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.
Study examines use of AI for early detection of pediatric eye diseases using mobile photos
August 9th 2024Researchers from the Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine developed a deep learning–based model for early identification of myopia, strabismus, and ptosis using 1419 facial photographs from 476 individuals.