MeSH tree: C11.294
Early vitrectomy surgery for acute endophthalmitis, a rare eye condition, may potentially benefit patients' vision more than the current antibiotic-first approach, according to a study led by researchers at University College ...
Jul 30, 2026
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One-third of the world's population is infected with the Toxoplasma parasite, which can cause ocular toxoplasmosis, an eye infection that can damage the retina and result in permanent vision loss. Although often seen as an ...
Jun 25, 2026
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As temperatures rise and people head to the pool or large bodies of water to cool off, Emma Stahr, OD, an instructor at the University of Colorado Anschutz Department of Ophthalmology and a pediatric optometrist at Children's ...
Jun 15, 2026
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Eye surgery today is safer than ever, yet ophthalmologists must remain watchful for a rare but serious complication that can threaten sight within days: a bacterial eye infection called endophthalmitis. Now, clinician-scientists ...
Jun 10, 2026
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A California company has recalled more than 3.1 million bottles of lubricating eye drops because it had not properly tested—and thus could not prove—whether the products were sterile. These products are sold under several ...
Apr 7, 2026
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Trachoma is the leading cause of infectious blindness in the world, with Ethiopia the most impacted country in Africa. In a clinical trial of more than 2,400 individuals, researchers led by Dr. John Kempen of Mass Eye and ...
Jan 12, 2026
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With Halloween just around the corner, thousands will be shopping for fancy dress contact lenses to go with their costume. The appeal is clear, as their endless colors and shapes allow you to radically change how you look—who ...
Oct 23, 2025
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The idea that you can "catch" shingles is one of the more common misconceptions I hear from patients who arrive worried they've got it. Often, they've recently been near a child with chickenpox or someone else with shingles, ...
Oct 14, 2025
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Kruti Naik, a Ph.D. candidate in ocular drug delivery at the Wits Advanced Drug Delivery Platform (WADDP) at Wits University, could change the way eye infections and conditions are treated. Eye drops are the go-to treatment, ...
Aug 28, 2025
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Two doses of recombinant zoster vaccine (RZV) are associated with a reduced risk for herpes zoster ophthalmicus (HZO), acute myocardial infarction, and stroke among adults aged 50 years or older, according to a study published ...
Aug 19, 2025
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