Quantifying the Sensitivity of Targeted eDNA Surveys to Improve Detection of Invasive Cane Toads (Rhinella marina) by Ewen K. Lawler, Simon Clulow, Alejandro Trujillo‐González, Paul G. Nevill, Richard P. Duncan

“…ABSTRACT Environmental DNA (eDNA) surveys are increasingly used to monitor biodiversity because they are often more sensitive (have higher detection probability) than conventional monitoring methods. Sensitivity is a key consideration in designing monitoring programs because it determines the survey effort (e.g., number of samples per site) required to achieve a given likelihood of detecting a species. …”
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Povidone-iodine in the treatment of infectious keratitis: A systematic review by Waleed K. Alsarhani, Amy Basilious, Marko M. Popovic, Sara Alshaker, Clara C. Chan

“…Design: Systematic review. Methods: A systematic review of Ovid MEDLINE, EMBASE, and Cochrane Library was conducted to find relevant published articles. …”
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Characteristics of New Onset Herpes Simplex Keratitis after Keratoplasty by Xiaolin Qi, Miaolin Wang, Xiaofeng Li, Yanni Jia, Suxia Li, Weiyun Shi, Hua Gao

“…To observe clinical characteristics and treatment outcomes of new onset herpes simplex keratitis (HSK) after keratoplasty. Methods. Among 1,443 patients (1,443 eyes) who underwent keratoplasty (excluding cases of primary HSK) in Shandong Eye Hospital, 17 patients suffered postoperative HSK. …”
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The Effects of Intravitreal Bevacizumab in Infectious and Noninfectious Uveitic Macular Edema by Hassan Al-Dhibi, Issam H. Hamade, Ali Al-Halafi, Maan Barry, Charbel Bou Chacra, Vishali Gupta, Khalid F. Tabbara

“…Retrospective interventional case series. Methods. A chart review was performed on all the patients who were diagnosed with uveitic macular edema (UME) and received 1.25 mg of IVBI at two referral centers in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. …”
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Characterization of Soft Contact Lens Edge Fitting during Daily Wear Using Ultrahigh-Resolution Optical Coherence Tomography by Lele Cui, Sisi Chen, Weihe Zhou, Kaixuan Sheng, Lei Zhang, Meixiao Shen, Ming Li

“…Methods. Twenty participants (4 males and 16 females, 23.0 ± 3.7 years) were fitted with two different types of soft contact lenses randomly. …”
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Timing of percutaneous vertebroplasty in the management of osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures: a retrospective cohort study by Huawei Wei, Qiuxue Zhang, Bing Song, Hongwei Yue, Jing Li, Hongjian Zhang, Yanming Wang

“…This study aimed to determine the optimal timing of percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP) for the treatment of OVCFs.MethodsThis retrospective cohort study included 120 older patients with OVCFs admitted to our hospital between January 2020 and December 2022. …”
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Two-Years Real-World Experience of a Tertiary Center with Intravitreal Brolucizumab Switch for Treatment of Exudative Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration by Federico Beretta, Ilaria Zucchiatti, Riccardo Sacconi, Federico Fantaguzzi, Stefano Lingardo, Francesco Bandello, Giuseppe Querques

“…These outcomes were was assessed in the real-world setting of a tertiary center with a follow-up period of 2 years. Methods This retrospective longitudinal study included 29 eyes of 24 patients with exudative nAMD previously treated with at least three injections of another intravitreal anti-VEGF molecule. …”
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Clinical assessment of frequency and structure of subepithelial fibroplasias of a cornea after a photorefractive keratectomy in patients with refraction anomalies by V. V. Egorov, I. V. Dutchin, E. L. Sorokin, O. Iu. Tatanova

“…Purpose: To investigate the frequency and structure of a subepithelial fibroplasia of a cornea after photorefractive keratectomy concerning myopia correction.Methods: 170 patients (337 eyes) with the following refraction anomalies: stationary myopia from 1.5 to 13.0 D with astigmatism from 0.75 to 4.25 D. …”
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Noise Reduction in Brain CT: A Comparative Study of Deep Learning and Hybrid Iterative Reconstruction Using Multiple Parameters by Yusuke Inoue, Hiroyasu Itoh, Hirofumi Hata, Hiroki Miyatake, Kohei Mitsui, Shunichi Uehara, Chisaki Masuda

“…Objectives: We evaluated the noise reduction effects of deep learning reconstruction (DLR) and hybrid iterative reconstruction (HIR) in brain computed tomography (CT). Methods: CT images of a 16 cm dosimetry phantom, a head phantom, and the brains of 11 patients were reconstructed using filtered backprojection (FBP) and various levels of DLR and HIR. …”
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Long-term outcomes and prognostic factors of eye-preserving treatment with particle beam radiotherapy for orbital malignancies by Weixu Hu, Qiong Cai, Jing Gao, Jiyi Hu, Qingting Huang, Haojiong Zhang, Lin Kong

“…And to evaluate prognostic factors for orbital and lacrimal gland tumors. Methods Sixty-two patients with orbital malignancies were identified in the records of a single center between 2015 and 2021. …”
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Comparative analysis of pre-operative findings and post-operative outcomes in primary and secondary macular holes at a tertiary eye hospital in South India by Shubham Darade, Rupal Kathare, Ayushi Choudhary, Gaurang Sehgal, Jay Chhablani, Kanika Godani, Naresh Kumar Yadav, Priyanka Gandhi, Prathiba Hande, Rubble Mangla, Vishma Prabhu, Ramesh Venkatesh

