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Kids with blocked tear ducts at higher risk for “Lazy Eye”
Amblyopia, sometimes referred to as “lazy eye,” is a cause of poor vision in children. It occurs in about 1.6% […]
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Experimental vaccine protects monkeys from blinding trachoma
An attenuated, or weakened, strain of Chlamydia trachomatis bacteria can be used as a vaccine to prevent or reduce the […]
Diabetic Retinopathy
The eye and diabetes Anatomy of the eye and vision Visual field testing Diabetes mellitus type 1 Diabetes mellitus type […]
More screening needed to identify depression, vision loss after mild stroke
On the surface they appear unaffected, but people who have mild strokes may live with hidden disabilities, including depression, vision […]
Proton radiation therapy helpful for tumours near optic nerve
In patients with tumours adjacent to the optic disc (optic nerve head), proton irradiation is associated with preservation of some […]
Vitamin A deficiency can cause vision problems
Early diagnosis and treatment of vitamin A deficiency can preserve vision and life, according to a case report in the […]
Diabetic macular oedema
Macular oedema is a diabetic eye disease and a type of diabetic retinopathy. It occurs as a complication of either non-proliferative or proliferative diabetic retinopathy, when changes to the eye’s blood vessels which occur in retinopathy begin to affect the macula. It is a...
Researchers probe genetic link to blindness
University of Leeds researchers have used next-generation DNA sequencing techniques to discover what causes a rare form of inherited eye […]
Eye care providers getting better help to assess driving in older adults
Drivers over age 65 are the fastest-growing segment of the driving population, and their eye care providers—ophthalmologists and optometrists—are playing […]
Study shows two treatments for uveitis equally effective
Treating patients with severe cases of uveitis, the fifth leading cause of vision loss in the United States, either locally […]
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