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Metabolic characterization of human aqueous humor in the cataract progression after pars plana vitrectomy

BMC Ophthalmology, 2018
Background While pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) has become the third most commonly performed surgery in the world, it can also induce multiple post complications easily.
Yinghong Ji, Xianfang Rong, Yi Lu
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Heterogeneity of Axenfeld–Rieger Syndrome: Molecular and Clinical Findings in Chinese Patients

Frontiers in Genetics, 2021
Axenfeld–Rieger Syndrome (ARS) is a rare disease with a wide spectrum of ocular and systemic manifestations. The genetic spectrum of Chinese patients with ARS and genotype-phenotype correlations have yet to be described.
Youjia Zhang, Youjia Zhang, Xueli Chen, Li Wang, Xinghuai Sun, Xinghuai Sun, Xinghuai Sun, Yuhong Chen, Yuhong Chen   +8 more
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Common visual problems in children with disability [PDF]

, 2014
Children with disability are at a substantially higher risk of visual impairment (VI) (10.5% compared with 0.16%) but also of ocular disorders of all types, including refractive errors and strabismus.
Salt, A, Sargent, J
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The incidence and cost of injurious falls associated with visual impairment in the UK

, 2002
Purpose: We estimated the incidence and cost of accidental falls for the population with visual impairment, and the incidence and cost of falls directly attributable to visual impairment for the UK in 1999.
Scuffham, P. A., Reading, R, Wilson, E. C. F., Legood, R, Scuffham, P., Wilson, E., Kennedy-Martin, T., Scuffham, PA, Wilson, ECF, Kennedy-Martin, T, Legood, R.   +10 more
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Prevalence and risk factors for diabetes and diabetic retinopathy: results from the Nigeria national blindness and visual impairment survey. [PDF]

, 2014
BACKGROUND: In Nigeria, urbanisation and increasing life expectancy are likely to increase the incidence of non-communicable diseases. As the epidemic of diabetes matures, visual loss from diabetic retinopathy (DR) will increase unless mechanisms for ...
Kyari, Fatima, Peto, Tunde; id_orcid, Murthy, Gudlavalleti VS, Fatima Kyari, Gudlavalleti VS Murthy, Gilbert, Clare E, Peto, Tunde, Tunde Peto, Tafida, Abubakar, Nigeria National Blindness and Visual Impairment Study Group, Sivasubramaniam, Selvaraj, Abubakar Tafida, Murthy, Gudlavalleti V S, Clare E Gilbert, Selvaraj Sivasubramaniam   +14 more
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Retinal ganglion cells induce stem cell-derived neuroprotection via IL-12 to SCGF-β crosstalk

Stem Cell Research & Therapy
Background Stem cell-derived secreted factors could protect neurons in neurodegenerative disease or after injury. The exact neuroprotective components in the secretome remain challenging to discover.
Qing Xia, Kun-Che Chang, Yanan Sun, Michael Nahmou, Takahiko Noro, Yun Cheng, Xiangmei Kong, Xiaofen Mo, Jeffrey L. Goldberg, Suqian Wu   +9 more
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Development of a machine learning model to predict low vision aid fitting for visually impaired patients

Frontiers in Medicine
BackgroundAt present, the fitting of low-vision aids (LVA) for patients globally necessitates the intervention of highly skilled ophthalmologists and certified rehabilitation specialists.
Bingfa Dai, Bingfa Dai, Pengpeng Pei, Zunqi Kan, Hai Lan, Wenwen Ye, Wenwen Ye, Yang Yu, Yang Yu, Xuelan Chen, Xuelan Chen, Yuyuan Yan, Yuyuan Yan, Ting Chen, Ting Chen, Jianqing Zheng, Jianqing Zheng, Lijuan Huang, Lijuan Huang, Jianmin Hu, Jianmin Hu   +20 more
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Spatial Localization in Visual Impairment

Investigative Opthalmology & Visual Science, 2006
To investigate self-reported difficulties experienced by visually impaired subjects in real-world tasks requiring judgment of space and distance and to determine whether laboratory measures of spatial localization predict self-reported difficulty with spatial tasks better than traditional measures of visual function, such as visual acuity and contrast ...
Subramanian, Ahalya, Dickinson, Christine; id_orcid 0000-0003-2638-800X   +1 more
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Prevalence of blindness and visual impairment in Nigeria: the National Blindness and Visual Impairment Study. [PDF]

, 2008
PURPOSE: To determine the prevalence of blindness and visual impairment among adults aged > or = 40 years in Nigeria. METHODS: Multistage, stratified, cluster random sampling with probability proportional to size procedures was used to identify a cross ...
Kyari, Fatima, Entekume, Gabriel, Nigeria National Blindness and Visual Impairment Study Group, Gudlavalleti, Murthy VS, Sivsubramaniam, Selvaraj, Foster, Allen, Gilbert, Clare E, Abdull, Mohammed M   +7 more
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Opthalmic impairment at 7 years of age in children born very preterm [PDF]

, 2004
Aims: To determine the prevalence of ophthalmic impairments in very preterm compared with term infants, the relation between impairments and cerebral ultrasound appearances and retinopathy, and the correlation with visual perception and motor and ...
Foulder-Hughes, Lynda A., Clarke, D., Cooke, R.W.I., Newsham, D.   +3 more
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