Adrenergic Modulation of Cortical Gain and Sensory Processing in the Mouse Visual Cortex by Ricardo Medina-Coss y León, Elí Lezama, Inmaculada Márquez, Mario Treviño

“…<b>Methods:</b> We performed in vivo local field potential (LFP) recordings from layers 2/3 and 4 of V1 in sedated mice to assess the impact of visual noise and systemic administration of atomoxetine, a NE reuptake inhibitor, on cortical signal processing. …”
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Is scenery mandatory for restoration? Attention restoration without visual nature elements by Hiroto Sakimura, Tomoko Sugawara, Kohta Watatsu, Riho Watanabe, Keiko Tanaka, Akira Wakana, Koji Konuma, Yasuhiko Niimi, Tetsuo Kurahashi, Hiroyuki Sakai, Katsunori Kohda, Nobuhiko Muramoto

“…While previous studies emphasize visual components, this research investigates whether attention restoration can occur in the absence of visual input.MethodsA within-subject experiment involving 47 participants compared three conditions: a multisensory nature-like environment (visual, auditory, olfactory, and tactile stimuli), a similar environment without visual stimuli, and a control condition with no nature-like stimuli.ResultsA discrepancy between subjective and objective measures was observed. …”
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Platelet-rich plasma in ocular surface conditions: effects on visual acuity by Yereyni León Rodríguez, Zaadia Pérez Parra, Yardanis Hernández Fernández, Yineth Lizzet Pérez Pardo, Keyly Fernández García, Madelyn Jareño Ochoa, Alexeide Castillo Pérez

“…Introduction: Autologous platelet-rich plasma has demonstrated the ability to accelerate healing and reduce visual function impairments in ocular surface diseases. …”
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Outcomes of pars plana vitrectomy for visually significant floaters in Northern Alberta by Malshi Karunatilake, Brendon Fijardo, Eugene Michael, Rizwan Somani

“…There was no significant difference in visual acuity noted between preoperative and postoperative periods. …”
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Gustatory-Visual Interaction in Human Brain Cortex: fNIRS Study by Karolina Jezierska, Aneta Cymbaluk-Płoska, Justyna Zaleska, Wojciech Podraza

“…The presented work aims to investigate, using fNIRS, whether a taste stimulus, in this case, the taste of bitter, also causes stimulation of the visual cortex in the fNIRS study. Methods: fNIRS was used to examine 51 participants (204 examinations, 9996 records), collecting signals from the left hemisphere. …”
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Impact of visual discomfort symptoms on SDMT performance among persons with MS by Michelle H. Chen, Michelle H. Chen, Timothy J. Rich, Timothy J. Rich, Nancy Chiaravalloti, Nancy Chiaravalloti, Yael Goverover, Silvana L. Costa, Silvana L. Costa

“…The current study explored visual discomfort symptoms among persons with MS compared to healthy controls (HCs), using the Visual Discomfort Scale (VDS), which measures somatic and perceptual visual discomfort symptoms that interfere with reading.MethodsEighty-nine persons with MS and 30 HCs completed the VDS and the Symbol Digit Modalities Test (SDMT), a visually mediated test of information processing speed and gold standard for screening for MS-related cognitive dysfunction.ResultsPersons with MS endorsed higher frequencies of visual discomfort symptoms, including seeing the text or background moving or fading, headache/eye soreness, blurriness/diplopia, having to re-read, and slow reading, compared to HCs. …”
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Visual nutrition analysis: leveraging segmentation and regression for food nutrient estimation by Yaping Zhao, Yaping Zhao, Ping Zhu, Ping Zhu, Yizhang Jiang, Kaijian Xia, Kaijian Xia

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Ocular involvement and visual prognosis in juvenile idiopathic arthritis associated uveitis by Gonçalo Cavaco Tardão, Pedro Carreira, Filipe Moraes, Rita Carreira, Tomás Loureiro, Ana Vide Escada, Maria José Santos, Ana Melo Cardoso, Nuno Campos

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Comparison of binocular visual function among patients with different types of anisometropia by Li Tang, Lei Li, Chunmei Li, Yulin Yu, Nan Shu, Li Zhang

“…Objective: To compare the perceived eye position, Titmus and stereopsis function across various types of anisometropia to identify differences in binocular visual function. Methods: This study included 204 anisometropic patients (observation group, interocular spherical equivalent difference ≥1.5D or cylindrical ≥1.0D) and 57 non-anisometropic controls (interocular differences <1.5D spherical or <1.0D cylindrical). …”
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Objective Evaluation of Relationship Between Tear Film Stability and Visual Fatigue by Watanabe M, Hirota M, Takigawa R, Kato K, Ikeda Y

“…Maki Watanabe,1 Masakazu Hirota,2– 5 Ryusei Takigawa,2 Kanako Kato,2 Yuka Ikeda2 1Division of Orthoptics, Graduate School of Medical Care and Technology, Teikyo University, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, Japan; 2Department of Orthoptics, Faculty of Medical Technology, Teikyo University, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, Japan; 3Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, Teikyo University, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, Japan; 4Graduate Degree Program of Health Data Science, Teikyo University, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, Japan; 5Graduate Degree Program of Comprehensive Applied Data Science, Teikyo University, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, JapanCorrespondence: Masakazu Hirota, Department of Orthoptics, Faculty of Medical Technology, Teikyo University, 2-11-1 Kaga, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, 173-8605, Japan, Tel +81-03-3964-1328, Fax +81-03-3963-0303, Email hirota.ortho@med.teikyo-u.ac.jpPurpose: To investigate the relationship between tear film stability and visual fatigue using two objective measurements: the non-invasive tear film break-up time (NI-BUT) and the binocular fusion maintenance (BFM) test.Methods: Eleven young adult volunteers (age [mean ± standard deviation], 20.7 ± 1.4 years) participated in this study. …”
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Minor Visual Phenomena in Lewy Body Disease: A Systematic Review by Elettra Capogna, Virginia Pollarini, Alessia Quinzi, Lucia Guidi, Luisa Sambati, Maria Sasca Criante, Elena Mengoli, Annalena Venneri, Raffaele Lodi, Caterina Tonon, Micaela Mitolo

