Task-Oriented Adversarial Attacks for Aspect-Based Sentiment Analysis Models by Monserrat Vázquez-Hernández, Ignacio Algredo-Badillo, Luis Villaseñor-Pineda, Mariana Lobato-Báez, Juan Carlos Lopez-Pimentel, Luis Alberto Morales-Rosales

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Comparison of Individual Retinal Layer Thicknesses after Epiretinal Membrane Surgery with or without Internal Limiting Membrane Peeling by Chul Hee Lee, Min Woo Lee, Eun Young Choi, Suk Ho Byeon, Sung Soo Kim, Hyoung Jun Koh, Sung Chul Lee, Min Kim

“…To compare changes in the retinal layer thickness and visual outcomes in patients undergoing epiretinal membrane (ERM) surgery with or without internal limiting membrane (ILM) peeling. Methods. Seventy-six eyes of 76 patients who underwent ERM surgery from January 2013 to March 2015 at the Department of Ophthalmology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea, were analyzed. …”
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Assessment of Influence of Various Eye Parameters in Emmetropia Children on Myopia Development by M. M. Sitka, S. G. Bodrova, O. I. Tikhonova, N. P. Pashtaev, N. A. Pozdeyeva, T. N. Okhotina

“…To evaluate changes of anatomical and functional parameters of the eye in children with initial emmetropia and to assess their impact on the occurrence of myopia. Patients and methods. 189 children: 85 boys (44.97 %) and 104 girls (55.03 %) aged 7–11 years (mean 8.5 ± 1.01 years) with emmetropia were examined. …”
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Dynamic rasterstereography improves the detection of movement delays and dynamic asymmetries in the scapulothoracic kinematic of healthy subjects by Richard Julius Freytag, Jonas Wilhelm Moss, Filippo Maria Piana Jacquot, Jakob Zapatka, Rebecca Herrmann, Mahmoud Ragab, Sebastian Scheidt, Davide Cucchi

“…This study aimed to evaluate the diagnostic efficacy of DRS‐assisted observation in identifying dyskinetic scapulothoracic patterns. Methods Thirty‐seven healthy participants performed shoulder abduction/adduction and flexion/extension cycles without additional weight, recorded using both DRS and a conventional video camera. …”
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Delayed macular development in preterm infants with spontaneously regressed retinopathy of prematurity by Xiaojing Cai, Xiaohong Zhou, Tiancheng Wu, Yian Li, Weiming Yang, Chenhao Yang

“…Design A cross-sectional observational study. Methods Using handheld SD-OCT, OCT images were acquired in non-sedated infants ages about 37 weeks(w) post-menstrual-age (PMA = gestational age in weeks + chronological age). …”
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Quantitative MRI relaxometry in brain tumor needle biopsies: Multimodal comparison with tissue fluorescence, radiology, and neuropathology. by Elisabeth Klint, Anders Tisell, Ida Blystad, Martin Hallbeck, Teresa Nordin, Jan Hillman, Johan Richter, Karin Wårdell

“…<h4>Methods</h4>Multi-dimensional multi-echo relaxometry data (2x6 min) was acquired in addition to the clinical imaging protocol. …”
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A case study on thermal conductivity characteristics and prediction of rock and soil mass at a proposed ground source heat pump (GSHP) site by Yongjie Ma, Jingyong Wang, Fuhang Hu, Echuan Yan, Yu Zhang, Hao Deng, Xuefeng Gao, Jianguo Kang, Haoxin Shi, Xin Zhang, Jianqiao Zheng, Jixiang Guo

“…The average layer thermal conductivity of laboratory test is about 12.2% lower than that of field test, but the thermal conductivity of the two test methods has the same variation trend along the depth. …”
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Changes in Macular Microvascular Structure in Macular Edema Secondary to Branch Retinal Vein Occlusion Treated with Antivascular Endothelial Growth Factor for One Year by Shuang Song, Xiaobing Yu, Peng Zhang, Hong Dai

“…To observe the changes in macular microvascular structure and the correlation between anatomy and visual function in patients with macular edema secondary to branch retinal vein occlusion (BRVO) treated with antivascular endothelial growth factor for one year. Methods. This prospective study enrolled 39 patients (one eye per patient) who received intravitreal injections of ranibizumab for macular edema secondary to BRVO. …”
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Long-term effects of the COVID-19 lockdown on the structural and functional outcomes of neovascular AMD patients in Suzhou, China. by Zheyao Gu, Xiangying Luo, Ruizhu Sun, Ting Xi, Chunyuan Zhang

“…<h4>Objectives</h4>To assess the long-term impact of COVID-19 pandemic-related delays in intravitreal anti-VEGF therapy on nAMD patients.<h4>Methods</h4>This was a retrospective study of 98 patients (102 eyes) with nAMD whose anti-VEGF treatments were interrupted for >  8 weeks due to the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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A Retrospective Comparative Performance Analysis of Multifocal Eyecryl Actv IOL and the World&rsquo;s First Progressive Polyfocal Autofocus Pro IOL by Morya AK, Nishant P, Singh A, Sinha S, Shah RC

“…Ahmedabad, India) at the first and sixth weeks after implantation in Indian eyes.Patients and Methods: A retrospective nonrandomized, comparative study was conducted based on hospital records of patients operated for cataract between January 2019 and January 2021 with bilateral implantation of one of the two presbyopia-correcting IOLs. …”
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Correlations between Steady-State Pattern Electroretinogram and Humphrey Visual Field Analyzer Global Indices and Their Associations with Retinal Ganglion Cell Layer-Inner Plexifor... by Andrew Tirsi, Vasiliki Gliagias, Daniel Zhu, Benny Wong, Rohun Gupta, Sung Chul Park, Stephen Obstbaum, Celso Tello

