World’s first stem-cell treatment restores vision for patients with severe corneal damage
Japanese scientists conducted a clinical trial using stem cells to treat severe corneal damage. The trial involved four ...
‘I Nearly Went Blind at 24’—Learn the Symptoms of Retinal Detachment
If you were to tell me that at the beginning of the year, I would spend half of it going blind, having eye surgery and ...
Woman, 23, warns about common contact lens mistake after going blind in one eye
It happens when a parasite that can be found in water invades the eye, damaging the cornea, causing severe pain and ...
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What Is Corneal Blindness? Doctor Explains Symptoms, Risk Factors, Treatment
Corneal blindness is a serious public health concern in India, impacting approximately 12 lakh people and making it one of the leading causes of vision loss. This condition is primarily caused by ...
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Centre eyes ‘presumed consent’ for cornea retrieval in hospital deaths
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare may amend the Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Act (THOTA), 1994, to facilitate retrieval of cornea from all Indian patients who die in ...
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A ‘presumed consent’ model is expected to meet the shortage of donor corneas needed to control corneal blindness
With corneal blindness becoming one of the leading causes of blindness in the country, and one which can be rectified by transplanting the dome-shaped layer of the eye with another healthy one, the ...
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AI eye to eye with ophthalmologists in diagnosing corneal infections, study finds
Eye care specialists could see artificial intelligence help in diagnosing infectious keratitis (IK), a leading cause of corneal blindness worldwide, as a new study finds that deep learning models ...
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3-year-old scratched by monkey inside Indiana Walmart
BEDFORD, Ind. (WXIN) — A 3-year-old is recovering after being scratched this week by a monkey inside a central Indiana Walmart store. The incident reportedly occurred on Wednesday afternoon inside the ...
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Indiana 3-year-old scratched by monkey inside Walmart
BEDFORD, Ind. (WXIN) — A 3-year-old is recovering after being scratched this week by a monkey inside a central Indiana Walmart store. The incident reportedly occurred on Wednesday afternoon ...