Ophthalmology News

All infants with suspected congenital Zika syndrome have been found to have vision impairment, S. Grace Prakalapakorn, MD, PhD, assistant professor of ophthalmology and pediatrics at Duke University, said during the Zika Virus and Your Eyes webinar hosted by Prevent Blindness.

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, in a report released in JAMA Monday, recommended that clinicians screen children for amblyopia or its risk factors at least once while the child is between 3 and 5 years of age, a reaffirmation of findings the group released in 2011.

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends that clinicians screen children for amblyopia or its risk factors at least once while the child is between 3 and 5 years of age, according to a report just released from JAMA.

According to the organization Friends for Sight, thousands of children experience an eye injury annually, but 90% of these mishaps can be prevented by wearing suitable protective eyewear.

PHILADELPHIA — Education, along with a screening reminder card, may encourage more patients to get diabetic retinopathy eye screening exams, according to a presenter here at the annual meeting of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners.

Adults with atopic dermatitis had a significantly higher risk of developing conjunctivitis, keratitis and keratoconus compared with the general population, according to recently published study results in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.

Delegates at this week’s AMA annual meeting in Chicago adopted new policies intended to increase access to healthier food, continue support of vaccine policies, reduce nearsightedness in children, and prevent continued lead exposure, according to a press release.

Erica L. Dixon and Arthur G. Shapiro used a series of experiments to show how the 2015 dress phenomenon may be explained by variations in a simple spatial filter that extracts relevant information from the environment.

KOLOA, Hawaii — Recent findings presented here found comparable cognitive functioning between individuals with glaucoma and healthy controls, suggesting glaucoma is not associated with cognition in Alzheimer’s disease.

According to the NIH, vitamin D is only naturally present in a few foods. While it is most abundant in fatty fish and fish liver oils, smaller amounts can also be found cheese, egg yolks and beef liver. It can also be consumed through supplements, other foods and sunlight.