| Special Contact Lenses to Reduce Myopia Progression |
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short-sightedness is extremely common today /liliMyopia is
usually treated with spectacles, lenses and laser surgery/liliSpecial
contact lenses have been suggested as a possible treatment to reduce myopia
progression/li/ul
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manufactures contact lenses has tested a particular type of contact lens in a
three-year long period that could possibly reduce the progression of myopia or
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| Soft Contact Lens Safe For Children Just as They Are For Adults |
 Soft contact lenses can be safely prescribed to children and adolescents as they risk of safety problems may even be lower in younger children compared to teens and adults.
The risk possibly reflects a lower rate of behaviors associated with increased risk for complications, suggests the report by Mark A. Bullimore, MCOptom, PhD, FAAO, of University of Houston College of Optometry.
"In the past decade, there has been increasing interest in fitting children with contact lenses," Dr. Bullimore writes....
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| Lower Risk of Infection Found With LASIK Than With Contacts Over Time |
 Traditionally contacts were thought to be safer than a surgical procedure, an analysis by ophthalmologists from the Hamilton Eye Institute at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center indicates otherwise.
A meta-data analysis comparing the incidence of microbial keratitis, an infection of the cornea caused by bacteria or a virus, for contact lens wearers versus post-LASIK (laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis) patients indicates that over time the infection rate for the contact lens ...
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| Now Biosensor Contact Lens Can Detect Glucose Levels |
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ul class="group-list punch-points"liTransparent biosensors developed
using low cost semiconductor material have
been embedded on contact lenses to detect glucose levels/liliThese can be worn by the patient and will help in continuous
monitoring of the patient/liliThe biosensors will help in early detection of illnesses/li/ul
Doctors could soon
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| Contact Lens Therapy Effective in Slowing Myopia Progression |
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li Myopia in children can lead to glaucoma, cataract, retinal detachment and myopic maculopathy if not treated./li
li Dual-focus contact lens was effective in slowing myopia progression./li
li The lens was well accepted by children and did not affect their daily activities such as school work, reading, playing outside, and computer use./li/ul
Myopia or near sightedness among children is growing and a groundbreaking contact ...
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| Exposure to Sunlight may Reduce Myopia Risk in Adulthood |
 Teenagers who are exposed to increased amounts of sunlight are less likely to develop myopia or nearsightedness in adulthood.
According to the study, higher exposure to ultraviolet B (UVB) between ages 14 and 29 years may have reduced odds of myopia or nearsightedness -- a condition in which close objects appear clearly, but far ones do not -- in adulthood.
For the study, the research team from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine in Britain, examined the association of myopia ...
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| Patients Report New Visual Symptoms After LASIK Surgery |
 Patient-reported visual symptoms, dry eye symptoms after a LASIK (Laser insitu keratomileusis) surgery in the Patient - Reported Outcomes with LASIK (PROWL) studies were examined by a research team from the United States Food and Drug Administration.
The study was published online by iJAMA Ophthalmology./i
The PROWL-1 study was a single-military center study of 262 active-duty Navy personnel (average age, 29 years). The PROWL-2 study was a study of 312 civilians (average age, 32 years) ...
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| Intraocular Lens Surgery Safe and Effective in Patients Unsuitable for LASIK |
 While laser vision correction procedures such as LASIK and
photorefractive keratectomy or PRK have been successful for many
patients, those who are extremely nearsighted or astigmatic often are
unsuitable for these procedures. People who are unsuitable for LASIK may benefit from a surgical
procedure using intraocular lenses. The technique uses lens
replacements instead of lasers. Phakic intraocular collamer lenses,
also called Phakic IOLs or ICLs, have been found safe and effective
after ...
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| New Contact Lens May Help In Non-Invasive Testing of Glucose Levels |
 A new technology is being developed by researchers that could allow non-invasive testing of glucose levels, via a contact lens that samples glucose levels in tears.
