Diabetes
Spotting the symptoms of diabetic retinopathy
(HealthDay)—Most Americans over 40 don't know the signs of diabetic retinopathy, a new survey finds.
Nov 2, 2020
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Genetics
NHGRI publishes new vision for human genomics
The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), this week published its "Strategic vision for improving human health at The Forefront of Genomics" in the journal Nature. ...
Oct 28, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Breakthrough treatment for thyroid eye disease
For those with severe inflammation from thyroid eye disease, the treatment options historically are limited and often require surgical removal of some of the bones or fat in the eye socket.
Oct 22, 2020
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Genetics
Scientists use gene therapy and a novel light-sensing protein to restore vision in mice
A newly developed light-sensing protein called the MCO1 opsin restores vision in blind mice when attached to retina bipolar cells using gene therapy. The National Eye Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health, ...
Oct 22, 2020
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Ophthalmology
Quarter of partially-sighted have unmet needs
Almost a quarter of people with severe sight loss in the UK are going without the treatment they need, according to a new study being presented at the World Congress on Public Health today.
Oct 16, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New coronavirus can infect your eyes as well as your lungs
COVID-19 is primarily a respiratory infection, but experts have suspected the virus can also infiltrate the eyes. Now, scientists have more direct evidence of it.
Oct 9, 2020
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Ophthalmology
Glasses can change the future of a billion people
In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king, so the saying goes.
Oct 9, 2020
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Ophthalmology
Blindness and sight loss to double by 2050
Blindness and severe vision impairment is predicted to affect almost 900 million people worldwide by 2050—up from around 338 million today, according to a new pre-print study accepted by The Lancet and highlighted on World ...
Oct 8, 2020
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Ophthalmology
How night vision is maintained during retinal degenerative disease
New insight on how people with retinal degenerative disease can maintain their night vision for a relatively long period of time has been published today in the open-access eLife journal.
Sep 22, 2020
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Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Could monitoring blood pressure help reduce falls for people with Parkinson's?
People with Parkinson's disease are more likely than people of a similar age without the disease to have a sudden drop in blood pressure upon standing, a phenomenon called orthostatic hypotension, according to a new study ...
Sep 16, 2020
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