Protocol to test the efficacy and safety of frequent applications of skin electrical stimulation for Leber hereditary optic neuropathy: a single-arm, open-label, non-randomised pro... by Sotaro Mori, Yusuke Murai, Kaori Ueda, Mari Sakamoto, Takuji Kurimoto, Yuko Yamada-Nakanishi, Makoto Nakamura, Takayuki Nagai, Fumio Takano

“…In the present study, we will examine the magnitude and persistence of the efficacy and presence or absence of adverse events using SES with a more frequent stimulation protocol.Methods and analysis This study will be a single-arm, open-labelled, non-randomised clinical study that analyses 15 cases of LHON with G11778A mutation. …”
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Development and evaluation of a web-based diet quality screener for vegans (VEGANScreener): a cross-sectional, observational, multicenter, clinical study by Tooba Asif, Anna Ouřadová, Ainara Martínez Tabar, Vanessa Bullón-Vela, Sandra Müller, Joelina Dietrich, Vanessa Keller, Marina Heniková, Eliška Selinger, Isabelle Herter-Aeberli, Maria Wakolbinger, Willem De Keyzer, Willem De Keyzer, Wendy Van Lippevelde, Monika Cahová, Leonie H. Bogl, Leonie H. Bogl, Marek Kuzma, Maira Bes-Rastrollo, Maira Bes-Rastrollo, Stefaan De Henauw, Markus Keller, Selma Kronsteiner-Gicevic, Selma Kronsteiner-Gicevic, Eva Schernhammer, Eva Schernhammer, Jan Gojda

“…To provide a standardized tool for public use, a clinical study will be conducted to evaluate the VEGANScreener against a reference dietary assessment method and nutritional biomarkers. An observational study is set to include 600 participants across five European sites – Belgium, Czech Republic, Germany, Spain, and Switzerland. …”
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Monitoring of Separate Pathogenetically Significant Biochemical Markers in Lacrimal Fluid, Ophthalmological Parameters with Combined Pathology of Diabetic Retinopathy and Age-Relat... by I. V. Vorobyeva

“…Object: Optimization of treatment in early stages of combined fundus pathology diabetic retinopathy (DR without DME) and dry type of age-related macular degeneration (AMD AREDS I, II, III).Patients and methods: 120 people (150 eyes). Study group 1 (SG1) — control 60 people. (60 eyes); study group 2 (SG2) — 30  people. (30 eyes) — DRI without DME and AMD AREDS I, II, III)  treatment: 1 year with angioprotective calcium dobezilate (Doxi- Hem®) dose of 500 mg 3 after 6 months, 500 mg once a day for 6  months and at the same time 1 year antioxidant agent (Retinorm) 1  capsule 3 times a day; study group 3 group (SG3) 30 people. (30  eyes) — with DRO and dry type of AMD (AREDS I, II, III) 1 year  Retinorm 1 capsule 3 times a day; study group 4 (SG4) with DRI  without DME — 30 people. (30 eyes) 1 year Doxi-Hem®. …”
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A Comparative Study on the Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori Infection in Patients with Central Serous Chorioretinopathy versus a Control Population by Saad EME, Mohammed HEM, Ibrahim MMA, Abdhafez SME, Selim OHS, Tawfik AMR, Abbass AME, Alabshihy MSI, Ayoub AAA, Ghazala AMA, Abdelmaged WKA

“…Post-treatment evaluation showed improved visual acuity and reduced recurrence rates in Group A patients who received H. pylori eradication therapy. …”
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Serologic parameters in young patients with retinal vein occlusion treated with anti-vascular endothelial growth factor by Tong-Tong Niu, Yun Xiao, Wen-Juan Lyu, Hao Zhou

“…AIM: To assess the relationship between serological parameters and the prognosis of young patients with retinal vein occlusion (RVO) after intravitreal conbercept injection (IVC). METHODS: This study enrolled 100 young patients (≤50 years old) diagnosed with RVO-related macular edema (RVO-ME) who had been undergoing IVC at the 474 Hospital in Xinjiang between January 2022 and October 2023. …”
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A direct comparison of the diagnostic efficacy of alternative scaffoldbased radiopharmaceuticals [^99mTc]Tc-ADAPT6 and [^99mTc]Tc-(HE)₃-G3 in patient... by O. D. Bragina, S. M. Deyev, E. Yu. Garbukov, V. E. Goldberg, V. I. Chernov, V. M. Tolmachev

