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Visual conservation treatment dilemmas in neuroblastoma with bilateral blindness
ObjectiveTo investigate the clinical features, treatment strategies, and prognosis of neuroblastoma with bilateral blindness.
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A 12-year follow up survey of childhood blindness at schools for the blind in Cambodia
BackgroundCambodia is a low-income country in South East Asia with a population of 15.5 million people of whom 4.9 million (38%) are under the age of...
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Reversible acute blindness in suspected metformin-associated lactic acidosis: a case report
BackgroundMetformin is commonly used for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus. Its multiple advantages include low risk of hypoglycemia, weight...
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Unilateral visual impairment and blindness in school children – prevalence and aetiology in Saki-East LGA of Oyo State, Nigeria
ObjectiveThis study determined the prevalence and aetiology of unilateral visual impairment (VI) and blindness and its associated factors in school...
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Olfaction and gustation in blindness: a state of the art of the literature
To date, there are quite a few studies assessing olfaction and gustation in blindness, with great variability in sample size, participants’ age,...
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Efficacy of cataract surgeries performed during blindness prevention programs in Chongqing, China: a multicenter prospective study
ObjectiveTo determine the efficacy of cataract surgeries in blindness prevention programs in Chongqing.
MethodsDuring February–December 2019, we...
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Akinetopsia (visual motion blindness) associated with brain metastases: a case report
Akinetopsia is a rare neurological syndrome characterized by an impaired perception of movement, often resulting from brain damage due to ischemia,...
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Clinical and genetic studies for a cohort of patients with congenital stationary night blindness
BackgroundCongenital stationary night blindness (CSNB) is an inherited retinal disorder. Most of patients have myopia. This study aims to describe...
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Childhood blindness incidence and aetiologies trends in Israel 2014–2020: what should we focus on?
ObjectivesAnalyse trends in incidence and aetiologies of childhood blindness (CHB) in Israel during 2014–2020, with comparison to the previous decade.
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Blindness Following Endoscopic Excision of Acinic Cell Carcinoma of Sphenoid Sinus: A Case Report
Acinic cell carcinoma (A.C.C.) is a low-grade malignancy involving salivary glands. A.C.C. accounts for only 1–4% of all sinonasal malignancies. We...
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Delayed reversal of methanol-induced blindness in an adult by a combination of erythropoietin and a high dose of methylprednisolone: a case report
BackgroundThe clinical manifestation following methanol toxicity accounts for a life-threatening problem that contributes to metabolic disorders,...
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Assessment of eye health programme reach by comparison with rapid assessment of avoidable blindness (RAAB) survey data, Talagang, Pakistan
BackgroundThe purpose of this study was to quantify how much of the burden of visual impairment (VI) and unmet need in Talagang, identified by Rapid...
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Vision-related quality of life amongst patients with low vision and blindness in a resource-limited country
PurposeTo evaluate the significance of sociodemographic and clinical variables on the quality of life of low-vision patients in a tertiary hospital...
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Color Doppler Eye Ultrasonography in giant cell arteritis: differential diagnosis between arteritic and non-arteritic sudden blindness
PurposeTemporal (TA) and axillary (AXA) arteries Color Doppler Ultrasonography (CDUS) is the most reliable diagnostic technique for the diagnosis of...
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Identifying intraoperative events in a simulated laparotomy video: a multinational study of inattentional blindness among anesthesiologists
PurposeMedical errors may be occasionally explained by inattentional blindness (IB), i.e., failing to notice an event/object that is in plain sight....
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Inattentional blindness to DWI lesions in spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage
PurposeInattentional blindness refers to when an individual fails to recognize an event or object due to their awareness being engaged in a different...
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Prevalence and secular trends of four causes of blindness and visual impairment in Iran (1990–2019): a comparative study based on the Global Burden of Disease project’s data
PurposeThe purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence of cataracts, refractive disorders, age-related macular disease (AMD), and...
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Outcomes of iStent inject combined with cataract surgery in Asian eyes: Australian data from the Fight Glaucoma Blindness international registry
PurposeTo analyse real-world outcomes in Asian eyes of iStent inject, a second-generation trabecular micro-bypass stent, combined with...
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Pheochromocytoma manifesting as cortical blindness secondary to PRES with associated TMA: a case report and literature review
BackgroundPheochromocytomas are neoplasms originating from neuroectodermal chromaffin cells leading to excess catecholamine production. They are...
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Delayed-onset hypoxic cortical blindness: coming back from the abyss
PurposeTo report a case of typical delayed-onset hypoxic cortical blindness that occurred few days after resuscitation from drowning in a young male.
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