Ophthalmology
Even in a pandemic, child vision tests are crucial
It's critical for parents to maintain their children's vision checkups during the COVID-19 pandemic, an expert says.
Mar 31, 2021
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Genetics
Turning back the clock on a severe vision disorder
Gustavo Aguirre and William Beltran, veterinary ophthalmologists and vision scientists at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, have studied a wide range of different retinal blinding disorders. But ...
Mar 31, 2021
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Ophthalmology
Preventive treatment reduces diabetic retinopathy complications
Early treatment with anti-VEGF injections slowed diabetic retinopathy in a clinical study from the DRCR Retina Network (DRCR.net). However, two years into the four-year study its effect on vision was similar to standard treatment, ...
Mar 31, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Women with sensory loss twice as likely to suffer depression
Women who suffer from vision, hearing or dual sensory loss are more than twice as likely to report depression and anxiety as men who experience the same issues, according to a new study by Anglia Ruskin University (ARU).
Mar 26, 2021
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Medical research
Increased risk of hearing impairment with new thyroid eye disease treatment
More patients than previously reported may experience hearing symptoms such as hearing loss or muffled hearing from a new treatment for thyroid eye disease, teprotumumab (Tepezza), according to a small study presented virtually ...
Mar 20, 2021
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Ophthalmology
Serious vision impairment declines among older Americans between 2008 and 2017
American adults 65 years old and older have better vision than that age group did nearly a decade ago, according to a recent study published in the journal Ophthalmic Epidemiology.
Mar 17, 2021
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Arthritis & Rheumatism
Researchers reveal UK trends in inflammatory eye disease
Scleritis is a vision-threatening inflammatory condition of the white portion of the eye, or the sclera, that is thought to be the result of an over-reaction of the body's immune system. A new study published in Arthritis ...
Mar 17, 2021
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Neuroscience
People searching for objects in 3D image stacks are less successful than those searching for the same in 2D
The continuous improvement of imaging technology holds great promise in areas where visual detection is necessary, such as with cancer screening. Three-dimensional imaging in particular has become popular because it provides ...
Mar 16, 2021
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Neuroscience
New neuroscience-driven multisensory technologies to help the vision impaired
Vision impairment is a pervasive problem facing nearly 2.2 billion people globally, according to the World Health Organization. But help is on the way: Neuroscientists are working at the cutting edge of technology and brain ...
Mar 16, 2021
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Ophthalmology
Team sets new bar in retinal imaging
A team led by scientists at the National Eye Institute (NEI) has noninvasively visualized the light-sensing cells in the back of the eye, known as photoreceptors, in greater detail than ever before. Published in Optica, the ...
Mar 11, 2021
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