BIREFRINGENCE-DERIVED ARTIFACT IN OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY IMAGING OF THE LAMINA CRIBROSA IN EYES WITH GLAUCOMA

Birefringence-derived artifact in optical coherence tomography imaging of the lamina cribrosa in eyes with glaucoma

Abstract We investigated birefringence-derived artifacts that potentially mimic focal defects of the lamina cribrosa (focal LC defects) in optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging of eyes with glaucoma.This study included 74 eyes of 48 patients with glaucoma.Five horizontal line Shampoo B-scan images of the optic disc were obtained using commerci

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A New Ingenious Enemy: Heat-Not-Burn Products

While cigarette smoking is still a major source of morbidity and mortality, e-cigarette usage is skyrocketing, and the tobacco industry is finding new ways to market nicotine.With updated published research highlighting the dangers of cigarette smoking and now vaping, the industry has been developing new techniques and devices that circumvent this

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The determinants of technical efficiency in beekeeping farms and the role of agricultural subsidies: the case of Nigde, Turkey

This paper examines the association between agricultural subsidies and farm efficiency using stochastic frontier analysis on beekeeping farming.Turkey has huge honey production potential.However, traditional production mode negatively affects the total production and productivity.In this study, it was used primary data from 54 producers in Nigde pr

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