October 3rd 2022
Those who used both traditional and electronic cigarettes reported severe to very severe ophthalmic symptoms.
University of Arizona engineer leads $1 million project to fight vision loss
March 14th 2022Dongkyun Lang, a biomedical engineering and optical sciences professor, is developing a way to diagnose and treat corneal ulcers that is eight times cheaper and 20 times faster than today's gold standard.
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The latest on MGD reimbursements: LipiFlow and TearCare are still out-of-pocket procedures
February 25th 2022Cynthia Matossian, MD, FACS, ABES, points out that there has been confusing news lately about what is (and is not) covered by Medicare when it comes to in-office treatments for meibomian gland dysfunction.
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Disparities in dry eye severity, access to dry eye care in racial and ethnic minorities
June 25th 2021Patients who are members of racial and ethnic minority groups present clinically with worse objective measures of dry eye than patients who do not belong to these groups, new research shows.
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Smartphone screening and referral increases access to care for people with eye problems
June 22nd 2021According to investigators, the system has been shown to almost triple the number of people with eye problems attending primary care, as well as increasing appropriate uptake of hospital services.
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