Scleral melting following scleral sutured intraocular lens using a polytetrafluoroethylene (Gore-Tex®) suture by Hatem Kalantan, Abdulrahman Albuainain, Wael Otaif, Abdullah M. Alfawaz, Mohammed M. Abusayf, Abdulrahman F. AlBloushi

“…On presentation, his best-corrected visual acuity was counting fingers near the face in the left eye. …”
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Bowman layer onlay transplantation in the management of epithelial-stromal dystrophies of Reis — Bücklers and Thiel — Behnke by O. G. Oganesyan, P. M. Ashikova, A. V. Ivanova, K. B. Letnikova, P. V. Makarov

“…Complications, best-corrected visual acuity, corneal transparency, and relapse rate were assessed. …”
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Surgical outcomes of phacoemulsification with different fluidics systems (centurion with active sentry vs. centurion gravity) in cataract patients with eye axial length above 26 mm... by Yinan Liu, Xiaoyong Chen

“…Intraoperative parameters, visual acuity, parafoveal macular vessel density and macular thickness were analyzed.ResultsWe observed no significant differences in best corrected visual acuity (BCVA), macular thickness, cumulative dissipated energy (CDE), total case time, as well as ophthalmic viscoelastic devices (OVDs) usage between the two groups. …”
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Synergy-CLIP: Extending CLIP With Multi-Modal Integration for Robust Representation Learning by Sangyeon Cho, Jangyeong Jeon, Mingi Kim, Junyeong Kim

“…In this study, we propose Synergy-CLIP, a novel framework that extends the contrastive language-image pre-training (CLIP) architecture to enhance multi-modal representation learning by integrating visual, textual, and audio modalities. Unlike existing methods that focus on adapting individual modalities to vanilla-CLIP, Synergy-CLIP aligns and captures latent information across three modalities equally. …”
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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AS A METHODOLOGICAL INNOVATION IN THE TRAINING OF FUTURE DESIGNERS: MIDJOURNEY TOOLS by Ivan M. Tsidylo, Chele Esteve Sendra

“…Such a situation prompts the selection of methods and means for developing the ability to carry out a qualitative verbal description of images and the surrounding reality in order to popularize the possibility of using artificial intelligence technologies in the process of training future designers. …”
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Effects of Residual Anterior Lens Epithelial Cell Removal on Axial Position of Intraocular Lens after Cataract Surgery by Seung Pil Bang, Young-Sik Yoo, Jong Hwa Jun, Choun-Ki Joo

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Self-relevant disgust and self-harm urges in patients with borderline personality disorder and depression: a pilot study with a newly designed psychological challenge. by Sawsan Abdul-Hamid, Chess Denman, Robert B Dudas

“…Emotion labels were extracted from task narratives and disgust and self-harm urge level changes measured by visual analogue scales. We used validated rating scales to measure symptom severity.…”
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AI depictions of psychiatric diagnoses: a preliminary study of generative image outputs in Midjourney V.6 and DALL-E 3 by John Torous, Ellen Wagner, Matthew Flathers, Griffin Smith, Carl Erik Fisher

“…Second, AI image outputs resurface historical biases and visual archetypes. Third, the dynamic nature of these models necessitates ongoing monitoring and proactive engagement to manage evolving biases. …”
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Indications and Outcomes of Amniotic Membrane Transplantation by Alime Güneş, Levent Tök, Özlem Tök

“…Objectives: To investigate the indications and outcomes of amniotic membrane transplantation (AMT). Materials and Methods: A total of 87 eyes who underwent amnion membrane transplantation in our clinic between February 2010 and April 2013 were included in this study. …”
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Steroid-induced cataract and glaucoma in pediatric patients with nephrotic syndrome by Lee Ryan N. Olonan, MD, Catherine Anne G. Pangilinan, MD, Mario M. Yatco, MD

“…Objective: This study investigated ocular complications, such as cataract and glaucoma, arising from prolonged corticosteroid therapy in children. Methods: A cross-sectional study involving pediatric patients with nephrotic syndrome was conducted in a tertiary hospital. …”
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Choroidal Vascularity Index among Filipinos with Non-Neovascular and Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration using Binarization of Enhanced Depth Imaging Optical Coherence Tom... by Minerva R. Paris, MD, DPBO, Carlo S. Ladores, MD, DPBO, Michael F. Fernandez, MD, DPBO

“…Specifically, those with non-neovascular AMD and neovascular AMD had significantly worse visual acuity compared to the control group (p<0.05). …”
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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

“…Secondary outcomes include changes in other cognitive function tests (visual short-term memory, visual learning, and verbal learning), as well as measures of depression (Beck Depression Inventory-II), anxiety (State-Trait Anxiety Inventory- Y), stress (Stress Response Inventory), heart rate variability, and quality of life (EuroQol 5-Dimension-3L). …”
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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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