Ophthalmology
How to keep your contact lenses clean (and what can go wrong if you don't)
You're rushing and accidentally drop a contact lens on the bathroom floor. Should you:
Aug 7, 2020
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News tagged with eye infections
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Can I get COVID-19 through my eyes or ears?
Can I get COVID-19 through my eyes or ears?
Jun 4, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
With coronavirus a threat, stop wearing contact lenses
(HealthDay)—Even if you're already wearing a face mask to cover your mouth and nose, taking steps to protect your eyes might also help guard against coronavirus infection, eye health experts say.
Apr 6, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
How nasty Toxoplasma parasite damages the human eye
One-third of the world population is infected with Toxoplasma, which causes a common eye infection called ocular toxoplasmosis. Researchers have shed new light on how an infection with the parasite causes a distinctive lesion ...
Sep 30, 2019
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Medical research
Candida auris infection: Patient in New York loses an eye to panophthalmitis
A team of doctors at Lenox Hill Hospital has reported that a patient at their facility lost an eye due to panophthalmitis, which was caused by a Candida auris infection. In their report published in the Annals of Internal ...
Ophthalmology
Don't turn a blind eye to vision problems
(HealthDay)—Your eyes are subject to a wide variety of health conditions, from minor annoyances to serious chronic diseases and even cancer.
Sep 26, 2018
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Ophthalmology
Outbreak of preventable eye infection in contact lens wearers
A new outbreak of a rare but preventable eye infection that can cause blindness, has been identified in contact lens wearers in a new study led by UCL and Moorfields Eye Hospital researchers.
Sep 21, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Penicillin was discovered 90 years ago – and despite resistance, the future looks good for antibiotics
When the NHS turned 70 this year, I was reminded of another anniversary which has had an enormous impact on health care over many years. Penicillin is 90 this year.
Sep 6, 2018
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Ophthalmology
Eye disease can cause blindness, and it's on the rise
A new study into recent cases of ocular syphilis warns increasing numbers of people are at risk of permanent damage to their vision.
Aug 29, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Dormant cytomegalovirus resides in eyes of healthy mice long after infection
Infection with cytomegalovirus triggers long-lasting eye inflammation and establishes a dormant pool of the virus in the eyes of mice with healthy immune systems, according to new research presented in PLOS Pathogens by Valentina ...
May 31, 2018
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