Covid pandemic made kids' eyesight WORSE, doctors say
There was already a 'myopia pandemic' before COVID hit, but COVID made it worse. Increased screen time caused kids to become nearsighted, and some damage may be permanent. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - June 1, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
CDC Move To Limit Investigations Into COVID Breakthrough Infections Sparks Concerns
The CDC will now track only cases of breakthrough infections in which COVID-19 vaccines fail on people who get hospitalized or die. But critics say that's shortsighted and cuts off valuable data. (Image credit: Image Point FR/NIH/NIAID/BSIP/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) (Source: NPR Health and Science)
Source: NPR Health and Science - May 27, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Rob Stein Source Type: news
Vyluma Inc. Launches With Robust Opthalmic Portfolio, Leading With A Pharmaceutical Treatment In Phase III For Myopia
BRIDGEWATER, N.J., May 25, 2021 -- (Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network) -- Vyluma Inc. announces its establishment as a wholly owned subsidiary of Nevakar Inc., focusing on pharmaceutical ophthalmic solutions. The robust pipeline of novel therapies is l... Biopharmaceuticals, Ophthalmology Vyluma , Nevakar, myopia (Source: HSMN NewsFeed)
Source: HSMN NewsFeed - May 25, 2021 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Blast mild traumatic brain injury is associated with increased myopia and chronic convergence insufficiency - Fortenbaugh FC, Gustafson JA, Fonda JR, Fortier CB, Milberg WP, McGlinchey RE.
While chronic visual symptom complaints are common among Veterans with a history of mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), research is still ongoing to characterize the pattern of visual deficits that is most strongly associated with mTBI and specifically, th... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 20, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Burns, Electricity, Explosions, Fire, Scalds Source Type: news
J & J develops reshaping contact lenses for childhood myopia
The system includes a software that can accurately assess the corneal topography. (Source: mobihealthnews)
Source: mobihealthnews - May 13, 2021 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
COVID-19 Confinement May Have Caused Myopia in Kids COVID-19 Confinement May Have Caused Myopia in Kids
The COVID-19 pandemic may have contributed to a myopia pandemic.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines)
Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines - May 7, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Ophthalmology News Source Type: news
Why Nearsightedness Is on the Rise in Children
Decreased exposure to outdoor light appears to be a major factor in rising rates of myopia in young people around the world. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - May 3, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jane E. Brody Tags: Eyes and Eyesight Eyeglasses Contact Lenses Children and Childhood Corneas Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Genetics and Heredity Sunlight Source Type: news
Eye wellness app developer Plano partners with myopia education platform
The partnership aims to produce new educational content for eye care professionals. (Source: mobihealthnews)
Source: mobihealthnews - April 7, 2021 Category: Information Technology Tags: Professional Development, Workforce Source Type: news
Increased Screen Time During COVID-19 May Accelerate Myopia Boom Increased Screen Time During COVID-19 May Accelerate Myopia Boom
A new review article wrestles with the pandemic ' s possible ocular implications for children, who are home in front of their screens at levels like never before.Medscape Ophthalmology (Source: Medscape Ophthalmology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Ophthalmology Headlines - March 25, 2021 Category: Opthalmology Tags: Ophthalmology Viewpoint Source Type: news
Strategic partnership in Singapore looks set to address the worsening myopia situation in Asia
Thomson X (TX), a wholly-owned subsidiary of SGX Mainboard-listed Thomson Medical Group Limited, is a platform which aims to bolster the current healthcare landscape by connecting healthcare technological start-ups with their existing healthcare expertise and network. They have established a partnership with Plano, seeking to address the increasing myopia rate around the world through the use of cutting-edge technological solutions. (Source: mobihealthnews)
Source: mobihealthnews - February 26, 2021 Category: Information Technology Tags: Digital Health, Technology Source Type: news
Reopening plans 'shortsighted,' doctor says as Ontario reports 1,087 new COVID-19 cases
Ontario reported 1,087 new COVID-19 cases and 13 new deaths on Sunday. The province also reported there are more than 400 cases of variants of concern in Ontario. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - February 21, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Toronto Source Type: news
East Bay vision giant forms venture to buy Peninsula myopia startup
A Peninsula startup with eyeglasses designed to slow the progression of myopia in children will be bought by a joint venture of East Bay vision giant Cooper Cos. and France's EssilorLuxottica.
SightGlass Vision Inc. — launched five years ago by CEO Tom Chalberg and University of Washington researchers — was bought last month by San Ramon-based Cooper (NYSE: COO). But the deal disclosed Wednesday would create a 50/50 joint venture with EssilorLuxottica to buy the startup from Cooper.
Terms of… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - February 3, 2021 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Ron Leuty Source Type: news
East Bay vision giant forms venture to buy Peninsula myopia startup
A Peninsula startup with eyeglasses designed to slow the progression of myopia in children will be bought by a joint venture of East Bay vision giant Cooper Cos. and France's EssilorLuxottica.
SightGlass Vision Inc. — launched five years ago by CEO Tom Chalberg and University of Washington researchers — was bought last month by San Ramon-based Cooper (NYSE: COO). But the deal disclosed Wednesday would create a 50/50 joint venture with EssilorLuxottica to buy the startup from Cooper.
Terms of… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines - February 3, 2021 Category: American Health Authors: Ron Leuty Source Type: news
Myopia Up in Children Confined to Home During Pandemic
TUESDAY, Jan. 19, 2021 -- For children aged 6 to 8 years, home confinement during the COVID-19 pandemic was associated with a significant myopic shift, according to a study published online Jan. 14 in JAMA Ophthalmology.
Jiaxing Wang, M.D., Ph.D.,... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - January 19, 2021 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Progression of myopia in children after COVID-19 home confinement
(JAMA Network) Researchers investigated the association of home confinement during the COVID-19 outbreak with myopia (nearsightedness) development in school-age children in China. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - January 14, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
