Barriers to Low-Vision Rehabilitation Services for Visually Impaired Patients in a Multidisciplinary Ophthalmology Outpatient Practice by Karima S. Khimani, Carissa R. Battle, Lauren Malaya, Aaleena Zaidi, Mary Schmitz-Brown, Huey-Ming Tzeng, Praveena K. Gupta

“…Potential subjects were screened (n = 577) from the electronic medical record using International Classification of Disease (ICD) codes for legal blindness, impaired vision, and low vision. Chart review identified 190 subjects who met criteria for low-vision analysis. …”
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A deep learning based model for diabetic retinopathy grading by Samia Akhtar, Shabib Aftab, Oualid Ali, Munir Ahmad, Muhammad Adnan Khan, Sagheer Abbas, Taher M. Ghazal

“…Abstract Diabetic retinopathy stands as a leading cause of blindness among people. Manual examination of DR images is labor-intensive and prone to error. …”
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Artificially intelligent detection of retinal pigment sign using P3S-Net for retinitis pigmentosa analysis by Syed Muhammad Ali Imran, Abida Hussain, Nema Salem, Muhammad Arsalan

“…An ocular condition known as retinal pigmentosa (RP) first results in night blindness and persistent degradation of the retinal pigment. …”
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Fin Type Variation of Lionhead Strain Goldfish (Carassius auratus) Offspring by M. Syaifudin, Odang Carman, K. Sumantadinata

“…Another abnormalities such as no anal fin, blindness, stumped and no pigmen in their gill lamella also occurred. …”
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Vitamins and Mineral Supplements for Retinitis Pigmentosa by Ying Zhao, Kai Feng, Ruibao Liu, Jinhua Pan, Lailin Zhang, Xuejing Lu

“…Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is a group of inherited progressive retinal dystrophies that is present with progressive vision loss, night blindness, visual field reduction, and retinal pigmentation of the fundus. …”
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A New Method for Designing Dense Skeleton Asphalt Mixture Based on Meso Parameter by Liwan Shi, Duanyi Wang, Junfeng Wang, Zhonghai Jiang, Hehao Liang, Xiao Qin

“…The new method of designing a DSAM based on meso parameter is intuitive and convenient, which considerably reduces the blindness and tediousness in the design of the asphalt mixture gradation. …”
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Annual versus biannual azithromycin mass drug administration for the elimination of infectious trachoma in Africa: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis using data fro... by Jeremy David Keenan, Solomon Aragie, Taye Zeru, Getu Degu

“…Introduction Trachoma is an infectious eye disease caused by Chlamydia trachomatis and the leading infectious cause of blindness worldwide. WHO recommends community-wide oral azithromycin treatment as part of its trachoma elimination strategy. …”
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Characterization of post‐ictal clinical signs in dogs with idiopathic epilepsy: A questionnaire‐based study by Aran Nagendran, Julie A. Nettifee, Dani Carter, Karen R. Muñana

“…Groupings of co‐existing PI signs identified included disorientation, blindness and deafness. Conclusion Post‐ictal signs are a commonly reported aspect of seizures in dogs with idiopathic epilepsy, both in focal as well as generalized seizures. …”
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Effect of In Vitro Exposure of Corticosteroid Drugs, Conventionally Used in AMD Treatment, on Mesenchymal Stem Cells by Raffaele Nuzzi, Monica Gunetti, Deborah Rustichelli, Barbara Roagna, Francesca Fronticelli Bardelli, Franca Fagioli, Ivana Ferrero

“…Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a leading cause of legal blindness in individuals over 60 years of age, characterized by the dysfunction of retinal pigmented epithelium cells, specifically in the macular area. …”
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Effects of the Interface Properties on the Performance of UV-C Photoresistors: Gallium Oxide as Case Study by Maura Pavesi, Antonella Parisini, Pietro Calvi, Alessio Bosio, Roberto Fornari

“…Undoped κ-Ga₂O₃ is an ideal material for photoresistors with high performance in the UV-C spectral region thanks to its intrinsic solar blindness and extremely low dark current. The quality assessment of the contact/κ-Ga₂O₃ interface is therefore of paramount importance. …”
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International initiatives for the study of the human brain: EBRAINS and its Spanish node by Teris Duran, David Ezpeleta, Gemma Aragonès, Javier Mínguez, Emma Muñoz-Moreno, Maria V. Sanchez-Vives, Guillermo Velasco

