Incision capsular bag herniation during subluxated lens surgery: mechanisms, management, and prevention by Shuang Ni, Shuang Ni, Danni Lyu, Danni Lyu, Jianxia Fang, Jianxia Fang, Wen Xu, Wen Xu

“…The stepwise protocol led to successful capsular repositioning and in-the-bag IOL implantation in all cases. Best-corrected visual acuity improved from a preoperative range of 1.3 to 0.3 logMAR (median, 0.5) to a postoperative range of 0.7 to 0.0 logMAR (median, 0.1). …”
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Patient-specific fluid–structure simulations of anomalous aortic origin of right coronary arteriesCentral MessagePerspective by Michael X. Jiang, MD, MEng, Muhammad O. Khan, PhD, Joanna Ghobrial, MD, Ian S. Rogers, MD, Gosta B. Pettersson, MD, PhD, Eugene H. Blackstone, MD, Alison L. Marsden, PhD

“…Methods: We developed 6 patient-specific FSI models of AAORCA using SimVascular software. …”
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Phacoemulsification and Visco-synechiolysis With or Without Trabeculectomy Following Initial Management of Acute Primary Angle Closure: A Comparative Study by Mahdi Sharifzadeh Kermani, Mina Haj-mohammad Karimi, Ali Sharifi, Mahla Shadravan, Arash Daneshtalab, Amin Zand

“…We evaluated best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), intraocular pressure (IOP), angle opening, PAS extension, and adverse events at baseline and six months postoperatively. …”
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Impact of filgotinib on pain control in the phase 3 FINCH studies by Bruno Fautrel, Peter Nash, Arthur Kavanaugh, Peter C Taylor, René Westhovens, Rieke Alten, Janet Pope, Dick de Vries, Chris Watson, Georg Pongratz, Pieter-Jan Stiers, Ken Hasegawa, Shangbang Rao

“…Objective This post hoc analysis of the FINCH 1–3 (NCT02889796, NCT02873936 and NCT02886728) studies assessed specific effects of filgotinib on pain control and their relationship with other aspects of efficacy in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).Methods Assessments included: residual pain responses of ≤10 and ≤20 mm on a 100 mm visual analogue scale (VAS); the proportion of patients who achieved VAS pain responses in addition to remission or low disease activity by Disease Activity Score-28 with C-reactive protein (DAS28-CRP) or Clinical Disease Activity Index (CDAI) criteria.Results Across studies, filgotinib reduced pain from week 2, with responses sustained throughout the studies. …”
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Hybrid Huff-n-Puff Process for Enhanced Oil Recovery: Integration of Surfactant Flooding with CO₂ Oil Swelling by Abhishek Ratanpara, Joshua Donjuan, Camron Smith, Marcellin Procak, Ibrahima Aboubakar, Philippe Mandin, Riyadh I. Al-Raoush, Rosalinda Inguanta, Myeongsub Kim

“…With increasing energy demands and depleting oil accessibility in reservoirs, the investigation of more effective enhanced oil recovery (EOR) methods for deep and tight reservoirs is imminent. …”
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The MinDag app for symptom monitoring and feedback to patients and clinicians during the initial treatment of bipolar disorder – a feasibility study by Margrethe Collier Høegh, Stine Holmstul Glastad, Siv Hege Lyngstad, Magnus Johan Engen, Sofie Ragnhild Aminoff, Ingrid Melle, Thomas Bjella, Trine Vik Lagerberg

“…Clinicians found the visual reports and feedback useful for tailoring treatment, even though the alert system for high-risk variables needed refinement. …”
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AlzheimerViT: harnessing lightweight vision transformer architecture for proactive Alzheimer’s screening by C. Kishor Kumar Reddy, Hafsa Ihteshamuddin Ahmed, Muhammad Mohzary, Muhammad Mohzary, T. Monika Singh, Mohammed Shuaib, Shadab Alam, Hani Mohammed Alnami, Hani Mohammed Alnami

“…Deep learning techniques, mainly when applied to MRI data, have proven helpful in the early detection of Alzheimer’s Disease.MethodsIn the proposed study, a lightweight, self-attention-based vision transformer (ViT) is employed to predict Alzheimer’s disease using MRI images from the OASIS-3 dataset. …”
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Uniportal endoscopic decompression and debridement for infectious diseases of spine with neurological deficits: a retrospective study in China by Hui Lv, Jianhong Zhou, Yuan Guo, Sheng Liao, Hui Chen, Fei Luo, Jianzhong Xu, Zhongrong Zhang, Zehua Zhang

“…Significant improvements were observed in Visual Analog Scale pain scores, from a mean of 7.9 preoperatively to 1.06 at 1 year postoperatively. …”
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Impact of Lidocaine Concentration on Analgesic Efficacy and Adverse Events in Dermatologic Infiltrative Anesthesia by Van Thanh Le Thai, Tri Thong Nguyen, Quoc Hung Ta, Anh Tuan Ngo, Thanh Yen Thai Thanh Yen, Phuong Thao Nguyen, Vi Anh Le, Ngoc Khanh Nam Tran, Hanh Vy Tran

“…Results: All 3 lidocaine concentrations demonstrated comparable analgesic efficacy during the procedures, as measured by visual analog scale scores. The 1:6 dilution group required a significantly lower lidocaine dose, with a 69.3% reduction compared to the 1:4 dilution group and an 87.5% reduction compared to the 1:2 dilution group (p < 0.001). …”
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Preserflo™ microshunt for the treatment of refractory childhood glaucoma: A case series study by Yuri Tanaka, Shiho Kasahara, Ryo Tomita, Norie Nonobe, Kazuhide Kawase, Kenya Yuki

