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New Study Reveals One In Three Children Short-Sighted After Covid Lockdowns
The study, published in the British Journal of Ophthalmology, analysed data from over five million children and teens across 50 countries on six continents.
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Weight-Loss Injections May Increase Blindness Risk, Study Warns
A recent study in JAMA Ophthalmology links semaglutide medications, used for weight loss and diabetes, to an increased risk of NAION, a rare eye condition causing sudden vision loss.
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Woman Lived With Parasite In Eye For Two Years After Eating Crocodile Meat
Armillifer parasites utilize snakes as their hosts during the last stage of their life cycle, where they lay eggs in the respiratory tracts of different types of vipers and pythons.
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AI Can Spot Parkinson's 7 Years Before Clinical Diagnosis, Study Finds
Detailed 3D retina images with high resolution feature distinct markers capable of indicating the potential risk of Parkinson's disease in an individual.
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Bengal Man Loses Sight After Eye Surgery, Family Cries Negligence
A 23-year-old man in South 24 Paraganas of West Bengal has lost sight in his right eye after an iron nail pierced through one of his corneas. The man's family is however blaming it on medical negligence.
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Wear Sunglasses Even On Cloudy Days: Ophthalmologists
Wearing sunglasses for protection should not be reserved for sunny summer days, says Dianna Seldomridge, spokeswoman for the American Academy of Ophthalmology and practicing eye doctor at Duke University.
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Kanpur Looks For Ways To Track Pollution, Lose "Most Polluted City" Tag
In the world's most polluted city, Kanpur, the biggest hospital is so overcrowded with patients with respiratory ailments that they are often bedded in the ophthalmology ward. Kanpur, home to 3 million people, is followed by 13 other cities in the country in a list of the places with the worst air in the world, according to rankings released this m...
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Exposing to Sunlight for Vitamin D? May Cause Eye Freckles, Choose these Foods Instead
According to a study published in the journal Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, a higher lifetime exposure to sunlight can cause iris freckles.
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You May Be Able to Lower Risk of Diabetic Vision-Loss By Eating Oily Fish
Eating oily fish twice in a week -- equivalent to 500 mg per day of dietary omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids -- can decrease the risk of sight-threatening diabetic retinopathy in middle-aged and older individuals with Type 2 diabetes, finds a study.
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Beware of Common Household Cleaners That May Lead to Critical Eye Injuries in Kids
Toddlers exposed to common household cleaners are at a greater risk of getting injured by chemicals which can lead to critical eye injuries and damage internal organs irreparably, according to a recent study.
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As Kashmir Hospitals Struggle With Eye Injuries, Centre Rushes Doctors' Team
Patients lying on the floor, crammed between beds - that's how the ophthalmology ward of Srinagar's SMHS hospital looks. Over the last 5 days, the hospital has received more than 100 patients with serious eye injuries -- all victims of pellet guns used by security forces to control protesters.
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Eyes Help Researchers 'See' Alzheimer's Before Symptoms
Scientists, including one of Indian-origin, have discovered that eyes could help them see progression of Alzheimer's disease even before the onset of symptoms.
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Singer Mika Singh, Accused of Slapping Doctor, Gets Bail
The incident took place at a concert organised by the Delhi Ophthalmological Society (DOS) at the Delhi Pusa Institute Mela Ground in Inderpuri in south west Delhi.
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Lack of Exercise Can Increase Eye Disorder Risk
Heavy smoking, poor diet and lack of exercise can put you at increased risk of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), especially if you have a family history of the blinding eye disorder, says a new study.
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Three Products That Are Transforming Ophthalmology in India
Locally designed technological innovations are being used to address the shortfall in trained ophthalmologists.
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New Study Reveals One In Three Children Short-Sighted After Covid Lockdowns
The study, published in the British Journal of Ophthalmology, analysed data from over five million children and teens across 50 countries on six continents.
-
Weight-Loss Injections May Increase Blindness Risk, Study Warns
A recent study in JAMA Ophthalmology links semaglutide medications, used for weight loss and diabetes, to an increased risk of NAION, a rare eye condition causing sudden vision loss.
-
Woman Lived With Parasite In Eye For Two Years After Eating Crocodile Meat
Armillifer parasites utilize snakes as their hosts during the last stage of their life cycle, where they lay eggs in the respiratory tracts of different types of vipers and pythons.
-
AI Can Spot Parkinson's 7 Years Before Clinical Diagnosis, Study Finds
Detailed 3D retina images with high resolution feature distinct markers capable of indicating the potential risk of Parkinson's disease in an individual.
-
Bengal Man Loses Sight After Eye Surgery, Family Cries Negligence
A 23-year-old man in South 24 Paraganas of West Bengal has lost sight in his right eye after an iron nail pierced through one of his corneas. The man's family is however blaming it on medical negligence.
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Wear Sunglasses Even On Cloudy Days: Ophthalmologists
Wearing sunglasses for protection should not be reserved for sunny summer days, says Dianna Seldomridge, spokeswoman for the American Academy of Ophthalmology and practicing eye doctor at Duke University.
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Kanpur Looks For Ways To Track Pollution, Lose "Most Polluted City" Tag
In the world's most polluted city, Kanpur, the biggest hospital is so overcrowded with patients with respiratory ailments that they are often bedded in the ophthalmology ward. Kanpur, home to 3 million people, is followed by 13 other cities in the country in a list of the places with the worst air in the world, according to rankings released this m...
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Exposing to Sunlight for Vitamin D? May Cause Eye Freckles, Choose these Foods Instead
According to a study published in the journal Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, a higher lifetime exposure to sunlight can cause iris freckles.
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You May Be Able to Lower Risk of Diabetic Vision-Loss By Eating Oily Fish
Eating oily fish twice in a week -- equivalent to 500 mg per day of dietary omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids -- can decrease the risk of sight-threatening diabetic retinopathy in middle-aged and older individuals with Type 2 diabetes, finds a study.
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Beware of Common Household Cleaners That May Lead to Critical Eye Injuries in Kids
Toddlers exposed to common household cleaners are at a greater risk of getting injured by chemicals which can lead to critical eye injuries and damage internal organs irreparably, according to a recent study.
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As Kashmir Hospitals Struggle With Eye Injuries, Centre Rushes Doctors' Team
Patients lying on the floor, crammed between beds - that's how the ophthalmology ward of Srinagar's SMHS hospital looks. Over the last 5 days, the hospital has received more than 100 patients with serious eye injuries -- all victims of pellet guns used by security forces to control protesters.
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Eyes Help Researchers 'See' Alzheimer's Before Symptoms
Scientists, including one of Indian-origin, have discovered that eyes could help them see progression of Alzheimer's disease even before the onset of symptoms.
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Singer Mika Singh, Accused of Slapping Doctor, Gets Bail
The incident took place at a concert organised by the Delhi Ophthalmological Society (DOS) at the Delhi Pusa Institute Mela Ground in Inderpuri in south west Delhi.
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Lack of Exercise Can Increase Eye Disorder Risk
Heavy smoking, poor diet and lack of exercise can put you at increased risk of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), especially if you have a family history of the blinding eye disorder, says a new study.
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Three Products That Are Transforming Ophthalmology in India
Locally designed technological innovations are being used to address the shortfall in trained ophthalmologists.
