IAPB Members Event at APAO 2024

Asia Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology is one of the largest gathering of ophthalmologists (and associated members of the eye health sector) every year. In Bali, for 2024, the congress provided…

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Study Finds AI-driven Eye Exams Increase Screening Rates for Youth with Diabetes

A Johns Hopkins Children's Center study of children and youth with diabetes concludes that so-called autonomous artificial intelligence (AI) diabetic eye exams significantly increase completion rates of screenings designed to…

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Glasses with Spiral Lenses Could Help You See Clearer, Farther

By Michael Irving Scientists have developed a new type of lens that creates multiple focal points, which could make for glasses or contacts that provide a clearer view over a range of…

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Machine Learning Sees into the Future to Prevent Sight Loss in Humans

In a study recently published in JAMA Ophthalmology, researchers from the Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) developed a machine-learning model that works well for predicting -- and visualizing -- the…

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3 Innovations in Myopia Management

By Linda Conlin, ABOC, NCLECUncorrected myopia is the leading cause of distance vision impairment globally. Approximately 30 percent of the world is currently myopic, and the number is increasing, projected…

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Leveraging Prism to Enhance Binocular Vision

By Kai RandsECPs are often taught that binocular vision disorders can be addressed by applying prism uniformly across lenses. Recent research suggests that contoured prism may alleviate symptoms such as…

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Organic Compound Found in Trees Could Prevent Contact Lens Eye Infections

Researchers say hydroquinine could be an effective naturally occurring disinfecting solution for contact lenses, and help combat keratitis infections. A new study suggests a naturally-occurring material is an effective disinfectant for…

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Silmo Istanbul 2023 Highlights

SILMO Istanbul, first held in 2013, confirms its leading position and continues its expansion throughout Turkey as well as Eastern Europe, Central Asia, Middle East and North Africa.More than 500…

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Video-to-Sound Tech Allows Blind People to Recognize Faces

Sensory substitution devices translated basic faces and other shapes into auditory waveforms that blind and sighted subjects were trained to recognize. By Loz BlainNeuroscientists have shown that blind people recognize basic…

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