“…To perform a direct comparison of the diagnostic efficacy of [99mTc]Tc-ADAPT6 and [99mTc]Tc-(HE) -G3 in HER2-positive breast cancer patients before the systemic treatment.Materials and methods. The study included 11 patients with HER2-positive breast cancer (T1–4N0–2M0–1) before the initiation of systemic treatment. …”
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Risk of Endophthalmitis in Boston Type 1 Keratoprosthesis Combined with Vitrectomy and Silicone Oil Insertion by Mohamed Abou Shousha, Taher Eleiwa, Allister Gibbons, Christopher Smith, Sean Edelstein, George Kontadakis, Zachary Schmitz, Joshua Abernathy, Ross Chod, Zachary Bodnar, Kelvin McDaniel, Rocio Bentivegna, Levent Akduman

“…Patients and Methods. Retrospective chart review of 29 eyes of 27 patients with KPro having at least 12-month follow-up. …”
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Real-World-Data of Treatment-Naïve and Previously Treated Patients Receiving Up to 3 Injections of Faricimab in Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration by Kunzmann BC, Schweig AS, Bartz-Schmidt KU, Sobolewska B

“…Berenike Cornelia Kunzmann, Alexandra Stefanie Schweig, Karl Ulrich Bartz-Schmidt, Bianka Sobolewska University Eye Hospital, Centre for Ophthalmology, University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, GermanyCorrespondence: Berenike Cornelia Kunzmann, University Eye Hospital Tübingen, Department of Ophthalmology, Elfriede-Aulhorn-Str. 7, Tübingen, 72076, Germany, Tel +49 7071 29 64356, Fax +49 7071 29 5216, Email berenike.kunzmann@med.uni-tuebingen.dePurpose: To evaluate visual and anatomical outcome of consecutive patients who received intravitreal injections (IVI) of faricimab for the treatment of neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD).Patients and methods: A retrospective study of patients treated for nAMD with one to three IVIs of faricimab from October 2022 to January 2024. …”
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Evaluating choroidal vascular changes in young adults with high myopia utilizing swept source optical coherence tomography angiography by Qing wang, Lin-Bo He, Sha Li, Hong-Ling Liu, Yong Liu

“…Purpose: Utilizing Swept source optical coherence tomography angiography (SS-OCTA) investigates the changes in the vascular characteristics of the choriocapillaris and larger vascular layers, including Sattler's and Haller's layers, in the macular region of young myopia patients, in order to Enhance our comprehension of the underlying mechanisms of the pathogenesis of myopia. Methods: A retrospective analysis was performed on 103 young adults (154 eyes) that underwent SS-OCTA. …”
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Non-Diffractive Wavefront-Shaping Intraocular Lens with Extended Depth of Focus: First Implantation Experience by K. B. Pershin, N. F. Pashinova, A. Yu. Tsygankov, E. A. Antonov, I. V. Kosova, E. A. Korneeva

“…Analysis of short-term clinical and functional results of implantation of a new non-diffractive IOL with expanded depth of focus.Patients and methods. The study included 27 patients (35 eyes) after bilateral (8 patients) or monolateral (19 patients) AcrySof IQ Vivity IOL implantation (Alcon, USA) with mean follow-up of 3.8 ± 0.3 (3–5) months. …”
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Outcome of Retinoblastoma Patients with High-risk Histopathological Features in a Tertiary Hospital by Patricia E. Cabrera, MD, Gary JV. Mercado, MD, Rolando Enrique D. Domingo, MD, Rafael Valenzuela, MD

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Combined femtosecond intrastromal lenticular implantation and corneal crosslinking to treat advanced keratoconus: a 6-month observation including epithelial remodeling by Yahui Dong, Jing Zhang, Yafei Xu, Lihong Xu, Fangfang Sun, Jie Hou, Zhixing Ma, Yulin Lei

“…Methods Nine eyes from eight patients with advanced keratoconus were included in this retrospective study. …”
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Diagnostic Performance of Publicly Available Large Language Models in Corneal Diseases: A Comparison with Human Specialists by Cheng Jiao, Erik Rosas, Hassan Asadigandomani, Mohammad Delsoz, Yeganeh Madadi, Hina Raja, Wuqaas M. Munir, Brendan Tamm, Shiva Mehravaran, Ali R. Djalilian, Siamak Yousefi, Mohammad Soleimani

