Hospitals’ financial performance across European countries: a scoping review protocol by Katarzyna Dubas‐Jakóbczyk, Costase Ndayishimiye, Przemysław Szetela, Christoph Sowada

“…Furthermore, reference lists of relevant papers will be visually scanned to identify further studies of interest. …”
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Toxic Anterior Segment Syndrome Related to Viscoelastic Substance by Ayşe Gül Altıntaş, Gültekin Köklü, Çiğdem Can, Sibel Polat, Meryem Yaşar

“…Visual acuity (VA), intraocular pressure (IOP) measurements, biomicroscopic and B-mode ultrasound evaluations were performed. …”
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Three-Dimensional Environment Mapping with a Rotary-Driven Lidar in Real Time by Baixin Tong, Fangdi Jiang, Bo Lu, Zhiqiang Gu, Yan Li, Shifeng Wang

“…To complement the hardware, a multi-sensor fusion framework—LV-SLAM (LiDAR-Visual Simultaneous Localization and Mapping)—is introduced. …”
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Current report from Russian Diabetic Retinopathy Register by Dmitriy Valentinovich Lipatov, Vera Kirillovna Aleksandrova, Dmitriy Sergeevich Atarshchikov, Elena Grigor'evna Bessmertnaya, Irina L'vovna Kon, Anatoliy Gennad'evich Kuz'min, Nataliya Borisovna Smirnova, Anna Anatol'evna Tolkacheva, Timofey Alexandrovich Chistyakov

“…challenges that stem both from high mortality and growing disability rate due to limb loss, decrease in visual acuity and need for hemodialysis, plaguing many DM patients. …”
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Comparing the Randomized Trial Outcomes of 3D Low-Light Intensity-Assisted and Traditional Eyepiece-Assisted Pars Plana Vitrectomy for Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment by Xing Ge, Dandan Liu, Yalu Liu, Fangfang Fan, Yue Wang, Zhengpei Zhang, Haiyang Liu, Suyan Li

“… Introduction: Pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) is a primary surgical method for rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD). …”
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The trends and future projections of intraocular foreign bodies among children and adolescents: a global analysis by Zupeng Lu, Xindan Xing, Xindan Xing, Xindan Xing, Wen Li, Tong Qiao

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Pediatric lumbar disc herniation: A systematic review of the state of management strategies and outcomes (2010–2024) by Gerald Musa, Wila Namonje, Keith Simfukwe, Karina Marisel Familia, Bupe Mumba Mwela, Dimitri T. K. Ndandja, Manuel De Jesus Encarnacion Ramirez, Samuel Chilawa, Kachinga Agrippa Sichizya, Laston Chikoya, Gennady E. Chmutin, Andreas K. Demetriades

“…Postoperatively, improvements in pain (Visual Analog Scale: 6.15–1.33) and disability (Oswestry Disability Index: 42.09–7.01) were noted. …”
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The effect of mechanical massage on labor pain, duration and maternal satisfaction: a randomized controlled trial by Gülüzar Sade, Hava Özkan

“…This study was conducted to determine the effects of mechanical massage (controlled by the user) applied on pain during labor, labor duration, and maternal satisfaction. Methods One hundred and fifty-four primiparous pregnant women were included in the study. …”
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Varenicline Nasal Spray for the Treatment of Dry Eye Disease Following Corneal Collagen Crosslinking by Tanner J. Ferguson, David Durgan, Travis Whitt, Russell J. Swan

“…The primary outcome measure was the change in the National Eye Institute Visual Function Questionnaire (NEI-VFQ)-25, a dry eye questionnaire, from baseline to day 28. …”
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Enhancing Transradial Transarterial Microembolization Efficiency and Patient Satisfaction with Oral Benzodiazepine Premedication by Hsuan-Yin Lin, Ming-Chuan Chiang

“…Pre-procedural anxiety (five-point Likert scale), satisfaction (Likert), and pain (Visual Analog Scale, VAS) were assessed. Satisfaction and pain were evaluated immediately and 1 and 3 months post-procedure. …”
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Ophthalmic examination in the debut and during progression of neurodegenerative diseases by A. Zh. Fursova, Yu. A. Gamza, M. Yu. Zubkova, A. S. Derbeneva, O. B. Doronina, K. S. Doronina, N. V. Bulatova, A. S. Belgibaeva

