Sex-specific public health data: analyzing the arboviral impact on women in Brazil by Brena F. Sena, Danyelly Bruneska Gondim Martins, Carmen Simone Grilo Diniz, José Luiz Lima Filho

“…ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To evaluate the differential impact of arboviral infections, specifically dengue virus, chikungunya virus, and Zika virus, on women in Brazil, with a focus on sex- and age-disaggregated analyses. METHODS A comprehensive epidemiological and geospatial data analysis was conducted utilizing data from Brazil’s national health data system, including the disease notification system (Sistema de Informação de Agravos de Notificação) and mortality information system (Sistema de Informação sobre Mortalidade), covering national and municipal level data. …”
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A Novel Scale to Assess Humidification during Noninvasive Ventilation: A Prospective Observational Study by Longfang Pan, Yueling Hong, Xiaoqing Zhong, Jiao He, Zuli Zhang, Qianru Zhao, Linfu Bai, Mengyi Ma, Jun Duan

“…To develop a novel scale to assess humidification during noninvasive ventilation (NIV). Methods. This study was performed in an ICU of a teaching hospital. …”
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Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the National Vision Screening Program in School-Age Children by Mehtap Savar Çağlayan, Betül Dertsiz Kozan

“…The aim is to evaluate the ophthalmic findings, the effectiveness of the vision screening program in school-age children who are referred to an Ophthalmologist because they have problems as a result of the vision screening program implemented by school counselors.Methods: Our study included demographic characteristics of the patients who applied to the Ophthalmology clinic between January 2023 and December 2024 due to the guidance of the guidance counselor at school, best corrected visual acuity with Snellen chart, dilated and nondilated autorefractometer, eye movements, biomicroscopy and fundus examination, color blindness and additional findings. …”
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Clinical Characteristics of Pregnancy-Associated Central Serous Chorioretinopathy in the Chinese Population by Jia Yu, Lei Li, Chunhui Jiang, Qing Chang, Gezhi Xu

“…To investigate the clinical characteristics of pregnancy-associated central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC) in the Chinese population. Methods. The medical records of patients diagnosed with pregnancy-associated CSC from February 2012 to October 2019 were retrospectively reviewed. …”
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Efficacy of Sophora japonica L. Pill in Subjective Memory Complaints in Healthy Adults: a protocol of randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group, clinical trial by Yunna Kim, Seung-Ho Lee, Yerim Jeon, Seung-Hun Cho

“…Given limited efficacy of current pharmacological treatments for cognitive impairment and growing interest in natural products, investigating S. japonica extract in humans is warranted.Methods: This randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial will involve 100 participants aged 40-70 years with subjective memory complaints but without diagnosed cognitive impairment. …”
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Editorial by Luciana Nedel

“…The goal is to identify methods that could be used to reconfigure the simulation according to users’ performance in real time. …”
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Predictors for failure of primary trabeculectomy by Franz Marie O. Cruz, MD, Patricia M. Khu, MD MS

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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

“…Irene S Zhou,1 Dagny C Zhu2 1School of Medicine, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, USA; 2NVISION Eye Centers, Rowland Heights, CA, USACorrespondence: Irene S Zhou, School of Medicine, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, 07103, USA, Tel +1 626-833-0435, Email iz71@njms.rutgers.eduPurpose: To evaluate cataract surgery outcomes following mix-and-match implantation of a trifocal and extended-depth-of-focus (EDOF) intraocular lens (IOL).Setting: Single center, private practice.Design: Single arm, non-interventional, ambispective study.Methods: Patients who underwent femtosecond-laser assisted cataract surgery with mix-and-match implantation of the Clareon PanOptix trifocal IOL in the non-dominant eye and Clareon Vivity EDOF IOL in the dominant eye from September 2022 to November 2023 were reviewed. …”
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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

“…Therefore, this retrospective observational study aimed to investigate the relationship, features, background factors, and prevalence of neuropathic pain among patients with nontraumatic shoulder disorders. Methods. We evaluated 198 patients who visited our outpatient clinic, which specializes in shoulder disorders, from April 2015 to March 2016. …”
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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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