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Impact of COVID-19 Lockdown on Profile of Ocular Injuries: A Retrospective Cohort Study from a Tertiary Care Centre, West Bengal, India by Trisha Ghosh, Sanjay Kumar Daulat Thakur, Anup Mondal, Sourav Dey

“…Materials and Methods: This retrospective, hospital-based cohort study was conducted among patients presenting to the Department of Ophthalmology, Midnapore Medical College and Hospital, Midnapore, West Bengal, India. …”
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Comparison of CT-like MRI sequences for preoperative planning of cochlear implantation using super-high-resolution CT as a reference by Ulysse Puel, Achille Beysang, Gabriella Hossu, Michael Eliezer, Bouchra Assabah, Khalid Ambarki, Pedro Augusto Gondim Teixeira, Alain Blum, Cécile Parietti-Winkler, Romain Gillet

“…Abstract Background We evaluated the accuracy of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) computed tomography (CT)-like sequences compared to normal-resolution CT (NR-CT) and super-high-resolution CT (SHR-CT) for planning of cochlear implantation. Methods Six cadaveric temporal bone specimens were used. 3-T MRI scans were performed using radial volumetric interpolated breath-hold (STARVIBE), pointwise-encoding time reduction with radial acquisition (PETRA), and ultrashort time of echo (UTE) sequences. …”
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The efficacy of using the allogeneic osteoplastic material in skull trepanation by A. A. Ofitserov, N V. Borovkova, A. E. Talypov, O. V. Leshchinskaya, N. E. Kudryashova, A.  S. Mironov, M. S. Makarov, I. N. Ponomarev, A. S. Kozhanov, A. A. Budaev

“…To evaluate the safety and clinical efficacy of osteoplastic material during the osteoplastic craniotomy.Material and methods. A retrospective and prospective clinical study was conducted at the N.V. …”
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Modern diagnostic potentials of studying structural and functional changes of the retina and the optic nerve in multiple sclerosis patients by A. Zh. Fursova, M. Yu. Zubkova, M. A. Vasilyeva, Yu. A. Gamza, N. A. Malkova, A. I. Prokaeva, F. K. Rabota

“…Purpose: to study significant functional and structural changes in the retina and the intraocular section of the optic nerve in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients and analyze how they are interrelated with electrophysiological changes in the visual analyzer.Materials and methods. The study included 44 patients (88 eyes): group 1 (26 eyes) with MS duration ≤ 5 years and no history of optic neuritis (ON); group 2 (30 eyes) with MS duration from 6 to15 years and no history of ON; and group 3 (32 eyes) with MS duration ≤ 15 years with a history of ON. …”
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Meta-analysis of acupuncture combined therapies for amblyopia: efficacy and safety insights by Kang Tan, Kang Tan, Yunfeng Yu, Pei Liu, Pengfei Jiang, Yi Liu, Bidan Lou, Qinghua Peng

“…This study aimed to perform a meta-analysis of the efficacy and safety of acupuncture combined with conventional treatments for amblyopia.MethodsWe searched eight databases for relevant studies published before December 31, 2024. …”
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Association between Platelet Parameters and Glaucoma Severity in Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma by Yi Ma, Jianping Han, Shengjie Li, Aiping Zhang, Wenjun Cao, Xinghuai Sun

“…To evaluate platelet parameters in primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) patients and to explore the association between platelet parameters and POAG severity. Methods. A total of 402 consecutive POAG patients and 408 healthy control subjects from the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Eye and ENT Hospital, Fudan University, were consecutively recruited between January 2016 and October 2018. …”
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Prevalence and predictors of malocclusion among students in special needs schools in Amhara region, Ethiopia by Amare Teshome Tefera, Biruk Girma Bekele, Zelalem Aniley, Aynishet Adane, Tadesse Awoke Ayele, Kefyalew Ayalew Getahun, Simegnew Handebo, Semira Ali, Abebe Muche

“…Therefore, this study aimed to assess the prevalence and associated factors of malocclusion among students in special needs schools in the Amhara region, Ethiopia. Methods A school-based cross-sectional study was conducted from November 2020 to April 2021 among students attending special needs schools in the Amhara region, Ethiopia. …”
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