Incidence of Eye Injuries Linked to Nonpowder Toy Guns Increasing
WEDNESDAY, May 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The incidence of eye injuries associated with nonpowder guns seems to be increasing among children, and the mean age of patients with foam projectile blaster-associated injuries is decreasing, according to a…
Learn MoreAI Algorithms Trained on Fundus Photographs Infer Self-Reported Race
FRIDAY, May 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms trained on fundus photographs infer the self-reported race (SRR) of infants, regardless of whether the images contain color, according to a study published online May 4 i…
Learn MoreCleveland Case Suggests Tainted Eye Drops Were Harming Vision Months Before CDC Alert
FRIDAY, May 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Months before U.S. health officials warned that tainted eye drops were causing vision loss and even death, a Cleveland woman lost the sight in her eye in a case that puzzled her doctors.The 72-year-old went to …
Learn MoreChatGPT No Aid for Preparing for Ophthalmology Boards
TUESDAY, May 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — ChatGPT answered less than half of ophthalmology board certification examination questions correctly, according to a study published online April 27 in JAMA Ophthalmology.Andrew Mihalache, from University of We…
Learn MoreNeural, Vascular Integrity of Retina Differs in Schizophrenia
THURSDAY, April 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Patients with schizophrenia have measurable differences in neural and vascular integrity of the retina, according to a study published online March 22 in JAMA Psychiatry.Siegfried K. Wagner, M.D., from the …
Learn MoreHigh Refractive Error Risk Increased for Offspring Exposed to HDP
TUESDAY, April 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Offspring prenatally exposed to maternal hypertensive disorder of pregnancy (HDP) have an increased risk for high refractive error (RE) in childhood, according to a study published online April 18 in JAMA Ne…
Learn MorePoor Social Determinants of Health Tied to Vision Loss
TUESDAY, April 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Social determinants of health (SDOH), across multiple domains, are associated with vision loss, according to a study published online April 6 in JAMA Ophthalmology.Katelin M. Alfaro Hudak, Ph.D., from NORC a…
Learn MoreWater-Free Cyclosporine Eye Drop, 0.1 Percent, Effective for Dry Eye
MONDAY, April 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A water-free cyclosporine solution is effective for treating moderate-to-severe dry eye disease (DED), according to a study published online April 6 in JAMA Ophthalmology.Esen K. Akpek, M.D., from Johns Hopki…
Learn MoreLa FDA encuentra problemas de contaminación en una planta de gotas para los ojos
MARTES, 4 de abril de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Unos reguladores de EE. UU. que inspeccionaron una fábrica en India que se ha vinculado con unas gotas para los ojos contaminadas han descubierto una larga lista de problemas.Un brote de infecciones ocula…
Learn MoreFDA Finds Contamination Issues at Eye Drops Plant
TUESDAY, April 4, 2023 (HealthDay News) – U.S. regulators inspecting a factory in India that has been linked to contaminated eyedrops have uncovered a laundry list of problems. An outbreak of eye infections involving products made at the factory stems…
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