Ophthalmology
Sun's UV rays a threat to your eyes, too
(HealthDay)—It's not just your skin that needs protection from ultraviolet rays, health experts warn.
May 12, 2018
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Blindness
Diabetes
Decline in new cases of blindness in Germany
(HealthDay)—In Germany, there was a significant reduction in incidence of blindness from 2008 through 2012, both among individuals with and without diabetes, according to a study published online Jan. 9 in Diabetes Care.
Jan 22, 2018
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Ophthalmology
Cases of low vision, blindness estimated to double in 30 years
(HealthDay)—Prevalence and incidence rates of low vision and blindness demonstrate a growing need for low vision rehabilitation services in the United States, according to a study published online Nov. 2 in JAMA Ophthalmology.
Nov 3, 2017
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Ophthalmology
A country's prevalence of visual impairment, blindness associated w level of socioeconomic develop
In an analysis of data for 190 countries and territories, those with higher levels of socioeconomic development had a lower prevalence of visual impairment and blindness, according to a study published by JAMA Ophthalmology.
Oct 19, 2017
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Health
Colour blindness statistically affects every male football team
Every male football team statistically contains at least one colour-blind player, with many more watching from home or at the match.
Sep 7, 2017
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Neuroscience
Brain 'rewires' itself to enhance other senses in blind people
The brains of those who are born blind make new connections in the absence of visual information, resulting in enhanced, compensatory abilities such as a heightened sense of hearing, smell and touch, as well as cognitive ...
Mar 22, 2017
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Ophthalmology
Study seeks to improve diabetic eye health
While diabetes is the most common cause of blindness in the working-age population in the U.S., only about 55% of lower income adults living with the disease undergo the retinal screening needed to detect and help prevent ...
Oct 11, 2016
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Ophthalmology
Visual impairment, blindness cases in US expected to double by 2050
With the youngest of the baby boomers hitting 65 by 2029, the number of people with visual impairment or blindness in the United States is expected to double to more than 8 million by 2050, according to projections based ...
May 19, 2016
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Ophthalmology
108 million people have correctable vision impairment, global study estimates
Uncorrected refractive error (URE)—nearsightedness, farsightedness, and other focusing problems correctable by prescription lenses—is responsible for moderate to severe vision impairment in 101 million people and blindness ...
Feb 26, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Scientists discover genetic changes linked to a major risk factor for blinding trachoma
Another clue to the workings of trachoma - the world's leading infectious cause of blindness - has been revealed in a new study published in BMC Infectious Diseases. Researchers identified markers of genetic regulation present ...
Feb 16, 2016
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