occlusion
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In November, the Food and Drug Administration approved the drug for use in patients with macular edema following retinal vein occlusion, a condition where leaky blood vessels in the eye cause swelling.
From Barron's ● Jan. 7, 2026
"But if we can see the ultrasound finding, we can target the exact place where the occlusion occurs."
From BBC ● Dec. 3, 2025
However, these sensors often face challenges like reduced detection capabilities in adverse weather, on unstructured roads, or due to occlusion.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 30, 2023
Similar systems of occlusion and erasure are at work 150 years later in the current hype around AI.
From Salon ● May 30, 2023
Beginning at the age of the second dentition, the bones of jaw, nose, throat, and chest are undergoing important changes—nasal occlusion.
From Civics and Health by William H. Allen