Current method to monitor glucose levels involve a medication process along with a painful fingerpick blood test. Glucose is a good target for optical sensing, and can be used as an alternative approach, the study said.
"It should be noted that glucose is present not only in the blood but also in tears, and thus accurate monitoring ...
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| Hands-Free Drug Dispensing for Eye Pressure Using Special Contact Lens |
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ul class="group-list punch-points"liContact lens that delivers drug
for glaucoma patients for 6 months developed by researchers. /liliIncreased concentration of the
drug in the lens is found to be more effective in controlling eye pressure
than eye drops./liliThis method of drug delivery
eliminates hindrances associated with eye drops. /li/ul
A team of researchers have identified a novel
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| Serious Eye Infections Linked To Improper Care Of Contact Lens |
 Contact lenses are so ubiquitous that it's easy to forget that they're actual medical devices, with small but real medical risks. About 41 million people in the U.S. wear them.
Ananalysispublished by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention examined 1,075 reports of corneal infections related to contact lens use from the Food and Drug Administration'sMedical Device Report databaseover a decade from 2005 to 2015. These contact lens-related eye infections can lead to long-lasting eye damage but are often preventable....
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| Factors That Contribute to Contact Lens Discomfort |
 Nearly 50 percent of contact lens wearers experience dryness or discomfort at least occasionally. New research aimed at understanding and managing this common and complex problem is presented in the special August issue of iOptometry and Vision Science/i, official journal of the American Academy of Optometry.
The 25 papers in the special issue bring together the most current research on contact lens discomfort--likely the single biggest problem facing everyone involved with contact lenses, according to Feature Issue Guest Editor Jason J....
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| Contact Lens may Predict Glaucoma Progression |
ul class="group-list punch-points"li Glaucoma is the leading cause of blindness around the world. /li
li It is associated with raised intraocular pressure and optic nerve damage. /li
li A smart contact lens may be able to track the changes in intraocular pressure. /li
li The lens can help determine response to treatment and progression of the disease. /li/ul
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| Genetic Factors Responsible for Heterogeneity of Myopia Identified |
 There has been a massive rise in the prevalence of short-sightedness across the globe in recent decades and this upwards trend is continuing. Myopia, also known as short-sightedness or near-sightedness, is the most common disorder affecting the eyesight.
The causes are both genetic and environmental. The Consortium for Refractive Error and Myopia (CREAM) has now made important progress towards understanding the mechanisms behind the development of the condition.
This international group of ...
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| Contact Lens With Built in Camera Patented |
ul class="group-list punch-points"liSamsung develops Smart Contact
Lens/liliIt has an inbuilt camera, a tiny
display, Wi-Fi antennas and sensors/liliThe company has filed for its
patent in South Korea/li/ul
With the world
turning towards newer technological innovations in wearable devices, one of the
leading smartphone developer has revealed its sci-fi vision for the future.
Samsung has reportedly applied for a patent on its new wearable technology ...
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| Contact Lens Triggers Complete Blindness in an Elderly from England |
Getting rid of boring spectacles and wearing contact lenses may seem trendy but the complications associated with it are still unknown. Contact lenses can trigger eye infections that may even result in complete or partial blindness.An elderly man in Braunton, England has been affected with a rare eye infection caused due to contact lenses. It has destroyed his cornea completely.The 63-year-old has been diagnosed with Acanthamoeba Keratitis (AK), an infection caused by a microorganism found in water....
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| Myopia may Help in Developing 'Customized' Intraocular Lenses |
 Myopia, or nearsightedness, significantly affects the muscles used in focusing the lens of the eye -- a finding with important implications for the development of "accommodating" implanted intraocular lenses (IOLs) that can adjust to different visual distances.
This was reported in a study in the January issue of iOptometry and Vision Science/i, official journal of the American Academy of Optometry. The journal is published by Wolters Kluwer. Differences in the diameter of the ciliary muscles ...
