Research team works to help prevent vision loss linked with space travel
August 26th 2024Researchers at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University are teaming up with Polaris Dawn to gain a better understanding of how eye changes many astronauts experience during spaceflight could ultimately leave them with multiple symptoms once they return to Earth.
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Researchers develop ultra-thin battery powered by saline for smart contact lenses
August 25th 2024According to researchers at Nanyang Technology University Singapore, smart contact lenses can be used to correct vision, monitor the health of the user, and flag and treat diseases for patients diagnosed with chronic health conditions such as glaucoma and diabetes.
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Perfluorohexyloctane ophthalmic solution in the treatment of dry eye
August 22nd 2024At the World Ophthalmology Congress in Vancouver, Canada, John D. Sheppard, MD, MMSc, FACS, presented data on perfluorohexyloctane ophthalmic solution in the treatment of dry eye. He sat down with Ophthalmology Times to discuss the topic in further detail.
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According to a study by a team of Korean researchers, published in BMC Ophthalmology, investigators conducted a retrospective study to examine the prevalence and clinical characteristics of ocular allergy in glaucoma patients using brinzolamide 1.0%/brimonidine 0.2% fixed combination (BBFC), with and without concurrent β-blocker.
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Tolerability of cosmetic products on the ocular surface
August 21st 2024At the World Ophthalmology Congress in Vancouver, Canada, Mahnia Madan, OD, FAAO, presented a paper on the tolerability of cosmetic products on the ocular surface. She sat down with Ophthalmology Times to discuss the topic in further detail.
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Hide your myopia away: Study examines John Lennon’s contact lens use and cannabis
August 17th 2024In a study, Australian ophthalmology and optometry researcher and Beatles fan Professor Stephen Vincent has analyzed John Lennon’s little-known, hit-and-miss use of contact lenses in the 1960s and found the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer was probably right when he theorized that his cannabis use helped them stay in place.
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