Smartphones could be used to scan people’s eyes for early-warning signs of glaucoma, the University of Birmingham in the UK reports. A new study shows how a mobile measurement method using smartphones would help to prevent severe ocular diseases and blindness. Some of the most common...
Jennifer Lopez is wearing them, Kylie Jenner and Rashida Jones are promoting them, and Drew Barrymore is selling them, The New York Times reports. Blue-light glasses seem to be the accessory of the moment. But do we really need them? Blue-light glasses have lenses that filter out some light waves...
As a young child, renowned singer Andrea Bocelli suffered from congenital glaucoma, the UK’s Daily Express reports. When he was 5 years old, his mother discovered that the only way to comfort him was to play classical music. He learned to read music using Braille. In his 2016 his...
The latest benefactor of 3D printing technology is a two-and-a-half pound Pomeranian named Sienna, freethink.com reports. Like many seniors, Sienna has failing eyesight, resulting in collisions with door frames and walls. But Sienna is in luck, because her owner, Chad Lalande, has a brand-new 3D...
A new study in the UK adds to the scientific literature connecting eyesight problems with increased air pollution, The Hill reports. In the study, published in the British Journal of Ophthalmology, scientists observed more than 115,000 volunteers between the ages of 40 and 69 to gauge if increased...
In 1960, more than half of blind students could read and write Braille. But today, fewer than 10% of visually disabled Americans can, the Los Angeles Times reports. This may come as a shock to many sighted people, who see Braille everywhere. But the Braille dots on parking meters, bathroom signs...
They include names like Ray Charles, Stevie Wonder, Arizona Dranes, Art Tatum, and Marcus Roberts, Lawrence W. Reed writes for the Foundation for Economic Education. They persevered against both their disability and racial prejudice. Their brilliance helped them overcome. Among them: Blind Lemon...
In 2009, Tony Duenas suffered a sudden retinal detachment that left him permanently blind, the Los Angeles Times reports. At the time, he was also overweight, out of shape, and had problems with his blood pressure. “It was scary,” he she told the Times. “I didn’t know what I could do. I was blind....
A new study published in JAMA Ophthalmology raises concerns about children confined indoors during the COVID-19 pandemic. Home confinement during the pandemic was associated with a significant myopic shift among Chinese children aged 6 to 8, the American Journal of Managed Care reports. During the...
RetinaRisk helps people determine their risk of developing diabetic retinopathy. Healthcare entrepreneur and doctor Arna Gudmundsdottir has spent decades treating diabetics, Forbes Magazine reports. Dr. Gudmundsdottir learned that effective treatment often involves encouraging patients to take...
Mucormycosis has a 50% mortality rate and affects eyesight. The fight for survival has become tougher for coronavirus patients in Ahmedabad, the Times of India reports. . Doctors are reporting an alarming incidence of mucormycosis — a rare and serious fungal infection with 50% mortality rate —...
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