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Impact of mental health comorbidities on the effect of cataract surgery on dementia risk: a real-world retrospective cohort study
Background Cataract surgery has been shown to reduce the risk of developing dementia in the future; however, its impact on ...
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Preretinal abnormal tissue before and after pars plana vitrectomy in macula-on rhegmatogenous retinal detachment: a multimodal imaging study
Purpose To quantitatively explore preretinal abnormal tissue (PAT) in macula-on rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) before and after surgery. Methods In this case-series study, PAT was detected by ...
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Adverse ocular effects associated with niacin therapy.
In a retrospective survey of patients taking medication for hyperlipidaemia, those taking niacin (nicotinic acid) were more likely (p < 0.05) to report sicca syndromes, blurred vision, eyelid oedema, ...
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Expression of adhesion molecule CD44 on human corneas
Professor Dr med G Duncker, Klinik für Ophthalmologie der Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Hegewischstrasse 2, D-24105 Kiel, Germany. AIMS This study was undertaken to confirm the distribution ...
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Topical antibiotics for the management of bacterial keratitis: an evidence-based review of high quality randomised controlled trials
Correspondence to Elissa M McDonald, Department of Ophthalmology, New Zealand National Eye Centre, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1142, New ...
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Machine-learning algorithms for the identification of visual field loss associated with the antiseizure medication vigabatrin—a proof of concept
Background/aims The antiseizure medication, vigabatrin, is associated with visual field loss (VAVFL). However, the fields can be challenging to interpret due to unfamiliarity with the characteristics ...
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Blindness, cataract surgery and mortality in Ethiopia
Correspondence to Dr Geoffrey C Tabin, University of Utah, 65 N Mario Capecchi Drive, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA; gtabin{at}cureblindness.org Purpose To examine the relationships between blindness, ...
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Permanent retinal damage following massive dapsone overdose.
A massive dose of 7.5 g of 4,4'-diamino, diphenyl sulphone (dapsone) taken as a suicide attempt in a patient on long-term therapy for tuberculoid leprosy resulted in permanent bilateral retinal ...
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Uveitis in children and adolescents
Pediatric Ophthalmology and Immuno-Ophthalmology Unit, Hadassah Hebrew University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel Correspondence to: David BenEzra MD, PhD Department of Ophthalmology, Hadassah University ...
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The development of the Indian vision function questionnaire: questionnaire content
4 London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK Correspondence to: Professor Astrid E Fletcher Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical ...
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The eye as a window to oral and pain symptoms in Sjögren’s disease
Background To investigate whether certain dry eye (DE) metrics relate to oral and pain manifestations of Sjögren’s disease (SjD). Methods Secondary analysis of the Sjögren’s International ...