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| Researchers Identify Gene That Makes Children Five Times Likelier to Develop Myopia |
 Nearsightedness, or myopia, is the most common refractive error of the eye in which close objects are seen clearly, but objects farther away appear blurred. Researchers have now discovered a gene that causes myopia in people who spend at least an hour each day in childhood reading or doing other near work.
Using a database of approximately 14,000 people, the research team found that those with a certain variant of the gene - called APLP2 - were five times more likely to develop myopia in their ...
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| iDesign Advanced Wavescan Studio System By Abbott a Boon For LASIK Procedure |
 A new LASIK system, iDesign Advanced WaveScan Studio System, released by Abbott has received approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently. The system plays a vital role in the LASIK procedure by generating a high-definition scan that measures irregularities of the eye that may impact vision.
In just 3 seconds of the scan duration the device takes 1,200 readings of the eye. It also measures the shape of the cornea, the passage of light through the eye, and pupil size under different illumination....
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| Google Smart Contact Lens may Measure Blood-Sugar Levels in Next Five Years |
Google is reportedly developing a smart contact lens that will measure a wearer's glucose levels by testing their tears. This could potentially remove the need for diabetics to prick their fingers and draw blood to check their blood-sugar levels.
In a patent application, Google showed off potential designs for how it could package a smart contact lens.
Google has previously said it is speaking to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) about potentially testing its lens, and that general ...
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| Here's How You can Identify Children Most Likely to Develop Myopia |
 A new study conducted at Ohio State University has identified a single test that can predict which kids will become nearsighted by the eighth grade. The study surveyed 4,500 US children over 20 years and assessed 13 potential risk factors for nearsightedness to determine the strongest single predictor or set of predictors that could identify those children most likely to develop myopia.
Dr.Karla Zadnik, professor and dean of the College of Optometry at The Ohio State University and lead author ...
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| Changes in Lipid Layer of Tear Film may Cause Contact Lens Discomfort |
A study in the December issue of American Academy of Optometry says that changes in the lipid layer of the eyes' natural tear film may contribute to the common problem of contact lens discomfort.
The journal is published by Lippincott Williams (and) Wilkins/a, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health/a.
Applying a liposomal eyelid spray appears to reduce drying of the tear film and help make wearing contact lenses more comfortable, according to the pilot study by Fiona Stapleton, PhD, FAAO, of University ...
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| Myopia Increases With Higher Level of Education |
Attaining a higher level of education and spending more years in school are two factors associated with a greater prevalence and severity of nearsightedness or myopia, reveals a new study.
According to German researchers, environmental factors may outweigh genetics in myopia development and suggested that students should spend time outdoors.
Researchers at the University Medical Center in Mainz, Germany examined nearsightedness in 4,658 Germans ages 35 to 74, excluding anyone with cataracts ...
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| More Years Spent in School Linked to Increased Risk of Myopia |
 Attaining higher levels of education and spending more years in school could increase the severity and prevalence of nearsightedness or myopia. Published online this month in iOphthalmology/i, the journal of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the research is the first population-based study to demonstrate that environmental factors may outweigh genetics in the development of myopia.
While common, nearsightedness has become even more prevalent around the world in recent years and presents ...
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| Bacteria Survive Longer in Contact Lens Cleaning Solution Than Thought: Research |
 Official figures indicate that bacterial infections cause around 6,000 cases of a severe eye condition known as microbial keratitis in the UK annually. The latter is an inflammation and ulceration of the cornea that can lead to loss of vision.
The use of contact lenses has been identified as a particular risk factor for microbial keratitis. New research, presented today at the Society for General Microbiology Annual Conference in Liverpool, shows that a bacterial strain associated with more ...
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| Drug-Eluting Contact Lens can Lead to More Effective Treatment for Glaucoma |
 A team of American researchers has developed a drug-eluting contact lens that can provide prolonged delivery of latanoprost, a common drug used for the treatment of glaucoma, making a eye drop-free world another step closer to reality.
