Ophthalmology
Glaucoma: Spotting it early is crucial
Treatment can control the symptoms of the most common type of glaucoma and save someone's vision.
Jul 14, 2023
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Ophthalmology
Mean length of preclinical detectable phase of glaucoma is over 10 years
The mean length of the preclinical detectable phase (PCDP) of open-angle glaucoma is estimated to be over 10 years, according to a study published online Nov. 23 in JAMA Ophthalmology.
Nov 29, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Type of glaucoma linked to increased risk of cognitive impairment
A type of glaucoma called normal-tension glaucoma is associated with an increased risk of cognitive impairment and possibly dementia, finds research published online in the British Journal of Ophthalmology.
Mar 29, 2021
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Health
How vitamin E acetate might injure vapers' lungs
E-cigarette, or vaping, associated lung injury (EVALI) has sickened thousands of people, most under the age of 35. Studies have linked vitamin E acetate, an oily substance in some vaping liquids, to the disorder. Now, researchers ...
Sep 16, 2020
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Ophthalmology
Most shoppers unaware of major risk factor for most common form of glaucoma in UK
New study suggests that less than a fifth of shoppers were aware of the need for tests of the pressure inside their eyes (intraocular pressure), when measured at a Pop-Up health check station set up across eight shopping ...
Nov 27, 2019
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Medical research
The first tomography map for diagnosing glaucoma
Pablo Amil, a researcher from the research group in Nonlinear Dynamics, Nonlinear Optics and Lasers (DNOLL) at the ESEIAAT, has created an objective model that classifies the degrees of the iridocorneal angle, a key element ...
Jun 13, 2019
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Health
Strengthen your deltoids to help prevent shoulder injuries
(HealthDay)—Two out of every three people will experience a shoulder injury or problem at some point in their lives.
Feb 6, 2019
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Sports medicine & Kinesiology
How poor technique contributes to majority of running injuries
Of Britain's more than 2 million recreational runners, around 1 million are falling injured annually with 500,000 'off the road' at any one time.
Sep 25, 2018
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Ophthalmology
New directions found in understanding, fighting glaucoma
Two distinctive handfuls of short molecules that regulate gene expression have been found in the eye fluid of patients with two distinct types of vision degenerating glaucoma.
Feb 26, 2018
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Genetics
Study finds genetic link between thinner corneas and increased risk of glaucoma
Genetic studies in mice point to a protein called POU6F2, which can modulate corneal thickness, as a possible risk factor for glaucoma in humans, report Eldon Geisert of Emory University, and colleagues, January 25th in PLOS ...
Jan 25, 2018
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