Open Access Pub publishes peer-reviewed, free-to-read open-access articles. Showing
articles matching Vision — open any to read the full text,
or download the PDF or XML.
Aug 2017 DOI 10.14302/issn.2470-0436.jos-17-1666
Philip P. StoreyCorresponding author
Purpose: To evaluate early versus late immunomodulatory therapy (IMT) for patients following initial diagnosis of Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada (VKH) disease. Methods: Retrospective review including all VKH patients seen 5/1/2014 to 4/1/2016 at LAC+USC. Early IMT was defined as starting an immunomodulatory a…
Jun 2017 DOI 10.14302/issn.2474-7785.jarh-16-1354
Gasto FrumenceCorresponding author
Tanzania is among the developing countries experiencing rapid growth of an ageing population, which has an implication in healthcare expenditure especially in resource poor settings where majority of elderly people cannot afford to pay for the cost of accessing health services. The country has devel…
May 2017 DOI 10.14302/issn.2381-862X.jwrh-16-1374
Efthimios DeligeoroglouCorresponding author
Objectives: The aim of this study is to assess the correlation between the degree (percentage) of occlusion due to labial adhesions and vulvovaginitis. Materials and Methods: Prospective study of pre-pubertal females who attended our Division, during the past 7 years, due to labial fusion. Medical h…
Apr 2017 DOI 10.14302/issn.2470-0436.jos-17-988
Ying-Ling ChenCorresponding author
Photorefraction (PR) methods have beenwidely used for pediatric vision screening since the 1980’s. While PR is easy to implement, the accuracy of refractive error measurements in humans has been unsatisfactory, largely due to the variations of intraocular scattering, the retinal reflectance, and pup…
Apr 2017 DOI 10.14302/issn.2372-6601.jhor-17-1463
Sylwia SzablewskaCorresponding author
Melanoma is considered to be a very aggressive cancer due to its rapid growth, early and multiple metastases and limited response to standard treatment. Many researchers have hypothesized that the combination of radiation therapy and immunotherapy in the treatment of melanoma primary tumors and meta…
Aug 2016 DOI 10.14302/issn.2574-4496.jtc-16-1129
Frieda SilvaCorresponding author
Objective: Radiation exposure to the general public and patients undergoing diagnostic or therapeutic procedures is of great concern, especially to the medical community. Revision of Nuclear Regulatory Commission rules several years ago yield new recommendations for the administration of therapeutic…
Jul 2016 DOI 10.14302/issn.2473-1005.jdoi-16-1159
Arif YezdaniCorresponding author
This case report reiterates the fact that a bilateral posterior crossbite with severe skeletal class II malocclusion in the growth period could be effectively treated by a comprehensive approach with a rapid palatal expansion appliance followed by fixed appliance therapy. A 14-year-old boy presented…
Apr 2016 DOI 10.14302/issn.2470-0436.jos-15-763
Karim El-AssalCorresponding author
Background: Optic nerve head drusen are acellular hyaline deposits located anterior to the lamina cribrosa, frequently associated with visual field defects. Sometimes rapid worsening of vision may occur due to complications such as acute vascular events, choroidal neovascularization, or serous macul…
Feb 2016 DOI 10.14302/issn.2379-8572.joa-14-531
Yasushi OtaCorresponding author
Central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO) is a retinal ischemic disorder associated with sudden loss of vision and has a poor prognosis. We report a case of CRAO that occurred during frontal sinus surgery involving craniotomy in a patient with a frontal sinus cyst. The prognosis for treatment after th…
Feb 2016 DOI 10.14302/issn.2324-7339.jcrhap-15-828
E.E Enwereji,Corresponding author
College of Medicine, Abia State University, Uturu, Nigeria
Introduction Working with people who are HIV positive is a herculean task and relevant theories to assist them medically, psychologically, economically, socially and otherwise are necessary. People who are living positively with HIV and AIDS are usually ridiculed, discriminated against, rejected and…
Feb 2016 DOI 10.14302/issn.2574-4496.jtc-15-838
Daniel ChristopheCorresponding author
Thyroid transcription factor-1 (TTF-1) is known to play key roles in thyroid organogenesis, in thyroid cell proliferation and in the expression of genes involved in thyroid differentiated function. Many human thyroid cancer cell lines keep producing TTF-1 despite the loss of differentiated gene expr…
Dec 2015 DOI 10.14302/issn.2576-182X.jbsc-14-582
Mevci OzdemirCorresponding author
Pituitary abscess is extremely rare and often misdiagnosed as pituitary tumor pre-operatively. We document a case of a 64-year-old lady presented to the outpatient department with complaints of headache and blurring vision of right eye for one month. Based on preliminary investigations, a clinical d…
Oct 2015 DOI 10.14302/issn.2470-0436.jos-14-571
Takuya SHIBACorresponding author
Purpose: To describe a new functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) method for measuring the influence of regular astigmatism, both against-the-rule (ATR) and with-the-rule (WTR), on the human visual cortex. Setting: Department of Ophthalmology, Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.…
Jun 2015 DOI 10.14302/issn.2374-9431.jbd-12-164
Virgilio Lima-GomezCorresponding author
Objective: To identify the efficacy of focal photocoagulation to maintain or achieve best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) ≥20/40 in eyes with clinically significant macular edema (CSME) that had a focal angiographic pattern. Material and Methods: Non-experimental, retrospective, longitudinal, descrip…
Jun 2015 DOI 10.14302/issn.2470-0436.jos-14-528
Sanjay SrinivasanCorresponding author
Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, Singapore
A previously healthy 25 year old Chinese male presented with left eye blurring of vision and was diagnosed to have left eye branch retinal vein occlusion. Initial blood investigations and thrombophilia screen were negative. The patient subsequently improved with observation and conservative manageme…
May 2015 DOI 10.14302/issn.2470-0436.jos-14-527
Srinivasan SanjayCorresponding author
A 66 year old Chinese male with a medical history of hypertension, diabetes mellitus and hepatitis B carrier was diagnosed with hepatocellular carcinoma in 2009. He underwent treatment with selective internal radiation spheres and sorafenib, and multiple cycles of chemotherapeutic agents such as bev…
Jan 2015 DOI 10.14302/issn.2379-7835.ijn-14-534
Marie-Pierre St-OngeCorresponding author
Objective: Skipping breakfast has been associated with an increased risk of obesity. This randomized controlled pilot study tested whether emphasizing breakfast consumption, in conjunction with nutrition counseling, would improve weight status and dietary quality in children. Design and Methods: Twe…
Nov 2014 DOI 10.14302/issn.2379-7835.ijn-14-475
Yeon K. BaiCorresponding author
Osteoporosis prevention among women requires obtaining proper knowledge early in life about the disease, risk factors and treatments. This study compares specific education sources to osteoporosis knowledge and calcium intake. Online survey usinga convenience sampling was performed with women betwee…
Jun 2013 DOI 10.14302/issn.2324-7339.jcrhap-12-74
Sphiwe MadibaCorresponding author
HIV infected children who started antiretroviral therapy (ART) in public health facilities in South Africa have survived to older age and disclosure has become an essential part of their care. Available data on HIV disclosure to children were collected much earlier in the provision of ART in South A…