TUESDAY, Oct. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Eyes may be your window to good health. Patient Barbara Krupar, a 65-year-old Ohio retiree, learned this firsthand. Krupar made an appointment with her ophthalmologist after experiencing disturbing vision changes. Dr. Nicole Bajic detected possible early warning signs of a stroke. She advisedContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Oct. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — An experimental gene therapy offers hope for rapid improvement in the night vision of adults who have a congenital form of childhood-onset blindness, researchers report. In this ongoing clinical trial at the Scheie Eye Institute in the Perelman School of Medicine at theContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Oct. 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Sometimes allergies can lead to pink, irritated eyes. But allergic conjunctivitis, or “pink eye” may have a simple fix: physical fitness. That’s the conclusion of researchers in Taiwan who tracked health data of more than 1.2 million children. The kids were examined atContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) — More than half of sightless children in the United States did not have to lose their vision, according to a new study. The findings suggest the need to prioritize addressing preventable vision loss in all children in America, said study co-author Dr. ScottContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Sept. 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Staring at a computer screen endlessly can lead to dry, irritated, tired eyes and headaches. But there’s a quick fix. Just look away from the screen every 20 minutes. Do this for at least 20 seconds, and look about 20 feet in theContinue Reading
SUNDAY, Sept. 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Although wearing reusable contact lenses is generally safe, it can be associated with a greater risk of a rare eye infection, new British research shows. In the study, people who wore reusable contact lenses were nearly four times more likely to develop theContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Sept. 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Nerve damage is a common side effect of type 2 diabetes and it might start in the eyes long before the condition is ever diagnosed, new research suggests. In this study, scientists used neuropathy, or nerve damage, in the eye’s cornea as aContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Sept. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Contact lenses can be indispensable for those with poor vision, but if they aren’t properly cleaned and stored you run the risk of serious eye infections, experts say. Up to one out of every 500 contact lens wearers get such infections every year,Continue Reading
THURSDAY, Aug. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Farmyard pigs could be the key to restoring sight in people who have lost their vision due to a damaged cornea, a new study reports. Collagen drawn from pig’s skin is being used to create an experimental implant that mimics the human cornea,Continue Reading
TUESDAY, Aug. 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Actor Ashton Kutcher is opening up about dealing with a rare condition called vasculitis that for a time left him seriously disabled. In an episode of “Running Wild with Bear Grylls: The Challenge,” airing Aug. 14 on National Geographic channel, Kutcher, 44, revealsContinue Reading
TUESDAY, July 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Black patients should start screening early for glaucoma, because they have a high risk of vision loss caused by elevated pressure levels inside the eye, researchers say. A team from New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai found that African heritageContinue Reading
TUESDAY, July 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — When a paintball bursts out of a CO2-powered gun, it can travel nearly 300 feet per second. Pointed in the direction of a face, that paintball — meant to be used in certain jobs or for entertainment while wearing protective gear — canContinue Reading
MONDAY, July 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Most parents are overlooking simple steps to protect their kids’ eyes from overexposure to electronic screens, a new nationwide poll shows. One in 7 respondents said their 3- to 18-year-olds haven’t had a vision test in two years. Yet half of respondents acknowledgedContinue Reading
FRIDAY, July 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — An off-brand medication for diabetic macular edema might prove just as effective in early treatment as its more expensive alternative, potentially saving patients thousands of dollars, new research suggests. The vision condition is a common complication of poorly controlled diabetes, which can damageContinue Reading