Effect of home and in-office bleaching systems on the nanomechanical properties of tooth enamel by Abdurhman Abu-saq Al Yami, Saleh Al Qahtani, Nada Shokair, Mohammed Al Ghamdi, Roula Al Bouni

“…Objectives: The purpose of this in vitro laboratory study was to gauge the nanomechanical properties of the tooth enamel surface using home and in-office bleaching products. Methods: Thirty-six extracted lower lateral incisor teeth (sound and without caries, cracks or restorations) were selected. …”
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Comparison of the Usefulness of Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography and Fluorescein Angiography in the Diagnosis of Diabetic Macular Edema by Alfred Niewiem, Krzysztof Broniarek, Katarzyna Michalska-Małecka

“…The objective of this study was to compare the diagnostic value of both. <b>Methods:</b> We conducted a comparative analysis of 98 patients aged 18–80 years with significant DME and best-corrected visual acuity ≥0.1 according to the Snellen chart. …”
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Device Functionalities and Technology Acceptance for Innovations in Neonatal Ventilation and Enhanced, Immediate Newborn Care: International, Multicenter, Web-Based Survey Study by Anna-Sophie Käferböck, Meggy Hayotte, Daniel Sieber, Martin Pillei, Martin Wald

“…Integrating alarms in visual rather than audible form when limit values are exceeded is preferable. …”
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Clinical and Patient-Reported Outcomes After Mix-and-Match Implantation of a Trifocal and Non-Diffractive Extended Depth of Focus IOL by Zhou IS, Zhu DC

“…At 3 months postoperatively, binocular corrected and uncorrected visual acuity at distance (CDVA and UDVA), intermediate (DCIVA and UIVA), and near (DCNVA and UNVA) along with patient-reported outcomes (QUVID and IOLSAT questionnaires) were assessed.Results: 100 eyes of 50 patients were included. …”
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Clinical Analyses of Efficiency of Multicomponental, Vitreoretinal Surgery of Eye Trauma by A.-G. D. Aliev, A. A.-G. Aliev, A. B. Abdulaev, M. M. Nurudinov

“…Multi-unit operations provide optimal conditions for the preservation of the eye as an organ and contribute to the restoration of visual functions.…”
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Relationship between Nontraumatic Shoulder Disorders and Neuropathic Pain: Retrospective Observational Analyses of Clinical Features and Background Factors by Tsuyoshi Sasaki, Hitoshi Shitara, Tsuyoshi Tajika, Tsuyoshi Ichinose, Noritaka Hamano, Masataka Kamiyama, Atsushi Yamamoto, Tsutomu Kobayashi, Kenji Takagishi, Hirotaka Chikuda

“…Pain intensity was assessed using a visual analog scale, and the patient’s mental status was assessed using the short-form McGill Pain Questionnaire and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. …”
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Therapeutic Keratopigmentation: Cosmetic and Functional Outcomes by Seyed Javad Hashemian, Sepehr Roozdar, Jorge L. Alió

“…Abstract Introduction This work aimed to assess the safety and outcomes of femtosecond laser-assisted intrastromal keratopigmentation (FIK) and superficial automated keratopigmentation (SAK) using micronized mineral pigments (MMPs) as a therapeutic cosmetic tool. Methods Keratopigmentation (KTP) was performed in 85 eyes of 85 patients with moderate-to-severe cosmetic disabilities (20/80 to no light perception) related to various etiologies causing corneal scarring or iris abnormalities. …”
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Is being small for gestational age a risk factor for strabismus and refractive errors at 3 years of age? by İkbal Seza Petriçli, Caner Kara, Ayşegül Arman

“… Background. Visual problems, cerebral visual impairment, refractive errors and strabismus are commonly found in preterm infants in long-term follow-ups. …”
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Cup-to-disc ratio measured clinically and via OCT in pediatric patients being monitored as glaucoma suspects for suspicious optic discs by Caroline Maria Zimmermann, Nur Cardakli, Courtney Lynn Kraus

“…PurposeCompare cup-to-disc ratio (CDR) measured by clinical assessment and optical coherence tomography (OCT) in pediatric eyes being monitored as glaucoma suspects for suspicious optic disc appearance.DesignRetrospective cross-sectional study.MethodsAn institutional study following 221 eyes from 122 unique pediatric glaucoma suspects being monitored due to increased or asymmetric appearance of CDR. …”
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Zoledronic acid as adjuvant therapy in neovascular age-related macular degeneration: a randomised controlled pilot study by Øystein Kalsnes Jørstad, Morten Carstens Moe, Morten Wang Fagerland, Yngvil Solheim Husum, Erik Fink Eriksen

“…Aims To assess the feasibility of a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial of zoledronic acid (ZA) as adjuvant therapy for neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD).Methods In this 1-year, randomised, double-blinded, placebo-controlled pilot study, nAMD patients were allocated 1:1 to receive intravenous ZA 5 mg or placebo at baseline and after 6 months in addition to intravitreal anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) therapy following a treat-and-extend regimen. …”
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Outcomes after giant peripheral retinotomy and anterior flap retinectomy for rhegmatogenous retinal detachments with advanced proliferative vitreoretinopathy using small gauge vitr... by Aniruddha Agarwal, Nitin Kumar Menia, Ashish Markan, Ahmed B Sallam, Ahmed Habib, Ahmed Mansour, Claudio Iovino, Enrico Peiretti, Sibel Demirel, Mohamed Ahmed Tawfiq, Mostafa Hanout, Vishali Gupta, Nicola Ghazi, Sabyasachi Sengupta