The study's lead author Joseph Ciolino from Massachusetts Eye and Ear said in general, eye drops are an inefficient method of drug delivery that has notoriously poor patient adherence. This contact lens design can potentially be used as a treatment for glaucoma ...
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| Why Does Contact Lens Discomfort Occur? |
Research indicates that contact lens discomfort (CLD) may be the leading cause of patient dissatisfaction with, and discontinuation of, contact lens wear throughout the world.
However, there is little agreement among vision researchers and eye care professionals about how to define and manage its causes.
"Up to half of all contact lens wearers experience CLD," explained Jason J. Nichols, OD, MPH, PhD, Professor at the University of Houston College of Optometry. "However, there is no global ...
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| Excessive Smartphone Use in Kids Linked to Increased Risk of Myopia |
 Kids as young as seven may risk suffering from screen sightedness owing to excessive use of smartphones, a new study revealed.
According to David Allamby, founder of Focus Clinics, myopia in young adults and kids may rise by 50 per cent within the next decade and the trend led him to dub the condition 'screen sightedness,' the Daily Express reported
About 50 percent of all Brits have a smartphone and spend on average about two hours daily using them.
Research has shown that users keep ...
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| Switching to Another Type of Contact Lens or Lens Care Product can Help in Overcoming Discomfort from Contact Lenses |
A new study titled Effect of Lens and Solution Choice on the Comfort of Contact Lens Wearers that has been published in the journal Optometry and Vision Science suggests that switch to a different type of contact lens or lens care product can help you overcome the discomfort from your contact lenses.
The journal is published byLippincott Williams (and) Wilkins/a, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health/a."Ocular comfort and symptoms in symptomatic contact lens wearers can be perceptibly improved by ...
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| Scientists Discover New Genes Behind Myopia |
 24 new genes that cause myopia or short-sightedness have been identified by scientists. Myopia is a major cause of blindness and visual impairment worldwide, and currently there is no cure.
These findings could lead to finding better treatments or ways of preventing the condition in the future.
During visual development in childhood and adolescence the eye grows in length, but in myopes it grows too long, and light entering the eye is then focused in front of the retina rather than on it....
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| Brit Woman Lost Eye To Contact Lens Fungus Infection |
A 42-year-old British woman has claimed to have lost her left eye to contact lens fungus infection.
Jacqueline Stone, a maths teaching assistant from Essex, spent 17 weeks in hospital after wearing the lenses, The Sun reported.
The woman had bought the "all-day comfort" lenses online.
"They felt uncomfortable all day. When I took them out, the left one had stuck to my eye," she told the daily.
She said her vision became blurred and she was given drops by her doctor.
"A white ...
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| Potential Cure for Myopia Developed |
 Specialty contact lenses developed by scientists offer cure for myopia (nearsightedness). Nearsightedness, or myopia, begins in childhood and often progresses with age. Standard prescription lenses can correct the defocus but do not cure nearsightedness, and do not slow progression rates as children grow.
It develops when the eye is too long, making it difficult to focus light from distant objects on the retina. Glasses or contact lenses that correct the defocus on the main visual ...
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| Glue Mixture Could Improve Safety of LASIK Eye Surgery |
An adhesive may reduce risks after laser vision correction surgery, say Kansas State University researchers.
Stacy Littlechild, a recent bachelor's degree graduate in biology originally from Wakeeney, is the lead author of two studies that describe a new protocol involving (and) #64257;brinogen, ribo (and) #64258;avin and ultraviolet light that could improve the safety of the corrective surgery.
One study that demonstrates the ability of a glue to bind corneal surfaces has been published in ...
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| Study Reveals Myopia Rates Low in Bounty Mutiny Descendants |
 An Australian study has revealed that the rates of myopia are the lowest in the world among descendants of a British mutiny who have lived for generations in the Pacific.
