Eye Health News
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Eye Trouble May Bring Lower Scores on Seniors' Thinking Tests
According to a new, small study, poor eyesight can lead to a misdiagnosis of mild mental decline in older people.
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Vision Rehab Helps People With Low Vision Navigate the World
How vision rehabilitation services help people with low vision navigate the world.
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Want to Avoid Glaucoma? What You Eat May Help
Research has found a link between kale and spinach consumption and a reduced risk of glaucoma. Learn more details.
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New FDA-Approved Eyedrops Could Improve Close-Up Vision
A new FDA-approved eyedrop medicine could replace reading glasses for millions of Americans who have age-related blurry vision.
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FDA Approves First Nasal Spray for Dry Eye
Used twice a day, the solution, brand name Tyrvaya, improves signs and symptoms of dry eye disease.
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Caffeine May Raise Risk of Inherited Glaucoma
Caffeine might increase the risk of an eye disease in people who have a genetic susceptibility.
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Gene Therapy Helps Blind Man Regain Some Sight
For the first time, doctors used a form of gene therapy to restore partial vision in a person who has been blind for 40 years.
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New Hope Against a Rare but Incurable Eye Cancer
A cutting-edge experimental drug cuts nearly in half the risk of death among patients with a rare but aggressive cancer of the eye.
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End Ban on Cornea Donations from Gay Men: Study
A corneal transplant can cure some forms of blindness and visual impairment. The United States bans men from donating if they have had gay sex in the past five years; Canada has a 12-month restriction.
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Special Contact Lenses Help Kids' Nearsightedness
Bifocal contacts with a powerful corrective prescription slowed the progression of nearsightedness in youngsters by 43% compared to single-vision contacts, the results showed.
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CRISPR Used Inside Person's Body For First Time
If initial attempts appear safe, doctors plan to test the procedure on 18 children and adults, the AP reported.
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New Drug Could Help Stop Blindness From Thyroid Eye Disease
It's the first treatment specifically approved for thyroid eye disease. The drug was approved Tuesday by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. It will be marketed under the brand name Tepezza.
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Fatty Diets Tied to Vision Loss in Seniors
A study has linked diets high in red meat and fatty foods to age-related macular degeneration in seniors.
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Twenty Years Later, LASIK Has Its Pros and Cons
In the 20 years since LASIK has been around, doctors in the U.S. have performed more than 19 million of these procedures. There haven't been many high-quality, long-term studies done on the outcomes, but the research that does exist finds the procedure to be safe and effective.
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'Smart' Contact Lenses Might Also Monitor Eye Health
A team of scientists in South Korea has packed incredibly small electronic circuitry, batteries and antennae into a soft contact lens. The goal: to monitor eyes for signs of vision trouble or help deliver medicinal eye treatments.
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Vision Problems Strike More Than 2 Billion Globally
Untreated distance vision impairment in low- and middle-income regions is about four times higher than in high-income regions, and $14.3 billion (U.S. dollars) is needed to treat the 1 billion people with vision impairment or blindness due to cataracts, and short- and far-sightedness, the report said.
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CRISPR to be Used to Fight a Type of Blindness
Even though they have normal eyes, patients with this type of blindness lack a gene that turns light into signals to the brain that enable sight, the Associated Press reported.
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Eyedrops Sold at Walmart, Walgreens, CVS Recalled
Altaire says the products, which are designed to be sterile, may not be, raising the risk of infections and even death, the FDA says.
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Eye Injuries From Fireworks Have Nearly Doubled
The number of eye injuries caused by fireworks nearly doubled from 2016 to 2017, and the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) is urging Americans to take proper safety precautions this holiday.
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LED Blue Light Poses Eye, Sleep Risks: Report
The blue light in LED lighting used in many consumer products may harm your sleep and pose a risk to your eyes, a new report warns.
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Viral Post Shows Risk of Sleeping in Contacts
Sleeping in contacts -- even those meant for extended wear -- raises your risk of infection 6 to 8 times, but nearly one-third of wearers admit to doing it sometimes.
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Study: Dry Eye and Migraines Might Be Linked
Doctors caring for people with a history of migraine headaches should be aware that they may be at risk for dry eye disease at the same time, researchers said.
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Study: Heavy Smoking May Damage Vision
In a small new study, people who smoked more than 20 cigarettes a day showed significant changes in their red-green and blue-yellow color vision and had greater difficulty seeing contrasts and colors than nonsmokers.
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Wear Contacts 24/7? You Risk Infection, Blindness
Despite the introduction in the 1990s of silicone hydrogel contacts, which allow more oxygen to pass through, the overall risk of corneal infection has held steady over decades, experts say. About one in every 2,500 lens wearers is affected.
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Change Within Eye A Hint of Macular Degeneration?
The investigators discovered that calcifications in the retina -- the thin layer of tissue that lines the back of the eye -- raise the risk of advanced age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
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