“…Methods: In this retrospective multi-center study, patients with RRD with either anteroposterior or circumferential retinal shortening and advanced PVR requiring more than 90-degree GPR with/without relaxing retinotomy were included. …”
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The Athens-Lübeck Questionnaire: a tool to discriminate between subtypes of persistent postural perceptual dizziness by Evangelos Anagnostou, Georgios Armenis, Athena Zachou, Renana Storm, Andreas Sprenger, Andreas Sprenger, Christoph Helmchen

“…IntroductionPersistent Postural-Perceptual Dizziness (PPPD), as an umbrella term for functional dizziness, encompasses a wide range of subjective symptoms affecting visual, vestibular, and motor functions. We developed the Athens-Lübeck Questionnaire (ALQ) as a bedside tool to differentiate specific symptom subtypes, which could inform more targeted research into the pathogenesis of the syndrome and facilitate tailored physiotherapeutic interventions.MethodsA total of 96 patients with primary or secondary PPPD were included in a prospective cross-sectional study conducted at two tertiary referral centers. …”
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Feasibility and Reliability of a Novel Game-Based Test of Neurological Function in Youth: The Equilibrium Test Battery by Heather A Shepherd, Cody R van Rassel, Amanda M Black, Robert F Graham, Keith Owen Yeates, Carolyn A Emery, Kathryn J Schneider

“… # Study Design Observational study with repeated measurements. # Methods Participants completed the HIEQ test battery, a game-based platform on an iPad application, that assesses balance, cognitive function, and visual function, for up to 15 consecutive school days in a group classroom setting. …”
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Gadoxetic Acid-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging Features Can Predict Immune-Excluded Phenotype of Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Eisuke Ueshima, Keitaro Sofue, Takahiro Kodama, Shuhei Yamamoto, Masato Komatsu, Shohei Komatsu, Nobuaki Ishihara, Akihiro Umeno, Takeru Yamaguchi, Masatoshi Hori, Takumi Fukumoto, Tetsuo Takehara, Takamichi Murakami

“…This study aimed to identify imaging biomarkers of immunotherapy susceptibility linked to gadoxetic acid-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (EOB-MRI) and immune phenotypes, particularly immune-excluded phenotypes, with a tumor immune barrier. Methods: We performed immunohistochemical staining with a CD8+ antibody, and samples were classified into immune-inflamed, -intermediate, -excluded, and -ignored phenotypes. …”
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Shedding light on night‐time erections: Determining the feasibility of nocturnal erection detection with penile transdermal light reflection of haemoglobin by Evelien J. Trip, Hille J. Torenvlied, Henk W. Elzevier, Rob C. M. Pelger, Jack J. H. Beck

“…Besides statistical analysis on LRH, temperature and RigiScan data, a visual assessment was done to determine detectability of changes in the LRH and temperature course during the RigiScan‐annotated erections. …”
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Long-term follow-up of retinal amyloid angiopathy in a large Chinese family with hereditary amyloid transthyretin by Jiangning Xu, Nan Shu, Xi Liu, Peng Gu, Yi Wang, Shiying Li

“…We aimed to investigate the characteristics of disease progression of RAA in patients with ATTR Gly83Arg amyloidosis and evaluate the effect of RAA on vision. Methods We observed the clinical records of 131 individuals from a seven-generation Chinese family. …”
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Risk factors for error in refractive astigmatism after toric intraocular lens implantation in Chinese patients by Mengyao Zhang, Rui Qin, Yanfeng Liao, Qianqian Ji, Ying Hong

“…Corrected visual acuity, ERA, corneal curvature and ACD were collected 1 month after operation. …”
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On the Possibility of Expanding Indications for Refractive Correction of Ametropia (4 Clinical Cases) by A. D. Chuprov, Yu. V. Kanyukova, A. E. Voronina

“…Diagnostic examination data 1 year after the operation: visual acuity: OD — 1.0; OS — 0.4 sph + 1.0Dcyl + 1.5Dax 45 = 0.8.Conclusion. …”
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Carotid Body Size on CT Angiography in Patients With COVID-19 Pneumonia by Kamber Goksu, Ahmet Vural, Ahmet Nedim Kahraman

“…Carotid bodies can be visualized with contrast-enhanced CT angiography (CTA), and we aimed to visualize possible carotid body enlargement in COVID-19 patients with CTA.MethodsWe retrospectively evaluated patients who were hospitalized for COVID-19 pneumonia during the pandemic in our hospital and who had CTA examinations at least 3 months after treatment. …”
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Evaluation by M-charts and Microperimeter-MP3 after broad internal limiting membrane peeling for idiopathic epiretinal membrane by Naoto Uchiyama, Tatsuya Jujo, Keiji Sato, Reio Sekine, Kota Kakehashi, Akiko Endo, Yasushi Kitaoka

“…Design Retrospective observational case series. Methods The study analyzed 20 eyes treated with broad-ILM peeling within the vascular arcades area for ERM, over a 6-month follow-up. …”
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