WEDNESDAY, March 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- A drug-resistant bacteria linked to recalled eye drops has now killed three people.
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WEDNESDAY, March 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) – A drug-resistant bacteria linked to recalled eye drops has now killed three people.
Researchers are reporting a case of "face blindness", known medically as prosopagnosia, related to COVID. Get that and more health news here.
MONDAY, March 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- The prevalence of diabetic retinopathy (DR) is 6.99 percent in pediatric type 2 diabetes (T2D) and increases with time since diagnosis, according to a meta-analysis published online March 17 in JAMA Network Open.
FRIDAY, March 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- A gene-editing experiment that restored the vision of mice might one day be used to treat a major cause of human blindness.
"Human readers, unite!" wrote a New Brighton, Minnesota, reader. Ever since I wrote that column about Google and other platforms using artificial intelligence (AI) voices for audiobooks, my inbox has been slammed with spammy emails about AI. "An AI Bot Wrote This Copy," reads one message line. "Influencers helped by artificial intelligence," reads another. "Can AI Teach Us to Read?" reads yet ...
MONDAY, March 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- An outbreak of serious bacterial infections in 13 U.S. states linked to use of artificial tears has prompted experts to offer tips for keeping dry eyes safe.
FRIDAY, March 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Don’t put lip balm on your eyelid, even if you saw it on TikTok.
FRIDAY, Feb. 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Pegcetacoplan (SYFOVRE) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as the first and only treatment for geographic atrophy (GA), an advanced form of age-related macular degeneration.
University of Virginia researchers have identified a significant contributor to overgrown blood vessels that could lead to new treatments for …
After the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2020, Rodney Boblitt's job was to patrol a 14-mile stretch of coastline in the Florida Panhandle looking for signs of oil washing ashore. Today, the 54-year-old is among thousands of other cleanup workers who are experiencing health issues and suing BP. But proving their health conditions were caused by the oil has been challenging.
SUNDAY, Feb. 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Spring sports season will be here soon, so it’s time to get kids ready after a winter break.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. health officials are investigating whether a specific brand of over-the-counter eye drops are behind one death and dozens of bacterial infections in several states.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. health officials are investigating whether a specific brand of over-the-counter eyedrops are behind one death and dozens of bacterial infections in several states.
Jason Jitoboh won't step foot onto a basketball court without his glasses. And he doesn't even need them to see. The darkened lenses merely provide extra protection for what eyesight Jitoboh has remaining. Florida's 6-foot-11 center took a finger to his left eye at Tennessee last January and spent the better part of a year trying to get right. He's had four surgeries already and might have a fifth following the season. He faces the second-ranked Volunteers for the first time since his injury when Florida hosts Tennessee on Wednesday.
A phone’s camera lens can measure a heart rate. The microphone, kept by the bedside, can screen for sleep apnea. Even the speaker is being tapped, to monitor breathing. But using smartphones as diagnostic tools is a work in progress, experts say.
TUESDAY, Jan. 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- The overall risk for hydroxychloroquine retinopathy is 8.6 percent after 15 years, according to a study published online Jan. 17 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
FRIDAY, Jan. 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Two processes seem to contribute to age-related macular degeneration (AMD), according to a study published online Jan. 9 in Eye.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 4, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers studying dry eye disease in mice have found that the condition can alter how the cornea heals itself. They have also identified potential treatments.
THURSDAY, Dec. 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Parental astigmatism may confer an independent and dose-dependent association with child astigmatism, according to a study published online Dec. 21 in JAMA Network Open.
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Dietary nitrate intake is associated with a lower risk for progression of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), according to a study published online Dec. 22 in JAMA Ophthalmology.
FRIDAY, Dec. 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Ophthalmology had the lowest use of telehealth among clinical specialties during the first 18 months of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published online Dec. 1 in JAMA Ophthalmology.
THURSDAY, Dec. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- LASIK is a common vision-correcting procedure that many Americans view as safe and effective, but the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has now drafted guidance that warns of potential complications.
THURSDAY, Dec. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) – Lasik eye surgery is a common vision-correcting procedure that many Americans view as safe and effective, but the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has now drafted guidance that warns of potential complications.