Tanzania: Worrying Sight As Glaucoma Figures Scale Up
[Daily News] AT least 90 per cent of patients with glaucoma in Tanzania are unaware of their status on the disease because they do not attend regular eye testing, the Minister for Health, Ms Ummy Mwalimu has said She said roughly 26,400 patients which represent 6.8 per cent of people estimated to be suffering from glaucoma countrywide attended hospitals after they were diagnosed with the disease last year, a rate that she described as very low. She believes majority of people are still unaware of their status on the di (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 9, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
How Glaucoma Care Changed for the Better After the Pandemic How Glaucoma Care Changed for the Better After the Pandemic
What positive impacts has the COVID-19 pandemic had on the delivery of glaucoma care?Current Opinion in Ophthalmology (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - February 23, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ophthalmology Journal Article Source Type: news
Evaluation of away-from-home excursion patterns after falling among individuals with glaucoma: a longitudinal study - Garzon C, Mihailovic A, Jian-Yu E, West SK, Gitlin LN, Friedman DS, Ramulu PY.
BACKGROUND: Unintentional falls among older adults are associated with an ensuing decline in physical activity. Our objective is to evaluate the associations between fall status and changes in excursions after a fall. METHODS: Prospective cohort st... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 7, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
Laser therapy recommended to treat glaucoma and ocular hypertension
People newly diagnosed with glaucoma and ocular hypertension should initially be offered selective laser therapy treatment rather than eye drops, according to an updated NICE guideline. (Source: NHS Networks)
Source: NHS Networks - January 27, 2022 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Cataract Surgery May Reduce Your Dementia Risk
Older adults who had cataract removal to restore their vision had a lower risk of Alzheimer ’s disease and other forms of dementia. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - January 24, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Nicholas Bakalar Tags: Cataracts Alzheimer ' s Disease Eyes and Eyesight Surgery and Surgeons Dementia Brain Glaucoma JAMA Internal Medicine (Journal) Source Type: news
Want to Avoid Glaucoma? What You Eat May Help
Research has found a link between kale and spinach consumption and a reduced risk of glaucoma. Learn more details. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - January 10, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Want to Avoid Glaucoma? Look at What You Eat
Title: Want to Avoid Glaucoma? Look at What You EatCategory: Health NewsCreated: 1/10/2022 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 1/10/2022 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Eyesight General)
Source: MedicineNet Eyesight General - January 10, 2022 Category: Opthalmology Source Type: news
Why are CBD products so popular when there's not a jot of evidence they do anything for our health?
CBD advocates claim it can do everything from treating insomnia, anxiety and joint pain to helping with serious conditions such as high blood pressure and even the eye disease glaucoma. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 1, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The hi-tech goggles that could beat glaucoma
Worn for half an hour a day, they are designed to deliver pulses of electricity to the eye to stimulate the optic nerve to repair itself - and are now being used in a clinical trial. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - December 28, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
TBJ Plus: New CEO takes helm at Durham pharma; $1.5B deal has Triangle link; Big name change in Wilmington
A Durham company has a new leader as its looks to grow its glaucoma treatment. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - December 22, 2021 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: David Purtell Source Type: news
Israeli startup unveils AI device for measuring eye fluid pressure in glaucoma treatment
IOPerfect is an AI-based contactless intraocular pressure (IOP) measuring device from Israeli-based Ophthalmic Sciences. (Source: mobihealthnews)
Source: mobihealthnews - December 8, 2021 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
Medical Researcher and Philanthropist Laszlo Bito Dies at 87
His work contributed to the development of the drug Xalatan, a treatment for glaucoma. (Source: The Scientist)
Source: The Scientist - December 2, 2021 Category: Science Tags: News & Opinion Source Type: news
New glaucoma treatment eyed by UTHSC faculty member's startup OculoTherapy
Our ability to see the world around us is not one that comes simply.
First, light passes through the cornea, the organ’s clear front layer. Then, some of this light enters through the pupil, while the iris — the colored part of the eye — controls how much light the pupil lets in. This light passes through the lens, a clear inner part of the eye; and the lens works with the cornea to focus light on the retina.
The retina is a light-sensitive layer of tissue at the back of the eye, and when… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - November 30, 2021 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: John Klyce Source Type: news
Dyson Award winners: Glaucoma glove and bottle scanner
A device to stem blood loss from stab wounds, which won the UK award, also received an international prize. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - November 17, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Omidenepag Matches Latanoprost for Glaucoma Omidenepag Matches Latanoprost for Glaucoma
A phase 3 noninferiority trial shows omidenepag almost as efficacious, but with more side effects than latanoprost in people with glaucoma or intraocular hypertension.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - November 15, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ophthalmology News Source Type: news
