occlusion

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The drugmaker said the Food and Drug Administration had approved Eylea HD for the treatment of patients with macular edema following retinal vein occlusion, a common cause of vision impairment in adults.

From Barron's • Nov. 20, 2025

The occlusion of small lung arteries is the major reason for the reduction in blood flow in patients with acute pulmonary embolism.

From Science Daily • Dec. 4, 2023

Typically, wearing a patch - often referred to as patching or occlusion therapy - requires covering the unaffected eye for a couple of hours a day.

From BBC • May 31, 2023

Similar systems of occlusion and erasure are at work 150 years later in the current hype around AI.

From Salon • May 30, 2023

"There's no reason for an occlusion," he said to Hayes.

From Eight Keys to Eden by Clifton, Mark