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Scientists identify new treatment target for leading cause of blindness
Medical College of Georgia scientists report that a gene previously implicated in the development of atherosclerotic lesions in coronary arteries could be key to understanding why many people don't benefit from the most used ...
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Home vision tests offer limited diagnostic accuracy for neovascular AMD
No home-monitoring vision test has the diagnostic accuracy of hospital eye service follow-up clinics to identify active neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD), according to a study published online April 25 in ...
Apr 29, 2024
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Illusion demystifies the way vision works: Experiments imply brightness perception occurs deeper in brain than thought
For the first time, research shows that a certain kind of visual illusion, neon color spreading, works on mice. The study is also the first to combine the use of two investigative techniques called electrophysiology and optogenetics ...
Apr 26, 2024
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Nearsightedness is at epidemic levels—and the problem begins in childhood
Myopia, or the need for corrected vision to focus or see objects at a distance, has become a lot more common in recent decades. Some even consider myopia, also known as nearsightedness, an epidemic.
Apr 25, 2024
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Diagnosis of rare eye diseases: Uveitis experts provide an overview of an underestimated imaging technique
Uveitis is a rare inflammatory eye disease. Posterior and panuveitis in particular are associated with a poor prognosis and a protracted course of the disease. Diagnosis and monitoring can be challenging for health care professionals.
Apr 25, 2024
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Using AI to detect dry eye disease
Dry eye disease (DED) is one of the more common eye diseases, affecting up to 30% of the world's population. This disease can affect many different types of people and can wind up being a great hindrance to their overall ...
Apr 23, 2024
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Expert reviews the current state of retinoblastoma research
Retinoblastoma is a rare pediatric cancer, with approximately 250–300 new cases per year in the United States and 8,000 worldwide. The cancer grows within the retina, a thin layer of cells at the back of the eye, and is ...
Apr 22, 2024
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Visual impairment linked to increased risk for suicide
Visual impairment is associated with an increased risk for suicide, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis published online April 18 in JAMA Network Open.
Apr 22, 2024
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Analyzing the progression in retinal thickness could predict cognitive progression in Parkinson's patients
Although there are still some aspects pending confirmation for its use in the clinical setting, and its resolution needs to be improved slightly, a study by the UPV/EHU and Biobizkaia has shown that a method routinely used ...
Apr 19, 2024
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Potential modifier gene identified as cause of ciliary pathology in retinitis pigmentosa patient
Ciliopathies are rare diseases in which the formation or function of cilia, cylindrical-shaped extensions found on the surface of many cells, is altered. There is a high degree of ciliary specialization, ranging from motile ...
Apr 19, 2024
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No negative impact from prolonged eye patching on child's development or family stress levels
Parents of children with unilateral congenital cataracts (UCC) may wonder how long to patch, and whether extended periods of patching might affect their child's development or cause undue stress for the child or family, particularly ...
Apr 18, 2024
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Doctor explains pink eye
Pink eye is extremely common in kids. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, public schoolchildren in the U.S. miss 3 million school days each year because of pink eye.
Apr 18, 2024
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AI beats doctors in accurately assessing eye problems
The clinical knowledge and reasoning skills of GPT-4 are approaching the level of specialist eye doctors, a study led by the University of Cambridge has found.
Apr 17, 2024
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Genetic variants found in two types of strabismus, sparking hope for future treatment of eye condition
Determining how genetics contribute to common forms of strabismus has been a challenge for researchers. Small discoveries are considered meaningful progress.
Apr 17, 2024
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Blinking found to do more than simply wet the eyes—it helps boost visual signal strength
A trio of brain and cognitive scientists at the University of Rochester, in the U.S., has found that eye blinking does more than simply wet the eyes—it also helps to keep vision sharp by maintaining the strength of visual ...
Newly found rare cells could be a missing link in color perception
Scientists have long wondered how the eye's three cone photoreceptor types work together to allow humans to perceive color. In a new study in the Journal of Neuroscience, researchers at the University of Rochester have used ...
Apr 15, 2024
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AI to improve cataract surgery in the Global South
While the adequate surgical treatment of cataract is guaranteed in high-income countries, the surgical results in the Global South are often inadequate. Video recording can be used to analyze possible surgical errors, improve ...
Apr 15, 2024
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Eye infections might seem like a minor complaint, but in some cases they can cause blindness and even death
When you think of eye infections, what comes to mind? Puffy, swollen bruised feeling eyelids that get glued together with gunk overnight? That feeling of having grit in your eye that can't be cleaned away? Eye infections ...
Apr 11, 2024
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AI makes retinal imaging 100 times faster, compared to manual method
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health have applied artificial intelligence (AI) to a technique that produces high-resolution images of cells in the eye. They report that with AI, imaging is 100 times faster and ...
Apr 10, 2024
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