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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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
He's Doing Great a Year After World's First Eye and Partial Face Transplant
Key Takeaways A man who received the world’s first combined whole-eye and partial face transplant is doing well His body has not rejected either his new face of his new left eye However, vision ...