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Ophthalmology is the specialized field of medicine that focuses on the health of the eye. It includes the anatomy, physiology and diseases that may affect the eye. Historically, the science of ophthalmology encompassed all aspects of visual function, both in health and in illness. Additionally, ophthalmology also includes animal eyes as ocular function and optic diseases are similar among humans and animals.

New project to deploy AI technology for detecting sight-threatening diabetic eye disease

St George's, University of London and Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust are leading a half a million pound project on artificial intelligence (AI), funded by NHSX and the Health Foundation, and enabled by the National Institute for Health Research.

22 Oct 2021

Antidepressant Prozac could offer the first treatment for atrophic macular degeneration

An antidepressant best known as Prozac could offer the first treatment for the leading cause of blindness among people over 50, new research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine suggests.

21 Oct 2021

Researchers identify new gene variants that may cause inherited retinal dystrophies

An international team of researchers, led by scientists at University of California San Diego and Shiley Eye Institute at UC San Diego Health, has broadened and deepened understanding of how inherited retinal dystrophies (IRDs) affect different populations of people and, in the process, have identified new gene variants that may cause the diseases.

20 Oct 2021

New technology streamlines the development of gene therapy for genetic blinding disorders

A novel computational platform developed by researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine identifies top-performing viral vectors that could deliver gene therapies to the retina with maximum efficiency and precision.

19 Oct 2021

New AI-based computer algorithm may enable quicker diagnosis of heart failure

A special artificial intelligence (AI)-based computer algorithm created by Mount Sinai researchers was able to learn how to identify subtle changes in electrocardiograms (also known as ECGs or EKGs) to predict whether a patient was experiencing heart failure.

19 Oct 2021

Hygienists brace for pitched battles with dentists in fights over practice laws

This year, the Illinois legislature was considering measures to expand oral health treatment in a state where millions of people live in dental care deserts.

19 Oct 2021

Laser treatment shows potential to transform glaucoma management in Africa

Laser treatment has the potential to transform the management of glaucoma in Africa, and to prevent more people from going irreversibly blind, particularly in regions with high disease prevalence and incidence, suggests new research published in Lancet Global Health.

15 Oct 2021

New study finds SARS-CoV-2 causes retinal infection

Can coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) affect the eye? New research suggests the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) can enter the eye and infect photoreceptor and retinal ganglion cells. In addition, SARS-CoV-2 infection increases the expression of several inflammatory genes, including the cytokine interleukin 33 (IL33), which is linked to COVID-19 disease and retinal degeneration.

13 Oct 2021

Novel surgical procedure for intractable canalicular obstruction

Under normal conditions, tears in the eyes are drained into the lacrimal sac through small openings called the upper and lower puncta located at the inner corner of the eye (called medial canthus).

12 Oct 2021

Study uncovers toxic air pollutant mixtures linked to poor childhood asthma outcomes

Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have developed a novel machine learning algorithm and used it to identify previously unknown mixtures of toxic air pollutants that appear to be linked to poor asthma outcomes later in a child's life.

8 Oct 2021

Study uncovers new drug target for myelodysplastic syndrome

Mount Sinai and UC San Diego researchers have shown for the first time how mutations affecting a cellular process called RNA splicing alter cells to develop myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) and other hematologic malignancies and solid tumors, according to a study published in Cancer Discovery in October.

7 Oct 2021

Study: Youth with type1 diabetes who use insulin pumps less likely to develop diabetic retinopathy

In one of the largest and most racially diverse studies to date of American children and adolescents with type 1 and type 2 diabetes, researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine and the University of Wisconsin have identified the clinical and demographic factors associated with pediatric diabetic retinopathy.

7 Oct 2021

Toxic fatty acids trigger cell death in damaged neurons

Cells that normally nourish healthy brain cells called neurons release toxic fatty acids after neurons are damaged, a new study in rodents shows.

6 Oct 2021

Early intervention to delay the onset of hypertension may help prevent dementia

Individuals who are diagnosed with high blood pressure at ages 35-44 had smaller brain size and were more likely to develop dementia compared to people who had normal blood pressure, according to new research published today in Hypertension, an American Heart Association journal.

4 Oct 2021

Damaging DNA builds up in the eyes to drive blinding age-related macular degeneration

Damaging DNA builds up in the eyes of patients with geographic atrophy, an untreatable, poorly understood form of age-related macular degeneration that causes blindness, new research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine reveals.

1 Oct 2021

Reading ability closely linked to altered retinal structure in geographic atrophy

In geographic atrophy, a late form of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), reading ability is closely related to the altered retinal structure.

30 Sep 2021

40 new one-stop-shops for checks, scans and tests set to open across England

Millions of patients will benefit from earlier diagnostic tests closer to home thanks to 40 new Community Diagnostic Centres set to open across England in a range of settings from local shopping centers to football stadiums.

30 Sep 2021

Novel small-molecule therapy shows promise against deadly pediatric leukemia

Mount Sinai researchers have developed a therapy that shows promise against a deadly pediatric leukemia. The small-molecule therapy was highly effective in fighting a type of acute myeloid leukemia in both in vitro and in vivo experiments, according to research published in Science Translational Medicine in September.

29 Sep 2021

Clinical study tests novel topical corneal epithelial stem cell-derived product for treating dry eye disease

Several studies conducted over the last decade have concluded that dry eye disease (DED) affects up to 50% of the U.S. population, creating a liability for the nation's health care system that is estimated to exceed $50 billion annually.

28 Sep 2021

Mass Eye and Ear researcher receives P50 NIH grant to establish new center for neurological voice disorders

Kristina Simonyan, MD, PhD, Dr med, director of laryngology research at Mass Eye and Ear, has been awarded an $11.9 million P50 Clinical Research Center Grant from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communicable Disorders of the National Institute of Health to form a new multidisciplinary center across four academic medical institutions that will be committed to conducting research on laryngeal dystonia and voice tremor, two debilitating neurological voice disorders.

28 Sep 2021

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New project to deploy AI technology for detecting sight-threatening diabetic eye disease

Antidepressant Prozac could offer the first treatment for atrophic macular degeneration

Researchers identify new gene variants that may cause inherited retinal dystrophies

New technology streamlines the development of gene therapy for genetic blinding disorders

New AI-based computer algorithm may enable quicker diagnosis of heart failure

Hygienists brace for pitched battles with dentists in fights over practice laws

Laser treatment shows potential to transform glaucoma management in Africa

New study finds SARS-CoV-2 causes retinal infection

Novel surgical procedure for intractable canalicular obstruction

Study uncovers toxic air pollutant mixtures linked to poor childhood asthma outcomes

Study uncovers new drug target for myelodysplastic syndrome

Study: Youth with type1 diabetes who use insulin pumps less likely to develop diabetic retinopathy

Toxic fatty acids trigger cell death in damaged neurons

Early intervention to delay the onset of hypertension may help prevent dementia

Damaging DNA builds up in the eyes to drive blinding age-related macular degeneration

Reading ability closely linked to altered retinal structure in geographic atrophy

40 new one-stop-shops for checks, scans and tests set to open across England

Novel small-molecule therapy shows promise against deadly pediatric leukemia

Clinical study tests novel topical corneal epithelial stem cell-derived product for treating dry eye disease

Mass Eye and Ear researcher receives P50 NIH grant to establish new center for neurological voice disorders

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