Ophthalmology
Sleep in your contacts, risk serious eye damage: CDC
(HealthDay)—A 59-year-old man was in the shower, wiping his eyes with a towel, when he heard a popping sound and felt pain shoot through his left eye.
Aug 16, 2018
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Ophthalmology
Lack of insurance exposes blind spots in vision care
Every day, a school bus drops off as many as 45 children at a community eye clinic on Chicago's South Side. Many of them are referred to the clinic after failing vision screenings at their public schools.
May 28, 2018
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UA registers a more customised multifocal lens to correct presbyopia
University of Alicante researchers have developed a new multifocal contact lens which rests on the white part of the eye (sclera) to correct presbyopia (or tired eyesight) with a more personalised design according to the ...
Apr 18, 2018
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Ophthalmology
FDA approves contact lenses that shade the sun
The lives of contact lens wearers just got a whole lot easier.
Apr 13, 2018
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A gentle approach to treating microbial keratitis
Microbial infections of the cornea can have serious consequences, including blindness in the worst case. The treatment of keratitis, a condition caused by certain pathogens, always presents major challenges to ophthalmologists. ...
Mar 1, 2018
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Ophthalmology
Home remedies: Problems with pink eye
Pink eye (conjunctivitis) is an inflammation or infection of the transparent membrane (conjunctiva) that lines your eyelid and covers the white part of your eyeball. When small blood vessels in the conjunctiva become inflamed, ...
Nov 15, 2017
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Ophthalmology
Why your kids might be able to see better if they play outdoors more often
The ready availability of technology may make the children of today faster at configuring a new smartphone, but does all of that screen time affect the development of their eyes?
Sep 26, 2017
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Ophthalmology
6 out of 7 teens slip up on contact lens guidelines: CDC
(HealthDay)—About 6 out of 7 U.S. teens with contact lenses use them improperly, upping their odds for serious eye infections, government health officials say.
Aug 17, 2017
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Ophthalmology
World's blind population to soar: study
The world's blind will increase threefold from about 36 million today to 115 million in 2050 as populations expand and individuals grow ever older, researchers said Thursday.
Aug 3, 2017
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Contact lenses: A molecule from pig stomach mucus prevents corneal damage
After a long day of working at the computer, scratchy contact lenses are not only painful, over longer periods of time they can also damage ocular tissue. Relief may be in sight from a natural mucus component referred to ...
Aug 1, 2017
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