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Preventable corneal blindness rising among teenagers, youth: Experts
Corneal blindness occurs when the transparent front part of the eye, the cornea, becomes cloudy or scarred due to infections, trauma, or nutritional...
Diabetes a leading cause of blindness in working-age Indians: Experts
12 March 2024 12:41 PM ISTDiabetes is known to double the chances of having glaucoma, which hurts the optic nerve that is known to send visual information from the eyes to the...
80% of glaucoma cases go undetected in India: Experts
31 Jan 2024 12:39 PM ISTGlaucoma is a disease that affects the optic nerve. January is national glaucoma awareness month, a time to spread awareness about the disease.
New machine learning model to prevent sight loss in humans
14 Dec 2023 3:00 PM ISTPeople with extreme shortsightedness (called high myopia) can clearly see objects that are near to them but cannot focus on objects at a distance.
US pharma start-up to manufacture artificial retina in space
8 Dec 2023 12:30 PM ISTThe company will use the microgravity environment on the ISS to develop a synthetic retinal implant that will restore sight to humans with...
Annual check-up must for those with diabetic retinopathy
14 Nov 2023 6:30 AM ISTRegular screening and early detection of the risks can help crores of Indians to manage diabetic retinopathy.
Older people might have glaucoma without realizing it: Study
8 Sept 2023 12:15 PM ISTGlaucoma is a common eye disease that damages the optic nerve and thereby the field of vision. In most serious cases, glaucoma can lead to blindness.
Non-invasive approach predicts retinopathy of prematurity: Researchers
1 July 2023 11:21 PM ISTThe research was published in the Journal of Paediatrics.