FDA Approves First Contact Lens to Slow the Progression of Nearsightedness in Kids
Children with nearsightedness (myopia) may now benefit from the first contact lens approved by FDA for slowing the progression of the common condition.
Until now, traditional eyeglasses and contact lenses available in the United States have only been developed to correct blurred vision (a symptom of myopia), but not for slowing the progression of the condition.
 “Today’s approval is the first FDA-approved product to slow the progression of myopia in children, which ultimately could mean a reduced risk of developing other eye problems,â€...
Source: MDDI - November 18, 2019 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Amanda Pedersen Tags: Business Source Type: news
FDA approves first contact lens for nearsighted kids
Cooper Vision gets regulatory clearance to start selling disposable product for children with myopia (Source: Health News: CBSNews.com)
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - November 18, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
FDA OKs First Contact Lens to Slow Myopia in Children FDA OKs First Contact Lens to Slow Myopia in Children
MiSight (CooperVision Inc) soft, disposable contact lenses are meant to be worn daily (but not overnight) to correct nearsightedness and slow the progression of myopia in children 8 to 12 years old.FDA Approvals (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - November 18, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ophthalmology News Alert Source Type: news
FDA Approves First Contact Lens That Slows Myopia Progression
MONDAY, Nov. 18, 2019 -- MiSight, the first contact lens indicated to slow the progression of myopia in children ages 8 to 12 years, has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the agency announced Friday.
The single-use,... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - November 18, 2019 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
One Billion People Have Preventable Eye Conditions, Increasingly Linked to Lifestyle Choices, According to WHO
A child receives treatment in the northeastern district of Mymensingh, Bangladesh. Credit: Naimul Haq/IPS By External SourceGENEVA, Oct 8 2019 (IPS) A staggering 2.2 billion people already suffer from eye conditions and visual impairment today, but the global need for eye care is set to increase “dramatically”, with lack of exercise a key factor, the UN health agency said on Tuesday, unveiling its first ever report on vision across the world.
While welcoming recent successes in eliminating common conditions such as trachoma in eight countries, the World Health Organization (WHO) highlighted evidence indicating that eye...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - October 8, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: External Source Tags: Global Headlines Health TerraViva United Nations Source Type: news
Strategies for Slowing Myopia Progression in Kids Differ Widely Between Ophthalmologists Strategies for Slowing Myopia Progression in Kids Differ Widely Between Ophthalmologists
The strategies for slowing myopia progression differ widely among pediatric ophthalmologists around the world and include both effective and ineffective approaches, according to an online survey.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - September 21, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ophthalmology News Source Type: news
Yet Another Health Problem Linked to Air Pollution: Eye Disease
It’s no secret that air pollution isn’t good for your health. In particular, exposure to the byproducts of burning the fuel that powers most of our motor vehicles has been linked to higher risk of lung cancer, respiratory infections, stroke and heart disease, as well as an increased risk of death from these conditions. A new study now adds another worrisome pollution-related risk: eye disease.
Dr. Suh-Hang Hank Juo, from the center for myopia and eye disease at China Medical University in Taiwan, and his colleagues documented for the first time in a large population that exposure to two common air pollutants&md...
Source: TIME: Health - August 22, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized health macular degeneration Pollution Source Type: news
Critics call it 'shortsighted' and 'wrong', but Ontario government moving forward with municipal funding cuts
Ontario will move ahead with some of its controversial municipal funding cuts for public health and child care next year, Premier Doug Ford announced Monday at a gathering of municipal leaders in Ottawa. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - August 19, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Toronto Source Type: news
'Shortsighted' and 'wrong': Ontario moving forward with municipal funding cuts
Ontario will move ahead with some of its controversial municipal funding cuts for public health and child care next year, Premier Doug Ford announced Monday at a gathering of municipal leaders in Ottawa. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - August 19, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Toronto Source Type: news
Why Myopia Matters: 5 Things to Know Why Myopia Matters: 5 Things to Know
Half of the world ' s population is projected to be myopic by 2050. Here are two facts to know about this common cause of impaired vision, along with three strategies to respond to its rising incidence.Medscape Ophthalmology (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - July 11, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ophthalmology Article Source Type: news
The Libyan Disaster: Little Bits of History Repeating
By Jan LundiusSTOCKHOLM / ROME, Jul 9 2019 (IPS) The Libyan catastrophe and the suffering of ”illegal” migrants are generally depicted as fairly recent events, though they are actually the results of a long history of greed, contempt for others and fatal shortsightedness. Like former Yugoslavia, Libya was created from a mosaic of tribal entities, subdued by colonial powers and then ruled by an iron-fisted dictator. Now, Libya is a quagmire where local and international stakeholders battle to control its natural resources. The country holds the largest oil reserves in Africa, oil and gas account for 60 percent of GDP an...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - July 9, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Jan Lundius Tags: Africa Armed Conflicts Crime & Justice Economy & Trade Featured Global Global Geopolitics Headlines Health Human Rights Migration & Refugees Natural Resources TerraViva United Nations Source Type: news
Philip Hammond won ’t tackle the climate crisis. But a Green New Deal would | Molly Scott Cato
The chancellor says we can ’t afford to save ourselves. Let’s leave such absurd thinking behind – and invest in green policies• Molly Scott Cato is the Green MEP for the South West of EnglandI ’m surprised I can still be shocked at the incompetence and shortsightedness of this government. But then along comes the chancellor, Philip Hammond, expressing his inane and irresponsible view that wecan ’t afford to tackle the climate crisis. He has warned that Theresa May ’s distant target of 2050 to achievenet zero greenhouse gas emissions will cost the UK over £1tn and starve schools, police and hospitals of funds...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - June 6, 2019 Category: Science Authors: Molly Scott Cato Tags: Climate change Environment Science Philip Hammond Politics Green deal and energy companies obligation (ECO) Energy efficiency Green economy Greta Thunberg UK news Source Type: news
A Simple Fix for Nearsightedness
What's the best thing parents can tell their children to help prevent myopia, or nearsightedness? "Go outside and play,” a researcher says. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - May 2, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
US$244 billion lost annually because people don't have spectacles to correct myopia
(Brien Holden Vision Institute) Vision impairment caused by uncorrected myopia cost the global economy an estimated US$244 billion in lost productivity in 2015, according to a new study published in the scientific journal Ophthalmology. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - May 1, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
How Common Are Brain Tumors Seen in Spasmus Nutans?
Discussion
Nystagmus is periodic eye movement that is involuntary where there is a slow drift of fixation. The slow drift can be followed by a fast saccade back to fixation. The pathological movement is the slow phase, but nystagmus is described by the fast phase (i.e. horizontal nystagmus, vertical nystagmus).
Spasmus nutans (SN) is a movement disorder that is rare. The classic triad includes nystagmus, head bobbing or titubation, and torticollis, with these problems being in the absence of any ophthalmological or neurological condition. Onset is in the first year of life but ranges from 6-36 months. Time to resolution ...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - April 15, 2019 Category: Pediatrics Authors: pediatriceducationmin Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
