Diabetic Retinopathy Associated with Higher Risk of Depression : JAMA Study supriya kashyap kashyap9 July 2016 9:07 AM ISTIn a study published online by JAMA Ophthalmology, Gwyneth Rees, Ph.D., of the University of Melbourne, Australia, and colleagues examined the...
Eating oily fish may lower risk of diabetic vision loss supriya kashyap kashyap20 Aug 2016 1:07 PM ISTLondon : Eating oily fish twice in a week equivalent to 500 mg per day of dietary omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids can decrease the risk of...
Women suffers eye damage after dropping e-cigarette liquid: JAMA Opthalmology Case supriya kashyap kashyap20 Oct 2016 12:57 PM ISTStoring e-cigarette liquid next to eye drops caused one woman to mix them up, leading to slight eye damage that could have been much worse, Scottish...
Nutritional supplements may reduce risk of Age Related Macular Degeneration: Study supriya kashyap kashyap31 Oct 2016 11:46 AM ISTIn a trial, researchers found that patients at high risk for visual loss from AMD who took lutein (10 mg) and zeaxanthin (2 mg) supplements reduced...
Increased UVB Exposure Associated with Reduced Risk of Nearsightedness In Teens, Young Adults: JAMA supriya kashyap kashyap2 Dec 2016 2:24 PM ISTHigher ultraviolet B (UVB) radiation exposure, directly related to time outdoors and sunlight exposure, was associated with reduced odds of myopia...
What patients say and what doctors document- JAMA Opthalmology supriya kashyap kashyap31 Jan 2017 10:26 AM ISTCompare a patient's self-reported eye symptoms to their electronic medical record, and clear discrepancies can be seen.A study from the University of...
Repeated eye injections for age-related macular degeneration associated with increased risk for glaucoma: JAMA supriya kashyap kashyap18 March 2017 2:19 PM ISTPatients with age-related macular degeneration who received seven or more eye injections of the drug bevacizumab annually had a higher risk of having...
Laser Treatment Appears to Reduce Eye Floater Symptoms: JAMA Ophthalmology Anjali Nimesh Nimesh24 July 2017 9:44 AM ISTPatients reported improvement in symptoms of eye floaters after treatment with a laser, according to a study published by JAMA Ophthalmology.Floaters...
Liquid biopsy to transform treatment of retinoblastoma Anjali Nimesh Nimesh18 Oct 2017 7:10 PM ISTRetinoblastoma is a tumor of the retina that generally affects children under 5 years of age. If not diagnosed early, retinoblastoma may result in...
Cataract surgery in older women associated with decreased mortality Anjali Nimesh Nimesh30 Oct 2017 7:05 PM ISTIn older women with cataracts in the Women's Health Initiative, cataract surgery was associated with a lower risk for overall and cause-specific...
Donor corneas can be safely preserved for longer period : Study Anjali Nimesh Nimesh11 Nov 2017 7:20 PM ISTResults from a large, national clinical trial show that corneal donor tissue can be safely stored for 11 days without negatively impacting the success...
Increased consumption of PUFAs leads to higher risk of glaucoma Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli27 Dec 2017 8:00 PM ISTIn a study, the researchers have found that omega-3 group, had a protective effect whereas increased total consumption of PUFAs was associated with a...
