Millions of people around the world are affected by retinal degenerative diseases. In most cases, loss of vision is caused by damage to the macula, a region in the center of the retina. The macula is rich in cone photoreceptors—cells ...
Dec 5, 2024
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A research team co-led by the University of California, Irvine has discovered that accumulated DNA damage in the retina is a key contributor to age-related macular degeneration and that targeting specific retinal cell types ...
Dec 3, 2024
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Two Australian teenagers are severely ill in hospital in Thailand after experiencing suspected methanol poisoning while they were traveling in Laos.
Nov 20, 2024
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A team of ophthalmology researchers at Stanford University, working with a colleague from New York University School of Medicine, has found that despite promise for detecting diabetic retinopathy, few patients are given AI-assisted ...
A study from researchers at Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Medicine explains not only why some patients with wet age-related macular degeneration (or "wet" AMD) fail to have vision improvement with treatment, but also ...
Nov 4, 2024
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Middle-aged and older adults with trouble seeing, hearing or both may face a higher risk of having a stroke or heart attack than those with good eyesight and hearing, according to a new study in China.
Oct 22, 2024
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Glaucoma is a lifelong eye disease that requires regular treatment. For many, it can be controlled by a daily eye drop regimen, but the treatment is not perfect—the preservatives in the drops can cause painful side effects, ...
Oct 21, 2024
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Trachoma prevalence among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (First Nations) children in at-risk communities continues to fall, according to a new report from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).
Oct 11, 2024
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Patients who live in rural communities, Hispanic patients and Black patients with pre-existing diabetic retinopathy are less likely to receive annual diabetic eye exams than white patients, according to a recent Northwestern ...
Sep 16, 2024
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Getting older tends to go hand in hand with failing vision, but eye experts say there are things you can do to preserve your sight as you age.
Sep 9, 2024
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