July 22, 2021
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Polygenic risk scores can improve risk stratification in people at increased odds of developing open-angle glaucoma (OAG), according to researchers in […]
July 9, 2021
Humans have a sixth sense that most aren’t using, but they could learn to. Some people who are blind have already figured out how to tap […]
June 28, 2021
With the FDA’s approval last week of cyclosporine ophthalmic emulsion 0.1% (Verkazia), ophthalmologists now have another option to treat their patients, both adults and children, with […]
June 15, 2021
Allergic conjunctivitis harms quality of life for children and their parents, apparently causing greater day-to-day worries than potentially blinding diseases, researchers report. Parents worry especially that […]
May 18, 2021
Ophthalmologists fared relatively well in 2020 in terms of compensation, despite substantial practice changes during the COVID-19 pandemic. Earnings were nearly the same in 2020 as […]
May 7, 2021
An experimental varenicline nasal spray can reduce signs and symptoms of dry eye disease, the results of a phase 3 trial suggest. Dr Michael Raizman Squirting […]
May 7, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic may have increased the prevalence of myopia by confining young children indoors, researchers say. Spending more time inside focused on computer screens appears […]
May 6, 2021
Many people with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) lost less vision than expected during treatment delays imposed by COVID-19, researchers say. The finding suggests that physicians […]
May 6, 2021
People who use e-cigarettes have a high rate of visual impairment, researchers say, and that association is independent of and in addition to traditional cigarette use. […]