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Aug. 17, 2021 A new study finds that mothers who have diabetes before or during their pregnancy are more likely to have children who go on to develop eye ...
Mar. 6, 2021 A meta-analysis finds that vision impairment and blindness are tied to an increased risk of mortality, prompting the need to address global eye health ...
Dec. 7, 2020 Researchers say eye care accessibility around the globe isn't keeping up with an aging population, posing challenges for eye care professionals over the next 30 ...
Mar. 23, 2022 Researchers have identified a gene necessary for the survival of retinal ganglion cells -- a class of neurons located in the retina that are critical for ...
Feb. 25, 2021 Eye conditions that do not cause vision impairment but have economic and social consequences represent a serious and growing challenge for public health services ...
Mar. 7, 2022 People with congenital heart defects who were hospitalized with COVID-19 were up to twice as likely to suffer severe illness or death from the virus compared to people who were not born with a heart ...
Mar. 16, 2021 Researchers have identified an additional seven regions in the human genome that increase the risk of developing MacTel (macular telangiectasia type 2), including a rare DNA mutation in the PHGDH ...
Feb. 5, 2021 Progressive vision loss, and eventually blindness, are the hallmarks of juvenile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis (JNCL) or CLN3-Batten disease. New research shows how the mutation associated with the ...
June 8, 2021 Men who suffer sensory loss, particularly hearing loss, are more likely to be physically inactive and obese than women, according to a new ...
Feb. 3, 2021 A brain-related visual impairment, which until recently was thought to be rare, may affect one in every 30 children according to new research investigating the prevalence of Cerebral Visual ...