The study examined eye problems among the descendants of the Bounty sailors and their Polynesian wives who settled on Pitcairn Island after the mutiny in 1789 and who then moved to Norfolk Island off Australia's east coast.
"One component of the study has found the prevalence of myopia (near-sightedness) on Norfolk Island ...
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| New Study Backs Ongoing Investigation into New Treatments for Nearsightedness in Children |
A new study conducted by researchers at University of Houston has recommended that research into new optical treatments that slow down the progression of nearsightedness in children should continue.
Conducted by UH College of Optometry assistant professor David Berntsen and his colleagues from The Ohio State University, the study compared the effects of wearing and then not wearing progressive addition lenses, better known as no-line bifocals, in children who are nearsighted. With funding by ...
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| Electronic Contact Lens to Monitor Blood Sugar |
 Researchers at Microsoft are in the process of developing electronic contact lenses with glucose sensor to monitor sugar levels wirelessly.
The initiative by Microsoft Research and the University of Washington, would be a big help to people with Type I diabetes patients, who must keep a check on their blood sugar on a daily basis by actually drawing blood several times a day.
Although tear film can show blood sugar levels but getting it from the eye is extremely difficult.
A ...
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| CooperVision Issues Another Statement Over Contact Lens Recall |
 Following the pressure applied by Food and Drug Administration US based eye-care company, CooperVision has released its second announcement regarding the recall of more than 600,000 Avaira Toric contact lenses. The company had first issued the statement on August 19 after it was found that the lenses were linked to pain, red eye and blurred vision by wearers. However on Tuesday, the FDA said that more effort needs to be made by CooperVision in order to alert its customers over the potential risks posed by the lenses....
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| Myopia Causing Gene Identified |
 Scientists have identified a gene whose mutation leads to myopia or nearsightedness.
The gene, LEPREL1, was identified in studies conducted within a southern Israeli Beduin tribe led by Prof. Ohad Birk of the Morris Kahn Laboratory of Human Genetics at the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.
"We are finally beginning to understand at a molecular level why nearsightedness occurs," said Birk.
Nearsightedness is known to be a hereditary trait, leading to a higher incidence of other secondary ...
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| Special Contact Lens To Prevent Short-Sightedness |
 A special contact lens can slow the progression of myopia. In certain cases it could halt the short sight problem altogether. The special lens gently reshapes the front surface of the eye during sleep at night, a new study suggests. The finding suggests that orthokeratology (OK) lenses may help to reduce the growing incidence and severity of myopia throughout the world, and especially in Asia. "The race is on around the world to develop clinical techniques to deal with the myopia epidemic in East ...
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| Progress of Nearsightedness may be Reduced by New Contact Lens |
 A contact lens that may reduce the progress of nearsightedness, or myopia has been detailed in a new study.
The international team of researchers tested the contact lens by fully correcting the central vision but reducing the relative peripheral farsightedness, or hyperopia.
The study, presented at the 2010 Annual Meeting of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology this week, studied 100 myopic Chinese children, ages 7-14.
Test subjects were provided ...
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| Nearsightedness Rising in US |
 Nearsightedness could be rising in the US, researchers concluded after comparing eyesight information for more than 4,400 people tested in 1971 and 1972 with data from another set of 8,300 people tested from 1999 to 2004. The 1971-1972 National Health and Nutrition ExaminationSUP /SUPSurvey provided the earliest nationally representative estimatesSUP /SUPfor US myopia prevalence; myopia was diagnosed by an algorithmSUP /SUPusing either lensometry, pinhole visual acuity, and presentingSUP ...
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| US FDA Launches LASIK Study |
 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced the launch of a study to assess the problems faced by patients after LASIK surgery. The Laser-Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis (LASIK) is a surgical procedure that uses an eximer laser to permanently change the shape of the cornea, but there have been complaints of pain and discomfort from a number of patients. And hence the study called the LASIK Quality of Life Collaboration Project, in which the FDA will be working with the National Eye Institute and the U....