“…Non-invasive and informative methods of multimodal imaging appear to be valuable for NDD diagnosis and monitoring.…”
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An Attention-based Model for Recognition of Facial Expressions Using CNN-BiLSTM by Sushil Kumar Singh, Manish Kumar, Ikram Majeed Khan, A. Jayanthiladevi, Chirag Agarwal

“…To address the challenges posed by non-frontal visual features, this study proposes a hybrid model that fusion of Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN) and Bidirectional Long Short-Term Memory (BiLSTM), augmented with a point multiplication attention model and Linear Discriminant Analysis (LDA). …”
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Comparison of the In-Vitro Effects of Bevacizumab, Mitomycin-C, 5-Fluorouracil, and Triamcinolone Acetonide on the Viability of Cultured Human Tenon’s Fibroblasts by Pius Jonas Ocampo, MD, Ma. Margarita Lat-Luna, MD, Joseph Anthony Tumbocon, MD, Polly Chao-Po, MD, Andrei Martin, MD

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Iguratimod efficacy in palindromic rheumatism treatment by Fangfang Yuan, Junhong He, Jing Luo, Xin Zhang, Jixia Lin, Yahui Chen, Haiyan Huang, Qiong Yang

“…Drug efficacy was evaluated according to the frequency of PR attacks (monthly), the visual analog scale (VAS) score of patient pain, and clinical symptoms. …”
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One-Year Outcomes of Aflibercept in Treat-and-Extend Versus Pro Re Nata Regimens for Bevacizumab-Resistant Diabetic Macular Edema: A Real-World Study by Zubeyir Yozgat, Mehmed Ugur Isik, Mehmet Cem Sabaner

“…Changes in best-corrected visual acuity and central macular subfield thickness (CMST) at 12, 24, and 52 weeks were defined as the primary functional and anatomical outcomes. …”
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Comparative study of effectiveness and safety between non-Descemet stripping endothelial keratoplasty and Descemet stripping endothelial keratoplasty for endothelial decompensation by Minghai Huang, Guina Yin, Thuthuy Hoang, Zhifeng Wu, Jian Teng, Yanqing Liang, Zhuoyuan Zhang, Dongmei Wei

“…PurposeTo compare the potential effectiveness and safety of non-Descemet stripping endothelial keratoplasty (nDSEK) and Descemet stripping endothelial keratoplasty (DSEK) in treating endothelial decompensation.MethodsA retrospective comparative analysis was conducted on patients with endothelial decompensation who underwent either nDSEK or DSEK procedures between August 2017 and January 2024. …”
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Cropping Pattern Classification Using Artificial Neural Networks and Evapotranspiration Estimation in the Eastern Mediterranean Region of Turkey by Mahmut Çetin, Muhammet Said Golpinar, Mehmet Ali Akgül, Hakan Aksu, Omar Alsenjar

“…Crop types were classified using the ANN algorithm in the Environment for Visualizing Images (ENVI) program based on combined data from Sentinel-2 images with a 10-m resolution and ground truth data collected during the winter and summer seasons. …”
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Post-market Surveillance Analysis of Refractive Data in Users of Delivery Tyro®, a Tyrosine-Releasing Contact Lens by Diego Ponzin, Adriano Fasolo, Giancarlo Montani, Daniele Bazzocchi

“…In January 2021, Safilens introduced the Delivery Tyro® daily disposable contact lens, which releases hyaluronic acid, tamarind seed polysaccharide, and tyrosine, a dopamine precursor with antioxidative and cytoprotective properties. Methods This study analyzed post-market surveillance data collected by 55 optometrists from 241 myopic subjects (mean age, 14.73 years; mean initial spherical equivalent (SE) refraction, − 2.72 diopters [D]) over a 12-month period of bilateral Delivery Tyro® lens use. …”
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Correlation between gene polymorphisms and perioperative analgesia in patients undergoing gynecological surgery by Meng Cai, Xiaofeng Lei, Lin Gan, Jing Li, Jin Yu

“…No differences were observed in visual analog scale or Ramsay sedation scores between the mutation and wild-type groups for any of the SNPs (P < 0.05). …”
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Assessment of the relationship between sense of coherence and surgery-related oral wound healing by using a contemporary scale: a prospective cohort study by Alanur Çiftçi Şişman, Rukiye Ceren Beker, Bahar Başak Kiziltan Eliaçik

“…Postoperative pain was assessed using a visual analog scale (VAS). Data collection and analysis were conducted by two independent, blinded researchers. …”
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