“…In an effort to advance these approaches, EBRAINS offers the medical and research sector tools such as The Virtual Epileptic Patient, The Virtual Brain, Medical Informatics Platform, Perturbational Complexity Index, Virtual Research Environment, among others; with the potential to move to clinical practice in the future, as well as other innovations in the spectrum of consciousness disorders or blindness. The Spanish node of EBRAINS, coordinated by the Polytechnic University of Madrid, is presented. …”
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Never lose sight of enemies: giant honeybees perceive troublemakers even in mass flight mode—a case study by Gerald Kastberger, Martin Ebner, Thomas Hötzl

“…This period is thought to result in a temporary “blindness” to disturbances, increasing vulnerability. …”
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Sensory substitution and augmentation techniques in cerebral visual impairment: a discussion of lived experiences by Stephanie L. Duesing, Katie Lane-Karnas, Sebastian James Adam Duesing, Mae Lane-Karnas, Nai Y, Arvind Chandna, Arvind Chandna

“…Nonvisual skills training effective in those with ocular blindness, though received later in life after the delayed diagnosis, proved to be indispensable for these authors’ who have CVI access to all aspects of independent life. …”
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Equitable artificial intelligence for glaucoma screening with fair identity normalization by Min Shi, Yan Luo, Yu Tian, Lucy Q. Shen, Nazlee Zebardast, Mohammad Eslami, Saber Kazeminasab, Michael V. Boland, David S. Friedman, Louis R. Pasquale, Mengyu Wang

“…Abstract Glaucoma is the leading cause of irreversible blindness globally. Research indicates a disproportionate impact of glaucoma on racial and ethnic minorities. …”
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Explainable machine learning framework for cataracts recognition using visual features by Xiao Wu, Lingxi Hu, Zunjie Xiao, Xiaoqing Zhang, Risa Higashita, Jiang Liu

“…Abstract Cataract is the leading ocular disease of blindness and visual impairment globally. Deep neural networks (DNNs) have achieved promising cataracts recognition performance based on anterior segment optical coherence tomography (AS-OCT) images; however, they have poor explanations, limiting their clinical applications. …”
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Utilization of eye care services among adults in a rural community in Rivers State South-South, Nigeria by Datonjo Alwell George, Godswill Inye Nathaniel

“…Therefore, there was a need to subsidize the cost of services by the government to improve uptake which will further reduce the magnitude of avoidable blindness in Ndele, Rivers State.…”
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Drug consumption and treatment costs of the glaucoma therapy in the Republic of Serbia by Ćoškov Aleksandra D., Savanović Dijana R., Todorović Nemanja B., Lalić-Popović Mladena N., Tomić Nataša Z., Milijašević Boris Ž.

“…Introduction: Glaucoma is the leading cause of the irreversible blindness, affecting more than 70 million people worldwide. …”
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Peripapillary retinal nerve fibre layer thinning, perfusion changes and optic neuropathy in carriers of Leber hereditary optic neuropathy-associated mitochondrial variants by Paul F Kenna, Kirk A J Stephenson, Lorraine Cassidy, Clare Quigley

“…Overall, the LHON asymptomatic relatives (n=16) had no significant change in peripapillary VD (p=0.166), though three eyes had VD which fell below the derived normal range at 6% each, with variable VA from normal to blindness; LogMAR median 0, range 0–2.4. In contrast, RNFL thickness was significantly reduced in the LHON-affected group (median 51 µm, p=0.003), and in asymptomatic relatives (median 90 µm, p=0.01), compared with controls (median 101 µm). …”
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Thrombin-Induced Calpain Activation Promotes Protease-Activated Receptor 1 Internalization by Alejandro Alvarez-Arce, Irene Lee-Rivera, Edith López, Arturo Hernández-Cruz, Ana María López-Colomé

“…We have previously shown that the stimulation of PAR1 by thrombin promotes intracellular signaling leading to RPE cell transformation, proliferation, and migration which characterize fibroproliferative eye diseases leading to blindness. Within this context, the elucidation of the mechanisms involved in PAR1 inactivation is of utmost importance. …”
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Congenital colour vision deficiency in healthcare professionals: a scoping review protocol of the impact on clinical practice and patient safety by Euan Lawson, Adam M Taylor, Aqib Khan, Quenton Wessels

“…Introduction Congenital colour vision deficiency (CVD), known as colour blindness, is a common visual problem affecting around 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women. …”
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