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| Preventing LASIK Infections and Ensuring Compliance in Glaucoma Patients |
 New insights on why some corneal transplants fail, why some patients skip their glaucoma medications, and why preventing infections after LASIK is a growing concern are some of the major topics covered in the June issue of IOphthalmology,/I the journal of the American Academy of Ophthalmology.
HRBPatients at Higher Risk for Corneal Transplant Failure/BResearchers analyzed data for 1,090 participants in the Cornea Donor Study (CDS), a multicenter, controlled clinical trial, to find factors linked with corneal transplant failure....
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| Contact Lens Wear Gives Social Benefit To Kids |
Study says kids wearing contact lenses are more confident of the way they look, their athletic abilities, and acceptance by their friends as compared to children who wear eyeglasses.
Thus, according to the researchers, nearsighted children as young as eight years old reap social benefits from wearing contact lenses instead of glasses.
While doctors generally wait to prescribe contact lenses until children are in their early teens, nearsighted children often are diagnosed with myopia and ...
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| Daily Exposure To Sunlight Can Prevent Kids From Myopia |
Spending a couple of hours outdoors each day could help children avoid becoming short-sighted, Australian researchers said Tuesday.
Exposure to bright light for two to three hours daily helps regulate the eye's growth, dramatically reducing the risk of myopia, an Australian Research Council study found.
Short-sightedness, traditionally a problem among the highly educated, has reached record levels in east Asia, lead researcher Professor Ian Morgan told AFP.
Growing numbers of children ...
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| High Temperatures Reduce Contact Lens Solution's Anti-fungal Properties |
 A contact lens solution loses its anti-fungal properties when exposed to high temperatures, according to a new study.
Published in the Archives of Ophthalmology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals, the study involved the same contact lens solution that was implicated in the epidemic of the eye infection Fusarium keratitis, which occurred between 2004 and 2006.
Background information in the article suggests that Bausch and Lomb launched in 2004 its ReNu with MoistureLoc, which contains ...
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| Study Says Contact Lens Cases are Home to Pathogenic Amoebae |
 Contact lens cases are often contaminated with Acanthamoeba which cannot be killed by normal contact lens solution, according to a new Spanish study.
Published in the Journal of Medical Microbiology, the study report describes Acanthamoeba as one of the most common types of protozoa in soil, which is often found in fresh water.
The researchers behind the study say that most species eat bacteria, and some can cause infections in humans.
They have revealed that one of the diseases caused ...
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| Gel may Help Slow Down Myopia Progression in Kids |
 A new study from University of Oklahoma Department of Ophthalmology has found that daily use of medication called pirenzepine gel can slow down myopia progression in children, say researchers.
Myopia or nearsightedness is a condition in which focus on near objects is good, but distant objects appear blurry. Caused by a problem with the length of the eyeball or the curvature of the cornea, myopia gets worse over time in many children.
In the study led by Dr. R. Michael Stiatkowski of Dean ...
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| Increased Outdoor Activity Lessens Myopia Risk in Kids |
 You might be scolding your kid for putting studies at stake, courtesy long hours of out-of-doors activities, but as it turns out, outdoor games are good for children, at least as far as their eyesight is concerned, says a new study.
Researchers in Australia have found an association between high levels of outdoor activity and low rates of short-sightedness, or myopia, in children.
The prevalence of childhood myopia has increased dramatically in recent decades. With rates of 80percent in ...
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| 'Natural' Contact Lens Moisturizer |
A new study says that body fluids could make great contact lens moisturizers in what may be welcome news for contact lens users struggling to combat dryness.
Findings from researchers at Hamilton's McMaster University show that a common fluid found in the body can be used as a natural moisturizing agent in the lenses.
This is a step up from the current wave of self-moisturizing contact lenses that use synthetic materials as a wetting agent to prevent eye dryness and increase wearer comfort....
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