Small Incision Lenticule Extraction for Postkeratoplasty Myopia and Astigmatism by Tamer H. Massoud, Osama Ibrahim, Kitty Shehata, Moones F. Abdalla

“…Design. Case-series. Methods. Ten eyes of 10 patients with previous PKP and residual myopic astigmatism for whom pentacam imaging and thickness measurements were acceptable for laser vision correction. …”
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Lacrimal Gland Involvement in Lymphomatoid Granulomatosis and Review of the Literature by Thanuja Gopal Pradeep, Paul Cannon, Thomas Dodd, Dinesh Selva

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Review of AI Image Enhancement Techniques for In-Vehicle Vision Systems Under Adverse Weather Conditions by Tiande Mo, Siqian Zheng, Wai-Yat Chan, Renhua Yang

“…This work provides a comprehensive review of AI image enhancement methods and benchmark datasets, including deblurring, deraining, dehazing, and low-light enhancement, along with the integration of multiple image enhancement techniques in computer vision tasks. …”
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Clinical and laboratorial characterization and post-surgical follow-up of 87 patients with non-functioning pituitary macroadenomas Caracterização clínica e laboratorial e seguiment... by Paulo Andrade de Mello, Luciana Ansaneli Naves, Aldo Pereira Neto, Eduardo Henrique Oliveira, Ivan Coelho Ferreira, Antônio Santos de Araújo Júnior, Franz Jooji Onishi, Luiz Augusto Casulari

“…Objective: It was to assess the main characteristics of patients undergoing pituitary tumor surgery. Method: Eighty-seven patients (44 men; 44.8±13 years old) were included. …”
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Extensive Dynamic Functional Network Connectivity Alterations in Diabetic Retinopathy Among Patients with Type 2 Diabetes by Liu H, Gu ZX, Li XT, Huang X

“…Initial application of Independent Component Analysis (ICA) methods was used to extract the resting state network (RSN) from resting state functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) data. …”
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Descemet Endothelial Thickness Comparison Trial 1 (DETECT 1): outcome masked, placebo-controlled trial comparing two types of corneal transplant surgeries and effect of rho kinase... by Thomas M Lietman, Jennifer Rose-Nussbaumer, Bennie H Jeng, Benjamin F Arnold, Winston Chamberlain, Charles C Lin, Jennifer Y Li, William Gensheimer, Jameson Clover, Nicole Varnado, Sarah Abdelrahman

“…This paper presents the protocol for the Descemet Endothelial Thickness Comparison Trial 1 (DETECT 1), a multicentre, outcome-masked, randomised, placebo-controlled, four-arm clinical trial.Methods A total of 160 eligible patients with endothelial dysfunction will be enrolled from five participating sites in the USA. …”
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Factors associated with James Cook University medical students experiencing ‘high quality’ clinical learning on final-year rural placement by Brooke Mackie, Torres Woolley, Aaron Hollins, Leanne Hall

“…As positive rural placement experiences are known to enhance interest in a rural career and generalist medicine, this study explores key factors contributing to JCU medical students having a 'high quality' rural clinical learning experience during their final-year rural placement. Methods: This sequential, explanatory mixed-methods study included four focus groups (n=17) and a one-on-one interview followed by a cross-sectional survey (n=71; response rate=45%) of final-year JCU medical students in 2023. …”
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Protocol for a multicentric, double-blind, randomised controlled trial of hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) versus sham for treating vaso-occlusive crisis (VOC) in sickle cell disea... by Thomas Agoritsas, Alain Gervaix, Sylvain Boet, Pierre Cougoul, Cyril Sahyoun, Jerôme Stirnemann, Benoît Desgraz, Olivier Grosgurin, Jean-Luc Reny, Jacques Serratrice, Yves Chalandon, Marc Ansari, Pierre Louge, Tamara Mann, Combescure Christophe, Kaveh Samii, Rodrigue Pignel, Giovanna Cannas, Laurent Cimasoni, Thierry Joffre, Claude Lae, Marie-Anne Magnan, Etienne Menager, Annie Momo Bona, Marc-Alain Panchard, Michel Pellegrini, Beatrice Riu

“…Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) is a safe and well-established method of increasing tissue oxygen delivery immediately by up to 10-fold to 20-fold. …”
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Vision-related quality of life and access to eye care among recently resettled Syrian refugees in Philadelphia by Sila Bal

“…. # Methods Cross-sectional study of a convenience sample of recently resettled Syrian refugees recruited through Nationalities Service Center in Philadelphia, PA. …”
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Incidence of Clinical and Subclinical Cystoid Macular Edema in Diabetic and Non-Diabetic Patients After Cataract Surgery by Means of Optical Coherence Tomography by Aditi Chinmay Deshpande, Nitin Prabhudesai, Chinmay V. Deshpande

