‘Assessing patients’ perception of the potential utility of visual function home monitoring app among patients with diabetes in Saudi Arabia’ by Hanan Khalid Mofty, Marwan A Abouammoh, Hala A Al-Muqbil, Khaled S AL-Zahrani, Talhah M AL-Ghasham, Abdullah A Assiri, Ahmad T AL-Mnaizel, Hayat S Mushcab, Kholoud A Bokhary, Ruth E Hogg

“…Aims To determine the acceptability and identify potential concerns and barriers of using a hypothetical smartphone application (app) for home monitoring (HM) of visual function among patients with diabetes. Methods Quantitative, cross-sectional study using a self-administered questionnaire. …”
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Incidence, individual, and macro level risk factors of severe binocular visual impairment and blindness in persons aged 50 and older. by Daniel Kreft, Gabriele Doblhammer, Rudolf F Guthoff, Stefanie Frech

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Charles Bonnet syndrome among visually impaired military veterans: findings from a UK screening and survey study by Matthew Lee, Mariya Moosajee, Lee Jones, Sonali Dave, Lara Ditzel-Finn, Judith Potts, Nikki Heinze, Renata S M Gomes, Eunice S Y Tang

“…The aim was to investigate the prevalence of CBS among visually impaired military veterans and the associated impact of visual hallucinations.Methods Cross-sectional screening and survey study of members at Blind Veterans UK, a national charity supporting ex-armed forces men and women with a registered visual impairment. …”
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Association Between Visual Impairment and Daily Internet Use Among Older Japanese Individuals: Cross-Sectional Questionnaire Study by Atsuhide Takesue, Yoshimune Hiratsuka, Katsunori Kondo, Jun Aida, Atsushi Nakagomi, Shintaro Nakao

“…Respondents with good visual status notably tended to use the internet more frequently than those with poor visual status. …”
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Use of Digital Technology Among Older Adults in Poland With and Those Without Near Visual Impairment: Cross-Sectional Study by Adrian Lange, Natalia Lange, Kacper Jagiełło, Bogdan Wojtyniak, Tomasz Zdrojewski

“…ResultsOlder adults with near visual impairment had significantly lower adjusted odds of owning and using digital devices compared to those without visual impairment. …”
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Becoming activists: how young athletes use visual tools for civic action and meaning-making within participatory research by Daniel Vieira, Daniel Vieira, Teresa Silva Dias, Teresa Silva Dias, Marta Sampaio, Marta Sampaio, Sofia Castanheira Pais, Sofia Castanheira Pais, Norberto Ribeiro, Norberto Ribeiro, Cosmin Nada, Cosmin Nada, Cosmin Nada, Carla Malafaia, Carla Malafaia

“…How can participatory research, combined with visual methods, enable young people to grow as engaged citizens in their communities? …”
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Visual Performance of Tecnis ZM900 Diffractive Multifocal IOL after 2500 Implants: A 3-Year Followup by Leonardo Akaishi, Rodrigo Vaz, Graziela Vilella, Rodrigo C. Garcez, Patrick F. Tzelikis

“…Patients were assessed for uncorrected near visual acuity (UNVA) at a fixed distance (33 cm), uncorrected intermediate visual acuity (UIVA) at 60 cm, and uncorrected distance visual acuity (UDVA). …”
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The Clareon Vs AcrySof PanOptix Trifocal IOL: A Comparative Study of Patient Satisfaction and Visual Performance by Hovanesian JA, Jones M, Allen Q

“…John A Hovanesian,1 Michael Jones,2 Quentin Allen3 1Harvard Eye Associates, Laguna Hills, CA, USA; 2Quantum Vision Centers, Swansea, IL, USA; 3Florida Vision Institute, Stuart, FL, USACorrespondence: John A Hovanesian, Harvard Eye Associates, 23961 Calle De La Magdalena, #300, Laguna Hills, CA, 92653, USA, Tel +1 949 951 2020, Fax +1 949 951 9244, Email jhovanesian@harvardeye.comPurpose: To evaluate patient-reported outcomes of cataract surgery using the Clareon Panoptix and Panoptix Toric trifocal lenses and to compare these to the data collected previously for the AcrySof Panoptix and Panoptix Toric.Patients and Methods: Prospective, open-label, multicenter analysis of satisfaction, spectacle independence, presence of unwanted side effects, and best-corrected visual acuity among patients undergoing cataract surgery who had been implanted at least 1 month previously with the Clareon PanOptix or PanOptix Toric trifocal IOL bilaterally. …”
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Prevalence, Causes, and Risk Factors of Presenting Visual Impairment and Presenting Blindness in Adults Presenting to an Examination Center in Suzhou, China by Ruizhu Sun, Dan Huang, Zhenxing Liu, Tingting Zhu, Zheyao Gu, Ge Ma, Yun Wang, Chunyuan Zhang, Xiangying Luo, Zhigang Tang, Ting Xi, Fangfei Xie

“…Methods. A total of 43927 subjects were included in this cross-sectional study. …”
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Designing a Visual Analytics Tool to Support Data Analysis Tasks of Digital Mental Health Interventions: Case Study by Gyuwon Jung, Heejeong Lim, Kyungsik Han, Hyungsook Kim, Uichin Lee

