Sex hormones are molecules produced by the gonads and to a small extent by the adrenal
gland, which not only determine the primary and secondary sexual characteristics of an …

Background Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is generally considered to be more frequent
in males than in females. However, it is not known whether sex differences in ROP affect all …

Abstract Background Adverse drug reactions (ADRs) are one of the leading causes of
morbidity and mortality in health care. Understanding which drug targets are linked to ADRs …

Background Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is a painful degenerative joint disease that may limit
activities of daily living. This study aimed to determine the relationship between quadriceps …

Worldwide, the number of individuals suffering from visual impairment, as well as those
affected by blindness, is about 600 million and it will further increase in the coming decades …

Aim: This review article presents a comprehensive overview of the literature on sex
hormones (estrogens, androgens, progesterone) and optic nerve disorders, with a …

Purpose To identify associations between systemic drugs and the incidence of diabetic
macular oedema (DME). Of interest was to find beneficial and/or deleterious associations of …

Purpose. To evaluate the influence of systemic and ocular factors on the foveal avascular
zone (FAZ) area in young Chinese subjects' healthy eyes. Methods. The current …

Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) are a group of chemical compounds that present a
considerable public health problem due to their pervasiveness and associations with …

Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is one of the main causes of visual loss in individuals aged 20–64
years old. The aim of this study was to investigate, in a multicenter retrospective cross …