“…The purpose of this study was to investigate the utility of steady state pattern electroretinogram (ss-PERG) in detecting retinal ganglion cell (RGC) dysfunction in glaucoma suspects (GS) who had normal 24-2 Humphrey Visual Fields (HFA). Materials and Methods. This was a prospective cohort study of GS patients who were identified based on optic disc appearance with normal HFAs. …”
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Analysis of OCT predictors of anatomical and functional results of anti-VEGF therapy of pigment epithelium detachment in neovascular age-related macular degeneration by E.V. Kozina, S.N. Sakhnov, V.V. Myasnikova, E.V. Bykova

“…Material and methods. Primary tomograms of 260 patients with PED higher than 200 μm were analyzed. …”
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Outcomes of intravitreal dexamethasone implant (Ozurdex®) in patients with post-surgical macular edema – a real-world scenario by Elder Ohara de Oliveira Júnior, Isabel Ahn, Rodrigo Antonio Brant Fernandes, Arthur Gustavo Fernandes

“…We aimed to evaluate the outcomes of intravitreal Ozurdex® (700 µg dexamethasone) implants as a primary therapeutical option for post-surgical macular edema cases. Methods Patients with post-surgical macular edema diagnosed by optical coherence tomography (Cirrus SD-OCT) and treated with Ozudex were selected for the current study. …”
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Biometric parameters and choroidal microstructure in Chinese children with unilateral anisometropia by Jing Wen, Jing Wen, Yiwen Cao, Yiwen Cao, Jingjing Zhao, Jingjing Zhao, Dehai Zhu, Dehai Zhu

“…PurposeThis study aimed to investigate the biological parameters and choroidal microstructure of the eyes of children with unilateral anisometropia and to analyze the factors influencing refractive development in these patients.MethodsThis observational cross-sectional study included 26 patients with unilateral hyperopic anisometropia and 34 patients with unilateral myopic anisometropia. …”
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Clinical Profile of Cataract Patients with Asteroid Hyalosis in a Tertiary Care Centre: A Retrospective Observational Study by Raveena Jeyabalan, T Sangeetha, T Kavya

“…Aim: To study the associated factors, visual outcomes and complications in cataract patients with AH. Materials and Methods: This retrospective observational study included 45 patients with AH who underwent cataract surgery at the Ophthalmology Department of RL Jalappa Hospital and Research Centre in Sri Devaraj Urs Academy of Higher Education and Research, Kolar, Karnataka, India. …”
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Corneal steep island formation after primary pterygium surgery. by Dong Hee Ha, Kyoung Woo Kim

“…<h4>Aims</h4>This study aimed to report corneal steep island (CSI) formation following primary pterygium surgery and to identify preoperative pterygium morphological features that predict the likelihood of CSI.<h4>Methods</h4>A total of 93 eyes from 84 subjects with primary nasal pterygium, who underwent pterygium excision combined with conjunctival-limbal autograft, were included in this retrospective longitudinal cohort study. …”
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Indicators of ADP-induced platelet aggregation in patients with hypertension complicated by ischemic hemisphere stroke by V. V. Syvolap, S. P. Zhemanyuk

“…The purpose of the work was to determine the characteristics of ADP-induced platelet aggregation in hypertension patients with ischemic hemisphere stroke. Material and methods. The enrolled patients (n =152) were divided into 3 groups. …”
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Visual Acuity and Size of Choroidal Neovascularization in Highly Myopic Eyes with a Dome-Shaped Macula by Lu Wang, Bin-wu Lin, Xiao-fang Yin, Wei-lan Huang, Yi-zhi Wang, Long Pang

“…To investigate the correlation between best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), choroidal neovascularization (CNV), and a dome-shaped macula (DSM) in highly myopic eyes. Methods. In this retrospective and observational case series study, BCVA tests and optical coherence tomography (OCT) were performed in a total of 472 highly myopic eyes (refractive error ≥6.5 diopters or axial length ≥26.5 mm). …”
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The Dynamics of Subcutaneous Tissue Response to Microorganisms Associated with the Extract of Araçá (Psidium cattleianum): An Edemogenic and Microscopic Analysis by Alessandra Cury Machado, Denise Belucio Ruviere, Renata Zoccal Novais, Carlos Roberto Emerenciano Bueno, Elerson Gaetti Jardim Jr, Rodrigo Cardoso De Oliveira, Eloi Dezan Junior

“… Objective: To evaluate in vivo tissue reaction to the extract of araçá (Psidium cattleianum) associated with inactivated microorganisms. Material and Methods: A 0.1 mL suspension was used containing Porphyromonas gingivalis, Prevotella intermedia, Fusobacterium nucleatum, Enterococcus faecalis, Peptostreptococcus micros, and Porphyromonas endodontalis, which were inactivated by heat and mixed into a 1.0 mL saline (control group), an aqueous solution, or a hydroalcoholic extract of araçá. …”
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Comparative efficacy of half-dose and one-third-dose photodynamic therapy in chronic central serous chorioretinopathy: a retrospective study by Mohsen Farvardin, Dorna Eghtedari, Maryam Shahmohammadi, Mohammadkarim Johari

“…Abstract Purpose To compare the efficacy and safety of half-dose and one-third-dose photodynamic therapy (PDT) with verteporfin in patients with chronic central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC). Methods This retrospective study included 72 eyes from 72 patients with chronic CSC treated with either one-third-dose (2 mg/m²) or half-dose (3 mg/m²) PDT. …”
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