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    Twenty-five years of optical coherence tomography: the paradigm shift in sens...

    Optical coherence tomography (OCT) has become one of the most successful optical technologies implemented in medicine and clinical practice mostly due to the possibility of...
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    Long-term follow-up after scleral lens fixation in patients with Marfan syndrome

    Abstract Background The dislocation of the crystalline lens is a common finding in patients with Marfan syndrome (MFS). Scleral intraocular lens (IOL) fixation is an accepted...
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    Corneal biomechanical properties after SMILE versus FLEX, LASIK, LASEK, or PR...

    Abstract Background The aim of this study was to compare the postoperative corneal biomechanical properties between small incision lenticule extraction (SMILE) and other corneal...
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    Visual axial PSF of diffractive trifocal lenses

    The ophthalmic applications of a diffractive trifocal lens design with adjustable add powers and light distribution in the foci are investigated. Axial PSFs of the trifocal...
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    The burden of clostridium difficile infection: estimates of the incidence of ...

    Abstract Background Many administrative data sources are available to study the epidemiology of infectious diseases, including Clostridium difficile infection (CDI), but few...
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    Combination of Ranibizumab with macular laser for macular edema secondary to ...

    Abstract Background It is not clear whether macular laser combined with anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) can reduce the number of anti-VEGF injections in the...
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    High-resolution dual-modality photoacoustic ocular imaging

    We have developed a prototype ocular imaging system that integrates optical-resolution photoacoustic microscopy and high-frequency ultrasound imaging. The system can perform...
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    Epidemiological and economic burden of Clostridium difficile in the United St...

    Abstract Background Despite a large increase in Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) severity, morbidity and mortality in the US since the early 2000s, CDI burden estimates...
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    Prevalence of congenital colour vision deficiency among Black school children...

    Abstract Objectives Congenital colour vision deficiency (CCVD) is an x-linked chromosome disorder that results from abnormalities in one or all three-cone typeâ s...
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    Optic disc shape in patients with long-lasting unilateral esotropia and exotr...

    Abstract Background Horizontal eye movements have been proposed to induce biomechanical stress and strain on optic nerve head. Since strabismus may lead to sustained adduction...
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    Effect of Limbal relaxing incisions during implantable collamer lens surgery

    Abstract Background The limbal relaxing incisions (LRIs) technique is a safe and an inexpensive procedure, which is simple for experts to perform. It can effectively reduce...
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    Predictors of health-related quality of life in Chinese patients receiving tr...

    Abstract Background Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is currently the leading cause of irreversible visual impairment in developed countries and seriously affects the...
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    Factors associated with the occurrence of a fall in subjects with primary ope...

    Abstract Background The aim of the study is to investigate risk factors for future falls in subject with primary open angle glaucoma (POAG). Methods All participants answered...
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    En-face optical coherence tomography - a novel application of non-invasive im...

    Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) is an optical interferometric technique developed mainly for in vivo imaging of the eye and biological tissues. In this paper, we demonstrate...
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    Development of a core outcome set for amblyopia, strabismus and ocular motili...

    Abstract Background Core Outcome Sets (COS) are defined as the minimum sets of outcomes that should be measured and reported in all randomised controlled trials to facilitate...
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    Vision-related quality of life considering both eyes: results from the German...

    Abstract Purpose Most definitions of visual impairment focus on the status of the better-seeing eye only, but this approach might underestimate the influence of the worse-seeing...
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    The neuroregenerative effects of topical decorin on the injured mouse cornea

    Abstract Background The cornea is innervated with a rich supply of sensory nerves that play important roles in ocular surface health. Any injury or pathology of the corneal...
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    Integrated adaptive optics optical coherence tomography and adaptive optics s...

    We describe an ultrahigh-resolution (UHR) retinal imaging system that combines adaptive optics Fourier-domain optical coherence tomography (AO-OCT) with an adaptive optics...
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    The association between socioeconomic status and visual impairments among pri...

    Abstract Background Glaucoma is one of the most leading causes of permanent visual impairments in Korea, and social expenses spent for the glaucoma are increasing. This study is...
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    Association of ARMS2 genotype with response to anti-vascular endothelial grow...

    Abstract Background To investigate whether genetic risk variants for age-related macular degeneration (AMD) are associated with response to intravitreal anti-vascular...