News tagged with eye problems

New gene discovery provides clue to brain, eye and lymphatic development

Researchers have found a new gene that, when mutated, can lead to lymphoedema (swollen limbs) as part of a rare disorder that can also cause problems with eye and brain development. This is the fourth lymphoedema-related ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Jan 26, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Optometry experts prove the effectiveness of orthokeratology in myopic control

After a lengthy study spanning over four years, Professor Pauline Cho from the School of Optometry at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) and her research team concluded that orthokeratology not only can correct ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Jan 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Detecting glaucoma before it blinds

Early detection and diagnosis of open angle glaucoma important so that treatment can be used in the early stages of the disease developing to prevent or avoid further vision loss. Writing in a forthcoming issue of the International Jo ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Oct 06, 2011 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Heidi, Germany's cross-eyed opossum star, dead

Heidi, a cross-eyed opossum who became an Internet sensation in Germany, winning three times more Facebook admirers than Chancellor Angela Merkel, died on Wednesday, her zoo said.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Sep 28, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Ophthalmic antibiotics associated with antimicrobial resistance after intraocular injection therapy

Repeated exposure of the eye to ophthalmic antibiotics appears to be associated with the emergence of resistant strains of microbes among patients undergoing intraocular injection therapy for neovascular retinal disease, ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Sep 12, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study discovers new genes for rare inherited diseases

An international team of researchers has identified two new genes connected with hereditary renal diseases.

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Sep 06, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Mozart may have lived longer if he had spent more time in the sun: study

(Medical Xpress) -- According to a new report published in Medical Problems of Performing Artists, Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart may have lived longer had he spent more time in the sun and allowe ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jul 13, 2011 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 6 | with audio podcast report

'Jeopardy!'-winning computer delving into medicine

Some guy in his pajamas, home sick with bronchitis and complaining online about it, could soon be contributing to a digital collection of medical information designed to help speed diagnoses and treatments.

Medicine & Health / Research

created May 22, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (8) | comments 5

New gene that causes intellectual disability discovered

A new study involving Canada's Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) has found a gene connected with a type of intellectual disability called Joubert syndrome.

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created May 12, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

UK medical student ophthalmology teaching falling short

UK medical schools are failing to comply with the recommended curriculum for ophthalmology, set out by the International Council of Ophthalmologists (ICO), suggests a survey published online in the British Journal of Ophthalmology.

Medicine & Health / Other

created Dec 14, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Eye movement problems common cause of reading difficulties in stroke patients

Visual problems can affect up to two thirds of stroke patients, but can sometimes go undetected if patients do not recognise them as an after-effect of the condition or if they are unable to communicate the problem to their ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Dec 01, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The Medical Minute: Pediatric eye safety

Yes, the dog days of summer are upon us; for most families that signals the longstanding tradition of back to school preparation. It’s time to begin the search for the perfect backpack and notebook, shop for new clothing ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jul 29, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Another dimension to 3-D TVs: Health risks

Teens have been known to play video games until they're glassy-eyed.

Technology / Other

created Jun 09, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Computers can effectively detect diabetes-related eye problems

People with diabetes have an increased risk of blindness, yet nearly half of the approximately 23 million Americans with diabetes do not get an annual eye exam to detect possible problems.

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created May 13, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Universal eye problem leads to better vision

'Crowding', the phenomenon when people are less able to differentiate letters if they are surrounded by other letters, actually leads to better vision.

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Feb 15, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0