If you're reading this story, chances are you spend a lot of your time in front of a computer--up to 8 or more hours a day if you're like many office workers. That's a problem, because all that screen time is likely wreaking irreparable havoc on your overworked eyeballs, according to eye-health experts. Long hours in front of a computer screen can cause a number of unpleasant visual symptoms, inc
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Is Your Office Destroying Your Eyes?
Posted by Praveen (#2) 4299 days ago (Editorial)Computer Vision Problems Affect More Young Children
Posted by Praveen (#2) 4299 days ago (Editorial)
Experts say increasing 'screen time' is to blame for many children's vision problems. Doctors used to see vision problems related to computer use primarily in adults who spent long hours working at a computer. But these days, it's not just adults logging serious screen time. Experts say even elementary school students spend hours on computers, smart phones and iPads, and it's having an effect on
Get Your Eyes Tested, Older Drivers Are Urged
Posted by Praveen (#2) 4299 days ago (Editorial)
OLDER drivers are being urged to keep a check on their eyesight to ensure they stay safe on the roads. Scarborough and Ryedale Road Safety Group has reminded motorists that regular eyesight checks every one to two years are important for those in the older age groups, whether they wear glasses or not. Mark Naylor, North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue station manager, said getting older does not make y
Mechanism Identified That Leads To Diabetes, Blindness
Posted by Praveen (#2) 4299 days ago (Editorial)
The rare disorder Wolfram syndrome is caused by mutations in a single gene, but its effects on the body are far reaching. The disease leads to diabetes, hearing and vision loss, nerve cell damage that causes motor difficulties, and early death. Now, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, the Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston and the Novartis Institutes for BioMedica
Light-Sensitive Moiety Added to Anesthetic ProPofol Allowing Control of Narcotic Effect By Light- May Treat Certain E
Posted by Praveen (#2) 4300 days ago (Editorial)
In a new study, a light-sensitive moiety has been added to propofol, a commonly used anesthetic, allowing its narcotic effect to be controlled by light. The compound also offers a possible route to the treatment of certain eye diseases. Inhibitory neurotransmitters dampen the activity of neurons.This regulatory effect forms the basis for the action of many anesthetics.For example, propofol, a com
Check-Up Poll Prompts Eye Care Call
Posted by Praveen (#2) 4300 days ago (Editorial)
Optometrists are calling on people to take better care of their eyes after research found that almost one in 10 people have not had an eye test in the last decade. The College of Optometrists said that 9% of British adults cannot remember the last time they had a test or claim that it has been at least 10 years since they visited an optician. Many people said they had not been for a test because
'Real World' Trial of Ranibizumab Raises No Safety Signals
Posted by Praveen (#2) 4300 days ago (Editorial)
A large trial of ranibizumab (Lucentis, Novartis) for wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD) has shown no new safety signals.Patients received an average of 4 to 6 injections over 12 months and had a visual acuity gain of 7 letters.The first of 4 planned yearly updates of the ongoing LUMINOUS trial were presented here at the 12th EURETINA Congress; it is expected that the final results will b
Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs May Be Linked to Increased Cataract Risk
Posted by Praveen (#2) 4300 days ago (Editorial)
Patients using cholesterol-lowering statin drugs may be at increased risk of developing age-related cataracts, according to a study. Statins and Diabetes Both Increase Cataract Risk The study included nearly 6,400 patients seen at the optometry clinic at the University of Waterloo in 2007-08. Of these, 452 patients had type 2 diabetes. Statin treatment and diabetes were evaluated as possible risk