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Glaucoma-related Blindness Decreased Between 2000 and 2020

Still, nearly eight million people globally experience visual impairment of some sort from the condition, study says.
April 5, 2024

Emmetropia, Myopia and Hyperopia Increase Risk of Anisometropia

A correlation was found between severity and type of refractive error and condition development in preschool children.
April 1, 2024

Eyecare Disparities Track with Lower Employment, Educational Attainment

Conversely, access is better in poorer areas than in more affluent ones, likely due to population density differences.
March 28, 2024

Goldmann Stimulus Size II Best for 10-2 VF Diagnostic Test

This as well as the III option provided a better discrimination ability between patients with chiasm compression and healthy controls than size I.
March 13, 2024

Botox Matches Surgery in Treating Acquired Comitant Esotropia Short Term

Success rate was similar for up to 12 months, but lower at 24 months, study finds.
March 5, 2024

Unmet Refractive Need Most Acute in African-American Population

Correctable visual impairment was present in over two-thirds of this study cohort.
February 27, 2024

Nasal and Paracentral Regions of Optic Disc are Most Vulnerable to Visual Field Progression

Careful monitoring of these locations in patients with ocular hypertension may be useful.
February 21, 2024

Adequate Lighting May Foster Physical Activity for the Visually Impaired

This simple intervention might allow elderly patients to maintain appropriate levels of mobility.
February 13, 2024

Expanded Photoscreener Access Improves Amblyopia Screenings, But Not Disparities

One healthcare system screened 70% more patients after integrating this technology; however, persistent racial inequalities call for an additional solution.
February 6, 2024

Contrast Sensitivity Not an Effective Disease Screening Tool

It failed to aid diagnosis in a recent study but yielded insights into quality of life issues.
February 1, 2024