The Vascular Architecture of Macular Neovascularization in Age-Related Macular Degeneration as a Predictor of Therapy Requirements: A 3-Year Longitudinal Analysis by Michael Grün, Kai Rothaus, Martin Ziegler, Clemens Lange, Albrecht Lommatzsch, Henrik Faatz

“…This study aimed to analyze the vascular characteristics of macular neovascularizations (MNVs) to identify potential biomarkers that could predict the required injection frequency throughout the disease course. <b>Methods:</b> In all patients, the initial diagnosis of nAMD was confirmed using optic coherence tomography (OCT), fluorescein angiography, and OCT angiography (OCTA). …”
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Indications and Outcomes of Intraocular Lens Explantation in a Tertiary Eyecare Center in Hungary between 2006 and 2020 by Márton Magyar, Nóra Szentmáry, László Ujváry, Gábor László Sándor, Frank Schirra, Zoltán Zsolt Nagy, Gábor Tóth

“…Best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) was maintained or improved in 80.7% of cases after IOL explantation. …”
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Effect of femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery for cataracts after pars plana vitrectomy: a prospective randomized controlled study by Lin Wen, Hao Lian, Yi Liu, Bin Wei, Yan Deng, Jianqi Hu, Ying Wu, Min Zhang, Yaoqin Fan, Li Xu

“…Abstract Objective To compare the efficacy of femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery (FLACS) and conventional phacoemulsification surgery (CPS) in treating postvitrectomy cataracts. Methods Prospective randomized controlled study. Patients who underwent cataract surgery after pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) were randomly divided into the FLACS group and the CPS group. …”
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[Translated article] Subchondral bone damage has no influence in 12-week clinical outcome in patients with knee osteoarthritis treated with intraarticular platelet-rich plasma: A r... by R. Escribano Rey

“…Visual Analogic Score (VAS) was assessed for pain, whereas WORMS MR score was adapted to assess the damage to the subchondral bone (WORMSsc score). …”
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Prevalence of HIV drug resistance among patients experiencing first-line treatment failure in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Melashu Balew, Gedefaw Abeje, Alemtsehay Mekonnen, Getu Degu

“…Publication bias was checked visually and statistically. Narrative synthesis was performed to describe study characteristics and findings; and forest plots were used to visually represent effect sizes and confidence intervals from individual studies to present and synthesize the results. …”
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Opioid sparing anesthesia in patients with liver cirrhosis undergoing liver resection: a controlled randomized double-blind study by Eman Sayed Ibrahim, Ahmed A. Metwally, Mohamed Abdullatif, Essam A. Eid, Mahmoud G. Mousa, Amany A. Sultan

“…We aimed to investigate the potential peri-operative opioid-sparing effects of intra-operative dexmedetomidine and ketamine infusions in patients with Child A liver cirrhosis undergoing liver resection. Methods This study was a randomized controlled double-blind trial. 92 adult patients of both sex with Child class (A) liver cirrhosis aged 18 to 65 years entering and completing the study. …”
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A novel founder variant in BEST1 gene causing autosomal recessive bestrophinopathy by Nagham Maher Elbagoury, Caroline Atef Tawfik, Asmaa Fawzy Abdel-Aleem, Heba Mahmoud Fathy, Dina Nabil Baddar, Mona Lotfi Essawi

“…Fundus examination reveals widespread retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) disturbance, vitelliform deposits in the posterior pole (more clearly visualized with fundus autofluorescence), and macular fluid accumulation. …”
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Corneal Asphericity and Higher-Order Aberrations after FS-LASIK and Trans-PRK for Myopia by Yuan Wu, Shuhan Wang, Guiqin Wang, Shaozhen Zhao, Ruihua Wei, Yue Huang

“…The uncorrected distance visual acuity (UDVA), corrected distance visual acuity (CDVA), SE, asphericity (Q value) of the anterior corneal surface, index of surface variance (ISV), corneal higher-order aberrations (HOAs), vertical coma (Z3−1), horizontal coma (Z31), and spherical aberration (Z40) over a 6 mm diameter central corneal zone diameter were evaluated preoperatively and 1, 3, and 6 months postoperatively. …”
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Shared Medical Appointments in Heart Failure for Post Acute Care Follow‐Up: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Tracey H. Taveira, Lisa B. Cohen, Sherry K. Laforest, Karen Oliver, Melanie Parent, Rene Hearns, Sherry L. Ball, Sandesh Dev, Wen‐Chih Wu

“…It is unknown whether HF‐SMAs can improve overall and cardiac health status for high‐risk patients with HF discharged from acute care. Methods and Results A 3‐site, open‐label, randomized‐controlled‐trial was conducted. …”
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Micropulse Cyclophotocoagulation versus Ultrasound Cycloplasty in a Tertiary Eye Care Center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia by Alasqah AA, Alonazi RH, Alamoudi SA, Alotaiby ND