“…The included studies showed significant variability in the occurrence of MVP in the LBD population and in the assessment methods used, such as standardized scales (e.g., the noise pareidolia test), semi-structured interviews (e.g., the North-East Visual Hallucinations Interview), and clinical descriptions. …”
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Qualitative assessment of proposed visual key information pages for informed consent by Krista E. Cooksey, Eliana Goldstein, Clara Lee, Jessica Mozersky, Kimberly A. Kaphingst, Victor Catalan Gallegos, Mary C. Politi

“…We explored end users’ attitudes, beliefs, and institutional policies that could affect implementing visual KI pages. Materials and methods: From October 2023 to April 2024, we conducted semi-structured interviews with principal investigators, research staff, and Institutional Review Board (IRB) personnel, including those in oversight/management, and community partners. …”
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Effects of high-fidelity simulation and e-learning methods on nursing students’ self-efficacy in patient safety: a quasi-experimental study by Kevser Ozata, Leyla Dinc

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Amygdala Neurodegeneration: A Key Driver of Visual Dysfunction in Parkinson's Disease by Asier Erramuzpe, Ane Murueta‐Goyena, Antonio Jimenez‐Marin, Marian Acera, Sara Teijeira‐Portas, Rocío Del Pino, Tamara Fernández‐Valle, Ibai Diez, Unai Sainz‐Lugarezaresti, Naroa Ibarretxe‐Bilbao, Unai Ayala, Maitane Barrenechea, Alberto Cabrera‐Zubizarreta, Jesús Cortés, Juan Carlos Gómez‐Esteban, Iñigo Gabilondo

“…Methods Forty‐two PD patients and 29 controls underwent 3‐Tesla MRI, retinal spectral‐domain optical coherence tomography, and visual testing across four domains. …”
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Visual didactic regulators as instruments of learning activity: Development and applied aspects by V. E. Steinberg, N. N. Manko, L. V. Vakhidova, D. R. Fatkhulova

“…It is demonstrated that the improvement of the functionality of conceptual and graphical tools is explained by the application of the principles of cognitive visual representation of knowledge and the method of logical-semantic modelling. …”
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Tracing Visual Expertise in ECG Interpretation: An Eye‐Tracking Pilot Study by Alessandro Bortolotti, Fabrizio Ricci, Carmelita Cieri, Federica Cocco, Chiara Martini, Marcello Panunzi, Davide Rossi, Anna Sorella, Silvio Saraullo, Davide Scordo, Giulia Renda, Sabina Gallina, Riccardo Palumbo

“…ABSTRACT Background Visual expertise is pivotal for accurate ECG interpretation. …”
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The effect of COVID-19 on visual outcome and dry eye after SMILE by Zhi Fang, Yan Li, Dejuan Song, Xiaoying He, Kai Zhang, Tiepei Zhu, Wei Han

“…Methods: This is a retrospective, comparative study. …”
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An unsupervised map of excitatory neuron dendritic morphology in the mouse visual cortex by Marissa A. Weis, Stelios Papadopoulos, Laura Hansel, Timo Lüddecke, Brendan Celii, Paul G. Fahey, Eric Y. Wang, J. Alexander Bae, Agnes L. Bodor, Derrick Brittain, JoAnn Buchanan, Daniel J. Bumbarger, Manuel A. Castro, Forrest Collman, Nuno Maçarico da Costa, Sven Dorkenwald, Leila Elabbady, Akhilesh Halageri, Zhen Jia, Chris Jordan, Dan Kapner, Nico Kemnitz, Sam Kinn, Kisuk Lee, Kai Li, Ran Lu, Thomas Macrina, Gayathri Mahalingam, Eric Mitchell, Shanka Subhra Mondal, Shang Mu, Barak Nehoran, Sergiy Popovych, R. Clay Reid, Casey M. Schneider-Mizell, H. Sebastian Seung, William Silversmith, Marc Takeno, Russel Torres, Nicholas L. Turner, William Wong, Jingpeng Wu, Wenjing Yin, Szi-chieh Yu, Jacob Reimer, Philipp Berens, Andreas S. Tolias, Alexander S. Ecker

“…Here, we took a data-driven approach using graph-based machine learning methods to obtain a low-dimensional morphological “bar code” describing more than 30,000 excitatory neurons in mouse visual areas V1, AL, and RL that were reconstructed from the millimeter scale MICrONS serial-section electron microscopy volume. …”
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Evaluation of Wind Effects on Super-Tall Buildings using CFD Simulation and 3D Visualization by F. Rezaie, Y. Hossieny Akhgar

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Effects of Visual and Lateral Line Organs on Reefing Behavior of Sebastes schlegelii by Feng CHEN, Jiao LI, Pihai GONG, Changtao GUAN

“…The groups were as follows: (1) Normal group with no sensory impairments; (2) Visual impairment group with visual cues blocked using physical methods to destroy; (3) Mild lateral line impairment group with the lateral line system partially disrupted using a gentle treatment; (4) Visual + mild lateral line impairment group with combined visual and mild lateral line impairments; (5) Severe lateral line impairment group, with the lateral line system extensively disrupted; and (6) Visual + severe lateral line impairment group, with severe impairments to both sensory systems. …”
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