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Extended mask wear linked with worsening dry eye
Review of 67 studies finds a correlation between mask usage and worsening dry eye in healthy and DED patients.
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Gene therapeutic approach has potential to treat various eye diseases
Gene therapy study on retinal and optic nerve-related mitochondrial dysfunction shows promise.
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Why low blood sugar worsens diabetic eye disease
New study finds ties between tight glycemic control and worsening of diabetic retinopathy.
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Why do patients with congenital blindness show visual processing activity in the brain?
Researchers evaluated thalamocortical connections that cause cross-modal plasticity in this patient population.
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Study finds atropine has negative effects post-glaucoma surgery
Patients report a reduction in visual quality following trabeculectomy.
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'Sugar hypothesis' of diabetic cataracts may be a myth
Diabetic cataracts might not be caused by glucose at all, but may precede hyperglycemia in patients with Type 2 diabetes.
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Study finds ACE2 in gut reduces diabetic blindness risk
Maintaining enteral ACE2 levels can prevent and reverse the progression of diabetic retinopathy.
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Researchers develop smart IOL for diagnosing Alzheimer’s
First-of-its-kind technology has the potential to detect the early stages of neurological disorders.
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FDA grants AAO funding for pediatric cataract surgery research
The American Academy of Ophthalmology has received nearly $400,000 of funding to analyze 7 years of cataract surgery data.
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20-20-20 rule may not actually help digital eye strain
New research finds that longer breaks could be the answer to minimizing effects.
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Corneal transplant recipients may be herpesvirus positive
Findings show the need for HSV-1 and VZV testing on corneal buttons before transplantation.
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Does DED severity impact the efficacy of varenicline nasal spray?
New study demonstrates efficacy of varenicline across a wide range of disease severity.
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Is obesity linked to macular degeneration development?
A history of obesity may lead to a higher risk for AMD—even after weight loss.
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Retinal clinical trials underrepresent minorities
New research finds racial and ethnic demographics are severely unrepresented among studies of retinal vascular disease in the U.S.
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International panel proposes new criteria for diagnosing cause of ON
New paper redefines the diagnostic criteria and classifications for optic neuritis in response to clinical research and technological advancement.
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Visual impairment in older adults is more common than you think
Study shows over 25% of patients age 71 or older have some form of visual impairment.
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Nanotechnology targets blindness via gene therapy
Investigators use lipid nanoparticles to deliver mRNA to the retina.
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COVID-19’s impact on vision and depth perception
In vivo experiment assess the impact of SARS-CoV-2 on the eyes.
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Assessing the parent-child corneal astigmatism relationship
Study findings showed a pattern of genetic inheritance of astigmatism between parents and children.
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