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Abstract Objectives To characterize white matter microstructural abnormalities in thyroid eye disease (TED) using tract-based spatial statistics (TBSS) of diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) and diffusion kurtosis imaging (DK...

Purpose: To explore how blue light-emitting diode (LED) exposure affects ferritinophagy and iron homeostasis in the conjunctival epithelium. Methods: C57BL/6 J mice and human conjunctival epithelial cells were exposed ...

ABSTRACT Background The distribution of eye diseases differs depending on the geographical and socioeconomic context. Aim Therefore, this study analysed the pattern of eye conditions and diseases among patients at Nkhata...

Abstract Purpose This study introduces a new Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) architecture, EyeDiagNet, for the classification of fundus images into four classes: normal, cataract, diabetic retinopathy (DR), and glauco...

Abstract Background Deep learning faces a significant bottleneck in medical image analysis due to its reliance on large-scale, expert-annotated datasets. This challenge is acute in ophthalmology, particularly for detecti...

Abstract Accurate anterior-segment assessment is essential for detecting conditions such as primary angle-closure glaucoma, cataract, and keratoconus, yet current tools remain limited: slit-lamp biomicroscopy is qualitat...

Objective: To investigate the prevalence of dry eye syndrome (DES) and its association with risk factors among university students. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted between May and November 2019 with 40...

BackgroundStem cell therapy holds considerable potential for treating dry eye syndrome, though it has yet to receive clinical approval.AimThis paper systematically quantifies the efficacy and safety of stem cell-based th...

ObjectiveDry eye disease (DED) is a common ocular surface disorder characterized by tear film instability and trigeminal nerve-mediated corneal hyperesthesia. Periocular acupuncture has been demonstrated to relieve DED s...

IntroductionSjögren’s disease (SjD) is a chronic autoimmune disorder characterized by dry mouth (xerostomia) and dry eyes (xerophthalmia) due to inflammation in exocrine glands, particularly the salivary and lacrimal ...

Abstract Breast cancer has been the most commonly diagnosed type of cancer in Palestine for 10 years. Each treatment option is associated with a risk of developing a number of adverse effects. Breast cancer predominantly...

Abstract Patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD) frequently present autonomic cardiovascular dysfunction. This study investigated the involvement of autonomic centers in the upper thoracic spinal cord in cardiovascular ...

Background: Phacoemulsification in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) may be challenging because of pre-existing corneal endothelial abnormalities, including pleomorphism and polymegathism. Thus, a careful intra...

Abdulsalam Ahmed Mohamed,1,2 Abdullahi Abdirahman Omar,1 Fartun Abdullahi Hassan Orey2,3 1Department of Ophthalmology, Dr. Sumait Hospital, SIMAD University, Mogadishu, Somalia; 2Department of Medicine and Surgery, Facul...

This study was conducted to measure kidney size in Van cats using ultrasonography and to investigate the incidence of polycystic kidney disease (PKD). The study's animal material consisted of 80 Van cats of different age...

Crohn’s disease is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease in which extraintestinal manifestations may occur before the onset of intestinal symptoms. Ocular manifestations, such as orbital myositis, are extremely rare as ...

BackgroundSeasonal allergic conjunctivitis (SAC) is a common ocular allergic disease, predominantly affecting children and young adults, with no significant gender predominance.AimThis study aimed to retrospectively eval...

PurposeTo investigate the outcome of single amniotic membrane transplantation (AMT) in the treatment of corneal melting associated with ocular graft-versus-host disease (oGVHD) after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell tr...

ABSTRACT Infectious Bovine Keratoconjunctivitis (IBK) is the most prevalent ocular disease in cattle herds worldwide. The primary etiological agent is Moraxella bovis, a bacterium that adheres to the corneal epithelial c...

ABSTRACT Uveitis is the most common ocular alteration in septic foals. Despite its importance, its detection still is a challenge for equine clinicians, and survived foals can maintain ophthalmic sequelae if not briefly ...

Abstract Background Sickle cell retinopathy (SCR) is a well-documented and potentially vision-threatening presentation of sickle cell disease (SCD). In this article, we provide a comprehensive review of the management op...

Abstract Work-related musculoskeletal risks in student laboratory settings are under-characterized. We conducted a cross-sectional study of 31 healthy male medical laboratory students to quantify upper-limb ergonomic ris...

Sophia E Yu,1 Diep Tran,1 Dingfen Han,2 Cindy X Cai1,3 1Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA; 2Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA; 3Biomedic...