An estimated 31.6 million people live in the path of totality of the solar eclipse expected to pass over North America on April 8. As excitement builds, it’s important to know how to safely view the event (whether you’re in…
Tag: eye and vision
New form of omega-3 could prevent visual decline with Alzheimer’s disease
For the first time, researchers have developed a form of the omega-3 fatty acid docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) that is capable of crossing into the eye’s retina to ward off visual declines related to Alzheimer’s disease, diabetes and other disorders.
RUDN doctors proposed a new method of glaucoma treatment
RUDN University doctors have proposed an alternative method of surgical management of glaucoma. The main risk factor of glaucoma is increased pressure in the eye. To reduce it doctors proposed to remove excess fluid from the eye in a new way. The first clinical trials show the success of the technique.
Eyeglasses for School Kids Boosts Academic Performance
Students who received eyeglasses through a school-based program scored higher on reading and math tests, Johns Hopkins researchers from the Wilmer Eye Institute and School of Education found in the largest clinical study of the impact of glasses on education ever conducted in the United States. The students who struggled the most academically showed the greatest improvement.
Keep an eye on ocular health with the return to in-person school and work
With in-person school just around the corner and a September target date for many to return to the office, a Northwestern Medicine eye expert is urging awareness of eye health. Michelle E. Andreoli, MD, an ophthalmologist at Northwestern Medicine Regional Medical Group…
Scientists Use Nanoparticle-Delivered Gene Therapy to Inhibit Blinding Eye Disease in Rodents
Scientists use nanoparticle-delivered gene therapy to limit blinding retinal disease in rodents.