Laughter may be as effective as drops for dry eye disease

September 13, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Dry eye disease (DED) is a chronic condition estimated to affect around 360 million individuals worldwide. Common symptoms include uncomfortable, red, scratchy or irritated eyes. Evidence

Ingredient in hair dye led to woman’s vision loss

September 13, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

An ingredient in the hair dye a French woman used caused her to develop a vision-robbing retinopathy, researchers report. When she switched to a dye without these ingredients, called aromatic

AI tool uses eye imaging datasets to optimize diabetic eye screening

September 13, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Deep learning system training schema for the 2 year prediction interval. Credit: Communications Medicine (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s43856-024-00590-z Researchers at King’s College London have used anonymized NHS eye data from more

Retinal disorder diagnosis improved by new AI-powered medical imaging

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Comparing visual results of fovea localization predictions by various methods. Credit: XJTLU/IEEE 10.1109/JBHI.2024.3445112 Population-based studies have shown retinal disorders are the most common cause of irreversible blindness in developed countries

100-fold improvement in sight seen after gene therapy trial

September 6, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The vision of people with a rare inherited condition that causes them to lose much of their sight early in childhood was 100 times better after