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April 10, 2014
Childhood obesity has become a critical public health problem both in developed and developing countries and is currently affecting millions of children worldwide. A body of evidence has shown that pediatric obesity is associated with a range of cardiovasc ...
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April 10, 2014
Metabolic syndrome, characterized by a cluster of metabolic abnormalities including hyperglycemia, hypertension, dyslipidemia, and obesity, is an emerging public health problem affecting millions of people worldwide. Age-related cataract is the leading cau ...
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January 1, 2014
Images of the retina provide one of the few avenues to observe human microcirculation in a noninvasive manner. A variety of measurements have been proposed over the years to quantify multiple aspects of retinal vascular morphology. Many of these measures h ...
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January 1, 2014
Toward the end of the nineteenth century, the introduction of the ophthalmoscope in clinical practice provided an ideal opportunity to assess in vivo the human retina, including the microcirculation, noninvasively. The Scottish physician Robert Marcus Gunn ...
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March 8, 2010
Current guidelines emphasize the need for regular eye screening to detect retinopathy signs in patients with diabetes. This presents clinicians with a unique opportunity to visualize, assess and monitor the direct effects of diabetes and hyperglycemia on t ...
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January 1, 2010
The epidemic of myopia is a public health concern, particularly in East Asia (Singapore, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan).14 In Singapore, the prevalence of myopia is one of the highest worldwide, affecting 9% to 15% preschool children,57 29 primary school childr ...
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