Predictive Factors of Complications and Visual Outcomes after Pediatric Cataract Surgery: A Single Referral Center Study from Türkiye by Volkan Dericioğlu, Mehmet Orkun Sevik, Elif Bağatur Vurgun, Eren Çerman

“…Objectives:To evaluate the predictive factors of complications and visual acuity outcomes in pediatric cataract patients.Materials and Methods:This retrospective, observational clinical study included 80 eyes of 50 patients treated for pediatric cataracts between 2010 and 2020. …”
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Seasonal variations in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity among children and adolescents with visual impairment during different segments of the school day by Li Dou, Huawei Chen, Yemao Xia, Enjie Lu

“…Background and objectiveThe seasonal variation in physical activity (PA) among children and adolescents with visual impairment (VI) is a significant public health concern, as they often experience unique barriers to engaging in regular PA. …”
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Changes in Response Inhibition, Visual Anticipation and Verbal Fluency During Vagus Nerve Stimulation Therapy in Patients With Drug‐Resistant Epilepsy by Niina Lähde, Pabitra Basnyat, Jani Raitanen, Leena Kämppi, Kai Lehtimäki, Eija Rosti‐Otajärvi, Jukka Peltola

“…This study was set up to investigate performance variability on cognitive tests assessing AEFs in drug‐resistant epilepsy (DRE) patients receiving VNS therapy during a follow‐up of up to 5 years. Methods Thirty‐three DRE patients were assessed with the interference, maze, and written verbal fluency tests as a part of EpiTrack screening before and after VNS implantation through repeated follow‐ups according to the clinical VNS protocol. …”
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Predictive value of different baseline optical coherence tomography biomarkers for visual acuity changes in neovascular age-related macular degeneration by Hamid Riazi-Esfahani, Hooshang Faghihi, Fatemeh Bazvand, Mohammadreza Mehrabi Bahar, Hassan Khojasteh, Ahmed Husein Ahmed, Shahin Faghihi, Ali Fakhraie, Mohammad Hossein Zamani, Samin Ghasemi, Esmaeil Asadi Khameneh, Elias Khalili Pour

“…Methods A retrospective analysis was conducted on treatment-naïve nAMD patients. …”
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Normative Values of Retinal Nerve Fibre Layer Thickness and Optic Nerve Head Parameters and Their Association with Visual Function in an African Population by Stephen Ocansey, Emmanuel Kwasi Abu, Andrew Owusu-Ansah, Shadrack Mensah, John Oduro-Boateng, Rene Abalo Kojo, Samuel Kyei, Samuel Bert Boadi-Kusi, Obed Amoah-Smith, Enyam Komla Amewuho Morny, Charles Darko-Takyi, Carl Halladay Abraham, Benjamin Appiah Nyamekye, Alex Azuka Ilechie

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Postoperative evaluation of visual and cognitive functions following cataract surgery in patients with age-related cataracts: a prospective longitudinal study by Chenzhu Zhao, Chenzhu Zhao, Xuan Li, Bolin Deng, Bingyue Shui, Lin Zhou, Zhengzheng Wu, Zhengzheng Wu

“…IntroductionCataracts are associated with a decline in both cognitive and visual functions. This study examines postoperative changes in cognitive and visual functions in patients with age-related cataracts, focusing on the differential effects of unilateral and bilateral cataract surgeries on these functions. …”
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Epidemiology of Ocular Trauma and Predictive Modeling of Visual Outcomes: A 12-Year Retrospective Study at a Tertiary Hospital in China by Lu S, Li H, Yang X, Ma C, Li X

“…Ocular structural damage and surgical complications, along with the number of surgeries, were important factors affecting the visual prognosis.Conclusion: Individuals at high risk should be given extra care, as traumatic and surgical complications are the main prognostic factors.Keywords: eye injuries, visual acuity, prognosis, predictive learning models…”
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Enhancing affordance perception in pre-service physical education teachers: effects of content knowledge, motor experience and visual experience programs by Mariëtte van Maarseveen, Jonas Leenhouts, Annemarie de Witte, Eline Flux, Hemke van Doorn, John van der Kamp, John van der Kamp

“…IntroductionThis study examined the effects of educational programs focused on content knowledge, motor experience, and visual experience on the perceptual skills of pre-service physical education (PE) teachers. …”
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Visual and Refractive Outcomes After Implantation of an Isofocal Optic-Design Intraocular Lens with Double C-Loop Haptics in Japanese Eyes by Akahoshi T

