October 29, 2024

Study: Parent Physicians Face $2M Pay Gap

Parent physicians face stark earning divides: mothers' pay drops with each child while fathers see raises, creating $2M career gap.

Conexiant

August 07, 2024

Study Finds Potential Link Between Strabismus and Preeclampsia

"The highest risk was observed in offspring born to mothers with preeclampsia and poorly controlled blood pressure," wrote study authors.

Conexiant

September 09, 2024

First Full Eye, Face Transplant Performed

In a surgical first, retinal cells showed light responsiveness up to 9.0 μv at 220 days after whole eye transplant, nearing the low end of normal (10-50 μv).

Conexiant

September 18, 2024

AI Model Helps ID Eye Diseases from Smartphone Images

The model showed 80% accuracy and higher in identifying myopia, strabismus, and ptosis

Conexiant

June 05, 2024

Noncompete Ban May Not Help Nonprofit Workers

Health care professionals welcome the FTC's new rule banning noncompete agreements but are concerned it may not protect those in nonprofit health care settings, potentially impacting most of the nation's medical professionals.

KFF Health News

September 19, 2024

Virtual Reality Treatment for Amblyopia Shows Clinically Meaningful Vision Improvement

The real-world data, presented at ARVO 2024

Conexiant

October 08, 2024

MIRA-2 and MIRA-3 Test Drop’s Efficacy and Safety in Reversing Pupil Dilation

Phentolamine ophthalmic solution 0.75% showed a statistically significant improvement over a placebo in two trials.

Conexiant

September 18, 2024

Disc Changes Did Not Impact Vision-Related QoL in OHTS

One in four patients with bilateral glaucoma-related visual field loss reported significant visual difficulties, compared to just one in ten without field damage, in a 20-year study of vision-related quality of life.

Conexiant

June 18, 2024

U.S. Uninsured Rate Projected to Reach 8.9% in Next Decade, CBO Reports

The Congressional Budget Office projects a rise in the uninsured rate to 8.9% by 2034, driven by immigration and policy changes affecting young adults, despite a record low of 7.2% in 2023.

Reuters