“…At each visit, data was collected on intraocular pressure (IOP), corrected distance visual acuity (CDVA), medications and possible complications. …”
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A Deep Learning Framework for the Classification of Brazilian Coins by Debabrata Swain, Viral Rupapara, Amro Nour, Santosh Satapathy, Biswaranjan Acharya, Shakti Mishra, Ali Bostani

“…At the same time, image-based methods rely on other properties like color, shape, and edge. …”
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The Feasibility of a Music Therapy Respiratory Telehealth Protocol on Long COVID Respiratory Symptoms by Jingwen Zhang, Joanne V. Loewy, Lisa Spielman, Zijian Chen, Jonathan M. Raskin

“…Objective: This study aims to investigate the feasibility of an online music therapy protocol for individuals previously diagnosed with COVID-19, focusing on their perceptions of their respiratory symptoms and the intervention’s impact on psychosocial measures. Methods: A within-subject experimental design was applied to examine an eight-week weekly online music therapy protocol, including singing, wind instrument playing, and music visualizations. …”
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Sequencing and Integration of Cervical Manual Therapy and Vestibulo-oculomotor Therapy for Concussion Symptoms: Retrospective Analysis by Christopher Kevin Wong, Lauren Ziaks, Samantha Vargas, Tessia DeMattos, Chelsea Brown

“…# Background After concussion many people have cervicogenic headache, visual dysfunction, and vestibular deficits that can be attributed to brain injury, cervical injury, or both. …”
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Comorbidities, clinical outcome and rate of herpes simplex positive PCR in patients with keratitis, corneal erosions and ulcers by Mhd Hosam Dandachli, Anna-Karina B. Maier, Jörg Hofmann, Tina Dietrich-Ntoukas

“…A poor outcome was defined as final visual acuity > 0.4 according to the Logarithm of the Minimum Angle of Resolution (LogMAR) or the need for at least one corneal surgery. …”
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Comparison of the performance of digital variance angiography and digital subtraction angiography in children with arteriovenous malformations: a retrospective observational study by Balázs Bence Nyárády, Renáta Gubán, Ákos Pataki, András Bibok, Zsuzsanna Mihály, Dávid Korda, Dénes Horváthy, Anikó Ilona Nagy, János Pál Kiss, Edit Dósa

“…The CNR of the DVA and digital subtraction angiography (DSA) images was calculated. The visual image quality was assessed using a four-point Likert scale. …”
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Perceptual Response Training for Reduction of Injury Risk Among High School Girls’ Soccer Players by Gary B. Wilkerson, Kyle S. Mether, Zoë A. Perrin, Samuel L. Emberton, Lynette M. Carlson, Jennifer A. Hogg, Shellie N. Acocello

“…<b>Methods:</b> The median value of a metric quantifying both the speed and accuracy (i.e., the rate correct per second of response time) of 50 high school female soccer players was used to assign those who exhibited suboptimal performance to a training program. …”
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Blood glucose level impact on biometric parameters, refraction and intraocular pressure in patients with subcompensated insulin-requiring type II diabetes by L. A. Mineeva, L. I. Balashevich, A. A. Kozhukhov, A. A. Baranov, L. B. Shubin, A. V. Kabanov

“…To study the relationship of biometric parameters, visual acuity, eye refraction and intraocular pressure (IOP) with blood glucose levels and glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) in patients with subcompensated insulin-requiring type II diabetes mellitus. …”
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Optimization of the Lens Nucleus Fragmentation during Phacoemulsification in Patients with Pseudoexfoliation Syndrome by V. M. Malov, A. V. Zolotarev, E. B. Eroshevskaya, I. V. Malov, A. E. Gorbunov

“…Objective: Comparative analysis of the results of phacoemulsification (FEC) with the use of developed and classic technologies for fragmentation of the lens nucleus in patients with pseudoexfoliation syndrome (PES). Patients and methods. The proposed technology is gentle crushing of the lens nucleus in patients with PES, you can reduce the pressure on the fibers of the zonule, the probability of damage to the ligaments and posterior capsule of the lens based on the use of phacofragmentation original design. …”
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Impact of the external knee flexion moment on patello-femoral loading derived from in vivo loads and kinematics by Adam Trepczynski, Paul Kneifel, Mark Heyland, Marko Leskovar, Philippe Moewis, Philipp Damm, William R. Taylor, Stefan Zachow, Georg N. Duda

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Semantic segmentation of optical satellite images for the illegal construction detection using transfer learning by Yashasvi Mehta, Abdullah Baz, Shobhit K. Patel

“…It employs a diverse range of machine learning models, including the U-Shaped Network and Visual Geometry Group, and incorporates customized evaluation metrics that are not typically found in earlier research. …”
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