News tagged with visual loss
Strategy confirmed to help doctors determine when to treat retinopathy of prematurity
Scientists have shown that through an eye exam, doctors can identify infants who are most likely to benefit from early treatment for a potentially blinding eye condition called retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), resulting ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Apr 12, 2010 |
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Researchers aim for consensus on measuring the impact of visual impairment
New guidelines that outline best practices for measuring the economic burden of visual impairment will make it easier for the policy, science and medical communities to draw conclusions and compare results across studies.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Apr 01, 2010 |
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Developing a test to save eyesight by detecting glaucoma years earlier
Scientists are reporting progress toward a test that could revolutionize the diagnosis of glaucoma -- the second leading cause of vision loss and blindness worldwide -- by detecting the disease years earlier ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Mar 24, 2010 |
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Paintballs can cause 'devastating' eye injuries
Paintballs can cause severe and 'visually devastating' eye injuries, especially when used in unsupervised settings without proper eye protection, reports a study in the February issue of the American Journal of Ophthalmology (www.A ...
Jan 15, 2009 |
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