New genetic risk factors for myopia discovered supriya kashyap kashyap23 April 2016 11:01 AM ISTMyopia, also known as short-sightedness or near-sightedness, is the most common disorder affecting the eyesight and it is on the increase. The causes...
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...
Refractive Errors - Standard Treatment Guidelines supriya kashyap kashyap28 April 2017 9:48 AM ISTAn easily detectable and correctable condition like refractive errors still remains a significant cause of avoidable visual disability in our world. A...
Glaucoma drug halts myopia progression- study supriya kashyap kashyap16 May 2017 1:06 PM ISTBaltimore, Md. – A generic glaucoma drug has been shown to halt the progression of myopia (nearsightedness), potentially offering rapid approval for a...
Dual-focus contact lens can keep kids from becoming short-sighted Anjali Nimesh Nimesh12 Jun 2017 3:27 PM ISTWashington : Parents worried about their kids' myopia or nearsightedness, now can relax as a new study has found that dual-focus contact lens, which...
A case of Teenager with severe Congenital Visual Impairments successfully treated Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli2 Dec 2017 7:01 PM ISTMoorfields Eye Hospital Dubai has successfully treated a young patient - 15-year-old Rabaa Arif Khalid Ahmed Alyassi - for a severe visual impairment...
FDA clears first Photochromatic contact lens Ruby khatun khatun11 April 2018 7:35 PM ISTThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared the first F Photochromatic contact lens,a lens with an additive that automatically darkens the lens...
Specially Designed Lens Slows Down Myopic Progression in Children Medha Baranwal Baranwal21 April 2018 7:20 PM ISTThe Defocus Incorporated Multiple Segments (DIMS), a spectacle lens was developed by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU). It slowed down the...
Period of Education Causal risk factor for Myopia : BMJ Vinay Singh singh9 Jun 2018 7:28 PM ISTMore time spent in education is a causal risk factor for myopia, says recent study published in The BMJ. Myopia or short-sightedness is one of the...
Retinal detachment increases with increasing degree of myopia, Study finds Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli3 Oct 2018 7:15 PM ISTIndian researchers in a study have found that lesions like staphyloma and retinal detachment increased with increasing degree of myopia.Dr Pavan Kumar...
Drugs could one day treat myopia, reveals gene study Vinay Singh singh12 Oct 2018 7:10 PM ISTA new study published in the journal PLOS Biology reported that myopia (near-sightedness) and hyperopia (far-sightedness) develops through different...
New algorithm that can predict the onset of high myopia Medha Baranwal Baranwal20 Nov 2018 7:05 PM ISTChina: Machine learning and big data approaches can improve myopia prediction in Chinese children, according to a recent study published in the...
