Eye health risks associated with unclean fuel: a meta-analysis and systematic review by Shi-Hang Chen, Yuan Tang, Song Xue, Song Xue

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Developing expertise and managing inaccessibility: a study of reading by listening practices among students with blindness or vision impairment by Anna Lundh

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A comparative analysis to find out the preferred and effective way to identify new Indian currency note by blind individual: A Pilot study by Vishal Biswas, Monira Sirajum Choudhury, Roshni Majumder

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Comparative Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Manual and Electric Toothbrushes in Blind Children: A Randomised Controlled Trial by PS Thanalakshme, R Ramesh

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Bidirectional causality of physical exercise in retinal neuroprotection by Stephen K. Agadagba, Suk-yu Yau, Ying Liang, Kristine Dalton, Benjamin Thompson

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Görme Engelli Öğrencilerin Piyano Eğitimi Üzerine Durum Çalışması by Yüksel Pirgon, Ezgi Babacan

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Reprogramming of iPSCs to NPCEC-like cells by biomimetic scaffolds for zonular fiber reconstruction by Tianhui Chen, Zhongxing Chen, Juan Du, Min Zhang, Zexu Chen, Qingyi Gao, Aodong Chen, Qinghao Meng, Yang Sun, Yan liu, Linghao Song, Xinyue Wang, Pranav Prakash Edavi, Chen Xu, Hongmei Zhang, Jinhai Huang, Yongxiang Jiang

“…Ectopia lentis (EL), characterised by impaired zonular fibers originating from non-pigmented ciliary epithelial cells (NPCEC), presents formidable surgical complexities and potential risks of visual impairment. Cataract surgery is the only treatment method for EL, but it leads to the loss of accommodative power of the lens post-operatively. …”
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Combined Left Central Retinal Artery Occlusion and Bilateral Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuritis: A Rare Presentation of Giant Cell Arteritis by Anne D. D. Joseph, Jebananthy Anandaselvam Pradeepan, Thirunavukarasu Kumanan, Muthusamy Malaravan

“…Giant cell arteritis, a large vessel vasculitis is characterized by headache, visual impairment, constitutional symptoms, and increased inflammatory markers. …”
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The Prevalence of Undifferentiated Connective Tissue Dysplasia in Senior Students by Mykhailo Protsailo, Volodymyr Dzhyvak, Ihor Krycky, Pavlo Hoshchynskyi, Ihor Horishnyi, Iryna Chornomydz

“…Malocclusion occurred in 36.8% of cases, visual impairment occurred in 32.7%, myopia in 21.8%, astigmatism in 4.5%, strabismus in 3.7%, and a combination of astigmatism and myopia in 2.7%. …”
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Case report: Transmuscular migration of a solid encircling silicone band through all four rectus muscles by Ruiping Gu, Ruiping Gu, Ruiping Gu, Kaicheng Wu, Kaicheng Wu, Kaicheng Wu, Chunhui Jiang, Chunhui Jiang, Chunhui Jiang

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Cellular Signaling in Müller Glia: Progenitor Cells for Regenerative and Neuroprotective Responses in Pharmacological Models of Retinal Degeneration by Yang Liu, Chenguang Wang, Guanfang Su

“…Retinal degenerative diseases are a leading cause of visual impairment or blindness. There are many therapies for delaying the progression of vision loss but no curative strategies currently. …”
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MENTAL BARRIERS TO REDUCE VULNERABILITY TO INJURY DURING A FALL: AN ELEMENTARY ISSUE OF PERSONAL SAFETY IN A GLOBAL CIVILIZATION by Bartłomiej Gąsienica-Walczak, Artur Kalina, Artur Litwiniuk, Joanna Baj-Korpak

“…Participants in the main pedagogical experiments declared that: teaching safe fall techniques made sense for both healthy and high-risk individuals (95% of physiotherapy students’ responses); all amputees and 83% of patients with visual impairment were convinced that teaching safe fall techniques in high-risk fall groups made sense; one response from a patient with visual impairment (16%) was “I don’t know”, and none of the respondents denied the advisability of teaching safe fall techniques. …”
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Public knowledge of early stroke symptoms in the Vilnius region by A. Atkočiūnas, M. Mačionytė, R. Mameniškienė

“…Women have better knowledge of stroke than men. Visual impairment is the least known symptom of stroke. …”
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Retinal vein occlusion – pathomechanisms with a special focus on younger patients by Wojciech Zawisza

“…Retinal vein occlusion is one of the most common eye conditions and leads to significant visual impairment. Treatment does not always improve the acuity of vision, hence it is important to understand the prothrombotic pathomechanisms underlying the condition. …”
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Health-related quality of life in patients with multiple sclerosis by Lázaro Aurelio Vázquez Gómez, Carlos Hidalgo Mesa, Benita Mabel Beltrán González, Yunier Broche Pérez, Ana María Mederos Herrera

“…There was improvement in the impact of fatigue; pain effect; sexual satisfaction; bladder control; bowel control; impact of visual impairment; perceived cognitive deficit; mental health and social support.…”
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Bayesian network-based video QoE assessment method using image sustained damage analysis by Yang GENG, Su-jie SHAO, Shao-yong GUO, Peng YU

“…At present,the influence of the image sustained damage is often neglected in the objective method of the quality of user experience in video service.In view of this problem,the effect of the visible duration of visual impairment on the quality of the user experience was discussed.At the same time,the objective reason of continuous damage was analyzed,and a Bayesian network was constructed which included hierarchical objective index and subjective evaluation result.On this basis,a no-reference evaluation method for the quality of video service experience was proposed,and the accuracy of the method is verified by subjective test.…”
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Chronic non-communicable diseases in patients and families with retinitis pigmentosa by Raisa Hernández Baguer, Raisa Ivis Beltràn Saìnz, Asunciòn Fortunata Rodrìguez Morris, Dagmara Magdalena Cordero Ruiz, Loida Mevis Savòn George, Bàrbara Cid Vàzquez

“…<p><strong>Background:</strong> retinitis pigmentosa, an ocular disease of genetic origin and low prevalence, slowly progresses over years towards severe visual impairment and affects social performance. In the Ophthalmology Service of the Dr. …”
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Urban-Rural Dimension of Falls and Associated Risk Factors among Community-Dwelling Older Adults in West Java, Indonesia by Susiana Nugraha, Sabarinah Prasetyo, Indri Hapsari Susilowati, Tri Budi W. Rahardjo

“…Meanwhile, visual impairment (OR = 1.81, 95%CI [1.03–3.18]) and living environment (OR = 3.36, 95% CI [1.14–9.93]) were significantly associated with falls in rural areas. …”
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Association of age-related macular degeneration on fracture risks among osteoporosis population: a nationwide population-based cohort study by Bing-Yu Chen, Chi Chin Sun, Ting-Shuo Huang, Tsai-Sheng Fu, Chia-Yi Lee, Fang-Ping Chen

“…Objectives Visual impairment is an important risk factor for fracture in the elderly population. …”
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Alström syndrome: the journey to diagnosis by Akshat Sinha, Kerry Leeson-Beevers, Catherine Lewis, Elizabeth Loughery, Tarekegn Geberhiwot

“…Obesity rapidly developing in infancy should be flagged as a key symptom to be aware of where AS is a possible diagnosis. Visual impairment (88%) in combination with cardiomyopathy (59%) is a frequent first presentation for patients with AS. …”
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