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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The roar of traffic provides clues — often the only ones — about when it is safe to venture into a crosswalk. For visually impaired pedestrians, navigating chaotic city sidewalks and crosswalks was dicey enough before the pandemic. But the COVID- 19 outbreak has made crossing the city’s...
Giant lizard at Cincinnati Zoo undergoes double cataract surgery. The Cincinnati Zoo’s Komodo dragon, Hudo, had a successful double-cataract surgery to restore his eyesight last week, WLWT reports. On Nov. 19, a five-person team took Hudo to MedVet Cincinnati, where he underwent...
Access to treatment is shrinking, especially in developing countries. The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted a change in the provision and delivery of eye health services around the world, the World Economic Forum reports. Many vision programs have been temporarily suspended, including mobile...
Treating diabetic retinopathy early can reduce the risk of blindness by 95 percent. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), diabetes is the leading cause of new cases of blindness in adults. The CDC’s National Diabetes Statistics Report for 2020 shows that 34.2...
“I’m a second-class citizen.” A projected 7 million Americans who are eligible to vote in the presidential election live with visual impairments, Kaiser Health News reports. For those who also deal with illnesses that place them at a higher risk from COVID-19, voting this year...
Few birds of prey hunt by night. New research suggests that there’s something special in the way the DNA molecules in owls’ eyes are packaged, giving them a powerful visual advantage in the dark, Science Alert reports. The new study proposes that through the process of natural...
Piglet teaches kids about acceptance of differences. Piglet is starting a new chapter of his life, literally, People reports.. The blind, deaf, and pink pup is about to have his own book. PIGLET: The Unexpected Story of a Deaf, Blind, Pink Puppy and His Family (from Simon & Schuster/Atria...
Socially distanced show is heading to North America. London’s Donmar Warehouse Theatre has made stage history as the city’s first playhouse to open its doors to a paying public since the coronavirus lockdown began, The New York Times reports. The play is an adaptation of the Nobel...
Trial in the UK finds no long-term benefits. A phase three trial involving 308 patients in the UK has found that a light-emitting mask conveys no “long-term therapeutic benefit” for those living with early diabetic macular edema. But the chief executive of PolyPhotonix, the company that produces...
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