Presentation of Infectious Keratitis to ED during COVID-19 Lockdown by Barry Power, Aaron Donnelly, Conor Murphy, Timothy Fulcher, William Power

“…To compare presentation of infectious keratitis during COVID-19 lockdown with previous years, assess relative severity, and compare outcomes between COVID-19 and pre-COVID-19 era groups. Methods. Acute presentations of infectious keratitis during a strict government-mandated COVID-19 lockdown period were analysed retrospectively (March–May 2020). …”
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Evaluation of large language models as a diagnostic tool for medical learners and clinicians using advanced prompting techniques. by Karolina Gaebe, Benjamin van der Woerd

“…Sensitivity analysis revealed similar trends when cases with visual assets were excluded.<h4>Discussion</h4>Using advanced prompting techniques, LLMs can generate clinically accurate responses. …”
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Enhanced Gray Matter Volume Compensates for Decreased Brain Activity in the Ocular Motor Area in Children with Anisometropic Amblyopia by Weizhao Lu, Xueliang Yu, Lisheng Zhao, Yanli Zhang, Feng Zhao, Yi Wang, Jianfeng Qiu

“…Purpose.Anisometropic amblyopia usually occurs during early childhood and results in monocular visual deficit. Recent neuroimaging studies have demonstrated structural and functional alterations in pediatric anisometropic amblyopia (PAA) patients. …”
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Keratoplasty to restore vision in trachomatous corneal opacity: A literature review. by Iain Davidson, Matthew J Burton, Noopur Gupta, Amir B Kello, Jennifer Rose-Nussbaumer, Anthony W Solomon

“…However, it may hold visual rehabilitation promise for people whose needs have to date been largely ignored. …”
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Enhancing Orbital MRI Quality: Optimization of Saturation Pads for 1.5T by Sujitra Tinnut, Suwimon Nabumrung, Kornthip Jeephet, Kingkarn Aphiwatthanasumet

“… Objective: This study aimed to compare the effectiveness of different eye pads in enhancing magnetic field homogeneity using the Spectral Presaturation with Inversion Recovery (SPIR) technique. Materials and Methods: A prospective study was approved by the Ethics Committee and involved thirty patients undergoing orbital MRI with no current abnormalities. …”
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Recapitulation of Ageism in Artificial Intelligence–Generated Images: Longitudinal Comparative Study by Lindsey Martens, Nicole Virgin, Phillip Hoffarth, Jade Goodwill, Nicole Derenne, Richard Van Eck, Marilyn Klug, Gunjan Dhawan Manocha, Donald Jurivich

“…ObjectiveThis study examined how visual characteristics of digital ageism in AI-generated representations of older adults changed over time. …”
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Pars Plana Vitrectomy versus Intravitreal Injection of Ranibizumab in the Treatment of Diabetic Macular Edema Associated with Vitreomacular Interface Abnormalities by Hassan Elkayal, Ahmed M. Bedda, Hesham El-Goweini, Ahmed A. Souka, Amir Ramadan Gomaa

“…To compare the efficacy of pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) versus intravitreal injection (IVI) of ranibizumab (RBZ) in the treatment of diabetic macular edema (DME) associated with vitreomacular interface abnormalities (VMIA). Methods. The records of patients presenting with DME and VMIA throughout 2016 to 2018 were retrospectively analyzed. …”
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Prevalence of Refractive Error in School Children in Suining City of Sichuan Province, China: A School-Based Cross-Sectional Study by Linglin Liu, Heng Li, Zhijin Tang, Zaihong Huang, Xu Yang

“…The children underwent ocular examination including measurement of uncorrected visual acuity (UCVA), visual acuity when wearing glasses, and noncycloplegic autorefractometry. …”
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Comparison between Dynamic Stabilization and Instrumented Fusion in the Treatment of Spinal Stenosis with Degenerative Lumbar Scoliosis by Lei Luo, Liehua Liu, Pei Li, Chen Zhao, Lichuan Liang, Fei Luo, Qiang Zhou, Yanhong Chen, Lang Fang

“…This study aimed to compare the outcomes of dynamic stabilization (Dynesys system) with posterior instrumented fusion for the management of spinal stenosis with DLS. Methods. This study retrospectively reviewed 65 consecutive patients with spinal stenosis and DLS who were undergoing surgical treatment between January 2013 and December 2017. …”
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Comparative study between the effect of dexmedetomidine versus dexamethasone as adjuvant to levobupivacaine in interscalene block using ultrasound in shoulder arthroscopy by Mohammed A.-S.A.A. Hatab, Hussein A.M. Mohammed, Ezzat M.A. Alsaudi, Mohamed M.A. Elenain, Medhat H.A. Khalil

