Smartphone imaging accurately supports remote cataract referral decisions
Researchers have found a high level of agreement between cataract referral decisions based on smartphone images reviewed remotely…
Cortisone eye drops may reduce blindness in extremely premature babies
Researchers at the University of Gothenburg and Sahlgrenska University Hospital have conducted the first randomized clinical trial in…
Doctors find unexpected regional differences in retinopathy of prematurity in Norway
It’s a mystery. The eye disease known as retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) can make infants permanently blind if…
Metformin linked to lower odds of intermediate macular degeneration in people with diabetes
A large retinal imaging study suggests a common diabetes drug may help slow progression toward sight-threatening macular degeneration,…
Genetic differences in surfactant proteins influence retinopathy of prematurity risk
A new study from the University of Oklahoma suggests that small genetic differences in two proteins – previously…
VR raises eye temperature and thickens protective tear layer
A new real-time imaging study reveals that VR gaming rapidly reshapes the eye’s protective tear layer, raising its…