Fostering an enabling environment for Learners with Special Needs in rural primary schools in Lesotho by Mathabo Lebona, Mohapi Augustinus Monyane, Kananga Robert Mukuna

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From diagnosis to treatment: exploring the mechanisms underlying optic neuritis in multiple sclerosis by Bin Tong, Xin Zhang, Haijian Hu, Huayi Yang, Xifeng Wang, Maolin Zhong, Fan Yang, Fuzhou Hua

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Chronic Psychosis in a Patient with Usher Syndrome by Abhay Keshava Bhat, Sheetal Reshram Meshram, Maithili S. Umate, Prakhar D. Jain

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Portable wide-field digital imaging for screening of neonatal visual impairment causes in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: a budget impact analysis by Andrea Zin, Lorena M Haefeli, Luiza M Neves, Ana Carolina Carioca Costa, Zilton Farias Meira de Vasconcelos, Marcia Pinto

“…Objective To estimate the budget impact of portable wide-field digital imaging incorporation on screening neonatal causes of childhood blindness and visual impairment in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.Design Budget impact analysis.Setting Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.Primary and secondary outcome measures The primary outcome was the direct cost of indirect binocular ophthalmoscopy, red reflex test and portable wide-field digital image screening comprising all babies born in Rio de Janeiro’s government maternity wards. …”
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Long-term exposure to PM2.5 and its constituents and visual impairment in schoolchildren: A population-based survey in Guangdong province, China by Jia-Hui Li, Hui-Xian Zeng, Jing Wei, Qi-Zhen Wu, Shuang-Jian Qin, Qing-Guo Zeng, Bin Zhao, Guang-Hui Dong, Ji-Chuan Shen, Xiao-Wen Zeng

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Retraction notice to “Research on immersive interaction design based on visual and tactile feature analysis of visually impaired children” [Heliyon 10 (2024) e22996] by Tiejun Zhu, Yujin Yang

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Improving Freedom of Visually Impaired Individuals with Innovative EfficientNet and Unified Spatial-Channel Attention: A Deep Learning-Based Road Surface Detection System by Amit Chaudhary, Prabhat Verma

“…Individuals with visual impairments often encounter substantial challenges navigating outdoor spaces due to their inability to perceive road-surface conditions. …”
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Differences Between Amblyopic and Fellow Eyes in Optical Coherence Tomography: A Cohort from Jordanian Population by Noor M. Alqudah, Hasan Mohidat, Abdelwahab Aleshawi, Wedad Al-Dolat, Ali Alshami

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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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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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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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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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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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