“…Abstract Purpose This study aimed to compare demographics, clinical characteristics, and post-surgical outcomes between idiopathic and secondary full-thickness macular holes (MHs). Methods A retrospective analysis of 348 eyes from 339 patients treated between June 2017 and December 2023 was conducted. …”
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Radiation Treatment Planning After Minimum Metallic Instrumentation for Patients with Spinal Metastases: A Case Series by Jan-Niklas Becker, Mirko Fischer, Hans Christiansen, Michael Schwake, Walter Stummer, Christian Ewelt, Niklas Benedikt Pepper, Hans Theodor Eich, Michael Müther

“…This study compares radiotherapy planning after VBR with titanium and non-titanium materials. <i>Materials and Methods</i>: This is a retrospective cohort study in a single academic center setting. …”
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SPECTRUM OF MOLECULAR GENETIC ALTERATIONS AND DIVERSITY OF CLINICAL FORMS OF STARGARDT DISEASE by N. L. Sheremet, I. G. Grushke, N. V. Zhorzholadze, I. A. Ronzina, A. A. Mikaelyan, S. A. Kurbatov, V. V. Kadyshev, K. I. Anoshkin, V. V. Strelnikov

“…Purpose of the study was to assess the spectrum of molecular genetic disorders and the variety of clinical forms in patients with Stargardt disease. Material and methods. 56 patients aged 15-44 years who had been diagnosed with Stargardt disease in a history or at the time of the examination were included in the study. …”
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Clinical Outcomes of Micropulse Transscleral Cyclophotocoagulation in Patients with a History of Keratoplasty by Jun Hui Lee, Vivian Vu, Gabriel Lazcano-Gomez, Katherine Han, Pukkapol Suvannachart, Jennifer Rose-Nussbaumer, Julie Schallhorn, David Hwang, Ying Han

“…To examine the surgical outcomes and graft conditions in patients receiving micropulse transscleral cyclophotocoagulation (MP-TSCPC) to treat post-keratoplasty ocular hypertension. Methods. This retrospective observational study included 30 eyes of 28 consecutive glaucoma patients with a history of penetrating keratoplasty (PKP) or Descemet’s stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK) who underwent MP-TSCPC at the University of California, San Francisco from 09/2015 to 08/2018. …”
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MSLI-Net: retinal disease detection network based on multi-segment localization and multi-scale interaction by Zhenjia Qi, Jin Hong, Jilan Cheng, Guoli Long, Hanyu Wang, Siyue Li, Shuangliang Cao

“…BackgroundThe retina plays a critical role in visual perception, yet lesions affecting it can lead to severe and irreversible visual impairment. …”
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Changes in brain functional connectivity and clinical correlations in neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder: a longitudinal resting-state fMRI study by Jiyuan Wang, Jing Huang, Xiong Kang, Huiqing Dong, Jie Lu

“…Meanwhile, further decreases were noted in the medial visual and right dorsal visual networks at follow-up. …”
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Neurosensory binocular vision after bilateral implantation of an extended depth of focus intraocular lens with micro-monovision: a prospective cohort study by Tong Sun, Xiaorui Zhao, Yiyun Liu, Qianqian Lan, Chuhao Tang, Rui Qin, Linbo Bian, Wenlong Li, Hong Qi

“…Methods This prospective cohort study enrolled patients with bilateral implantation of diffractive EDOF IOL (Tecnis Symfony ZXR00, Abbott Medical Optics, Inc.), diffractive trifocal IOL (AT LISA tri 839MP, Carl Zeiss Meditec AG) and refractive rotationally asymmetric bifocal IOL (SBL-3, Lenstec, Inc.). …”
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Clinical Outcomes and in vivo Aberrometry Following the Implantation of a Monofocal IOL with Positive Asphericity by van den Berg AB, van den Berg RM, Chamon W, Rocha KM

“…Arthur B van den Berg,1,2 Roberta M van den Berg,1,2 Wallace Chamon,2 Karolinne Maia Rocha1 1Storm Eye Institute, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA; 2Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Federal University of S&amp;atilde;o Paulo, S&amp;atilde;o Paulo, BrazilCorrespondence: Arthur B van den Berg, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Federal University of S&amp;atilde;o Paulo, Rua dos Monjoleiros, 115, Londrina, PR, 86055-744, Brazil, Email arthur-vdb@hotmail.comPurpose: To evaluate ocular aberrations, visual and refractive outcomes in eyes implanted with a monofocal intraocular lens (IOL) with a positive asphericity profile.Patients and Methods: This prospective observational study included 42 eyes (27 patients) that underwent routine cataract surgery and implantation of RayOne EMV monofocal aspheric IOL. …”
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Associations between organophosphorus pesticides exposure and age-related macular degeneration risk in U.S. adults: analysis from interpretable machine learning approaches by Yu-Xin Jiang, Si-Yu Gui, Xiao-Dong Sun

“…AIM: To investigate the associations between urinary dialkyl phosphate (DAP) metabolites of organophosphorus pesticides (OPPs) exposure and age-related macular degeneration (AMD) risk. METHODS: Participants were drawn from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) between 2005 and 2008. …”
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From the diagnosis of infectious keratitis to discriminating fungal subtypes; a deep learning-based study by Mohammad Soleimani, Kosar Esmaili, Amir Rahdar, Mehdi Aminizadeh, Kasra Cheraqpour, Seyed Ali Tabatabaei, Reza Mirshahi, Zahra Bibak-Bejandi, Seyed Farzad Mohammadi, Raghuram Koganti, Siamak Yousefi, Ali R. Djalilian

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