Posterior Fixation and Fusion (PFF) versus Combined Anterior and Posterior Fixation and Fusion (CAPFF) for type B and C thoracolumbar spine injuries: a systematic review and meta-a... by Vincent L. Mkochi, Hari Sharma, Alexis G. Gonzalez, Harvard Global Orthopaedics Spine Study Group, Hao-Hua Wu

“…Out of 5,773 articles, 8 were included for data extraction, and the recorded metrics included blood loss, operative time, cost, length of stay, follow-up, visual analogue scale (VAS) score, kyphosis angle, and patient age. …”
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Adjunctive antihypertensive therapy of primary glaucoma with a fixed combination drug of 1% brinzolamide and 0.5% timolol: efficacy and safety by S. Yu. Petrov, O. M. Kalinina, L. V. Yakubova, S. M. Kosakyan, L. V. Vasilenkova, O. M. Filippova, A. N. Zhuravleva, O. I. Markelova

“…A positive dynamic of visual acuity, static perimetry and optical coherence tomography values, which showed no significant intergroup differences, was recorded. …”
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Evaluating real-world performance of an automated offline glaucoma AI on a smartphone fundus camera across glaucoma severity stages. by Sirisha Senthil, Divya Parthasarathy Rao, Florian M Savoy, Kalpa Negiloni, Shreya Bhandary, Raghava Chary, Garudadri Chandrashekar

“…The study reports the real-world performance of a glaucoma AI system deployed on a smartphone-based fundus camera across various severities of glaucoma.<h4>Methods</h4>In this prospective comparative study at a tertiary care glaucoma clinic, consecutive patients were evaluated by a glaucoma specialist using clinical assessment, visual field tests, and SD-OCT, and categorized as definite glaucoma, glaucoma suspect, or no glaucoma. …”
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Initial hypotensive therapy of primary glaucoma with the domestic latanoprost generic: efficacy and safety by S. Yu. Petrov, O. M. Kalinina, L. V. Yakubova, S. M. Kosakyan, L. V. Vasilenkova, O. M. Filippova, A. N. Zhuravleva

“…A positive dynamic of visual acuity, static perimetry indices and optical coherence tomography was registered, showing n significant intergroup differences. …”
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Gray matter abnormalities and memory impairment in left mesial temporal lobe epilepsy by Agnieszka Olejnik, Aleksandra Bala, Weronika Rejner, Antonina Gottman-Narożna, Andrzej Rysz, Maja Kopytek-Beuzen, Patrycja Naumczyk, Przemysław Kunert

“…Magnetic resonance imaging was also conducted to assess gray matter volume and structure in all participants.ResultsCompared with healthy controls, patients with left-MTLE showed significantly reduced performance in short-term verbal and visual memory, long-term verbal and visual memory, and working memory. …”
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pACP-HybDeep: predicting anticancer peptides using binary tree growth based transformer and structural feature encoding with deep-hybrid learning by Shahid, Maqsood Hayat, Wajdi Alghamdi, Shahid Akbar, Ali Raza, Rabiah Abdul Kadir, Mahidur R. Sarker

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The role of cholecalciferol deficiency in the development of dermatoses in geriatric patients by Anna V. Urakova, Yuri N. Perlamutrov, Dina E. Klyuchnikova

“…A Visually analog pruritus scale and the EASI index (Eczema Area and Severity Index) were used to assess the condition of patients at the entrance to the study. …”
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Development of a prognostic surgical index using optical coherence tomography for large macular holes: a retrospective multicenter study by Yanting Li, Bin Chen, Xinzhu Chen, Yunfeng Lu

“…The drawbridge index was significantly correlated with postoperative best-corrected visual acuity, ellipsoid zone defect, and central foveal thickness. …”
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The use of contact lenses in patients with prior bleb-forming glaucoma surgery by Si Jie Tang, Timothy Do, Melissa Barnett, Kaaryn Pederson, Michele C. Lim

“…Information regarding patient demographics, type of bleb-forming surgery, type of CL, best corrected visual acuity (BCVA), length of follow-up, reasons for failure, and complications related to CL wear was collected. …”
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Dry Eye Syndrome in the Practice of a Cataract Surgeon: A Clinical Case by N. V. Maychuk, M. G. Petrova, D. A. Yarkin, N. Sh. Sarhadov

“…Dry eye syndrome is an important medical and social problem due to its high prevalence and impact on visual functions in human daily life. In cataract surgery, the result of the operation and the patient’s satisfaction directly depends on the preoperative examination, in which, as a rule, the indicators of tear production and the condition of the tear film are most often not taken into account. …”
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Comparison of the effectiveness of temporomandibular joint osteoarthritis treatment with corticosteroids, hyaluronic acid, and platelet-rich plasma mono-therapy by I. A. Shynchukovskyi, O. H. Tereshchuk

“…In general, during the treatment period, the reduction of pain according to the visual analogue scale in group I was 85.71 %. In patients of group II (HA) and group III (CS) – by 71.42 %. …”
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An Experimental and Clinical Justification for Prolongation of Action of Anti-VEGF Drug in the “Wet” Form Age-related Macular Degeneration by the Introduction in the Back Subtenon... by R. V. Gaybaryan, A. N. Epikhin, Yu. F. Bondarenko

