Are language and social communication intact in children with congenital visual impairment at school age? [PDF]
, 2009 Background: Development of children with congenital visual impairment (VI) has been associated with vulnerable socio-communicative outcomes often bearing striking similarities to those of sighted children with autism.1 To date, very little is known ...
Dale, Naomi +9 more
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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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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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Blindness and visual impairment due to age-related cataract in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review of recent population-based studies. [PDF]
, 2013 AIM: We aimed to evaluate age-related cataract as a contributor to blindness and visual impairment (VI) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). METHODS: A systematic review of population-based studies published between 2000 and October 2012.
Sherwin, Justin C +2 more
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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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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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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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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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Playing Blind: Revealing the World of Gamers with Visual Impairment
International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2019 Previous research on games for people with visual impairment (PVI) has focused on co-designing or evaluating specific games - mostly under controlled conditions.
Ronny Andrade +4 more
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