Is the convergence insufficiency symptom survey applicable to elderly individuals? by Saeid Abdi, Haleh Kangari, Saeed Rahmani, Alireza Akbarzadeh Baghban, Zahra Kamary Rad

“…Methods A total of 100 presbyopic individuals (40–60 years) were selected with far and near acuity of 20/20 with their habitual spectacles; 50 had convergence insufficiency and 50 had normal binocular vision. …”
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Visual, clinical and quality of life outcomes of a new multifocal IOL with optimized diffractive grating: a non-randomized clinical trial by João Marcelo de Almeida Gusmão Lyra, Mariana Silva Gois de Almeida, Lucila de Albuquerque Barbosa Lira, Laís Oliveira dos Santos, Mateus Lins dos Santos, Jorge Artur Peçanha de Miranda Coelho

“…Abstract Background Multifocal intraocular lenses (IOLs) are designed to reduce dependence on spectacles by providing multiple focal points. However, they are associated with photic phenomena such as halos and glare, and may reduce contrast sensitivity. …”
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Influence of preoperative variables on the 3-month functional outcomes of the Vivity extended depth-of-focus intraocular lens: a prospective case series by Giacomo Savini, Alice Galzignato, Catarina P. Coutinho, Jinhai Huang, Yue Wu, Piero Barboni, João Mendanha Dias, Filomena J. Ribeiro, Domenico Schiano-Lomoriello

“…The IOLSAT questionnaire showed that spectacles were never used for distance and intermediate vision. …”
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Combination of a monofocal and one type of extended depth-of-focus (zonal refractive) intraocular lens (COMEDI) in bilateral cataract surgery protocol: a monocentric, randomised, p... by Sorcha Ní Dhubhghaill, Silke Oellerich, Wilfried Cools, Heleen Delbeke, Iva Krolo, Karolien Termote, Roger Van Schoor

“…In contrast, EDOF IOLs provide a greater range of vision, extending spectacle independence to intermediate distance, while multifocal IOLs enable spectacle independence at all distances with the drawback of positive dysphotopsias and reduced contrast perception.EDOF lenses are an attractive compromise with fewer dysphotopic side effects than multifocals. …”
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Visual Outcomes and Quality of Vision After Bilateral Implantation of a Hydrophobic Acrylic Trifocal Intraocular Lens by Newsom TH, Szabo B, Unsell K, Newsom C, Newsom BA, Hall B

“…Overall, postoperative spectacle independence at distance, intermediate, and near were 100%, 93%, and 73%, respectively. …”
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Acting queerly: Jonah as the implicated subject and vulnerability by G.F. Snyman

“…The essay concludes that the spectacle of the conversion of the Ninevites constitutes a drag performance whilst Jonah’s watching of this drag performance queers himself in as much as he suffers the heat and wind while remaining silent. …”
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Patient Satisfaction and Visual Performance in Patients with Ocular Pathology after Bilateral Implantation of a New Extended Depth of Focus Intraocular Lens by Laureano A. Rementería-Capelo, Pilar Lorente, Virginia Carrillo, José M. Sánchez-Pina, Javier Ruiz-Alcocer, Inés Contreras

“…In both groups, 40% of patients reported being completely spectacle-independent, with the other 60% requiring glasses for near vision always or often. …”
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Visual Outcome of Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty during the Learning Curve in Initial Fifty Cases by Sanjay K. Singh, Sanjeeta Sitaula

“…Postoperative best spectacle-corrected visual acuity at 3 months was >20/63 in 41.8% of the cases, and 93% had visual acuity of 20/200 or better. …”
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Clinical Results of Diffractive, Refractive, Hybrid Multifocal, and Monofocal Intraocular Lenses by Agnieszka Dyrda, Ana Martínez-Palmer, Daniel Martín-Moral, Amanda Rey, Antonio Morilla, Miguel Castilla-Martí, Janny Aronés-Santivañez

“…No differences in dysphotopsia pre- and postoperatively and spectacle independence in near for OptiVis and refractive MFIOLs were detected. …”
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Visual Outcomes and Patient Satisfaction of Two Continuous Range of Vision Intraocular Lenses by Micheletti JM, Hall B, Smiley HG, Langston WJ