“…This study aimed to assess the effects of dexamethasone and dexmedetomidine at low and high doses on hemodynamics, sensory and motor block, analgesic intake, stress response, postoperative pain, and postoperative complications. Patients and methods One hundred twenty patients who underwent shoulder surgery were recruited in the study. …”
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Deep learning-based classification of multiple fundus diseases using ultra-widefield images by Ming-Ming Duan, Xiang Tu

“…For rare diseases, AUC values were above 0.970, and accuracy rates surpassed 0.998. Grad-CAM visualizations confirmed that the model’s focus areas aligned with clinical pathological features. …”
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Effect of Ginkgo biloba extracts in the prevention of posterior capsule opacification after cataract surgery: A randomized clinical trial by Amir Ahmadzadeh Amiri, Reza Jafari, Ali Ahmadzadeh Amiri, Hossein Asgari Rad, Fatemeh Daneshvar, Jamshid Yazdani Charati, Ahmad Ahmadzadeh Amiri

“…STUDY DESIGN: This study was a double-blinded, placebo-controlled, single-center randomized clinical trial. METHODS: Patients with senile cataracts randomly received GbE supplement capsules at a dose of 200 mg (n = 74) or an identical placebo (n = 70) daily for 6 months after cataract surgery. …”
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Navigating uncertainty in environmental DNA detection of a nuisance marine macroalga. by Patrick K Nichols, Kaʻuaʻoa M S Fraiola, Alison R Sherwood, Brian B Hauk, Keolohilani H Lopes, Colt A Davis, James T Fumo, Chelsie W W Counsell, Taylor M Williams, Heather L Spalding, Peter B Marko

“…Successful implementation of eDNA tools in conservation decision-making requires balancing uncertainties in both visual and molecular detection methods. Our results and modeling demonstrated the assay's high sensitivity to C. tumulosa, and we outline steps to infer ecological presence-absence from molecular data. …”
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Treatment as Required versus Regular Monthly Treatment in the Management of Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. by Christine M Schmucker, Gerta Rücker, Harriet Sommer, Gianni Virgili, Yoon K Loke, Patrick Oeller, Hansjuergen Agostini, Christoph Ehlken

“…After 2 years, the weighted mean difference in best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) was 1.9 (95% CI 0.5 to 3.3) ETDRS letters in favour of monthly treatment. …”
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Outcomes of Idiopathic Full-Thickness Macular Hole Surgery: Comparing Two Different ILM Peeling Sizes by Alireza Khodabande, Alireza Mahmoudi, Hooshang Faghihi, Fatemeh Bazvand, Ebrahim Ebrahimi, Hamid Riazi-Esfahani

“…Methods. In this single-center prospective study, patients with idiopathic FTMH underwent standard pars plana vitrectomy with two different extents of ILM peeling: 2-disc diameters (DD) or 4 DD. …”
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Information support for monitoring post-vaccination immunity against plague by O. M. Kudryavtseva, V. A. Kozhevnikov, Yu. I. Yashechkin, S. A. Bugorkova

“…The database was created on the Microsoft Access 8.0 platform, an interactive software development environment for Visual Basic 6.0 with VB (Visual Basic) and / or SQL (structured query language) queries. …”
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Are vision transformers replacing convolutional neural networks in scene interpretation?: A review by N. Arockia Rosy, K. Balasubadra, K. Deepa

“…Abstract Visual scene interpretation is a significant and daunting process of observing, exploring, and elaborating dynamic scenes. …”
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Disease Phenotypes in Refractory Musculoskeletal Pain Syndromes Identified by Unsupervised Machine Learning by Thomas Hügle, Tiffany Prétat, Marc Suter, Chris Lovejoy, Pedro Ming Azevedo

“…Methods Data were collected during a multimodal pain program involving 202 patients. …”
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THE EXPERIENCE OF THEALOZ EYE DROPS INSTILLATION FOR PATIENTS AFTER LASER IN-SITU KERATOMILEUSIS by I. V. Bogush, K. B. Burilov, G. V. Bratko, V. V. Chernykh

“…Material and methods. 30 people aged 18-51 years (average age 28 years) undergoing laser in-situ keratomileusis surgery (LASIK) were observed. …”
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An explainable deep learning model for diabetic foot ulcer classification using swin transformer and efficient multi-scale attention-driven network by R. Karthik, Armaano Ajay, Anshika Jhalani, Kruthik Ballari, Suganthi K

“…To address this challenge, Deep Learning (DL) methods offer an efficient and automated approach to facilitate timely treatment and improve patient outcomes. …”
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