Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2021 Glaucoma is the second leading cause of blindness globally characterized by progressive loss of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) and irreversible visual deficiency.
Yizhen Tang +16 more
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Visual impairment in the hearing impaired students
Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2009 Ocular problems are more common in children with hearing problems than in normal children. Neglected visual impairment could aggravate educational and social disability.To detect and treat visual impairment, if any, in hearing-impaired children.Observational, clinical case series of hearing-impaired children in schools providing special education ...
Parikshit Gogate +5 more
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Psychosocial impact of visual impairment in working age adults [PDF]
, 2009 This is an open access article - Copyright @ 2010 BMJ Publishing GroupAim: To review the evidence for the presence of lower levels of psychosocial well-being in working-age adults with visual impairment and for interventions to improve such levels of ...
Gosney, MA, Nyman, SR, Victor, CR
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Nerve growth factor inhibits TLR3-induced inflammatory cascades in human corneal epithelial cells
Journal of Inflammation, 2019 Background In herpes simplex epithelial keratitis, excessive TLR3-induced cellular responses after virus infection evoke inflammatory cascades that might be destructive to the host cornea. Nerve growth factor (NGF), a pluripotent neurotrophic factor with
Huiyu Chen +3 more
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Monocular and binocular visual impairment in the UK Biobank study: prevalence, associations and diagnoses [PDF]
, 2018 Objective; To determine the prevalence of, associations with and diagnoses leading to mild visual impairment or worse (logMAR >0.3) in middle-aged adults in the UK Biobank study.
Chou +7 more
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Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 2020 Peters’ anomaly (PA) is a rare form of anterior segment dysgenesis characterized by central corneal opacity accompanied by iridocorneal or lenticulo-corneal adhesions.
Yue Li +14 more
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Vitreoretinal interface abnormalities in middle-aged adults with visual impairment in the UK Biobank study: prevalence, impact on visual acuity and associations [PDF]
, 2017 Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of vitreoretinal interface abnormalities (VRIA), the degree of visual impairment and associations with VRIA among adults, aged 40–69 years, in the UK Biobank study.
Farragher, T, McKibbin, M, Shickle, D
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Novel Mutations Associated With Various Types of Corneal Dystrophies in a Han Chinese Population
Frontiers in Genetics, 2019 Aims: To study the genetic spectra of corneal dystrophies (CDs) in Han Chinese patients using next-generation sequencing (NGS).Methods: NGS-based targeted region sequencing was performed to evaluate 71 CD patients of Han Chinese ethnicity.
Jing Zhang +20 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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Hospital admissions in older people with visual impairment in Britain. [PDF]
, 2008 BACKGROUND: We aimed to assess the risk of hospital admission associated with visual impairment in a representative sample of older people living in the community in Britain. METHODS: DESIGN: Prospective study of hospital admission in a population-based
Evans, Jennifer R +2 more
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