« Jules Crevaux, l’explorateur aux pieds nus ». Un mythe géographique amazonien by Emmanuel Lézy

“…The scientist, between those two characters, holds a medium position between blindness and foresight. The « voyage », stuck by the same despise, is presented as a caricature of indigenous nomadism. …”
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A Mathematical Model for the Dynamics of Onchocerciasis With Vector Control and Mass Drug Administration by Martin Karuhanga, Victor Yiga

“…Therefore, in addition to vector control, the use of highly efficient drugs is crucial for controlling the transmission of river blindness.…”
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Prevalence, Causes, and Risk Factors of Visual Impairment in Emiratis and Non-Emiratis of Dubai: A Subnational Population-Based Cross-Sectional Survey by Manal O. Taryam, M. Mansur Rabiu, Shurooq AlBanna, Noora Al Shamsi, Bushra Albastaki, Hayat Khan, Salam Chettiankandi, Wafa Khamis Alnakhi, Hamid Y. Hussain, Prasan Rao, Gurdeep Singh, Sivakami Pai, Mazen M. Sinjab, Lama Toufik Sharbek, Xianwen Shang, Mingguang He

“…The World Health Organization VI and blindness definitions and classifications for the cause(s) of VI were used. …”
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Eye health risks associated with unclean fuel: a meta-analysis and systematic review by Shi-Hang Chen, Yuan Tang, Song Xue, Song Xue

“…Additionally, UCF exposure was linked to severe visual impairments like night blindness [OR 2.03, 95% CI (1.00, 4.96)], blindness [OR 1.43, 95% CI (1.32, 1.55)], and specific ocular symptoms such as tearing while cooking (OR = 3.20), eye irritation (OR = 2.58), and red eyes (OR = 2.03).ConclusionUCF cooking had significant impact on ocular health, notably on eye symptoms, cataracts, and visual impairments. …”
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A Review on Recent Developments for Detection of Diabetic Retinopathy by Javeria Amin, Muhammad Sharif, Mussarat Yasmin

“…Diabetic retinopathy is caused by the retinal micro vasculature which may be formed as a result of diabetes mellitus. Blindness may appear as a result of unchecked and severe cases of diabetic retinopathy. …”
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Neovascular age-related macular degeneration: disease pathogenesis and current state of molecular biomarkers predicting treatment response—a scoping review by Nikolaos Dervenis, Eleftherios Agorogiannis, Panagiotis Dervenis

“…Age-related macular degeneration is a major cause of blindness, and the development of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) intravitreal treatments has revolutionised the management of the disease. …”
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Future Therapies of Wet Age-Related Macular Degeneration by Makoto Ishikawa, Daisuke Jin, Yu Sawada, Sanae Abe, Takeshi Yoshitomi

“…Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of blindness in the elderly population, and the prevalence of the disease increases exponentially with every decade after the age of 50 years. …”
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CHENGQI, TONGZILIAO AND YINTANG POINT ACUPUNCTURE IN IMPROVING THE CASE OF MYOPIA VISUS by Mayang Wulandari, Chantika Mahadini

“…Background: Myopia, commonly referred to as shortsightedness, is one of the top five causes of blindness worldwide. It is said that in patients with myopia, intraocular pressure has a relationship that tends to increase at the severity of myopia. …”
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Progress in photoreceptor replacement therapy for retinal degenerative diseases by Yuxin Du, Yin Shen

“…Retinal degenerative diseases encompass a diverse range of eye conditions that result in blindness, many due to photoreceptor dysfunction and loss. …”
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The Ghosts of Justice and the Law of Historical Memory by Mónica López Lerma

“…., shadows, the repressed, eternal return, ghosts, and blindness) stress the importance of coming to terms with the “ghosts of the past.” …”
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Ocular Surface Changes in Prostaglandin Analogue-Treated Patients by Wencui Shen, Bingqing Huang, Jin Yang

“…Glaucoma is the second leading cause of blindness globally. Reducing intraocular pressure (IOP) has been acknowledged to be the main therapy for glaucoma. …”
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MELAS Missed for Years: Stroke-Like Lesions Are No Indication for Brain Biopsy by J. Finsterer

“…Five months after the first lesion she developed a second left parieto-occipital lesion, resulting in cortical blindness. Extensive workup, including brain biopsy, was noninformative. …”
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Classification of diabetic retinopathy stages based on neural networks by M. M. Lukashevich, Y. I. Golub

“…Diabetic retinopathy is one of the main side effects of diabetes, which causes severe effects, including blindness. The main challenge is the early diagnosis of this disease for timely and effective treatment. …”
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What Is New in Glaucoma: From Treatment to Biological Perspectives by Raffaele Nuzzi, Paola Marolo, Alessia Nuzzi

“…Glaucoma is a chronic silent disease and an irreversible cause of blindness worldwide. Research has made many efforts to improve disease control and especially to anticipate both early diagnosis and treatment of advanced stages of glaucoma. …”
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Electrochemical Preparation of Recycled Self-Compacting Concrete Composite Beams and Their Application in Prefabricated Buildings by Yuan Yuan, Yongchao Zhu

“…However, at present, there is less mechanical analysis of its construction process, so there is blindness in the formulation, implementation, and inspection of the construction scheme. …”
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Optic Disc Pit with Sectorial Retinitis Pigmentosa by Melike Balikoglu-Yilmaz, Muhittin Taskapili, Tolga Yilmaz, Mehmet Yasin Teke

“…We present a 40-year-old woman with a history of mild night blindness and decreased vision in the right eye for about 5 years. …”
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Chemical, Physical, and Biological Corneal Decellularization Methods: A Review of Literature by Alexandra Procházková, Martina Poláchová, Jakub Dítě, Magdaléna Netuková, Pavel Studený

“…It is used to restore vision when severe visual impairment or blindness occurs in patients with corneal diseases or after trauma. …”
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Plasticity of the Dorsal “Spatial” Stream in Visually Deprived Individuals by Giulia Dormal, Franco Lepore, Olivier Collignon

“…Bringing together evidence from cataract-reversal individuals, early- and late-blind individuals and sight-recovery cases of long-standing blindness, we suggest that the dorsal “spatial” pathway is mostly plastic early in life and is then more resistant to subsequent experience once it is set, highlighting some limits of neuroplasticity.…”
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Management of a Patient with Metastatic Colorectal Cancer and Liver Metastases by Muhammad Wasif Saif

“…The current case details an mCRC patient with liver metastases who was treated with a capecitabine and oxaliplatin regimen (XELOX), and experienced two episodes of transient cortical blindness possibly related to oxaliplatin. After disease progression, the patient was switched to a regimen of FOLFIRI and aflibercept and did well on this second-line regimen.…”
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Retrospective Analysis of the Prevalence and Risk Factors of Retinopathy of Prematurity in a Single-Center Cohort in Romania and Comparison with National and European Data by Zsuzsánna Simon-Szabó, Sándor Pál, Aliz Pándi, Zsuzsanna Gáll, Hajnal Finta, Zsuzsánna Incze-Bartha, Cristina Maki, Manuela Cucerea

“…Notably, no cases of ROP-related blindness were recorded. <i>Conclusions:</i> To our knowledge, this is the first study to compare ROP prevalence and screening outcomes across Romanian national centers. …”
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