Category: Eye Care

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – We don’t typically think about our eyes unless something odd or irritating happens to them.

(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.

(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.

(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.

(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….

(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….

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Minuscule involuntary eye movements, known as microsaccades, can occur even while one is carefully staring at a fixed point in space.

(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.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Shingles is caused by the varicella-zoster virus — the same virus that causes chickenpox.

(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.

(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….

(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.

(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.

(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.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – There’s no shortage of diet programs — Paleo, Mediterranean, intermittent fasting — all claiming to be the best option for a healthy life.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – January is National Glaucoma Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn more about treating this group of eye conditions.

(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.

(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.”

(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.

(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….