Solar eclipse: Glasses are key says ophthalmologist

by Adriana Pérez, Chicago TribuneCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNicole Bajic was completing her medical residency at the University of Chicago when she briefly ducked out between surgery training cl

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Solar eclipse: Glasses are key says ophthalmologist

by Adriana Pérez, Chicago TribuneCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNicole Bajic was completing her medical residency at the University of Chicago when she briefly ducked out between surgery training cl

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Australian researchers discover 101 genetic regions linked to cataract risk

by QIMR Berghofer Medical Research InstituteCataract in human eye. Credit: Wikipedia.QIMR Berghofer researchers have made a groundbreaking discovery in the largest ever genetic study on cataracts, ana

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Australian researchers discover 101 genetic regions linked to cataract risk

by QIMR Berghofer Medical Research InstituteCataract in human eye. Credit: Wikipedia.QIMR Berghofer researchers have made a groundbreaking discovery in the largest ever genetic study on cataracts, ana

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Scientists develop contact lenses that release a healing agent triggered by enzymes found in the eye

byUniversity of WaterlooDegradation profile. Credit:Pharmaceutics(2023). DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics16010026A cross-disciplinary University of Waterloo team has developed a new contac

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Scientists develop contact lenses that release a healing agent triggered by enzymes found in the eye

byUniversity of WaterlooDegradation profile. Credit:Pharmaceutics(2023). DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics16010026A cross-disciplinary University of Waterloo team has developed a new contac

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Public release of AI to estimate biological sex from fundus images

by Research Organization of Information and SystemsEstimation accuracy of the sex estimation AI model developed this time (bar basis: file size of model). Credit: NIIThe Japanese Ophthalmological Soci

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Public release of AI to estimate biological sex from fundus images

by Research Organization of Information and SystemsEstimation accuracy of the sex estimation AI model developed this time (bar basis: file size of model). Credit: NIIThe Japanese Ophthalmological Soci

Updated on:March 05,2024 19

Corneal toxicity reported with mirvetuximab soravtansine

by Elana GotkineFor patients receiving mirvetuximab soravtansine (MIRV) treatment for primary gynecologic malignancies, corneal toxicity is not uncommon, but usually resolves, according to a study pre

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Corneal toxicity reported with mirvetuximab soravtansine

by Elana GotkineFor patients receiving mirvetuximab soravtansine (MIRV) treatment for primary gynecologic malignancies, corneal toxicity is not uncommon, but usually resolves, according to a study pre

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Study highlights defective eyesight among UK drivers

byUniversity of WarwickCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA major newreportinvolving research from The University of Warwick has found that an estimated 720,000 motorists are driving o

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Study highlights defective eyesight among UK drivers

byUniversity of WarwickCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA major newreportinvolving research from The University of Warwick has found that an estimated 720,000 motorists are driving o

Updated on:December 09,2024 0

Why the UK's 20-meter number plate eyesight test isn't fair

by Charlotte Codina,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainLess than halfof UK motorists surveyed by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) know they must be able to read

Updated on: March 05,2024 10

Why the UK's 20-meter number plate eyesight test isn't fair

by Charlotte Codina,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainLess than halfof UK motorists surveyed by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) know they must be able to read

Updated on:March 05,2024 10

Experts define elements of brain-based visual impairment in children

byNational Eye InstituteCredit: CC0 Public DomainExperts convened by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have identified five elements of a brain-based condition that has emerged as a leadin

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Experts define elements of brain-based visual impairment in children

byNational Eye InstituteCredit: CC0 Public DomainExperts convened by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have identified five elements of a brain-based condition that has emerged as a leadin

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Researchers find promising candidate to treat irreversible lung and eye diseases in extremely premature infants

by ElsevierCaption: In response to a high oxygen insult, the lungs of wild-type mice (left-hand side) show alveolar simplification and enlargement, septal wall thickening (blue arrow), and leukoc

Updated on: May 05,2024 10

Researchers find promising candidate to treat irreversible lung and eye diseases in extremely premature infants

by ElsevierCaption: In response to a high oxygen insult, the lungs of wild-type mice (left-hand side) show alveolar simplification and enlargement, septal wall thickening (blue arrow), and leukoc

Updated on:May 05,2024 10

Zebrafish study confirms regenerated photoreceptor cells fully restore vision

by Magdalena Gonciarz, Dresden University of Technology,Dresden University of TechnologyZebrafish photoreceptor cells stimulated with blue light show correct electrical activity. The picture was

Updated on: September 07,2024 0

Zebrafish study confirms regenerated photoreceptor cells fully restore vision

by Magdalena Gonciarz, Dresden University of Technology,Dresden University of TechnologyZebrafish photoreceptor cells stimulated with blue light show correct electrical activity. The picture was

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Lab-grown retinas explain why people see colors dogs can't

by Johns Hopkins UniversityRetinal organoid marked to show blue cones in cyan and green/red cones in green. Cells called rods that help the eye see in low-light or dark conditions are marked in m

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Lab-grown retinas explain why people see colors dogs can't

by Johns Hopkins UniversityRetinal organoid marked to show blue cones in cyan and green/red cones in green. Cells called rods that help the eye see in low-light or dark conditions are marked in m

Updated on:March 05,2024 18

Peptide-based eye drops show promise in treating age-related macular degeneration

byNational Research Council of Science and TechnologySchematic representation of the construction and screening of a large-scale peptide library targeting TLR signaling proteins, followed by eff

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Peptide-based eye drops show promise in treating age-related macular degeneration

byNational Research Council of Science and TechnologySchematic representation of the construction and screening of a large-scale peptide library targeting TLR signaling proteins, followed by eff

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