Ophthalmology
Increasing screen time during COVID-19 could be harmful to kids' eyesight
The coronavirus pandemic is remaking the way children learn, and it could have an impact on their eyes.
May 21, 2020
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Ophthalmology
New app will open eyes to vision issues in babies
An app that helps student midwives detect rare eye conditions in newborns has been developed by a lecturer at Anglia Ruskin University (ARU).
Dec 19, 2019
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Health
Blue light isn't the main source of eye fatigue and sleep loss—it's your computer
Blue light has gotten a bad rap, getting blamed for loss of sleep and eye damage. Personal electronic devices emit more blue light than any other color. Blue light has a short wavelength, which means that it is high-energy ...
Oct 14, 2019
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Neuroscience
New method uses AI to screen for fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
Scientists at the University of Southern California (USC), Queen's University (Ontario) and Duke University have developed a new tool that can screen children for fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) quickly and affordably, ...
Feb 26, 2019
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Ophthalmology
Too much screen time linked to an epidemic of myopia among young people
Ask anyone about the benefits of technology and it probably won't take them long to rhyme off a list of examples: it helps broaden your knowledge, connect with friends, both new and old, and allows you to see things you've ...
Feb 13, 2019
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Ophthalmology
Is too much screen time harming children's vision?
As children spend more time tethered to screens, there is increasing concern about potential harm to their visual development. Ophthalmologists—physicians who specialize in medical and surgical eye care—are seeing a marked ...
Aug 6, 2018
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Pediatrics
Study highlights need for improved, stable eye screening for premature babies
Among the challenges faced in caring for premature babies is protecting their eye sight, and concerns are growing about an available workforce ready to screen for retinopathy of prematurity.
Dec 14, 2016
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Diabetes
Three-year delays seen in first referral for diabetic retinopathy
(HealthDay)—An average delay of 3.1 years for an initial diabetes eye exam was found in a recent Australian study. The findings were published online in a letter to the editor June 27 in Clinical & Experimental Ophthalmology.
Jul 15, 2016
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Ophthalmology
Thousands join diabetic eye disease trial
More than 4,500 people from Liverpool with diabetes have volunteered to join a clinical trial funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) to help transform early detection of diabetic eye disease.
Jul 11, 2016
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Ophthalmology
Researchers develop new computer-based vision screening test for young children
Many eye disorders in young children are asymptomatic and may remain undetected without testing. Since effective treatments are available for many of those conditions, early identification and intervention are critical to ...
Apr 28, 2015
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