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Efficacy of low-vision devices in elderly population with age-related macular degeneration

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2023
Purpose: Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a common cause of blindness, residual damage to macular area in spite of treatment necessitates visual rehabilitation by means of low-vision aids (LVAs). Methods: Thirty patients suffering from different
Kirti Singh, Arshi Singh, Priyanka Chaudury, Divya Jain   +3 more
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Autonomous use of a visual biofeedback in early rehabilitation after total knee replacement. Pilot study design

, 2020
Patients undergoing Total Knee Replacement (TKR) improve functional capabilities, but a lot of them show strength deficits and asymmetric patterns of movement.
Giuseppe Di Natali, Luca Marin, Antonello Cappai, Luisella Pedrotti, Massimiliano Febbi, Chiodaroli Matteo, Claudio Lisi   +6 more
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Intranasal Delivery of Apelin-13 Is Neuroprotective and Promotes Angiogenesis After Ischemic Stroke in Mice

ASN Neuro, 2015
Apelin is a peptide originally isolated from bovine stomach tissue extracts and identified as an endogenous ligand of the APJ receptor; recent work showed that apelin ameliorates the ischemic injury in the heart and the brain.
Dongdong Chen, Jinhwan Lee, Xiaohuan Gu, Ling Wei, Shan Ping Yu   +4 more
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The Relationship Between Resting Cerebral Blood Flow, Neurometabolites, Cardio-Respiratory Fitness and Aging-Related Cognitive Decline

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2022
Older adults typically experience a decline in cognitive function, but improvements in physical health and lifestyle can be neuroprotective across the human lifespan.
Venkatagiri Krishnamurthy, Venkatagiri Krishnamurthy, Venkatagiri Krishnamurthy, Isabella Paredes Spir, Kevin M. Mammino, Joe R. Nocera, Joe R. Nocera, Joe R. Nocera, Keith M. McGregor, Keith M. McGregor, Keith M. McGregor, Bruce A. Crosson, Bruce A. Crosson, Lisa C. Krishnamurthy, Lisa C. Krishnamurthy, Lisa C. Krishnamurthy   +15 more
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Limbal Stem Cell Deficiency: Current Treatment Options and Emerging Therapies

Stem Cells International, 2016
Severe ocular surface disease can result in limbal stem cell deficiency (LSCD), a condition leading to decreased visual acuity, photophobia, and ocular pain.
Michel Haagdorens, Sara Ilse Van Acker, Veerle Van Gerwen, Sorcha Ní Dhubhghaill, Carina Koppen, Marie-José Tassignon, Nadia Zakaria   +6 more
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A comparison of two-coloured filter systems for treating visual reading difficulties [PDF]

, 2013
Copyright @ 2013 Informa UK Ltd.Purpose: Visual disturbances that make it difficult to read text are often termed “visual stress”. Coloured filters in spectacles may help some children overcome reading problems that are often caused by visual stress.
Hall, Roger, Ray, Nicola, Stein, J, Harries, Priscilla, Stein, John, Ray, N, Harries, P, Hall, R   +7 more
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Comparison of Amblyopia Treatment Effect with Dichoptic Method Using Polarizing Film and Occlusion Therapy Using an Eye Patch

Children, 2022
We developed a novel, low-cost, easily administered method that uses a polarizing film to enable dichoptic treatment for amblyopia. In this study, we compared its effects with occlusion therapy using an eye patch.
Yo Iwata, Tomoya Handa, Hitoshi Ishikawa
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Current Methods of Visual Rehabilitation [PDF]

Deutsches Ärzteblatt international, 2011
Despite therapeutic progress, many diseases of the eyes and visual pathways still cause persistent visual deficits that make everyday life more difficult in many ways. Rehabilitation aims to compensate for these limitations by optimizing residual vision.
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Continuous measurement of object location memory is sensitive to effects of age and mild cognitive impairment and related to medial temporal lobe volume

Alzheimer’s & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Monitoring, 2018
Introduction We present findings of a novel and ecologically relevant associative memory test, the Object Location Touchscreen Test (OLTT), which was posited as sensitive to early medial temporal lobe compromise associated with mild cognitive impairment (
Benjamin M. Hampstead, Stephen Towler, Anthony Y. Stringer, Krishnankutty Sathian   +3 more
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ASL MRI informs blood flow to chronic stroke lesions in patients with aphasia

Frontiers in Physiology, 2023
Introduction: Response to post-stroke aphasia language rehabilitation is difficult to anticipate, mainly because few predictors can help identify optimal, individualized treatment options.
Lisa C. Krishnamurthy, Lisa C. Krishnamurthy, Lisa C. Krishnamurthy, Lisa C. Krishnamurthy, Clara Glassman, Joo H. Han, Serena E. Song, Chanse Denmon, Maryanne Weatherill, Amy D. Rodriguez, Amy D. Rodriguez, Bruce A. Crosson, Bruce A. Crosson, Venkatagiri Krishnamurthy, Venkatagiri Krishnamurthy, Venkatagiri Krishnamurthy   +15 more
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