44 Result(s)

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Age standardization and time-of-day performance for the Oldenburg Sentence Test (OLSA): results from the population-based Gutenberg Health Study

The Oldenburg Sentence Test (OLSA) is a German matrix test designed to determine speech recognition thresholds (SRT). It is widely used for hearing-aids and cochlear implant fitting, but an age-adjusted standa...

Karoline O’Brien, Berit Hackenberg… in European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology (2024)

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Noise annoyance due to different sources is associated with tinnitus presence and distress in the general population

The pathophysiology of tinnitus is not yet fully understood. Although there is a large amount of evidence associating traffic noise exposure with non-auditory health outcomes, there is no evidence regarding th...

Omar Hahad, Julia Döge, Katharina Bahr-Hamm… in Journal of Exposure Science & Environmenta… (2024)

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Epidemiology of Diagnosed Age-related Macular Degeneration in Germany: An Evaluation of the Prevalence Using AOK PLUS Claims Data

Epidemiologic data on age-related macular degeneration (AMD) are mainly based on cohort studies, including both diagnosed and undiagnosed cases. Using health claims data allows estimating epidemiological data ...

Alexander K. Schuster, Lilia Leisle, Nils Picker… in Ophthalmology and Therapy (2024)

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Noise annoyance and cardiovascular disease risk: results from a 10-year follow-up study

The relationship between noise annoyance and risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) still needs to be fully elucidated. Thus, we examined the relationship between noise annoyance and CVD risk in a large populati...

Omar Hahad, Donya Gilan, Matthias Michal, Oliver Tüscher… in Scientific Reports (2024)

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Publisher Erratum: Real-world-Ergebnisse von glaukomchirurgischen Verfahren beim Offenwinkelglaukom

Alicja Strzalkowska, Esther M. Hoffmann, Piotr Strzalkowski… in Die Ophthalmologie (2024)

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Die Nutzung von Sonnenbrillen im Alltag, im Beruf und bei Sport im Freien: aktuelle Ergebnisse bundesweiter Befragungen

Ultraviolette (UV-)Strahlung kann zu Schädigungen im und am Auge führen. Zum Schutz der Augen wird deshalb das Tragen einer geeigneten Sonnenbrille empfohlen.

Tatiana Görig, Alexander K. Schuster, Eckhard W. Breitbart… in Die Ophthalmologie (2024)

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Association of autoantibody levels with different stages of age-related macular degeneration (AMD): Results from the population-based Gutenberg Health Study (GHS)

Anti-retinal autoantibodies are assumed to be associated with age-related macular degeneration (AMD). To our knowledge, this is the first evaluation of autoantibodies in human sera of participants with differe...

Christina A. Korb, Karl J. Lackner… in Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experime… (2023)

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A generalizable deep learning regression model for automated glaucoma screening from fundus images

A plethora of classification models for the detection of glaucoma from fundus images have been proposed in recent years. Often trained with data from a single glaucoma clinic, they report impressive performanc...

Ruben Hemelings, Bart Elen, Alexander K. Schuster… in npj Digital Medicine (2023)

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Visual acuity, amblyopia, and vision-related quality of life in preterm adults with and without ROP: results from the Gutenberg prematurity eye study

This study investigated the effects of prematurity and ROP on visual acuity and VRQoL in adults (18–52 years).

Achim Fieß, Katrin Greven, Eva Mildenberger, Michael S. Urschitz, Heike M. Elflein… in Eye (2023)

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Intraocular lens dislocation: manifestation, ocular and systemic risk factors

The aim of this study was to evaluate ocular and systemic risk factors for posterior chamber intraocular lens dislocation, as well as forms of manifestation.

Jana Catharina Riedl, Severin Rings, Alexander K Schuster… in International Ophthalmology (2023)

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Fotobasierte Untersuchung auf diabetische Augenveränderungen in einer deutschen Augenarztpraxis ohne direkten Arzt-Patienten-Kontakt

Eine regelmäßige ophthalmologische Untersuchung ist für immer mehr Menschen mit Diabetes gefordert, sei es zur Früherkennung und Kontrolle einer diabetischen Retinopathie. In manchen Ländern kommen bereits aut...

Susanna F. König, Georg Spital, Focke Ziemssen, Andreas Stahl… in Die Ophthalmologie (2023)

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Tryptophan catabolites and depression in the general population: results from the Gutenberg Health Study

Previous studies reported significantly altered tryptophan catabolite concentrations in major depression. Thus, tryptophan catabolites were considered as potential biomarkers of depression and their modulators...

Matthias Michal, Andreas Schulz, Philipp S. Wild, Thomas Koeck… in BMC Psychiatry (2023)

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Protective behavior and SARS-CoV-2 infection risk in the population – Results from the Gutenberg COVID-19 study

During the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, preventive measures like physical distancing, wearing face masks, and hand hygiene have been widely applied to mitigate viral transmission. Beyond increasing vaccination coverag...

Rieke Baumkötter, Simge Yilmaz, Daniela Zahn, Katharina Fenzl… in BMC Public Health (2022)

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Retinal thinning in phenylketonuria and Gaucher disease type 3

Retinal alterations in inherited metabolic diseases associated with neurodegeneration are poorly studied. The objective was to study retinal thickness, specifically the components of the ganglion cell complex ...

Susanne Hopf, Alexander K. Schuster… in Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experime… (2022)

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Childhood glaucoma registry in Germany: initial database, clinical care and research (pilot study)

The aim of this prospective pilot study is to establish an initial database to register patients diagnosed with different types of childhood glaucoma and the set-up of a national registry for childhood glaucom...

Fidan A. Aghayeva, Alexander K. Schuster, Heidi Diel… in BMC Research Notes (2022)

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Notfälle in der Augenheilkunde: Vermittlung anhand interaktiver Key-feature-Fälle für Medizinstudierende

Wichtiges Ziel eines Curriculums für Medizinstudierende ist, die Fähigkeit zum selbstständigen Erkennen und Einordnen von Notfällen zu vermitteln. Die Augenheilkunde steht hierbei aufgrund fachspezifischer „re...

Dr. med. Andreas Müller, Felix M. Wagner, Alexander K. Schuster… in Der Ophthalmologe (2022)

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Five-year cumulative incidence and progression of age-related macular degeneration: results from the German population-based Gutenberg Health Study (GHS)

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a major cause of visual impairment and blindness. This study evaluates the incidence and progression of AMD in a large German cohort.

Christina A. Korb, Hisham Elbaz… in Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experime… (2022)