“…Purpose: We report the outcomes of five patients with pediatric glaucoma, who were treated with Preserflo™ microshunt surgery. Methods: This prospective study included five consecutive patients who underwent Preserflo™ microshunt surgery at the Nagoya University Hospital. …”
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Automated Detection of Central Retinal Artery Occlusion Using OCT Imaging via Explainable Deep Learning by Ansgar Beuse, Daniel Alexander Wenzel, MD, Martin Stephan Spitzer, MD, Karl Ulrich Bartz-Schmidt, MD, Maximilian Schultheiss, MD, Sven Poli, MD, Carsten Grohmann, PhD, MD

“…Subjects: Patients presenting to the University Medical Center Tübingen and the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf in Germany. Methods: OCT data of patients suffering from CRAO, differential diagnosis with (sub) acute visual loss (central retinal vein occlusion, diabetic macular edema, nonarteritic ischemic optic neuropathy), and from controls were expertly graded and distinguished into 3 groups. …”
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Efficacy of brief intervention for drug misuse in primary care facilities: systematic review and meta-analysis protocol by Toshi A Furukawa, Yan Luo, Norio Watanabe, Ethan Sahker, Masatsugu Sakata, Rie Toyomoto, Chiyoung Hwang, Kazufumi Yoshida

“…We will assess statistical heterogeneity though visual inspection of a forest plot and calculate I2 statistics. …”
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Minilaparoscopic Versus Conventional Laparoscopic Hysterectomy: Insights from a Single-Center Retrospective Cohort Study with Legal Considerations by Valentina Billone, Giuseppe Gullo, Eleonora Conti, Silvia Ganduscio, Sofia Burgio, Giovanni Baglio, Gaspare Cucinella, Lina De Paola, Susanna Marinelli

“…Postoperative pain was assessed using the visual analog scale (VAS) at multiple time points (2, 6, 12, and 24 h post-surgery). …”
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Enhancing Blood–Brain Barrier Integrity in Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke Via Normobaric Hyperoxia by Weili Li, Wenbo Hu, Shuhua Yuan, Jiahao Chen, Qi Wang, Jiayue Ding, Zhiying Chen, Zhifeng Qi, Ju Han

“…Serum markers were assessed using ELISA, and intracranial contrast extravasation was visualized using dual‐energy computed tomography scan. …”
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Evaluation of enhanced pain management programs for patients undergoing surgery for severe knee osteoarthritis: a retrospective study by Peng Liu, Jiabing Li, Weimin Liang, Xiao Yang, Jiang Hu, Chongxin Huang, Ji Zhou

“…Clinical parameters, including visual analogue scale (VAS) scores, knee range of motion (ROM), Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) scores, emotional state, quadriceps strength, complication rates, and length of hospital stay, were compared. …”
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Femtosecond laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis for the correction of residual ametropia after penetrating keratoplasty: 1-year follow-up by Dario Pasquale Mucciolo, Giancarlo Albani, Luca Terracciano, Marco Branchetti, Laura Luchetti, Vittoria Murro, Gianni Virgili, Gianni Virgili, Fabrizio Giansanti

“…The main outcomes included uncorrected and corrected distance visual acuity (UDVA, CDVA), preoperative and postoperative manifest refraction, and corneal topography. …”
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Characterisation of HER2‐Driven Morphometric Signature in Breast Cancer and Prediction of Risk of Recurrence by N. M. Atallah, S. Makhlouf, M. Nabil, A. Ibrahim, M. S. Toss, N. P. Mongan, E. Rakha

“…In this study, we hypothesised that the degree of HER2 oncogenic activity, and hence response to anti‐HER2 therapy is translated into a morphological signature that can be of prognostic/predictive value. Methods We developed a HER2‐driven signature based on a set of morphometric features identified through digital image analysis and visual assessment in a sizable cohort of BC patients. …”
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Analysis of structural and vascular changes of the optic nerve head and macula in different stages of primary open angle glaucoma by Petrović Maja, Resan Mirko, Stanković-Babić Gordana, Šarenac-Vulović Tatjana, Radenković Marija, Veselinović Aleksandar, Trenkić Marija, Cvetanović Marija

“…Patient characteristics were similar except for decreased visual acuity, thinner corneas, higher intraocular pressure and higher cup/disc ratio in POAG patients. …”
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Two-year follow-up of unilateral biportal endoscopy assisted extraforaminal lumbar interbody fusion: how to perform indirect decompression and fusion under endoscopy: a retrospecti... by Takaki Yoshimizu, Sanshiro Saito, Teruaki Miyake, Tetsutaro Mizuno, Ushio Nosaka, Keisuke Ishii, Mizuki Watanabe, Kanji Sasaki

“…Clinical outcomes were assessed using the Visual Analog Scale and the Japanese Orthopedic Association Back Pain Evaluation Questionnaire (JOABPEQ). …”
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EFFECT OF COMPLEX TREATMENT USING PLATELET AUTOPLASMA ON CLINICAL AND LABORATORY PARAMETERS OF PATIENTS WITH ENDOGENOUS UVEITIS AND MACULAR EDEMA by N. S. Arbeneva, T. A. Chekhova, V. I. Bratko, O. O. Obukhovа, O. M. Gorbenko, A. P. Shvayuk, O. V. Poveshchenko, A. N. Trunov, V. V. Chernykh

“…Purpose: to study the clinical and laboratory efficacy of the platelet autoplasma use in the complex treatment of endogenous uveitis associated with systemic diseases accompanied by macular edema. Material and methods. The study included 46 people (72 eyes) with endogenous uveitis and macular edema. …”
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