“…Takayuki Akahoshi Department of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, Nihonbashi Cataract-Clinic, Tokyo, JapanCorrespondence: Takayuki Akahoshi, Department of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Nihonbashi Cataract-Clinic, 2-4-1, Nihonbashi Muromachi, Chuoku, Tokyo, Japan, Email eye@phaco.expertPurpose: To assess the refractive and visual outcomes after implantation of an isofocal optic-design intraocular lens (IOL) with double C-loop haptics following cataract surgery in Japanese eyes.Methods: This was a single-centre prospective study considering 38 eyes of 19 patients who were implanted with the Isopure Serenity (Beaver-Visitec International, Inc. …”
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Correlation Analysis of Refractive and Visual Quality after Wavefront-Optimized Laser In Situ Keratomileusis for 50% and 100% Angle Kappa Compensation by Xin-Yu Ru, Zheng-Ri Li, Cheng-Lin Li, Hong Cui, Wen-Qing Deng, Shu-Hua Lin, Yu-Jie Jia, Ying-Jun Li

“…Methods. A randomly selected 254 patients (254 eyes) with moderate myopia who underwent femtosecond laser-combined LASIK were examined. …”
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Temporal trends in the prevalence and causes of visual impairment in the South Indian state of Telangana: a population-based cross-sectional study by Srinivas Marmamula, Rohit C Khanna, Shashank Yellapragada, Rajesh Challa, Javed Mohd, Gullapalli Nageswara Rao

“…Objectives To investigate the temporal trends in the prevalence and causes of visual impairment (VI) in South India.Design Population-based cross-sectional studies conducted during the years 2011–2012 and 2017 using identical study methods and in geographical locations are compared. …”
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Oral Antithrombotic Medication Is Associated with Improved Visual Outcomes in Eyes with Submacular Hemorrhage from Wet Age-Related Macular Degeneration by Hemal P. Patel, MD, Cason B. Robbins, MD, Jamie J. Karl, MD, Peter Weng, MD, PhD, Lejla Vajzovic, MD, FASRS, Sharon Fekrat, MD, FASRS

“…Purpose: To determine differences in visual acuity (VA) outcomes in eyes of patients on antithrombotics (antiplatelet agents and anticoagulants) that develop submacular hemorrhage (SMH) compared with eyes of patients who are not on antithrombotics and develop SMH. …”
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pH Gradient-Driven Loading of Doxorubicin into Niosomes: A Comparative Study Using Bromocresol Green as a Visual Indicator by Mohammed Altaee, Ahmed Mostafa Faheem, Amal Ali Elkordy

“…The purpose of this research is to study the effect of different co-surfactants (Cremophor RH 40, Cremophor ELP and Solutol HS-15) on stabilising the niosomal membrane to enable the creation of a pH gradient. <b>Methods</b>: For visualisation of pH gradients, pH indicator bromocresol green (BCG) was used as a novel encapsulated model molecule to visually investigate the ability of niosomes to entrap drugs through active loading. …”
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Scleral Fixation of Akreos AO60 Intraocular Lens Using Gore-Tex Suture: An Eye on Visual Outcomes and Postoperative Complications by Mariana Leuzinger-Dias, Mário Lima-Fontes, Rita Rodrigues, Cláudia Oliveira-Ferreira, Carolina Madeira, Fernando Falcão-Reis, Vítor Fernandes, Amândio Rocha-Sousa, Manuel Falcão

“…Measured outcomes were the differences in best-available visual acuity and frequency of postoperative complications. …”
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Postural imbalance without visual input is associated with specific neuropsychological deficits in older adults – results from the LIFE-adult study by Eva Grill, Andreas Zwergal, Andreas Zwergal, Dorothee Saur, Julian Klingbeil, Christopher Fricke, Florian Schöberl, Karim Felfela, Karim Felfela, Andrea Zülke, Steffi Riedel-Heller, Joseph Classen

“…The objective of our study was to investigate the association of postural balance during different sensory conditions with specific cognitive domains in older adults.MethodsParticipants were from the population-based prospective “Leipzig Research Center for Civilization Diseases” (LIFE-Adult) cohort in Leipzig, Germany. …”
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Racial disparities in diabetes care and outcomes for people with visual impairment: a descriptive analysis of the TriNetX research network by Charisse Madlock-Brown, Austin Lee, Jaime Seltzer, Anthony Solomonides, Nisha Mathews, Jimmy Phuong, Nicole Weiskopf, William G. Adams, Harold Lehmann, Juan Espinoza

