Instant coffee linked to AMD
A group of researchers in China has recommended people at high risk of AMD avoid instant coffee.
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Ophthalmology News
MVASI a viable alternative to Avastin
Researchers at the University of Adelaide found that intravitreal use of the bevacizumab biosimilar MVASI has a similar ophthalmic safety profile and may be used as an alternative to Avastin. Alth
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Visual processing speed predicts dementia
A UK study found visual processing speed can predict dementia risk 12 years before diagnosis by conventional assessment. Researchers at Loughborough University and Cambridge University conducted
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Patients favour AI to speed up IRD diagnosis
A UK survey found patients and their relatives were overwhelmingly in favour of using artificial intelligence (AI) in diagnostic testing of inherited retinal diseases (IRDs) to accelerate genetic diag
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Cheap oral drug to treat DMO
Researchers in the US and Brazil have found that a cheap oral inflammasome inhibitor, commonly prescribed for patients with HIV, significantly improved vision in patients with centre-involved diabetic
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DEB gene therapy enters phase 3
US genetic med-tech company Krystal Biotech announced it had dosed its first patient in the IOLITE Phase 3 Study of KB803, a re-dosable eye drop gene therapy designed to treat and prevent corneal abra
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Cannabis protective against PVR?
US researchers found cannabis use moderately lowered the risk of proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR) development in patients who underwent retinal detachment (RD) repair.
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AMD-busting injection?
A team of international researchers found artificially increasing levels of apolipoprotein M (ApoM), a natural protein involved in cholesterol metabolism, improved retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) function in mice with age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
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Rural eye health in focus at Fieldays
Returning to the largest agricultural event in the Southern Hemisphere, Macular Degeneration New Zealand (MDNZ) delivered 345 OCT scans and had lots of conversations about the importance of eye-health checks at Fieldays in Mystery Creek, Hamilton.
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Orthoptic students experience of bullying on placements
A La Trobe University study investigating the rate or effect of bullying in smaller allied health professions found bullying and incivility are common and pose challenges for orthoptic students during placements.
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Miyosmart success reinforced
Sharing new clinical evidence from three clinical studies, Hoya Vision Care said wearing Miyosmart spectacle lenses continuously and for the long-term may improve myopia management outcomes.
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Supporting kids to live their best lives
What happens when a child can’t see well enough to learn – but still wants to play the guitar, read a book and go to school? At BLENNZ (Blind and Low Vision Education Network New Zealand), the answer is simple: find a way that works for them. BLENNZ supports more than 1,675 children and young people
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