“…This model was then used to prototype an interactive visual analytics tool. We aimed to evaluate the suitability of the model for DHI data analysis and explore task support using a visual analytics tool. …”
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Psychophysical assessment of face perception deficits in adults with amblyopia through top-down and bottom-up visual processing pathways by Xiaolu Ming, Gantian Huang, Meng Liao, Meng Liao, Meng Liao, Ping Jiang, Ping Jiang, Ping Jiang, Longqian Liu, Longqian Liu, Longqian Liu

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The impact of epiretinal membrane stage and postoperative treatment on visual and anatomical outcomes following vitrectomy in eyes with preexisting macular edema by Efstathios Vounotrypidis, Julie Meyer, Denise Vogt, Christian Wertheimer, Tina Herold, Siegfried Priglinger, Armin Wolf

“…This study aimed to evaluate the impact of iERM stage and postoperative treatment on visual and anatomical outcomes after pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) with peeling in eyes with iERM and treatment-naïve pre-existing ME. …”
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Assessment of visual function under various lighting conditions in a cohort of active older drivers: dimensionality and principal metrics by Deyue Yu, Landon Perry, Thomas Kerwin, Jingzhen Yang, Zhong-Lin Lu, Zhong-Lin Lu, Zhong-Lin Lu

“…This study aims to investigate how visual functions vary across different lighting conditions, examine their correlations, and identify the principal visual function metrics that enable a more comprehensive assessment of active older drivers.MethodsTwenty active older drivers (aged 63 to 87 years; mean = 70 years) participated. …”
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Accelerating visual field loss with age: A statistical approach using a large-scale real-world dataset by Tomoki Shirakami, Tetsuro Omura, Hiroki Fukuda, Ryo Asaoka, Masaki Tanito

“…Purpose: To examine whether visual field (VF) loss progresses linearly or accelerates with aging. …”
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Visual feedback and motor memory contributions to sustained motor control deficits in autism spectrum disorder across childhood and into adulthood by Robin L. Shafer, James Bartolotti, Abigail Driggers, Erin Bojanek, Zheng Wang, Matthew W. Mosconi

“…Methods Fifty-four autistic participants and 31 neurotypical (NT) controls ages 10–25 years completed visually guided and memory guided sustained precision gripping tests by pressing on force sensors with their dominant hand index finger and thumb. …”
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Clinical outcomes and risk factors for local failure and visual impairment in patients treated with Ru-106 brachytherapy for uveal melanoma by L.J. Pors, M. Marinkovic, H.H. Deuzeman, T.H.K. Vu, E.M. Kerkhof, K.M. van Wieringen-Warmenhoven, C.R.N. Rasch, J.C. Bleeker, L.S. Koetsier, J.W.M. Beenakker, G.P.M. Luyten, C.L. Creutzberg, N. Horeweg

“…Time-to-event analyses were performed with the Kaplan-Meier method, risk factors for local failure and visual acuity (VA) decline were identified using Cox proportional hazards models with predefined covariates. …”
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Enabling in vivo comparisons of different four-dimensional magnetic resonance imaging sequences for radiotherapy guidance using visual biofeedback by Katrinus Keijnemans, Tim Schakel, Bastien Lecoeur, Pim T.S. Borman, William A. Hall, Bas W. Raaymakers, Andreas Wetscherek, Eric S. Paulson, Martin F. Fast

“…Materials and Methods:: Fourteen healthy volunteers and one patient were scanned on a 1.5 T Unity MR-linear accelerator (Elekta AB, Stockholm, Sweden) at two institutions. …”
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Challenges and Opportunities of the Human-Centered Design Approach: Case Study Development of an Assistive Device for the Navigation of Persons With Visual Impairment by Mario Andres Chavarria, Luisa María Ortiz-Escobar, Bladimir Bacca-Cortes, Victor Romero-Cano, Isabella Villota, Jhon Kevin Muñoz Peña, José Roberto Londoño Sánchez, Oscar Campo, Silvan Suter, Jhon Jairo Cabrera-López, Maria Fernanda Sanchez Patiño, Eduardo Francisco Caicedo-Bravo, Michael Stein, Samia Hurst, Klaus Schönenberger, Minerva Rivas Velarde

“… BackgroundVisual impairment (VI) significantly impacts quality of life, particularly in autonomous pedestrian navigation. …”
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Effect of crystalline lens decentration and tilt on visual performance in eyes implanted with bifocal or extended depth of focus intraocular lenses by Yu Zhang, Jiaqing Zhang, Chen Liang, Yifan Xu, Jiaying Wu, Junming Wu, Yifan Zhang, Aixia Jin, Xuhua Tan, Lixia Luo

“…A further comparison of visual outcomes was conducted based on the inflection points suggested by the curves. …”
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On the role of visual feedback and physiotherapist-patient interaction in robot-assisted gait training: an eye-tracking and HD-EEG study by Francesca Patarini, Federica Tamburella, Floriana Pichiorri, Shiva Mohebban, Alessandra Bigioni, Andrea Ranieri, Francesco Di Tommaso, Nevio Luigi Tagliamonte, Giada Serratore, Matteo Lorusso, Angela Ciaramidaro, Febo Cincotti, Giorgio Scivoletto, Donatella Mattia, Jlenia Toppi

“…Methods Ten individuals with incomplete Spinal Cord Injury (C or D ASIA Impairment Scale level) were assessed using eye-tracking (ET) and high-density EEG during seven t-RAGT sessions with Lokomat where (i) three types of visual FB (chart, emoticon and game) and (ii) three levels of Pht-Pt interaction (low, medium and high) were randomly combined. …”
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