March 13, 2025

Study Assesses Eye Movement Impairment in Adults with Alcohol Use Disorder

Tolerance may explain why participants with AUD showed less impairment in smooth pursuit tasks, but not in saccadic movement.

Conexiant

March 13, 2025

Vision Improvements With Gene Therapy for Pediatric Retinal Dystrophy

After intervention, treated eyes showed improvements to a mean of 0.9 logMAR (range: 0.8–1.0), while untreated eyes became unmeasurable at final follow-up.

Conexiant

March 06, 2025

Private Equity Acquisitions Affect Industry Payments for Ophthalmologists

“It is unknown whether PE firms affect the financial incentives offered to physicians by other industry actors, which may change clinical decision-making," researchers note.

Conexiant

March 06, 2025

An Estimated 31 Million Americans Borrowed for Medical Bills in 2024

A new West Health-Gallup Survey survey reveals insights into medical debt across all income levels and demographics in the United States.

Conexiant

February 28, 2025

New Pediatric Retinal Condition Identified

Signs were similar to both nonparaneoplastic autoimmune retinopathy and retinitis pigmentosa, but known etiologies differ.

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

January 16, 2025

LA County Fires Prompt Business Recovery Centers to Open

"Business owners can meet face-to-face with specialists to apply for disaster loans and access a wide range of resources to guide them through their recovery."

Optometric Management

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.

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