of adults in Nigeria who might benefit from low ...
Entekume, Gabriel +7 more
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En face optical coherence tomography detection of Schlemm’s canal in primary open angle glaucoma
Frontiers in Physiology, 2023 Purpose: To compare the morphological characteristics of Schlemm’s canal (SC) in patients with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) and healthy controls, using swept-source optical coherence tomography (SS-OCT) with en face reconstruction.Methods: In this ...
Haili Huang +8 more
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Neuroplasticity in visual impairments
Neurology International, 2018 The visual acuity loss enables the brain to access new pathways in the quest to overcome the visual limitation and this is wellknown as neuroplasticity which have mechanisms to cortical reorganization. In this review, we related the evidences about the neuroplasticity as well as cortical anatomical differences and functional repercussions in visual ...
Silmar Teixeira +15 more
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Prevalence and risk factors for hypertension and association with ethnicity in Nigeria: results from a national survey. [PDF]
, 2013 OBJECTIVE: Non-communicable diseases are now a global priority. We report on the prevalence of hypertension and its risk factors, including ethnicity, in a nationally representative sample of Nigerian adults recruited to a survey of visual impairment ...
Entekume, Gabriel +7 more
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Scleral ultrastructure and biomechanical changes in rabbits after negative lens application [PDF]
International Journal of Ophthalmology, 2018 AIM: To address the microstructure and biomechanical changes of the sclera of rabbits after negative lens application by spectacle frame apparatus. METHODS: Five New Zealand rabbits of seven weeks post-natal were treated with -8 D lens monocularly over ...
Xiao Lin +8 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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Visual Rehabilitation of Children with Visual Impairments [PDF]
Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics, 2006 Visual rehabilitation, consisting of visual stimulation and visual training, is a common practice in the education of children with visual impairments. Ferrell and Muir have stated that scientific research into the effects of visual stimulation and training is ambiguous and that therefore stimulation and training should be abandoned.
Vervloed, M.P.J. +2 more
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Loneliness of the Blind and the Visually Impaired [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2021 Loneliness has been termed a social epidemic, especially when experienced by people with disabilities. In order to better understand how loneliness is experienced in vulnerable populations, the present study compared the qualitative dimensions of loneliness of the blind and visually impaired with the general population not on the frequency or intensity
David Berman, Ami Rokach, Alison L. Rose
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Developing physical activity interventions for children with a visual impairment:lessons from the First Steps initiative [PDF]
, 2019 Children with a visual impairment are less active than their sighted peers. Yet they are born with the potential to match their sighted peers’ motor skill competency and levels of physical fitness.
Lord, Rhiannon, Scally, Jennifer
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Scientific Reports, 2017 Our previous studies have demonstrated that activation of group I metabotropic glutamate receptors downregulated Kir channels in chronic ocular hypertension (COH) rats, thus contributing to Müller cell gliosis, characterized by upregulated expression of ...
Feng Gao +9 more
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