Mediation Effect of Resilience Between Social Support and Depression Symptoms in Patients With Strabismus: A Cross-Sectional Study by Mo Y, Zhang H, Yu X, Xu Z, Xiao H, Gao L, Wang Y

“…This study aimed to examine the relationship between social support, resilience, and depression symptoms in patients with strabismus and how the relationship between social support and depression symptoms is mediated by resilience.Patients and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among adult patients undergoing strabismus surgery at an ophthalmic centre in Guangzhou, China, between March 2021 and May 2023. …”
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Ocular Manifestations of Perinatal HIV Infection in Kenyan Children on HAART: A Cross-Sectional Comparative Study by Alisi L, Armentano M, Visioli G, Mingaine MS, Albanese GM, Lucchino L, Bruscolini A

“…This study aims to report the prevalence of ocular involvement in a cohort of children with perinatally acquired HIV.Methods: This cross-sectional study recruited 73 HIV-positive and 59 HIV-negative age-matched children in Kenya. …”
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Relief in sight: ketotifen as a promising therapy for uremic pruritus in dialysis patients by Kaandeeban Mohanraj, Andrew Deepak Rajiv, Sampathkumar Krishnaswamy

“…Mast cell stabilisers have the potential to alter the cowhage pathway of itch perception by preventing activation of protease-activated receptor 2 via tryptase.4,5 Methods: A total of 230 chronic dialysis patients from the dialysis unit of a tertiary care hospital were screened, and 48 (20.87%) were identified with clinically significant pruritus. …”
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Two cases of type I sialidosis and a literature review by Yuan Ding, Ming Cheng, Chunxiu Gong

“…The goal is to elucidate the clinical and genetic features of type I sialidosis. Methods Clinical investigations and genetic analyses were conducted on an 11-year-old girl, primarily presenting with short stature, who was admitted in June 2020, and a 10-year-old boy, admitted in July 2023, exhibiting rapid weight gain and accompanying visual impairment as primary manifestations. …”
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Detrimental impact on work productivity in patients with glaucoma: a systematic review by Hamza Inayat, Mura Abdul-Nabi, Bernice Leung, Jason Jiang, Sara Robertson, Monali S. Malvankar-Mehta

“…This systematic review aims to comprehensively investigate how glaucoma affects work productivity and the associated economic burden. Methods: This study adheres to the PRISMA guidelines. …”
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Neonatal Hypoglycemia and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes—An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Shivashankar Diggikar, Paula Trif, Diana Mudura, Arun Prasath, Jan Mazela, Maria Livia Ognean, Boris W. Kramer, Radu Galis

“…Neurodevelopmental impairment (NDI), cognitive impairment, and visual-motor or visual impairment were the primary outcomes. …”
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Retrospective Study of 2-year Clinical Outcomes of Combination Ab-Interno Canaloplasty and a Microstent Compared to Ab-Interno Canaloplasty in Cataract Surgery Patients by Trubnik V, Huang L, Hall B

“…Valerie Trubnik,1 Lucy Huang,1 Brad Hall2 1Ophthalmic Consultants of Long Island, Manhasset, NY, USA; 2Sengi, Penniac, NB, CanadaCorrespondence: Valerie Trubnik, Ophthalmic Consultants of Long Island, 1355 Northern Boulevard, Suite 300, Manhasset, NY, 11030, USA, Tel +1 516-627-3232, Email valerietrubnik@yahoo.comPurpose: To evaluate the postoperative outcomes of patients undergoing cataract surgery, OMNI canaloplasty, and Hydrus Microstent implantation compared to patients undergoing cataract surgery with OMNI canaloplasty alone.Methods: This was a retrospective, single surgeon study. …”
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Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors for amblyopia treatment: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Ehtesham Shamsher, Luisa Saccaro, Victor Barreiros Pungirum, Nghi Bao Tran, Omar A. H. A. Alghaith, Fatemeh Khabazianzadeh, Holly Bridge, I. Betina Ip

“…Outcomes of interest were visual acuity (VA) change and visual evoked potential (VEP) change (P100 amplitude and latency). …”
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Correlation among ocular surface changes and systemic hematologic indexes and disease activity in primary Sjögren’s syndrome: a cross-sectional study by Yan He, Jianing Feng, Wen Shi, Yuerong Ren, Yingyi Liu, Huanmin Kang, Jing Tian, Ying Jie

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Prevention of tumors in treating fibrocystic breast diseases using <i>Vitex agnus-castus</i>-based herbal remedy by N. A. Omarbayeva, D. R. Kaidarova, D. Kh. Omarov, A. Askandirova, Kh. Keskin, A. Zh. Abdrakhmanova, S. A. Yessenkulova, T. G. Goncharova, A. K. Jakipbayeva