“…Abstract Background This research delves into the confluence of racial disparities and health inequities among individuals with disabilities, with a focus on those contending with both diabetes and visual impairment. Methods Utilizing data from the TriNetX Research Network, which includes electronic medical records of roughly 115 million patients from 83 anonymous healthcare organizations, this study employs a directed acyclic graph (DAG) to pinpoint confounders and augment interpretation. …”
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Evaluation of Visual, Refractive, and Functional Outcomes after Implantation of an Extended Depth of Focus Intraocular Lens in Patients with Stable and Mild Glaucoma by Aritz Urcola, Gorka Lauzirika, Igor Illarramendi, Andrea Soto-Velasco, Ronald Sánchez-Avila, Carlota Fuente-García, Aitor Fernández-García

“…Methods This is an ambispective, multicenter, and descriptive study. …”
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PyGlaucoMetrics: A Stacked Weight-Based Machine Learning Approach for Glaucoma Detection Using Visual Field Data by Mousa Moradi, Saber Kazeminasab Hashemabad, Daniel M. Vu, Allison R. Soneru, Asahi Fujita, Mengyu Wang, Tobias Elze, Mohammad Eslami, Nazlee Zebardast

“…This study aims to improve GL classification using stacked weight-based machine learning models. <i>Materials and Methods</i>: We analyzed a subset of 33,636 participants (58% female) with 340,444 visual fields (VFs) from the Mass Eye and Ear (MEE) dataset. …”
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Influence of Retinal Venous Pressure on Visual and Structural Outcomes in Eyes with Central Retinal Vein Occlusion Undergoing Anti-VEGF Treatment by Hidasa I, Yang KB, Zhang ML, Wang BY, Zhang GQ, Gao ZY, Liu ZY, Qi P, Xie J, Wang H, Liu L, Zhang H

“…Iko Hidasa,1,&amp;ast; Kai-Bo Yang,1,&amp;ast; Mo-Luan Zhang,2 Bing-Yu Wang,1 Gui-Qi Zhang,1 Zhi-Yu Gao,3 Zhi-Yu Liu,1 Peng Qi,1 Jing Xie,1 Heng Wang,1 Lei Liu,4 Han Zhang1 1Department of Ophthalmology, the First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, People’s Republic of China; 2School of Medicine, Gifu University, Gifu City, Japan; 3Department of Ophthalmology, the Fourth Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University; Eye Hospital of China Medical University; Key Lens Research Laboratory of Liaoning Province, Shenyang, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Ophthalmology, Guangdong Eye Institute; Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China&amp;ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Han Zhang, Department of Ophthalmology, the First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, People’s Republic of China, Email hanzh@cmu.edu.cn Lei Liu, Department of Ophthalmology, Guangdong Eye Institute; Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China, Email liulei@gdph.org.cnPurpose: This study investigates the role of retinal venous pressure (RVP) in determining visual and anatomical outcomes in eyes affected by macular edema (ME) secondary to central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO) and treated with anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) therapy.Methods: A retrospective observational study analyzed data from 31 eyes of 31 patients with CRVO-induced ME. …”
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OCT-Defined Atrophic Age-Related Macular Degeneration Changes Associated with Deep Visual Sensitivity Losses: A Multicenter Study by Zhichao Wu, BAppSc(Optom), PhD, Barbara A. Blodi, MD, Frank G. Holz, MD, Glenn J. Jaffe, MD, Sandra Liakopoulos, MD, Srinivas R. Sadda, MD, Steffen Schmitz-Valckenberg, MD, Mari Bonse, BSc, Tyler Brown, COA, John Choong, BS, Bailey Clifton, COA, Giulia Corradetti, MD, Lauren A.B. Hodgson, MPH, Anna M. Lentzsch, MD, Alireza Mahmoudi, MD, Jeong W. Pak, PhD, Marlene Saßmannshausen, MD, Cindy Skalak, RN, COT, Leon von der Emde, MD, Jordan Winkler, BSc, Robyn H. Guymer, MBBS, PhD

“…Purpose: To identify combination(s) of OCT changes that define atrophic age-related macular degeneration (AMD) lesions associated with repeatable deep visual sensitivity defects. Design: Reader study. …”
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