Ontario makes changes to eye exam eligibility for seniors, those with cataracts, other conditions
Ontario has reached a funding agreement with optometrists that increases some payments to them and changes eligibility for some assessments, including less frequent general eye exams for seniors. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - March 24, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Toronto Source Type: news
Ontario changes eye exam eligibility for seniors, those with cataracts, other conditions
Ontario has reached a funding agreement with optometrists that increases some payments to them and changes eligibility for some assessments, including less frequent general eye exams for seniors. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - March 24, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Toronto Source Type: news
Pakistan ’s Free Healthcare Insurance Benefits Women, Poor
Universal Health Care priorities in Pakistan have been boosted by free healthcare insurance for the poor. Credit: Ashfaq Yusufzai/IPSBy Ashfaq YusufzaiPESHAWAR, Feb 22 2023 (IPS) A free health insurance initiative started in Pakistan has benefited poor patients, especially women who have outnumbered men in using the cashless health services under the Sehat Card Plus programme.
“The initiative is in line with the ICPD25 Programme of Action, under which 4.5 million people have received free services, with 62 percent of them women. In the last three years, we have been able to cut down maternal mortality rate from 186 d...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - February 22, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Ashfaq Yusufzai Tags: Asia-Pacific Development & Aid Featured Gender Headlines Health Humanitarian Emergencies Population TerraViva United Nations Women's Health IPS UN Bureau IPS UN Bureau Report Pakistan Source Type: news
Fewer Surprise Bills: Most U.S. Hospitals Now Transparent on Prices
MONDAY, Feb. 20, 2023 -- Shopping for cataract surgery, a heart valve replacement or a colonoscopy?
You ’re better able these days to compare what one hospital charges against the prices at another, according to a new report from the U.S. Centers... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - February 20, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
India's healthcare sector witnessing big, positive changes: PM writes to Varanasi cataract camp beneficiaries
"There was a time when poor and middle class families could not get proper treatment and perhaps they accepted this as their destiny. We have seen how mothers and sisters sometimes used to hide their diseases just because they were afraid that the cost of their treatment would worsen the family's economic condition," Modi was quoted as saying in the letters. (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - February 13, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic Minute: Learn about advances in cataract surgery
Cataracts are one of the most common eye conditions in the world. Chances are most people are going to develop cataracts at some point in their lives. Thanks to advances in cataract surgery, Dr. Dave Patel, a Mayo Clinic ophthalmologist, says many patients are able to say goodbye to their cataracts and reduce or eliminate their need for glasses. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLdagXOdlI8 Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg (1:10) is in the downloads at the end of the… (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - February 8, 2023 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
Thousands of patients recalled over eye damage concerns
Thousands of patients are being recalled for urgent eye checks after regulators raised safety concerns related to a product used in cataract surgery. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - February 7, 2023 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
MrBeast paid for 1k eye surgeries and people are weirded out
has moved on from recreating Squid Game to going creative mode on the US healthcare system. The 24-year-old and world’s most popular YouTuber uploaded a video over the weekend that revealed he funded cataract surgery for 1,000 people. The video, titled “1,000 Blind People See For The First Time,”…#squidgame #youtuber #blindpeopleseefor #donaldson (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 2, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Management of Inflammation After the Cataract Surgery Management of Inflammation After the Cataract Surgery
Learn more about the best methods to prevent and treat inflammation after cataract surgery.Current Opinion in Ophthalmology (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - February 2, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ophthalmology Journal Article Source Type: news
Recognizing National Glaucoma Awareness Month
January was National Glaucoma Awareness Month and provided us an opportunity to spread the word and honor the millions of patients around the world who are impacted by this debilitating disease. Glaucoma refers to a group of eye diseases that can cause vision loss or blindness due to damage of the optic nerve. It is one of the leading causes of irreversible blindness in the United States. High intraocular pressure (IOP) is a common risk factor for glaucoma, which over time causes stress on the optic nerve and can lead to gradual vision loss. While there currently is no available cure, the condition can be treated and ...
Source: The Catalyst - February 1, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Matthew Norawong Tags: Medicines in Development Patients R & D Focus Source Type: news
MrBeast's 1,001 Acts Of Charity: The Gift Of Sight, And A New Tesla For 1 Teenager
A new video from YouTube star MrBeast is going viral thanks to the nature of the charitable act of kindness displayed. MrBeast, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, helped 1,000 blind people get cataract surgeries and thousands of dollars in cash. The YouTuber also gifted one of the people with…#jimmydonaldson #youtuber #beastbemoansunfair #twitterusers #seeinternational #jefflevenson #giftofsight #jamaica #honduras #namibia (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 31, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Study Finds Faster Recovery With FLACS In Vitrectomized Eyes Study Finds Faster Recovery With FLACS In Vitrectomized Eyes
Dr Garg discusses a paper from Cai and colleagues comparing femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery (FLACS) to conventional surgery for complex cataracts in eyes with prior vitrectomy.Medscape Ophthalmology (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - January 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ophthalmology Viewpoint Source Type: news
P.E.I. behind national benchmark for cataract surgery wait times
Pierre Filion still has enough eyesight to read, though he sometimes has to use a magnifying glass for prescription labels and other small type. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - January 18, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/PEI Source Type: news
Ozone Hole Over Antarctica Could Fully Heal by 2066, Says U.N. Report
(DENVER) — Earth’s protective ozone layer is slowly but noticeably healing at a pace that would fully mend the hole over Antarctica in about 43 years, a new United Nations report says.
A once-every-four-years scientific assessment found recovery in progress, more than 35 years after every nation in the world agreed to stop producing chemicals that chomp on the layer of ozone in Earth’s atmosphere that shields the planet from harmful radiation linked to skin cancer, cataracts and crop damage.
“In the upper stratosphere and in the ozone hole we see things getting better,” said Paul Newman, co-ch...
Source: TIME: Science - January 9, 2023 Category: Science Authors: SETH BORENSTEIN / AP Tags: Uncategorized climate change healthscienceclimate wire Source Type: news
Advances in Drug Therapy and Delivery for Cataract Treatment Advances in Drug Therapy and Delivery for Cataract Treatment
Recent advancements have led to potential new cataract therapies and improved delivery methods. Find out what ' s new.Current Opinion in Ophthalmology (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - January 2, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ophthalmology Journal Article Source Type: news
