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Why is diabetic eye screening important?

Diabetes eye exam: Importance and what to expect What is a diabetes eye exam, and why is is important? Learn about how diabetes may affect the eyes and why people with diabetes should attend yearly eye exams.

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Smartphone use and Short-sightedness

Smartphone Use Associated with Refractive Error in Teenagers To investigate the association between smartphone use and refractive error in teenagers using the Myopia app.

This may be a game changer. Still early days but promising.

Avacincaptad Results Promising for Geographic Atrophy

Avacincaptad pegol (Zimura, IVERIC bio) slows the progression of geographic atrophy, results from a phase 3 clinical trial show, giving hope that there will soon be an approved treatment for one of the most common causes of vision loss.

"We are ecstatic," said Kourous Rezaei, MD, chief medical officer of IVERIC bio. "We are really excited about the data we have."
The experimental drug reduced the mean rate of geographic atrophy growth by 28% over 18 months. The study could not detect statistically significant benefits in visual acuity, Rezaei acknowledged, but he is hopeful that the drug can preserve vision with long-term use.
The results were presented during the virtual Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology 2020 Annual Meeting by coinvestigator Karl Csaky, MD, PhD, from Retina Foundation of the Southwest in Dallas.

Avacincaptad Results Promising for Geographic Atrophy Avacincaptad pegol slowed the progression of geographic atrophy in a phase 3 clinical trial, but no benefits in visual acuity were detected.

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Thousands 'risking eyesight' due to missed care Cancelled care and patients' fears about going to hospital mean eye conditions going untreated, specialists say.

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8 Common Myths About Macular Degeneration | HealthCentral Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the most common cause of vision loss in people over 50, but there’s still a lot of confusion over what this diagnosis means. We tackle some of the common misp

Nutrition and Retina health.

Nutrition and retina health - EuroTimes There is now plenty of evidence to confirm that a healthy diet plays a significant role in retinal health

NHS Jobs - Post CCT Clinical Fellow in Vitreoretinal Surgery Location: Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield, Salary: £48075

"I spent a day experiencing blindness, which made me realise how badly the world is set up"

Experiencing a day of blindness made me realise how badly the world is set up Dialogue in the Dark has opened in London, giving visitors a sense of what it's like to not be able to see in a visual world