Gathering Evidence on the Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on People Who Are Blind or Have Low Vision: Looking Back and Moving Forward, With Recommendations for Future Disasters
J Vis Impair Blind. 2022 Nov;116(6):843-846. doi: 10.1177/0145482X221144438.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38603340 | PMC:PMC9742726 | DOI:10.1177/0145482X221144438 (Source: Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness)
Source: Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness - April 11, 2024 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Arielle Silverman Source Type: research
Emerging drugs for the treatment of herpetic keratitis
Expert Opin Emerg Drugs. 2024 Apr 11:1-14. doi: 10.1080/14728214.2024.2339899. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: Herpes simplex keratitis stands as a prominent factor contributing to infectious blindness among developed nations. On a global scale, over 60% of the population tests positive for herpes simplex virus type-1 (HSV-1). Despite these statistics, there is currently no vaccine available for the virus. Moreover, the conventional nucleoside drugs prescribed to patients are proving ineffective in addressing issues related to drug resistance, recurrence, latency, and the escalating risk of vision loss. Hence, ...
Source: Expert Opinion on Emerging Drugs - April 11, 2024 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Divya Kapoor Pankaj Sharma Deepak Shukla Source Type: research
COVID-19: Social Distancing and Physical Activity in United Kingdom Residents With Visual Impairments
This study was conducted with the support of British Blind Sport and evaluates the effect of the lockdown policy on adults with visual impairments in the United Kingdom (UK). Methods: An online survey based on the World Health Organization's Global Physical Activity Questionnaire was completed by 73 participants (median age 35-44 years, 59% female) to gain information on how the implementation of the lockdown policy by the UK government has affected physical activity and sedentary behavior in adults that are visually impaired. Paired sample t-tests and Wilcoxon signed rank tests were used to analyze continuous and Likert s...
Source: Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness - April 11, 2024 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Clare Strongman Patrick Swain Henry Chung Viviane Merzbach Dan Gordon Source Type: research
Emerging drugs for the treatment of herpetic keratitis
Expert Opin Emerg Drugs. 2024 Apr 11:1-14. doi: 10.1080/14728214.2024.2339899. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: Herpes simplex keratitis stands as a prominent factor contributing to infectious blindness among developed nations. On a global scale, over 60% of the population tests positive for herpes simplex virus type-1 (HSV-1). Despite these statistics, there is currently no vaccine available for the virus. Moreover, the conventional nucleoside drugs prescribed to patients are proving ineffective in addressing issues related to drug resistance, recurrence, latency, and the escalating risk of vision loss. Hence, ...
Source: Expert Opinion on Emerging Drugs - April 11, 2024 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Divya Kapoor Pankaj Sharma Deepak Shukla Source Type: research
Gathering Evidence on the Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on People Who Are Blind or Have Low Vision: Looking Back and Moving Forward, With Recommendations for Future Disasters
J Vis Impair Blind. 2022 Nov;116(6):843-846. doi: 10.1177/0145482X221144438.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38603340 | PMC:PMC9742726 | DOI:10.1177/0145482X221144438 (Source: Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness)
Source: Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness - April 11, 2024 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Arielle Silverman Source Type: research
COVID-19: Social Distancing and Physical Activity in United Kingdom Residents With Visual Impairments
This study was conducted with the support of British Blind Sport and evaluates the effect of the lockdown policy on adults with visual impairments in the United Kingdom (UK). Methods: An online survey based on the World Health Organization's Global Physical Activity Questionnaire was completed by 73 participants (median age 35-44 years, 59% female) to gain information on how the implementation of the lockdown policy by the UK government has affected physical activity and sedentary behavior in adults that are visually impaired. Paired sample t-tests and Wilcoxon signed rank tests were used to analyze continuous and Likert s...
Source: Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness - April 11, 2024 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Clare Strongman Patrick Swain Henry Chung Viviane Merzbach Dan Gordon Source Type: research
Gathering Evidence on the Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on People Who Are Blind or Have Low Vision: Looking Back and Moving Forward, With Recommendations for Future Disasters
J Vis Impair Blind. 2022 Nov;116(6):843-846. doi: 10.1177/0145482X221144438.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38603340 | PMC:PMC9742726 | DOI:10.1177/0145482X221144438 (Source: Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness)
Source: Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness - April 11, 2024 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Arielle Silverman Source Type: research
COVID-19: Social Distancing and Physical Activity in United Kingdom Residents With Visual Impairments
This study was conducted with the support of British Blind Sport and evaluates the effect of the lockdown policy on adults with visual impairments in the United Kingdom (UK). Methods: An online survey based on the World Health Organization's Global Physical Activity Questionnaire was completed by 73 participants (median age 35-44 years, 59% female) to gain information on how the implementation of the lockdown policy by the UK government has affected physical activity and sedentary behavior in adults that are visually impaired. Paired sample t-tests and Wilcoxon signed rank tests were used to analyze continuous and Likert s...
Source: Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness - April 11, 2024 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Clare Strongman Patrick Swain Henry Chung Viviane Merzbach Dan Gordon Source Type: research
Gathering Evidence on the Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on People Who Are Blind or Have Low Vision: Looking Back and Moving Forward, With Recommendations for Future Disasters
J Vis Impair Blind. 2022 Nov;116(6):843-846. doi: 10.1177/0145482X221144438.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38603340 | PMC:PMC9742726 | DOI:10.1177/0145482X221144438 (Source: Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness)
Source: Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness - April 11, 2024 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Arielle Silverman Source Type: research
COVID-19: Social Distancing and Physical Activity in United Kingdom Residents With Visual Impairments
This study was conducted with the support of British Blind Sport and evaluates the effect of the lockdown policy on adults with visual impairments in the United Kingdom (UK). Methods: An online survey based on the World Health Organization's Global Physical Activity Questionnaire was completed by 73 participants (median age 35-44 years, 59% female) to gain information on how the implementation of the lockdown policy by the UK government has affected physical activity and sedentary behavior in adults that are visually impaired. Paired sample t-tests and Wilcoxon signed rank tests were used to analyze continuous and Likert s...
Source: Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness - April 11, 2024 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Clare Strongman Patrick Swain Henry Chung Viviane Merzbach Dan Gordon Source Type: research
Gathering Evidence on the Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on People Who Are Blind or Have Low Vision: Looking Back and Moving Forward, With Recommendations for Future Disasters
J Vis Impair Blind. 2022 Nov;116(6):843-846. doi: 10.1177/0145482X221144438.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38603340 | PMC:PMC9742726 | DOI:10.1177/0145482X221144438 (Source: Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness)
Source: Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness - April 11, 2024 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Arielle Silverman Source Type: research
