Clinical Outcomes of Combined Implantation of an Extended Depth of Focus IOL and a Trifocal IOL in a Korean Population by Ji Eun Song, So Young Han, Ramin Khoramnia, Tamer Tandogan, Gerd U. Auffarth, Chul Young Choi

“…Methods. This prospective study enrolled consecutive patients undergoing lens phacoemulsification of cataract and combined implantation of an EDoF IOL in the dominant eye and a trifocal IOL in the nondominant eye. …”
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Incidence, Indications, and Outcomes of Yag Capsulotomy In Eyes Implanted with an Accommodating Intraocular Lens by Robert Edward T. Ang, MD, Angela Adelaida J. Samano, MD, Rosalie Mae M. Reyes, MD, Emerson M. Cruz, MD, Albert G. Dela Cruz, MD, Maria Luisa Patricia C. Solis, MD

“…Objectives: To report the incidence of capsular changes in Crystalens-implanted eyes and analyze the indications and outcomes of yag capsulotomy. Methods: We reviewed the records of 411 eyes of 258 patients implanted with the Crystalens IOL. …”
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Cerebral Cortical Activity During Academic Stress Amongst Undergraduate Medical Students at Kampala International University (Uganda) by Mujinya, Regan, Kalange, Muhamudu, Ochieng, Juma John, Ninsiima, Herbert Izo, Eze, Ejike Daniel, Afodun, Adam Moyosore, Nabirumbi, Ritah, Sulaiman, Sheu Oluwadare, Kairania, Emmanuel, Echoru, Isaac, Okpanachi, Alfred Omachonu, Matama, Kevin, Asiimwe, Oscar Hilary, Nambuya, Grace, Usman, Ibe Michael, Obado, Osuwat Lawrence, Zirintunda, Gerald, Ssempijja, Fred, Nansunga, Miriam, Matovu, Henry, Ayikobua, Emmanuel Tiyo, Nganda, Ponsiano Ernest, Onanyang, David, Ekou, Justine, Musinguzi, Simon Peter, Ssimbwa, Godfrey, Keneth Iceland, Kasozi

“…Methods: This was a cross-sectional study conducted among preclinical (n = 88) and clinical (n = 96) undergraduate medical students at Kampala International University Western Campus. …”
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Glaucoma detection in myopic eyes using deep learning autoencoder-based regions of interest by Christopher Bowd, Akram Belghith, Mark Christopher, Makoto Araie, Aiko Iwase, Goji Tomita, Kyoko Ohno-Matsui, Hitomi Saito, Hiroshi Murata, Tsutomu Kikawa, Kazuhisa Sugiyama, Tomomi Higashide, Atsuya Miki, Atsuya Miki, Toru Nakazawa, Makoto Aihara, Tae-Woo Kim, Christopher Kai Shun Leung, Robert N. Weinreb, Linda M. Zangwill

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Methotrexate for the Treatment of Thyroid Eye Disease by Diego Strianese, Adriana Iuliano, Mariantonia Ferrara, Chiara Comune, Immacolata Baronissi, Pasquale Napolitano, Alessia D’Alessandro, Piergiacomo Grassi, Giulio Bonavolontà, Paola Bonavolontà, Antonio Sinisi, Fausto Tranfa

“…To evaluate the efficacy of methotrexate for the treatment of thyroid eye disease (TED). Methods. 36 consecutive patients with active TED, previously treated with corticosteroids but stopped due to the occurrence of side effects, were commenced on methotrexate therapy. …”
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Association between crystalline lens thickness and intermittent exotropia in children: a cross-sectional observational clinical study by Jingxin Li, Xiangxiang Liu, Jie Hao, Fengchao Zhou, Huixin Li, Yiyang Zhao, Yumeng Wang, Lei Li, Jing Fu

