FDA Widens Warning for Contaminated Eye Products
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Stop buying or using Delsam Pharma’s Artificial Eye Ointment, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned Wednesday.The over-the-counter product is made by the same company that makes eye drops that were r…
Learn MorePreventive Value of Aflibercept Questioned in NPDR Without CI-DME
TUESDAY, Feb. 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Treatment with aflibercept versus sham, initiating aflibercept only if vision-threatening complications develop, yields anatomic improvement but no improvement in visual acuity for patients with nonproliferati…
Learn MoreLos CDC advierten del riesgo de una peligrosa infección con las gotas para los ojos EzriCare
MIÉRCOLES, 1 de febrero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Las autoridades de salud de EE. UU. están investigando si una marca específica de gotas para los ojos sin receta es responsable de una muerte y docenas de infecciones bacterianas en varios estados.No…
Learn MoreBlack, Hispanic Patients Have Worse Outcomes for Retinal Detachment
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Black and Hispanic patients treated surgically for retinal detachment have worse vision results than White patients, according to a study published online Jan. 4 in the Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology.Jia …
Learn MoreCDC Warns of Dangerous Infection Risk With EzriCare Eyedrops
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) — U.S. health officials are investigating whether a specific brand of over-the-counter eyedrops are behind one death and dozens of bacterial infections in several states.The infections have not been traced to …
Learn MoreOnly 10 Percent of U.S. Counties Have a Pediatric Ophthalmologist
FRIDAY, Jan. 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Only 10 percent of U.S. counties have a pediatric ophthalmologist, according to a study published online Jan. 27 in JAMA Ophthalmology.Hannah L. Walsh, from the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, a…
Learn MoreRisk for Hydroxychloroquine Retinopathy 8.6 Percent at 15 Years
TUESDAY, Jan. 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The overall risk for hydroxychloroquine retinopathy is 8.6 percent after 15 years, according to a study published online Jan. 17 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.Ronald B. Melles, M.D., from Kaiser Permanen…
Learn MoreOver One-Quarter of Adults Age 71 and Older Have Vision Impairment
FRIDAY, Jan. 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Among adults aged 71 years and older, more than one-quarter have vision impairment (VI), with older age, less education, and lower income associated with all types of VI, according to a study published online …
Learn More¿Qué es el glaucoma, y cómo puede prevenirlo?
MIÉRCOLES, 4 de junio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Un examen exhaustivo de la vista podría ser la clave para determinar si tiene glaucoma, un silencioso ladrón de la visión.El glaucoma es un conjunto de enfermedades oculares que afectan al nervio óptic…
Learn MoreNew Insight Into How Dry Eyes Can Weaken Corneas
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 4, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Researchers studying dry eye disease in mice have found that the condition can alter how the cornea heals itself. They have also identified potential treatments.“We have drugs, but they only work well in abo…
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