Una terapia genética ayuda a las personas con una forma rara de ceguera a ver mejor de noche
JUEVES, 13 de octubre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Una terapia genética experimental ofrece esperanzas de una rápida mejora de la visión nocturna a los adultos que sufren de una forma congénita de ceguera de inicio en la niñez, informan unos investigad…
Learn MoreGene Therapy Helps Those With Rare Form of Blindness See Better at Night
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 …
Learn MoreAmerican Academy of Ophthalmology, Sept. 30 to Oct. 3
The annual meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology was held from Sept. 30 to Oct. 3 in Chicago and attracted participants from around the world, including ophthalmologists, optometrists, opticians, and other eye health care professionals. The…
Learn MoreOtro beneficio del deporte para los niños: unos ojos más sanos
JUEVES, 6 de octubre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — A veces, las alergias pueden conducir al enrojecimiento y la irritación de los ojos. Pero la conjuntivitis alérgica podría tener una sencilla solución: la actividad física.Esta es la conclusión de unos …
Learn MoreLa mitad de los casos de ceguera infantil en EE. UU. eran evitables
MIÉRCOLES, 5 de octubre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Más de la mitad de los niños ciegos de Estados Unidos no tenían que perder la visión, según un nuevo estudio.Los hallazgos sugieren la necesidad de priorizar la resolución de la pérdida de la visión …
Learn MoreAnother Sports Bonus for Kids: Healthier Eyes
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 …
Learn MoreAI-Enabled Retinal Vasculometry May Help Assess Vascular Health
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled retinal vasculometry (RV) can help predict circulatory mortality, incident stroke, and myocardial infarction (MI), according to a study published online Oct. 4 in the Bri…
Learn MoreHalf of Cases of Childhood Blindness in U.S. Didn’t Have to Happen
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 chi…
Learn MoreParental Leave Does Not Negatively Impact Ophthalmologic Residents
TUESDAY, Oct. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Among ophthalmologic residents, there are no differences across performance metrics between residents taking parental leave versus their peers not taking leave, according to a study published online Sept. 29 i…
Learn MoreReusable Contacts Increase Risks for Acanthamoeba Keratitis
FRIDAY, Sept. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The risk for Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) is tripled in daily wear (DW) reusable contact lens users versus daily disposable (DD) contact lens users, according to a study published online Aug. 8 in Ophthalmolog…
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