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Rationale and design of a comparison of angiography-derived fractional flow reserve-guided and intravascular ultrasound-guided intervention strategy for clinical outcomes in patien... by Qiang Liu, Shiqiang Li, Jinlong Zhang, Fan Jiang, Bin Yang, Jianan Wang, Jun Pu, Jun Jiang, Hao Zhou, Peng Chen, Liang Lu, Dongsheng Lu, Bon-Kwon Koo, Jinyu Huang, Lijun Guo, Xinyang Hu, Eun-Seok Shin, Shengxian Tu, Xiaoping Peng, Yibin Pan, Wenming He, Jilin Li, Zhenfeng Cheng, Jianliang Ma, Daqing Song, Yongzhen Fan, Zhaohui Meng, Lijiang Tang

“…However, whether this finding can be applied to angiography-derived FFR in significant coronary artery disease (CAD) remains unclear.Method and analysis The comparison of angiography-derived FFR-guided and IVUS-guided intervention strategies for clinical outcomes in patients with coronary artery disease (FLAVOUR II) trial is a multicentre, prospective, randomised controlled trial. …”
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Comparative analysis of the bacterial spectrum in chronic dacryocystitis between northern and southern China by DONG Xinran, HU Yu, ZHENG Xinyu, CAO Shujuan, YU Xinyue, JIANG Aixin, MENG Ziwei, CHEN Rongxin, LIANG Xuanwei

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Association Between Locoregional Private Equity Investment in Retina Practices and Academic Vitreoretinal Caseload by Franco JJ, Pan WW, Mian SI, Wubben TJ

“…Jovany J Franco,* Warren W Pan,* Shahzad I Mian, Thomas J Wubben Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kellogg Eye Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Thomas J Wubben, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center, 1000 Wall Street, Ann Arbor, MI, 48105, USA, Email twubben@med.umich.eduPurpose: Private equity (PE) firms acquire stakes in non-publicly traded companies to generate value through operational improvements. …”
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The influence of cardiovascular fitness and ventilatory efficiency on fMRI assessed cerebrovascular reactivity in older adults by Tom S. Novak, Tom S. Novak, Kevin Mammino, Medina Bello, Isabella Paredes Spir, Mark Vernon, Venkatagiri Krishnamurthy, Venkatagiri Krishnamurthy, Joe R. Nocera, Joe R. Nocera

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Large Scale MRI Collection and Segmentation of Cirrhotic Liver by Debesh Jha, Onkar Kishor Susladkar, Vandan Gorade, Elif Keles, Matthew Antalek, Deniz Seyithanoglu, Timurhan Cebeci, Halil Ertugrul Aktas, Gulbiz Dagoglu Kartal, Sabahattin Kaymakoglu, Sukru Mehmet Erturk, Yuri Velichko, Daniela P. Ladner, Amir A. Borhani, Alpay Medetalibeyoglu, Gorkem Durak, Ulas Bagci

“…CirrMRI600+ enables the development and validation of advanced computational methods for cirrhotic liver analysis, potentially accelerating progress toward automated Cirrhosis visual staging and personalized treatment planning.…”
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Unraveling Microviscosity Changes Induced in Cancer Cells by Photodynamic Therapy with Targeted Genetically Encoded Photosensitizer by Liubov E. Shimolina, Aleksandra E. Khlynova, Vadim V. Elagin, Pavel A. Bureev, Petr S. Sherin, Marina K. Kuimova, Marina V. Shirmanova

“…Background: Despite the fundamental importance of cell membrane microviscosity, changes in this biophysical parameter of membranes during photodynamic therapy (PDT) have not been fully understood. Methods: In this work, changes in the microviscosity of membranes of live HeLa Kyoto tumor cells were studied during PDT with KillerRed, a genetically encoded photosensitizer, in different cellular localizations. …”
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OCSCNet-Tracker: Hyperspectral Video Tracker Based on Octave Convolution and Spatial–Spectral Capsule Network by Dong Zhao, Mengyuan Wang, Kunpeng Huang, Weixiang Zhong, Pattathal V. Arun, Yunpeng Li, Yuta Asano, Li Wu, Huixin Zhou

