Pupil Expansion Rings Have Advantages in Cataract Surgery Pupil Expansion Rings Have Advantages in Cataract Surgery
Dr Sumit (Sam) Garg on how a recent case series underlines their relative benefits compared with iris hooks.Medscape Ophthalmology (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - July 18, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ophthalmology Viewpoint Source Type: news
Sunglasses That Help Your Eyes as Well as Your Look
Lenses that transition in sunlight to become sunglasses help protect eyes from dust, bugs, drying breezes and, most important of all, the damaging effects of ultraviolet light. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - July 15, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jane E. Brody Tags: Eyes and Eyesight Ultraviolet Light Sunlight Sunglasses Eyeglasses Cataracts Source Type: news
Cataract and Refractive Surgery | Medscape Cataract and Refractive Surgery | Medscape
With most cataracts caused by aging, cataract surgery has become one of the most common and successful surgeries around. Refractive surgery has become increasingly common over the last decade as the technique has been refined with experience and new technology. (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - July 5, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Resource Center Source Type: news
Health Tip: Wear Sunglasses With UV Protection
-- Ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun can damage your eyes, says Mayo Clinic.
Sunglasses can help protect your eyes from UV-related problems, such as cataracts and macular degeneration.
Mayo Clinic recommends looking for sunglasses that:
Block... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - July 1, 2019 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
The Leading Cause of Blindness Is Almost Completely Treatable
It's pretty much a fact of life that if you live long enough you will develop cataracts. But it's also pretty much a fact that you can do something about it.read more> (Source: Health WorldNet)
Source: Health WorldNet - June 25, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Cataract surgery for falls prevention and improving vision: modelling the health gain, health system costs and cost-effectiveness in a high-income country - Boyd M, Kvizhinadze G, Kho A, Wilson G, Wilson N.
AIM: To estimate the health gain, health system costs and cost-effectiveness of cataract surgery when expedited as a falls prevention strategy (reducing the waiting time for surgery by 12 months) and as a routine procedure. METHODS: An established ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - June 24, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic Q and A: When can cataract surgery wait?
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I was just diagnosed with a cataract, but it's not bothering me at all. Is it a good idea to have cataract surgery now, or can I wait? What is the recovery from this surgery like? ANSWER: It's not uncommon for a cataract to develop slowly, so you may not notice vision [...] (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - June 10, 2019 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
Two boys narrowly avoid being blinded by 'gel blaster' toy guns which scratched their corneas
Boys aged four and 14 in Queensland, Australia, were both shot in the left eye and now face a higher risk of developing glaucoma or a cataract and losing their vision when they get older. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - June 10, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Patricia Bath, Inventor of Laser-Based Cataract Treatment, Dies
The UCLA ophthalmologist worked to combat blindness in underserved communities. (Source: The Scientist)
Source: The Scientist - June 6, 2019 Category: Science Tags: News & Opinion Source Type: news
In memoriam: Dr. Patricia Bath, 76, physician and inventor who helped ‘restore or improve vision for millions’
Dr. Patricia Bath, the first female faculty member in ophthalmology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, has died of complications from cancer. She was 76.“We are saddened to learn of the death of our former colleague, Dr. Patricia Bath,” said Dr. Bartly Mondino, director of the UCLA Jules Stein Eye Institute and department chair of ophthalmology in the medical school. “Dr. Bath was an influential trailblazer for women and minorities in the fiel d of ophthalmology. She will be missed.”Bath held a faculty appointment in the UCLA ophthalmology department from 1974 to 1987. During this period, she was also ...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - June 6, 2019 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Dr. Patricia Bath, Pioneering Cataract Treatment Inventor, Dies at 76
(SAN FRANCISCO) — Dr. Patricia Bath, a pioneering ophthalmologist who became the first African American female doctor to receive a medical patent after she invented a more precise treatment of cataracts, has died. She was 76.
Bath died on May 30 from complications of cancer at a University of California San Francisco medical center, her daughter, Dr. Eraka Bath, said Monday.
Bath was born in Harlem in New York City. Her mother was a domestic worker and her father worked on the city subway system. Bath won a National Science Foundation scholarship while a teenager. She graduated from Howard University’s medical ...
Source: TIME: Health - June 5, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Associated Press Tags: Uncategorized onetime remembrance Source Type: news
Dr. Patricia Bath, 76, Who Took On Blindness and Earned a Patent, Dies
An ophthalmologist, she was the first black woman doctor to patent a medical device, one used in cataract surgery. And she promoted eye care for those in need. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - June 4, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Neil Genzlinger Tags: Bath, Patricia Deaths (Obituaries) Inventions and Patents Eyes and Eyesight Blacks Women and Girls Race and Ethnicity Cataracts Source Type: news
West Virginia pastor regains his eyesight after being blind for 14 years
Pastor Philip Dunn, of Charleston, West Virginia, lost his eyesight to macular degeneration in 2003. In 2018, after undergoing cataract surgery, his vision was restored. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - June 3, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
