Are you taking good enough care of your eyes? According to a new study, your gender and where you live may indicate if you are practicing good eye health. Women go to eye doctors 28 percent more than men, according to the 2013 Eye Health Index released by VSP Vision Care, the largest not-for-profit vision benefits and services company in the country. Analysis showed that women, who are statistica
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Posted by Praveen (#2) 4001 days ago (Editorial)Age-Related Vision Loss May Be Related To Low Birth Weight
Posted by Praveen (#2) 4001 days ago (Editorial)
Medical researchers at the University of Alberta recently published their findings that rats with restricted growth in the womb, causing low birth weights when born, were most susceptible to developing age-related vision loss, compared to their normal weight counterparts. The research team members say additional work needs to be done to see if this same link exists in people, and if it does, doct
Predictors of Rapid Glaucoma Progression Identified
Posted by Praveen (#2) 4002 days ago (Editorial)
Researchers can use 3 significant predictive factors to figure out which patients with open-angle glaucoma are at greatest risk for rapid progression and visual field loss. "We looked at who had fast visual progression to see how they did and if there were any clinical or demographic factors associated with rapid progression," Meera Ramanathan, MD, from the Jules Stein Eye Institute at the Univer
Age-Related Macular Degeneration and Genes: Scientists Identify 7 New Genetic Risk Factors
Posted by Praveen (#2) 4002 days ago (Editorial)
New research from government scientists paints a clearer picture of how genetics may play a role in age-related macular degeneration, or AMD, the leading cause of blindness in people age 60 and older. Researchers have identified seven places on the human genome that seem to be linked with the vision loss condition, adding to the 12 that had been identified in previous research. The study is publi
Sunshine keeps eyes healthy
Posted by Praveen (#2) 4002 days ago (Editorial)
At least 10 hours a week outdoors in the sunshine is beneficial for young children's vision, find the researchers. Exposure to sunshine as a small child is crucial to the development of a healthy eye according to results of long-term myopia study conducted by University of Sydney researchers. Their findings published this week in the American Academy of Ophthalmology's professional journal tables
Communication is key to contact lens success
Posted by Praveen (#2) 4002 days ago (Editorial)
Recall letters were the only form of communication received by the majority of contact lens wearers who took part in research jointly conducted by Optician and the Association of Contact Lens Manufacturers (ACLM). The consumer study showed 69 per cent of wearers receiving reminder letters. Twenty-two per cent had been sent discounts on products and check-ups, while 20 per cent had received a regu
A Bright Future for Senior Eye Health
Posted by Praveen (#2) 4002 days ago (Editorial)
The biggest message Prevent Blindness America wants people to take away from this year’s Cataract Awareness Month is that, while cataracts are still the most common cause of blindness, they are also treatable. In fact, thanks in part to increasingly advanced, more effective surgical techniques for cataracts, today’s older adults are reporting fewer visual impairments than the preceding generation
Beating Blindness with Vegetable Oil
Posted by Praveen (#2) 3945 days ago (Editorial)
Scientists working at the Research Center on Aging at the Health and Social Services Centre -- University Institute of Geriatrics of Sherbrook (CSSS-IUGS) have been studying strategies for protecting retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) cells. Dysfunction of the RPE is found in retinopathy and age-related macular degeneration, which is the leading cause of blindness of elderly people in developed cou