“…Purpose: To evaluate the incidence of clinical and subclinical cystoid macular edema in diabetic and non-diabetic patients after cataract surgery by means of Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT). Materials & Methods: A total of 30 eyes of 30 patients (15 diabetic and 15 non-diabetic) aged between 50 and 80 years diagnosed to have cataract were enrolled. …”
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IL-8 and MCP Gene Expression and Production by LPS-Stimulated Human Corneal Stromal Cells by Roni M. Shtein, Susan G. Elner, Zong-Mei Bian, Victor M. Elner

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Emergency Lateral Canthotomy Followed by Orbital Septum Release for Traumatic Retrobulbar Hemorrhage: 2 Case Reports by Yosuke Ochi, MD, Shimpei Ono, MD, PhD, Rei Ogawa, MD, PhD

“…Emergent decompression is needed to preserve visual function. Multiple decompression methods that are favored by different clinical departments have been reported. …”
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Comparison of Quality of Life Questionnaires in Patients with Low Vision by Esra Şahlı, Şefay Aysun İdil

“…Objectives:To compare the quality of life assessed by the Low Vision Quality of Life Questionnaire (LVQOL) and National Eye Institute Visual Function Questionnaire (NEI VFQ-25) in patients with low vision.Materials and Methods:A total of 64 consecutive patients who presented to the Ankara University Low Vision Rehabilitation Department for the first time were included in the study. …”
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Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty for Corneal Decompensation Secondary to Phakic Intraocular Lenses by Ester Fernández López, Cristina Peris Martínez

“…To describe the surgical technique and clinical outcomes of bilensectomy (pIOL explant and phacoemulsification), followed by DMEK performed for bullous keratopathy secondary to pIOL. Methods. Seven eyes of seven patients, who developed corneal decompensation after pIOL implantation, underwent bilensectomy followed by DMEK in a two-step procedure. …”
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Mitigating Class Confusion in Class-Incremental Semantic Segmentation by Nayoung Ko, Gyeong-Hyeon Kim, Eunwoo Kim

“…Extensive experiments on PASCAL VOC 2012, ADE20K and PASCAL Context show that MC-Seg outperforms state-of-the-art CSS methods, especially in alleviating class confusion in incremental learning.…”
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Transepithelial versus conventional photorefractive keratectomy for myopic regression after laser in situ keratomileusis by Turad A. Alkadi, Faris H. Binyousef, Shahad A. Alruwaili, Abdullah A. Alhubaysh, Amro Alhazimi

“…Purpose To compare the outcomes of transepithelial photorefractive keratectomy (trans-PRK) and conventional photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) for the treatment of myopic regression after laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis (LASIK). Patients and methods A prospective comparative study was conducted on patients who experienced myopic regression after LASIK. …”
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Relation of accommodative microfluctuation with dry eye symptoms in short tear break-up time dry eye. by Minako Kaido, Motoko Kawashima, Yuta Shigeno, Yoshiaki Yamada, Kazuo Tsubota

“…<h4>Methods</h4>This prospective comparative study included 48 volunteers with DE symptoms (mean age 34.8 ± 5.5 years, age range 25-42 years) and 73 without DE symptoms (mean age 30.6 ± 4.7 years, age range 25-42 years). …”
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Adaptive Optics-Transscleral Flood Illumination Imaging of Retinal Pigment Epithelium in Dry Age-Related Macular Degeneration by Laura Kowalczuk, Rémy Dornier, Aurélie Navarro, Fanny Jeunet, Christophe Moser, Francine Behar-Cohen, Irmela Mantel

“…AO-TFI images were correlated with OCT using a custom method (Fiji software, v. 2.9). Eleven eyes of nine patients (70 ± 8.3 years) with early (n = 5), intermediate (n = 1) and atrophic (n = 5) AMD were analyzed. …”
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Newly Discovered Changing-look Active Galactic Nuclei from SDSS and LAMOST Survey by Qian Dong, Zhi-Xiang Zhang, Wei-Min Gu, Mouyuan Sun, Yong-Gang Zheng

“…Our approach to identifying CL AGNs is based on automatic spectral fitting, followed by detailed visual inspections. We identify a sample of 51 CL AGNs through this method, in which 40 CL AGNs are newly discovered. …”
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Rapid and sensitive detection of bovine Theileria annulata parasite based on ERA-CRISPR/Cas12a technology by Xiujuan Feng, Yongchang Li, Shiyun Li, Iqra zafar, Mohamed Abdo Rizk, Xianyue Fu, Zeyun Cui, Wei Zhang, Yang Zhang, Ercha Hu, Qingyong Guo, Bayin Chahan

“…The enhanced detection capability of this integrated method provides crucial technical support for field applications in resource-limited settings, effectively addressing the urgent need for rapid and accurate diagnosis of bovine theileriosis.…”
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