Incidence of Eye Complications of Shingles Tripled, American Study Finds
Thursday, June 20 2019 | 05 h 36 min | Vision Science
The incidence of herpes zoster ophthalmicus (HZO) tripled to 301 cases in 100,000 people in 2016 compared to 94 cases per 100,000 people in 2004,...
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NEI Finds No Evidence Calcium Increases AMD Risk
Thursday, May 30 2019 | 06 h 15 min | Vision Science
Taking calcium supplements or eating a diet rich in high-calcium foods such as milk, cheese and kale is not linked to an increased risk to...
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New Adhesive Gel Able to Repair Corneal Injuries
Thursday, May 23 2019 | 06 h 11 min | Vision Science
A new biomaterial adhesive gel developed at Massachusetts Eye and Ear and Harvard Medical School could reduce the need for surgery to repair...
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UW Graduate Student Creates First Standardized Reading Visual Acuity Chart in Arabic
Tuesday, March 26 2019 | 14 h 08 min | Vision Science
A graduate student at the University of Waterloo has developed the first standardized chart to measure vision for reading in Arabic – a...
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A Visual Simulator Lets Patients Experience How Their Vision Will Improve Before Surgery
Thursday, March 21 2019 | 06 h 32 min | Vision Science
Patients will be able to experience how surgery will improve their vision before-hand, thanks to a new wearable visual simulator The Spanish...
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