“…To assess the effectiveness of VAC against FBD.Materials and methods. In this study, 150 women aged 40+ with FBD were randomly assigned to the treatment group (n = 78) or the controls (n = 72). …”
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Treatment of neovascular age-related macular degeneration: one year real-life results with intravitreal Brolucizumab by Settimio Rossi, Carlo Gesualdo, Ernesto Marano, Raffaele Perrotta, Maria Consiglia Trotta, Antonio Del Giudice, Francesca Simonelli

“…The aim of this study is to provide the real-life anatomical-functional and safety results, after 1 year of treatment experience with Brolucizumab.MethodsThis is a retrospective observational real-life study in which 44 patients (44 eyes) diagnosed with nAMD and treated with Brolucizumab were enrolled. …”
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Feasibility of generating sagittal radiographs from coronal views using GAN-based deep learning framework in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis by Tito Bassani, Andrea Cina, Fabio Galbusera, Andrea Cazzato, Maria Elena Pellegrino, Domenico Albano, Luca Maria Sconfienza

“…This study explores the use of GANs to generate synthetic sagittal radiographs from coronal views in AIS patients. Methods A dataset of 3,935 AIS patients who underwent spine and pelvis radiographic examinations using the EOS system, which simultaneously acquires coronal and sagittal images, was analyzed. …”
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Comparative effectiveness of various orbital decompression techniques in treating thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Wei Guo, Jialu Geng, Dongmei Li

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Corneal Tomographic Changes in Keratoconus Associated with Scleral Lens Wear: A Case-Control Analysis for 12-Month Follow-Up by Wei-Hsiang Lin, Tsung-Hsien Tsai, Ching-Hsi Hsiao, Chi-Chin Sun, Jiahn-Shing Lee, Ken-Kuo Lin

“…<i>Background and Objectives</i>: Scleral lenses are widely used for visual rehabilitation in keratoconus patients, but their long-term effects on corneal tomography remain unclear. …”
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Myopic Correction with Iris-Fixated Phakic Intraocular Lenses: Twelve-Year Results by Iveta Nemcova, Jiri Pasta, Katerina Hladikova, Martin Komarc, Darina Pospisilova, Pavel Nemec, Jan Tesar, Vladimir Kratky, Martin Sin

“…Single-center retrospective cohort study. Methods. We describe the results of a cohort study that included 85 eyes of 46 myopic patients who underwent implantation of Verisyse myopia, Veriflex, and Verisyse myopia toric (all Abbott Medical Optics, Inc.) intraocular lenses. …”
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Treat and Extend Regimen of Aflibercept in the Treatment of Type 1 Choroidal Neovascularization Secondary to Chronic Central Serous Chorioretinopathy: Three-year Follow-Up by Kustryn TB, Zadorozhnyy OS, Nasinnyk IO, Nevska AO, Troianovska KV, Pasyechnikova NV, Korol AR

“…The primary outcome was decimal best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) at year 3.Results: Overall, mean decimal BCVA increased significantly from 0.44 (SD; 0.35) at baseline to 0.59 (SD; 0.31) at the final visit (p˂0.001). …”
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Implementing patient and public involvement (PPI) in eye research: reflections from developing a research study on Geographic Atrophy treatment acceptability by Jamie Enoch, David Matthews, Arevik Ghulakhszian, Mandeep Sekhon, Tamsin Callaghan, David Crabb, Christiana Dinah, Deanna Taylor

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Manual Therapy for Cervical Radiculopathy: Effects on Neck Disability and Pain &ndash; A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis by Xu X, Ling Y

“…Compared to Group C, the visual analogue scale score improved by 0.74 (95% CI: − 0.04, 1.52) in Group M and by 0.61 (95% CI: − 0.18, 1.40) in Group MT. …”
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Association of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels with age-related macular degeneration and its clinical correlates: a cross-sectional study by Xu Liang, Jiaxing Wang, Yue Zhang, Hui Zheng

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Prognostic factors in the treatment of polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy with conbercept: a post hoc analysis of the STAR study by Tsung-I. Wang, Jinfeng Qu, Ran Tang, Xuan Shi, Xin Ying, Ye Tao, Xiaoxin Li

“…Methods In the STAR study, 249 participants were randomized to either the 3 + Q12W (3 monthly injections followed by injections every 12 weeks) or 3 + TAE (3 monthly injections followed by treat and extend regimen) group. …”
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