(HealthNewsDigest.com) – We don’t typically think about our eyes unless something odd or irritating happens to them.
Category: Eye Care
Vision Scientists Revive Light-Sensing Cells in Organ Donor Eyes
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Salt Lake City, Utah—Scientists have revived light-sensing neuron cells in organ donor eyes and restored communication between them as part of a series of discoveries that stand to transform brain and vision research.
Healthy Vision with 7 Habits for Healthy Retinas
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – CHICAGO – Habits that support a healthy lifestyle come in many forms, like eating a balanced diet, exercising regularly and keeping an eye on blood pressure and cholesterol levels.
Take Step Toward Developing ‘Electric Eye’
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – ATLANTA—Georgia State University researchers have successfully designed a new type of artificial vision device that incorporates a novel vertical stacking architecture and allows for greater depth of color recognition and scalability on a micro-level.
Base Editing as a One-time, Durable Treatment for Inherited Retinal Degeneration
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Irvine, CA – A new University of California, Irvine-led study indicates base editing may provide long-lasting retinal protection and prevent vision deterioration in patients with inherited retinal degeneration….
Develop Gene Therapy for Eye Disease
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Researchers in the Phil and Penny Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact have developed a new gene therapy that could eventually provide an alternative treatment for Fuchs’ endothelial corneal dystrophy….
Attention to Objects in Peripheral Vision Not Driven by Tiny Eye Movements
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Minuscule involuntary eye movements, known as microsaccades, can occur even while one is carefully staring at a fixed point in space.
Zenni and Prevent Blindness Team up to Advance Children’s Vision
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – NOVATO, Calif. – Zenni, the online eyewear retail leader, and Prevent Blindness, the nation’s leading volunteer eye health organization, have partnered to create the new Zenni Scholarship to Advance Children’s Vision program.
Learn More About Eye Shingles
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Shingles is caused by the varicella-zoster virus — the same virus that causes chickenpox.
Surgery for Crossed Eyes
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Sight is the most dominant sense. It affects people’s ability to perceive and move through the world, but it also affects how people are perceived by others.
The ABCs of AMD Symptoms to See for a Lifetime
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – CHICAGO (February 1, 2022) – Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of vision loss among older Americans, but this sight stealing condition can often be stopped….
February as Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) and Low Vision Awareness Month
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – CHICAGO (Jan. 26, 2022) – Prevent Blindness, the nation’s oldest voluntary eye health organization, has declared February as Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) and Low Vision Awareness Month.
Biomaterial May Help Repair, Replace Corneas
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – A patented biomaterial developed by South Dakota State University associate professor Gudiseva Chandrasekher has the potential to repair corneal damage and to create corneal implants.
Christie Brinkley and Bono Have in Common?
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – Both supermodel Christie Brinkley and Bono, the lead singer of U2, were diagnosed with glaucoma during a routine eye exam.
Glaucoma and Nutrition
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – There’s no shortage of diet programs — Paleo, Mediterranean, intermittent fasting — all claiming to be the best option for a healthy life.
Treating Glaucoma Now
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – January is National Glaucoma Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn more about treating this group of eye conditions.
Educational Resources, Materials and Support to Patients and Caregivers for January’s National Glaucoma Awareness Month
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – CHICAGO (Dec. 21, 2021) – Prevent Blindness, is joining January’s National Glaucoma Awareness Month by offering a variety of free educational and awareness-building resources to help prevent unnecessary vision loss from one of the world’s leading causes of blindness.
2022 as the ‘Year of Children’s Vision’
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – CHICAGO (Dec. 15, 2021) – Prevent Blindness, the nation’s oldest nonprofit eye health and safety organization, has declared 2022 the “Year of Children’s Vision.”
Reimagining Immunity for the Eye
(HealthNewsDigst.com) – There’s a lot that our eyes have to protect themselves from – dust and debris; viruses and bacteria; chemicals from things we use every day like soaps and lotions; ultraviolet radiation from the sun; and hours of looking at computer screens or devices.
Infantile Cataracts – A Blind Spot
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Three days after Canyon Brown was born, the attending pediatrician discovered a problem. During a standard red reflex test, in which a red dot of light is shined from an ophthalmoscope into the pupil….