By Dr Abhishek Hoshing Know how prolonged screen use in the past two years during the pandemic has affected your eye health and what you can do about it Has increasing digital experiences and screen use actually affected eyes in the past two years? Yes, incidence of digital eye strain has increased with increase in computer vision … Read more
By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Feb. 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A number of new treatments for age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a progressive eye disease, are under development. AMD is a leading cause of vision loss in older people. About 11 million Americans have AMD, which affects part of the eye that allows … Read more
The demand for lenses optimized for our digital life and work is growing. (Representational image: Reuters) By Rohan Paul, The COVID-19 pandemic came with enormous challenges, and its repercussions are being felt around the globe. The new situation is causing widespread concern about its health and safety implications. What is usually excluded from discussions is … Read more
By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Nov. 6, 2020 (HealthDay News) — A new study suggests that COVID-19 doesn’t infect the eye’s cornea. Although viruses such as herpes simplex can infect the cornea and Zika has been found in corneal tissue and tears, this does not appear to be the case with … Read more
TUESDAY, Sept. 29, 2020 (HealthDay News) — U.S. and Canadian restrictions on cornea donations from gay and bisexual men prevent thousands of vision-restoring transplants and need to be changed, researchers say. A corneal transplant can cure some forms of blindness and visual impairment. The United States bans men from donating if they have had … Read more