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CDC: 1 dead in multistate outbreak of E. coli linked to organic carrots

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Vision tests under mesopic, glare conditions may predict night-driving difficulty

Vision tests under mesopic, glare conditions may predict night-driving difficulty

Mesopic visual acuity, photopic and mesopic contrast sensitivity, and disability glare index appeared to be significant predictors of night-driving visual difficulties, according to a study published in the Journal of Optometry.

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August 20, 2024
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‘Giving Together, Seeing Forever’: 2024 World Sight Day Challenge underway

‘Giving Together, Seeing Forever’: 2024 World Sight Day Challenge underway

Optometry Giving Sight has kicked off its 2024 World Sight Day Challenge fundraiser with the theme, “Giving Together, Seeing Forever,” to celebrate the power of the optometry community and efforts to eradicate uncorrected refractive error.

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Model may help predict onset of myopia in children up to age 14 years

Model may help predict onset of myopia in children up to age 14 years

Refractive error, age, sex and race/ethnicity can be predictive factors in determining the probability of myopia onset in prepubescent children, according to a study published in Optometry and Vision Science.

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August 16, 2024
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LENZ Therapeutics submits NDA for drops to treat presbyopia

LENZ Therapeutics submits NDA for drops to treat presbyopia

LENZ Therapeutics has submitted a new drug application to the FDA for LNZ100, a preservative-free, once-daily aceclidine-based ophthalmic solution designed to treat presbyopia, the company announced in a press release.

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August 15, 2024
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Photoscreener access improves vision screening rates in toddlers, but disparities remain

Photoscreener access improves vision screening rates in toddlers, but disparities remain

Increased availability of photoscreeners led to higher rates of overall vision screening for children aged 3 years in one large health care system, according to a study published in JAMA Ophthalmology.

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August 15, 2024
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VIDEO: Prevent Blindness offers art therapy to aid mental wellness in thyroid eye disease

VIDEO: Prevent Blindness offers art therapy to aid mental wellness in thyroid eye disease

In this Healio video, Jeff Todd, president and CEO at Prevent Blindness, discusses the organization’s art therapy program, which was created to help patients with thyroid eye disease cope with feelings of isolation, anxiety and depression.

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August 12, 2024
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Children with high myopia have greater foveal thickness in inner retina

Children with high myopia have greater foveal thickness in inner retina

The progression of myopia among school-aged children in China appeared to primarily affect changes in inner retinal thickness over the course of 1 year, according to research.

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August 08, 2024
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BLOG: How to guide a bowhunter through cataract surgery

BLOG: How to guide a bowhunter through cataract surgery

Last fall, we discussed unique issues that face firearm hunters when they’re considering their best refractive target after cataract surgery. Today, we’ll cover a related topic: How to counsel a bowhunter about their ideal refractive target.

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August 07, 2024
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Most clinically significant astigmatism corrected by toric soft contact lenses

Most clinically significant astigmatism corrected by toric soft contact lenses

Toric soft contact lens prescribing almost doubled internationally from 2000 to 2023, with nearly all clinically significant astigmatism being corrected by these lenses, researchers wrote in Contact Lens & Anterior Eye.

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August 06, 2024
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Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month: myopia management, dry eye, amblyopia

Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month: myopia management, dry eye, amblyopia

Prevent Blindness has declared August as Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month, a time to educate parents, caregivers, professionals and policymakers on vision and eye health and its role in childhood development.

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