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World Sight Day 2022: Follow these 6 tips for a better vision
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 12 (ANI): World Sight Day, celebrated on October 13th, marks an opportunity to raise awareness about retinal diseases and showcase the community's commitment to supporting the millions of people nationwide living with preventable vision loss.
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Study: Black patients more likely to lose vision after 'Glaucoma Diagnosis
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 27 (ANI): According to a new study, black patients have a dramatically higher risk of advanced vision loss after a new diagnosis of primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) when compared to white patients.
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Researchers find detailed genetic roadmap of glaucoma
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 12 (ANI): Researchers at the University of Melbourne found a detailed generic roadmap of glaucoma. The roadmap will help researchers to develop new drugs to combat the disease.
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Researchers reveal detailed genetic roadmap of glaucoma
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 9 (ANI): According to researchers at the University of Melbourne, A new, detailed genetic roadmap of glaucoma, the world's leading cause of irreversible blindness, will help researchers develop new drugs to combat the disease, by identifying potential target areas to st
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Impact of the first guided Diabetic Retinopathy screening to care continuu
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], February 28 (ANI/PRNewswire): Diabetic Retinopathy (DR), an eye condition causing vision loss and blindness, affects nearly 16.9% of patients with diabetes, 3.6% of whom are most likely to lose their vision because of sight-threatening DR (STDR), stated India's
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Researchers develop AI-based method to examine Stargardt disease
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], January 26 (ANI): A team of researchers have developed and validated an artificial-intelligence-based method to evaluate patients with Stargardt, an eye disease that can lead to childhood vision loss.
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Study finds dried goji berries may protect against age-related vision loss
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
California [US], January 15 (ANI): A new study has found that regularly consuming a small serving of dried goji berries may help prevent or delay the development of age-related macular degeneration, or AMD, in healthy middle-aged people.
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Study finds warning signs of sight loss might be identified before vision
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Southampton [UK], December 12 (ANI): A new study has found that the signs of age-related macular degeneration can be identified even before patients begin to lose their sight.
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Pandemic lockdown declined emotional well-being for adults with hearing, v
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Seattle [US], December 7 (ANI): A recent study has found that the lockdown during the pandemic caused mental and emotional issues amongst adults who had sensory impairment.
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Demi Lovato opens up about physical implications of overdose
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 25 (ANI): Singer-actor Demi Lovato opened up about the aftermath of her near-fatal drug overdose in 2018. The star got candid about the partial blindness she now lives with, explaining how it impacts her daily life.
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AI algorithms detect diabetic eye disease inconsistently
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 6 (ANI): A new study looks at the effectiveness of seven artificial intelligence-based screening algorithms to diagnose diabetic retinopathy, the most common diabetic eye disease leading to vision loss.
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New insights about age-related macular degeneration could spur better trea
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Boston [US], December 12 (ANI): "Wet" age-related C (AMD) is one of the most common causes of irreversible vision loss in the elderly, and it occurs when abnormal and leaky blood vessels form in the retina, in part due to inflammation. New research reveals insights into potential drivers of
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