One in five Britons don't know what a cataract or glaucoma is, poll finds
At least 10% of people will suffer age-related eye problems such as cataracts or glaucoma, but the survey of 2,000 Britons commissioned by the charity Guide Dogs shows a lack of awareness among the general public. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - June 25, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Prompt access to cataract surgery is vital for preventing falls in older people - Foss A.
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Source: SafetyLit - June 22, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
The incidence of falls after first and second eye cataract surgery: a longitudinal cohort study - Keay L, Ho KC, Rogers K, McCluskey P, White AJ, Morlet N, Ng JQ, Lamoureux E, Pesudovs K, Stapleton FJ, Boufous S, Huang-Lung J, Palagyi A.
OBJECTIVE: To compare fall incidence, and visual acuity and refractive status, before surgery and after first and second eye cataract surgery. DESIGN, SETTING: Prospective observational study in eight tertiary referral ophthalmology clinics in public hospi... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - June 20, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Genetic Variants in HMGCR Linked to Increased Cataract Risk
WEDNESDAY, June 15, 2022 -- Genetically proxied inhibition of the 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase (HMGCR) gene, which mimics statin treatment, is associated with increased risk of cataract, according to a study published online June... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - June 15, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Should Patients Have Cataract Surgery on Both Eyes at Once? Should Patients Have Cataract Surgery on Both Eyes at Once?
A Cochrane review found that significant clinical differences between the results of simultaneous cataract surgery and those of delayed cataract surgery are unlikely.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Headlines - June 14, 2022 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Ophthalmology News Source Type: news
Nigeria: King Salman Centre, in Collaboration With Albasar International Foundation, Offered Free Eye Surgeries to 800 Patients in Kano
[Daily Trust] The King Salman Humanitarian Relief and Aid Center, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, in collaboration with Albasar International Foundation (Makkah Specialist Eye Hospital), has offered free cataract eye surgeries to 800 patients in Kano State. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - May 23, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
The end of cataract surgery? Experts say vision-robbing condition may soon be treated with DRUGS
A team of scientists, led by Professor Barbara Pierscionek at Anglia Ruskin University in London, tested a compound proposed as an anti-cataract drug on mice. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - May 16, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
NHS waiting list spikes to ANOTHER record high: Now 6.4MILLION patients are stuck in queues
NHS data shows one in nine people were in the queue for elective operations such as hip and knee replacements and cataracts surgery by March. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - May 12, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Paediatric traumatic cataracts in Southwest China: epidemiological profile - Wang P, Fu Q, Yin H, Wang L, Liu L.
This study aimed to characterize the epidemiological... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 9, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Infants and Children Source Type: news
Eyesight: Cataracts, dry eye or glaucoma are among menopause warning signs in eyes
EYESIGHT is known to be affected when a woman enters the menopause. How can the condition affect a women's eyesight? (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - April 29, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Featured review: Surgery on both eyes on the same day or on different days: which works better to treat cataract in both eyes?
Wednesday, April 27, 2022 (Source: Cochrane News and Events)
Source: Cochrane News and Events - April 27, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lydia Parsonson Source Type: news
ZEISS Announces U.S. FDA Clearance of the QUATERA 700, a Revolution in Phaco Technology
The latest technology from ZEISS empowers surgeons with one complete, digitally integrated cataract workflow for efficiency without compromise.
JENA, Germany and DUBLIN, Ireland , April 20, 2022 -- (Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network) -- Today, ZEISS... Devices, Ophthalmology, FDA Carl Zeiss Meditec, QUATERA 700 (Source: HSMN NewsFeed)
Source: HSMN NewsFeed - April 20, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
NHS waiting list hits ANOTHER high amid Covid-fuelled crisis: 6.18MILLION waiting for routine ops
NHS England data shows one in nine people in the country are waiting, often in pain, for elective operations such as hip and knee replacements and cataracts surgery. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 14, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Elective recovery plan delivers
Same-day hip replacements, one stop shops and mobile cataract units are just some of the ways NHS staff are helping hundreds of thousands of patients receive faster care. (Source: NHS Networks)
Source: NHS Networks - April 14, 2022 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Eat fatty fish, walk more and take breaks to reverse eye damage caused by years of smoking
ACCUMULATIVE research shows that smoking significantly increases the risk of age-related macular degeneration, cataracts, glaucoma and dry eye syndrome. Aside from becoming a non-smoker, there are other ways to improve your sight. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - April 10, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
