Myopia among schoolchildren in East Asia and Singapore

BY Ding, YF Shih, LLK Lin, CK Hsiao, IJ Wang - Survey of ophthalmology, 2017 - Elsevier
Myopia is highly prevalent among schoolchildren in East Asia and Singapore; however, its
prevalence has been gradually increasing, and the number of population-based and non …

Stroke epidemiology, prevention, and management strategies at a regional level: Latin America and the Caribbean

PM Lavados, AJM Hennis, JG Fernandes… - The Lancet …, 2007 - thelancet.com
Stroke is a major health problem in Latin American and Caribbean countries. In this paper,
we review the epidemiology, aetiology, and management of stroke in the region based on a …

A human-centered evaluation of a deep learning system deployed in clinics for the detection of diabetic retinopathy

E Beede, E Baylor, F Hersch, A Iurchenko… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - dl.acm.org
Deep learning algorithms promise to improve clinician workflows and patient outcomes.
However, these gains have yet to be fully demonstrated in real world clinical settings. In this …

Vision health disparities in the United States by race/ethnicity, education, and economic status: findings from two nationally representative surveys

X Zhang, MF Cotch, A Ryskulova, SA Primo… - American journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
Purpose To assess vision health disparities in the United States by race/ethnicity, education,
and economic status. Design Cross-sectional, nationally representative samples. Methods …

Peripheral retinal ischaemia, as evaluated by ultra-widefield fluorescein angiography, is associated with diabetic macular oedema

MM Wessel, N Nair, GD Aaker, JR Ehrlich… - British Journal of …, 2012 - bjo.bmj.com
Purpose To determine the relationship between retinal ischaemia and the presence of
macular oedema (DMO) in patients with diabetic retinopathy (DR) using ultra-widefield …

Ten emerging trends in the epidemiology of diabetic retinopathy

C Sabanayagam, WF Yip, DSW Ting, G Tan… - Ophthalmic …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: Diabetes is a major public health problem affecting 415 million people worldwide.
With the increasing prevalence of diabetes, diabetic retinopathy (DR) is emerging as the …

Economic burden of physical inactivity: healthcare costs associated with cardiovascular disease

NB Oldridge - European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Increasingly important objectives for developed and especially for developing countries
include increasing the numbers of individuals who do not smoke, who eat healthy diets and …

[HTML][HTML] Inclusive education for children with visual impairments in sub-Saharan Africa: Realising the promise of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with …

G Le Fanu, E Schmidt, B Virendrakumar - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
According to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, children with
disabilities are entitled to an education that is longitudinally, locationally, pedagogically …

Independent components of chronic kidney disease as a cardiovascular risk state: results from the Kidney Early Evaluation Program (KEEP)

PA McCullough, CT Jurkovitz, PE Pergola… - Archives of Internal …, 2007 - jamanetwork.com
Background The relationships of anemia, microalbuminuria, and estimated glomerular
filtration rate (eGFR) with cardiovascular disease (CVD) and subsequent death are not fully …

Prevention of nosocomial transmission of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis in rural South African district hospitals: an epidemiological modelling study

S Basu, JR Andrews, EM Poolman, NR Gandhi… - The Lancet, 2007 - thelancet.com
Background Extensively drug-resistant (XDR) tuberculosis has spread among hospitalised
patients in South Africa, but the epidemic-level effect of hospital-based infection control …