Seniors, here are the meds that can harm your driving skills
Some common medications—including antidepressants, sleep aids and painkillers—may dull the driving skills of seniors, a new study finds.
Oct 3, 2023
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Some common medications—including antidepressants, sleep aids and painkillers—may dull the driving skills of seniors, a new study finds.
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I vividly remember that late Friday afternoon when my eye pressure spiked and I staggered on foot to my ophthalmologist's office as the rapidly thickening fog in my field of vision shrouded passing cars and traffic lights.
Sep 27, 2023
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Dozens of diabetes patients in Pakistan suffered vision loss after being given a contaminated drug, a provincial health official said Tuesday.
Sep 26, 2023
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Blue-light glasses are said to reduce eye strain when using computers, improve your sleep and protect your eye health. You can buy them yourself or your optometrist can prescribe them.
Sep 25, 2023
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It can be a hassle to get to the doctor's office. And the task can be especially challenging for parents of children with motor disorders such as cerebral palsy, as a clinician must evaluate the child in person on a regular ...
Sep 14, 2023
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In children with amblyopia or "lazy eye," one eye is weaker than the other for any of a number of reasons. It may not focus as well, it may be misaligned due to strabismus, or its vision may be obstructed by a cataract or ...
Sep 12, 2023
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It can be hard to know that you have glaucoma. In a study carried out at the University of Gothenburg, almost 5% of 70-year-olds were found to have glaucoma, and half of those diagnosed were unaware that they had the disease.
Sep 7, 2023
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Video games could give ophthalmologists an easy window not into the soul, but into eye health and the eye-brain-body connection—the three-way reciprocal communication that influences our actions.
Sep 6, 2023
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Recently, a Korean company donated a wearable robot, designed to aid patients with limited mobility during their rehabilitation, to a hospital. These patients wear this robot to receive assistance for muscle and joint exercises ...
Aug 29, 2023
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Scientists in Montreal have identified a key mechanism involved in the growth of nerve cells that are critical to mediate binocular vision, which allows people to see the world in three dimensions.
Aug 28, 2023
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