Retinal patients fear fee dispute will leave them paying upfront
Letters are going out to people receiving specialized injections to stave off blindness informing them that the provincial government is making funding changes and retinal specialists can no longer carry on giving the injections. This has patients worried they will have to resign themselves to blindness. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - March 7, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/British Columbia Source Type: news
Warning of looming Gen Z blindness epidemic because today's children 'don't go outside as much as previous generations'
The world is already experiencing soaring rates of short sightedness. Dr Joern Jorgensen, of LEC London, says it will only get worse. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 4, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Omega raises US$600,000 for eye charity Orbis through watch auction
Swatch has been supporting Orbis, which fights avoidable blindness and vision loss around the world, since 2011. The luxury brand, part of the Swatch Group, auctioned 11 suitcases, each containing 11 MoonSwatch Moonshine Gold Hong Kong edition watches via Sotheby’s, raising 534,670 Swiss francs…#swatch #orbis #swatchgroup #moonswatch #hongkong #sothebys #switzerland #nasa #orbisinternational #csr (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 3, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Prevent Blindness Declares March as Workplace Eye Wellness Month to Encourage Eye Safety Practices, Eye Protection at Work
Prevent Blindness Provides Free Resources on Eye Safety, Blue Light and Digital Eye Strain, and More, to Encourage Employers and Employees to Protect Eyes at Work CHICAGO, Feb. 28, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Prevent Blindness, the nation's leading eye health and safety nonprofit... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - February 28, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: PDT Source Type: news
Prevent Blindness Launches New "Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) Education and Support Program" as Part of Inaugural ROP Awareness Week, Feb. 26 - March 3, 2024
New Initiative from Prevent Blindness Launched to Provide Free Educational Resources on Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP), Including Expert and Parent Testimonial Videos, a Dedicated Website, Fact Sheets and Social Media Graphics CHICAGO, Feb. 21, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Prevent... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - February 21, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: NPT Source Type: news
The Moral Blindness of Putin's Apologists on the Right
(Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 19, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Syphilis Rates Among Pregnant Women Have Tripled, CDC Data Shows
TUESDAY, Feb. 13, 2024 -- Maternal syphilis rates have tripled in recent years, putting thousands of newborns at risk for infection, a new U.S. government report shows.Left untreated, syphilis can damage the heart and brain and cause blindness,... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - February 13, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Understanding The Ocular Impact Of Steven-Johnson Syndrome
The impact of Steven-Johnson Syndrome on the eyes is particularly prominent, resulting in severe eye pain, light sensitivity, vision loss, and, in some cases, blindness. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - February 9, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: William A. Haseltine, Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation business pharma & standard Source Type: news
Erik Weihenmayer's Blindness Didn't Stop Him From Climbing Everest
Diagnosed with a rare eye disease at age four, Erik Weihenmayer grew up struggling to see. He was blind by the time he reached high school. The post Erik Weihenmayer's Blindness Didn't Stop Him From Climbing Everest appeared first on Investor's Business Daily.#erikweihenmayer (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 8, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Prevent Blindness Encourages Eye Safety for Upcoming Total Solar Eclipse in April
Upcoming total solar eclipse - visible across North America on April 8th – will be one of the longest total solar eclipses of the 21st century CHICAGO, Feb. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Prevent Blindness, the nation's leading nonprofit eye health and safety organization, is preparing the... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - February 8, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: NPT Source Type: news
Medic issues measles warning - some children may risk 'life changing complications'
This highly contagious disease can lead to pneumonia, meningitis, blindness and seizures. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - February 5, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Cure Herpetic Stromal Keratitis With CRISPR
One of the most severe complications of HSV is herpetic stromal keratitis (HSK), which affects the cornea of the eye and can lead to visual impairment or even blindness. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - February 2, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: William A. Haseltine, Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation business pharma & standard Source Type: news
Ocular trauma among patients visiting the outpatient department of ophthalmology in a tertiary care centre - Basnet A, Dhakal G, Ghising K, Pathak SB, Shrestha T.
INTRODUCTION: Ocular trauma is an important cause of blindness and ocular morbidity worldwide. Knowledge of the cause of eye injuries can guide preventive strategies and optimize management capacity. The aim of the study was to find out the prevalence of o... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 1, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
February Declared as Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) and Low Vision Awareness Month by Prevent Blindness
Prevent Blindness Provides Free Resources on AMD and Low Vision, Including Fact Sheets, Social Media Graphics, Expert and Patient Videos, An Interactive Patient Guide, and More CHICAGO, Jan. 29, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Prevent Blindness, the nation's leading eye health and safety... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - January 29, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: PDT Source Type: news
Gene therapies that let deaf children hear bring hope —and many questions
The past few months have brought electrifying news that, for the first time, a gene therapy has provided some hearing to children born with mutations that left them deaf. Eli Lilly
announced
this week, for example, that a profoundly deaf boy from Morocco given its treatment as part of a clinical trial in Philadelphia can now hear. And five children in China treated similarly at younger ages gained hearing with some able to verbally communicate without their cochlear implants. Their hearing recovery, first covered by the
press
in October 2023, is described in detail this week in
The Lancet
...
Source: ScienceNOW - January 26, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news
