LED lights, especially those emitting blue (cold) light, can have a photo-toxic effect on the retina and increase the risk of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety (ANSES) has warned.
Singapore researchers have created a biopolymer which could act as a natural vitreous substitute to heal detached retinas.
The 2019 annual meeting of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) took place in Vancouver from April 28 - May 2. Due to US president Donald Trump’s travel ban on passport holders from several Muslim-majority countries affecting thousands of researchers across the globe, this
Professor Colin Green was invited to deliver a presentation at the prestigious Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) annual meeting in Vancouver on his team’s research into diabetic retinopathy as part of their ongoing hunt for better treatments.
High hormone levels may cause a brain condition that can lead to blindness in women, reported researchers from the University of Birmingham.
The first Australian genetic testing clinic focused on patients with hereditary eye conditions has opened in Melbourne. Opening the new Ocular Genetics Service – a unique partnership between the Royal
Participants are being recruited for a New Zealand study aiming to identify which personal factors predict people’s response to two different diabetes drugs: vildagliptin and pioglitazone. The
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released a white paper as the first step to a new regulatory framework for developing safe and effective medical devices using advanced artificial
Extended screen time is reducing the normal blink rate by 60%, contributing to dry eye syndrome, a doctor has said following office workers reporting concerns over screen time-related health issues. A
Patients implanted with an intra-corneal microlens in one eye showed significant improvement in near vision and little deterioration in distance vision in the same eye over six months, according to
Rutgers University researchers say smoking more than 20 cigarettes a day can damage vision. A study, published in Psychiatry Research, looked at how participants discriminated contrast levels (subtle
The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) Foundation has announced a new fellowship for early-career researchers investigating uveitis or other inflammatory conditions.
