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Seniors Miss Out on Services With Medicare Advantage
TUESDAY, Jan. 21, 2025 – Medicare Advantage isn’t that great an advantage for seniors compared with traditional Medicare, researchers say. The privatized form of Medicare offers more supplemental b...
Discontinuing Multifocal Contacts Does Not Diminish Treatment Effect in Myopia
TUESDAY, Jan. 21, 2025 – No evidence is seen for loss of treatment effect after discontinuing soft multifocal contact lenses in older teenagers with myopia, according to a study published online...
Semaglutide Doubles Risk for Nonarteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy
TUESDAY, Jan. 14, 2025 – Use of once-weekly semaglutide more than doubles the risk for nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION) in individuals with type 2 diabetes, according to a...
Access to Ophthalmic Specialty Care Increasingly Challenging in Rural Areas
FRIDAY, Jan. 3, 2025 – Rural areas are increasingly facing ophthalmic subspecialty surgeon shortages, according to a study published online Jan. 2 in JAMA Ophthalmology. Aishah Ahmed, from the Johns ...
Elton John Says He Has Lost His Sight
TUESDAY, Dec. 3, 2024 – Pop music legend Elton John says that he can no longer see following an eye infection he battled last summer. The prolific singer-songwriter made the announcement Sunday at a...
American Academy of Ophthalmology, Oct. 18-21
The annual meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology was held from Oct. 18 to 21 in Chicago and attracted participants from around the world, including ophthalmologists, optometrists, o...
AAO: Wastage Seen With Artificial Expiration of Eye Drops in Ophthalmic Clinics
TUESDAY, Oct. 22, 2024 – Artificial expiration dates on eye drops in ophthalmology clinics result in significant waste in terms of medication, plastic, and cost, according to a study presented at...
AAO: Prior Intravitreal Injections Increase Risk for Cataract Surgery Complications
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 23, 2024 – A history of multiple past intravitreal injections (IVIs) poses a risk for certain future cataract surgery complications, according to a study presented at the annual ...
Cataract Surgery Could Save Your Eyesight and Maybe Your Life
TUESDAY, Oct. 22, 2024 – Cataract surgery could restore good vision to older people and by doing so cut their odds for potentially life-threatening falls, a new study finds. Folks who got the...
FDA Medwatch Alert: Public Safety Notification on Amniotic Fluid Eyedrops
October 17, 2024 Update: In August 2024, FDA received information from two consumers who reported adverse events such as shooting pain in the eyes after using Regener-Eyes, an ophthalmic drug product...
1.5 Million U.S. Adults Have Vision-Affecting Glaucoma
FRIDAY, Oct. 18, 2024 – An estimated 2.56 percent of U.S. adults ages 40 years and older have glaucoma, according to a study published online Oct. 17 in JAMA Ophthalmology. Joshua R. Ehrlich, M.D., ...
Global Prevalence of Child Myopia Is Increasing
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 25, 2024 – The global prevalence of child myopia is increasing and is projected to reach 39.80 percent in 2050, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis published online...
Cataracts Gone Without Surgery? New Science Suggests It's Possible
MONDAY, Sept. 23, 2024 – Research in rats and hibernating squirrels has pinpointed a naturally occurring protein that appears to reverse cataracts, scientists report. Animal studies don't always pan...
Ingredient in Hair Dye Led to Woman's Vision Loss
THURSDAY, Sept. 12, 2024 – 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...
Vision Impairment Contributes to Dementia Risk
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 11, 2024 – The population-attributable fraction of dementia from vision impairments ranges from 4.9 to 19.0 percent, according to a study published online Sept. 5 in JAMA ...
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