“…In a clinical study of stabilization was observed in 52,9 % of cases, improved visual function in 35,3 % of cases. Deterioration in visual functions noted in 11,8 % of cases. …”
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Outcomes of the Paul Glaucoma Implant in Refractory Secondary Glaucoma by Khodeiry MM, Hassan AK, Elhusseiny AM, Lee RK, Sayed MS

“…Mohamed M Khodeiry,1,2 Amr K Hassan,3 Abdelrahman M Elhusseiny,4 Richard K Lee,2 Mohamed S Sayed5,6 1Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA; 2Department of Ophthalmology, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA; 3Department of Ophthalmology, South Valley University, Qena, Egypt; 4Department of Ophthalmology, Jones Eye Institute, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA; 5Department of Ophthalmology, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; 6Department of Ophthalmology, Moorfields Eye Hospital Dubai, Dubai Healthcare City, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesCorrespondence: Mohamed S Sayed, Department of Ophthalmology, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Email msayed82@hotmail.comPurpose: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of the Paul Glaucoma Implant (PGI) surgery in patients with secondary glaucomas.Patients and Methods: Retrospective chart review of adult patients with medically recalcitrant secondary glaucoma who underwent PGI implantation at a single tertiary center between August 2022 and June 2023. …”
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The incidence and risk factors of perioperative delirium in elderly patients with hip fracture under the Unaccompanied- Care model by XiaoLing Chen, Yixin Huang, Fengxiang Chen, Xiaole Jiang, Dongze Lin, Fengfei Lin

“…Multivariate analysis showed that mild visual impairment (OR = 15.74, 95% CI: 2.53–97.29, p = 0.003), severe visual impairment (OR = 9.68, 95% CI: 5.20–18.30, p = 0.002); mild hearing impairment (OR = 7.09, 95% CI: 1.23–40.74, p = 0.028), moderate hearing impairment (OR = 6.43, 95% CI: 1.80–51.41, p = 0.031), severe hearing impairment (OR = 16.59, 95% CI: 1.76–156.61, p = 0.014), and hemoglobin (OR = 1.95, 95% CI: 1.91–5.99, p = 0.037) were independent risk factors for delirium. …”
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Presenting novel 2D echocardiographic views for pulmonary valve assessment in tetralogy of fallot patients by Ehsan Aghaei Moghadam, Mohammad Reza Mirzaaghayan, Hani Milani, Hosein Ghasempour, Niloufar Torkan, Mohammadsadegh Talebi Kahdouei

“…Echocardiography could not detect the mono-cuspid morphology of PV in any case; however, two patients had mono-cuspid PV morphology according to the surgeon’s visual assessment. Conclusion 2D TTE can be considered an accurate method for evaluating pulmonary valve (bicuspid vs. tricuspid) in patients with Tetralogy of Fallot when specific views are utilized. …”
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Analysis of Early EEG Changes After Tocilizumab Treatment in New-Onset Refractory Status Epilepticus by Yong-Won Shin, Sang Bin Hong, Sang Kun Lee

“…Clustering of subject–channel trajectories revealed distinct patterns including monotonic changes, indicating individual variation in response. Visual EEG review corroborated qualitative improvements in all cases. …”
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New Approaches to Surgical Treatment of Patients with Advanced Stage of Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy by A. V. Malyshev, A. F. Teshev, A. S. Golovin

“…All patients were divided into the following two groups, equal in age, gender and visual status of the “healthy” eye: the main group (MG, 69 patients, 69 eyes), who underwent VE was performed according to the developed method and a control group (CG, 63 patients, 63 eyes), in which VE was performed according to the traditional method.Results. …”
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COCHLEA: Longitudinal Cognitive Performance of Older Adults with Hearing Loss and Cochlear Implants at 4.5-Year Follow-Up by Julia Z. Sarant, Peter A. Busby, Adrian J. Schembri, Robert J. S. Briggs, Colin L. Masters, David C. Harris

“…Results: Cochlear implant users demonstrated significantly improved performance in executive function and working memory, as well as stability in attention, psychomotor function, and visual learning at 4.5-year follow-up. Comparatively, AIBL participants showed significantly greater worsening performance per year in attention and psychomotor function, and stability in working memory and visual learning at 3-year follow-up. …”
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A retrospective outcomes study 25-gauge 10,000 CPM beveled-tip and 25-gauge flat-tip microincision vitrectomy for proliferative diabetic retinopathy treatment by Guangjie Han, Jianwei Zhai, Hongbo Huang, Limei He, Heruo Wei, Lirong Wei, Huanyan Wang

“…BackgroundTo evaluate the therapeutic efficacy and safety of 25-gauge (25G) 10,000 cpm (10K) beveled-tip microincision vitrectomy (MIVS) versus 25-gauge (25G) flat-tip MIVS in managing proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR).MethodsThis retrospective study involved 60 eyes with proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) from 60 patients, all requiring epiretinal membrane removal. …”
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Dry Eye After Clear Cornea Phacoemulsification by Peter Mark G. Chao, MD, Ruben Lim Bon Siong, MD

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