Women are more likely to experience recurrent cases of the Toxoplasma parasite, according to new Flinders University research.
Jun 1, 2023
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People with sight loss in the UK are confused by a "disjointed" certification and registration system that "creates a barrier" for people trying to access support, benefits and rehabilitation, a new academic study has reported.
May 24, 2023
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Cases of vision loss and deaths are mounting in an investigation into eye drops contaminated with a rare strain of the drug-resistant bacteria, Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
May 23, 2023
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An estimated 295 million people suffer from visual impairment globally. Around 43 million of those people are living with blindness. While not every form of blindness can be cured, recent scientific breakthroughs have uncovered ...
May 12, 2023
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There's new hope for potentially restoring vision in patients suffering from degenerative retinal disease, thanks to work by researchers at Université de Montréal.
May 5, 2023
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A successful gene therapy trialed at Michigan State University in dogs with an inherited eye disease is ready to be developed for clinical use in human patients with a rare condition called retinitis pigmentosa.
Apr 26, 2023
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Usher Syndrome type 1F is a rare but severe genetic disease that causes deafness, lack of balance, and progressive blindness.
Apr 26, 2023
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In the spiraling cycle that can lead to vision loss in premature newborns, Medical College of Georgia scientists have found a new target and drug that together appear to stop the destruction in its tracks.
Apr 20, 2023
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Researchers at Case Western Reserve University and the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio, have investigated the potential link between new-onset retinal vascular occlusion (RVO) after receiving the COVID-19 vaccination ...
Usher syndrome, a rare inherited genetic disease, is a leading cause of combined deafness and blindness with type 2A (USH2A) being the most common form. USH2A, caused by mutations in the USH2A gene, can include hearing loss ...
Apr 17, 2023
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