“…Experiments conducted on the HOT2023 dataset illustrate that the proposed model outperforms state-of-the-art methods, achieving a success rate of 65.2% and a precision of 89.3%. …”
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Development of a Paper-Based Microfluidic Chip for Point-of-Care Detection of PEDV by Renfeng Li, Xiangqin Tian, Wenyan Cao, Jiaxin Jiang, Jiakang Yuan, Linyue Li, Yonghe You, Yanlin Zhou, Ziliang Wang, Fangyu Wang

“…PEDV poses a significant threat to the global swine industry, necessitating rapid and accurate diagnostic methods for effective disease management. In this study, we developed a foldable, easy-to-use paper-based microfluidic analytical device (<i>μ</i>PAD) for on-site detection of PEDV. …”
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Arthrocentesis and Temporomandibular Joint Disorders: Clinical and Radiological Results of a Prospective Study by Giacomo De Riu, Mirella Stimolo, Silvio Mario Meloni, Damiano Soma, Milena Pisano, Salvatore Sembronio, Antonio Tullio

“…We evaluated the efficacy of arthrocentesis in the treatment of temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorders. Material and Methods. In this prospective clinical case series, 30 consecutive patients with TMJ disorders underwent arthrocentesis using saline and sodium hyaluronate injections. …”
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Blood metabolites, protein regulatory networks and their roles in pan-cancer: a mendelian randomisation study by Shenglong Xia, Zhengyang Xu, Cheng Cheng, Rui An, Wenci Chen, Daopo Lin, Yuzhen Gao, Liangjing Wang, Xinyou Xie, Jun Zhang

“…However, there is a lack of studies to explore the relationship between blood metabolites, related proteins, and different types of cancer. Methods Two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis was used to assess the causal effects of genetically determined metabolites and metabolite ratios on solid cancers. we analyzed 1400 metabolites/metabolite ratios as exposures and 16 cancers from UK Biobank/FinnGen as outcomes. …”
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Perioperative intravenous dexamethasone did not reduce the severity of persistent postsurgical pain after total knee arthroplasty: a prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-... by Nitchanant Kitcharanant, Prangmalee Leurcharusmee, Pichitchai Atthakomol, Warakorn Jingjit

“…We aimed to investigate its effect on the degree of PPSP and compare that with a placebo. Methods In this randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study, 48 patients undergoing unilateral TKA were given intravenous dexamethasone 10 mg or saline just before spinal anesthesia was induced, and they also received two additional doses of dexamethasone 10 mg or saline 24 and 48 h after surgery. …”
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Regeneration of the skin wound by two different crosslinkers: In vitro and in vivo studies by Naimeh Mahheidari, Morteza Alizadeh, Mohammad Kamalabadi farahani, Zohreh Arabpour, Nariman Rezaei kolarijani, Ali R. Djalilian, Majid Salehi

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Automated fluid monitoring to optimize the follow-up of neovascular age-related macular degeneration patients in the Brazilian population by Virginia Mares, Gregor S. Reiter, Aniel Feitosa, Markus Gumpinger, Hrvoje Bogunovic, Ursula Schmidt-Erfurth, Marcio B. Nehemy

“…Abstract Objectives To investigate the efficacy of an artificial intelligence (AI)-based fluid monitoring tool in optimizing the monitoring of neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) patients in a Brazilian cohort. Methods This is a retrospective real-world study performed in a tertiary center in Brazil, including patients with nAMD. …”
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Microphthalmia and Disrupted Retinal Development Due to a LacZ Knock-in/Knock-Out Allele at the Vsx2 Locus by Napoli FR, Li X, Hurtado AA, Levine EM

“…Here, we expand the genetic repertoire to include a LacZ reporter allele (Vsx2LacZ) designed to express beta-Galactosidase (bGal) and simultaneously disrupt Vsx2 function (knock-in/knock-out).Methods: We generated a Vsx2LacZ reporter allele with an in-frame fusion to the Vsx2 coding sequence immediately following exon 2. …”
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