Publications by authors named "Maya Atar Vardi"

Introduction: The importance of myopia management lies in the desire to minimize the potential ocular risks that increase with high myopia.

Aims: To assess the decrease in myopia progression using topical low dose atropine combined with peripheral blur contact lenses (CL).

Methods: This retrospective review study included 25 children between the ages of 8.

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This retrospective study evaluates the effectiveness of combining 0.05% atropine with MF60 contact lenses in managing rapid myopia progression in children over one year. The study involved three groups: the treatment group (TG) with 15 children (53% male, average age 12.

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Purpose: The purpose of this study is to assess the diagnostic accuracy of ChatGPT in the field of ophthalmology.

Methods: This is a retrospective cohort study conducted in one academic tertiary medical center. We reviewed data of patients admitted to the ophthalmology department from 06/2022 to 01/2023.

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Purpose: To ascertain the effectiveness of 0.01% atropine treatment to inhibit myopia progression and the possible additive potency with peripheral defocus contact lenses over 3 years and the rebound effect 1 year after cessation of treatment.

Methods: This prospective study included 127 children aged 8 to 5 years, divided into three treatment groups: 0.

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  • The study aimed to examine how iris color influences the risk of intraoperative floppy iris syndrome (IFIS) during cataract surgeries.
  • It involved reviewing medical records of patients who had surgery, excluding those with specific ocular conditions, and assessing their iris colors through follow-up calls.
  • Findings showed that patients with blue and green irises had a significantly higher risk for IFIS compared to those with brown irises, with light-colored irises also linked to more severe cases and higher chances of affecting both eyes.
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Purpose: To examine the efficacy of preoperative administration of topical atropine 1% and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for prevention of intraoperative floppy iris syndrome (IFIS).

Methods: In this retrospective cohort study, patients who underwent cataract surgery by phacoemulsification between July 2019 and February 2020 in two hospitals were included. Both hospitals are located in central Israel, have similar patient demographics and employ similar surgical techniques.

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We aimed to confirm or reject previous reports on the association of prenatal antibiotic exposure and development of epilepsy in offspring by accounting for known and unidentified confounding factors. In a retrospective cohort investigation, we enrolled children aged 3-18 years born between 1998 and 2012 at a single regional hospital and their mothers. A computerized medication database was linked with hospital records.

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Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is known for its dismal prognosis, though its dependence on patients' readily available RBCs parameters is not fully established. In this work, 170 GBM patients, diagnosed and treated in Soroka University Medical Center (SUMC) over the last 12 years were retrospectively inspected for their survival dependency on pre-operative RBCs parameters. Besides KPS and tumor resection supplemented by oncological treatment, age under 70 (HR = 0.

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Background: Congenital Heart Defects (CHD) are the most common structural defects of newborns. Southern Israel's population is comprised of Jews (75%) and Arab-Bedouins (25%). The latter has a high rate of consanguinity and low abortion rate compared with the Jewish population, which led us to suspect a higher CHD prevalence in this population.

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