“…The percentage of patients “Satisfied” or “Very Satisfied” with their vision was 89% (136/153) in the PanOptix group and 94% (72/77) in the Synergy group.Conclusion: The results of this study suggest excellent visual acuities at distance, intermediate, and near, high spectacle independence, and high patient satisfaction with both the PanOptix and Synergy IOLs. …”
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Le jardin urbain de la Grande Bibliothèque : lieu ouvert et espace contesté by Louis Jacob

“…The article illustrates how the artistic strategies, the pressure of the urban network, the development and revitalization projects in the nearby area, the practices and the memories of the place, all of those dimensions are heading for the “reframing” of the park as meaningfull structure, and of the whole spectacle of the city spreading inside and outside.…”
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Comparative Analysis of Visual Performance and Optical Quality with a Rotationally Asymmetric Multifocal Intraocular Lens and an Apodized Diffractive Multifocal Intraocular Lens by Xiao Wang, Haixia Tu, Yong Wang

“…The Chinese version of the visual function index-14 (VF-12-CN) and spectacle independence were assessed in all patients. …”
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La parenté sauvage dans « Ktaadn » de Thoreau by Agnès Derail

“…However, this « transcendentalist » feeling of a harmonious kinship between the self and the world is followed by the anti-pastoral spectacle of Mount Ktaadn and the terrifying discovery of a nature indifferent to man and which cannot be inherited. …”
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Miroir, miroir joli… : l’eau dans le jardin paysage by Ilona Woronow

“…In his presence, the limpidity and the shimmering of the water take part in the spectacle of his solitary promenade. The sole ambiguity that the water casts on the scene is its reflection. …”
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Increased Corneal Toricity after Long-Term Orthokeratology Lens Wear by Zhi Chen, Jiaqi Zhou, Feng Xue, Xingtao Zhou, Xiaomei Qu

“…In the historical control group, there is no significant change in the corneal curvature over two years in children wearing spectacle lenses (both meridians, P>0.05). Change of corneal toricity was more significant in the ortho-k group than in the spectacle control group (P=0.001). …”
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Native and Nonnative Crocodilians of Florida by Michiko A. Squires, Seth C. Farris, Brian M. Jeffery, Frank J. Mazzotti

“…These federally protected species are easily confused with nonnative crocodilians found in south Florida, such as the spectacled caiman and the Nile crocodile. Some key features used to distinguish these animals are the shape of the head, the shape of the snout, and the pattern of nuchal scutes (bony plates in between head and shoulders). …”
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Native and Nonnative Crocodilians of Florida by Michiko A. Squires, Seth C. Farris, Brian M. Jeffery, Frank J. Mazzotti

“…These federally protected species are easily confused with nonnative crocodilians found in south Florida, such as the spectacled caiman and the Nile crocodile. Some key features used to distinguish these animals are the shape of the head, the shape of the snout, and the pattern of nuchal scutes (bony plates in between head and shoulders). …”
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Public commemoration in service of nation, state and dynastic identity-building by Marković Anita

“…When considering the socio-political situation at the time of the centenary of the First Serbian Uprising in 1804 in the country, largely metered by the dynastic change of 1903, the organization of the commemoration of this anniversary as an official state ceremony - the highlight of this being the coronation of Petar Karađorđević - necessitated, in the form of an ephemeral spectacle, the symbolic revival, reinterpretation and reconstruction of the past, in order to emphasize the legitimacy of the power of the new ruler and dynasty and to encourage promotion of this in a broad range of media.…”
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Technology and the Cinematographic Writing of Trauma in Kipling’s Motoring Short Stories by Élodie Raimbault

“…Thematically, stylistically and structurally, the association of motoring and the cinematograph led Kipling to combine two technologies that offer a fascinating mobile spectacle. Through this association, he delineates a new sort of spatiality.…”
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La Tentation de Saint-Antoine au Chat Noir : un exemple de collaboration multidisciplinaire by Michela Niccolai

“…Among the adaptations of La Tentation de saint Antoine de Flaubert, the one made by Henri Rivière deserves special attention. « Féerie à grand spectacle en 2 actes et 40 tableaux », La Tentation for the shadow theatre (1887) is a composite show that blended the visual component with the music (original and arranged by Albert Tinchant and Georges Fragerolle) inside a fixed device where the evocative appearance of the paintings carried the viewer into a mystical universe. …”
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