Optometrists may not surgically repair macular holes, but they play a crucial role in managing visual outcomes in these ...

Exclusion criteria included: (1) having other ocular diseases such as glaucoma or any retinal vascular disease; (2) a history of systemic diseases such as diabetes mellitus which might affect the ...

Jan. 14, 2025 — Age-related macular degeneration (AMD), which affects about 200 million people worldwide and can result in legal blindness, impairs an area of the eye (retina) used for reading ...

KOLOA, Hawaii — In this Healio Video Perspective from Hawaiian Eye 2025, Jason Bacharach, MD, of North Bay Eye Associates, shares data on an aceclidine-based presbyopia-correcting eye drop from ...

Recovery from open heart surgery, both in the hospital and beyond, is a long, involved process. The duration depends on the specific medical issue being treated, with a minimum of six weeks to be ...

The field of ophthalmic imaging has grown substantially over the last years. Massive improvements in image processing and computer hardware have allowed the emergence of multiple imaging techniques of ...

Fingolimod is associated with a 0.5–0.6% of macular edema, usually presenting within the first 3–4 months; diagnosis usually requires optical coherence tomography and/or fluorescein angiography.

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Sight-threatening ocular comorbidities, including glaucoma, age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, can cause inadequate visual outcomes after the cataract surgery. A thorough ...

It warns: "You need to tell DVLA about some medical conditions as they can affect your driving. You can be fined up to £1,000 ...