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Six Icons Receive Johns Hopkins Honorary Degrees
1+ week, 2+ day ago (75+ words) Mirage News A top broadcast journalist and foreign-policy expert, a groundbreaking m RNA researcher, a leading scholar of Earth's ecosystems, a distinguished humanitarian and executive leader, one of the nation's most prominent practicing artists, and a trailblazing oncologist received Johns…...
NUS Scientists Develop Dry Eye Cure with Plant Power
2+ week, 22+ hour ago (324+ words) Mirage News Dry eye disease, also known as keratoconjunctivitis sicca, is one of the most common eye conditions, affecting more than 1. 5 billion people worldwide. Far more than a minor discomfort, the disease causes corneal scarring, chronic pain, blurred vision and…...
Genetic Discovery In Juvenile Glaucoma
3+ week, 1+ day ago (537+ words) A major international study led by Flinders University has identified a genetic contributor to juvenile glaucoma. Published today in leading US journal JAMA Ophthalmology, the study marks another important step towards treating multiple forms of glaucoma with the support of…...
AI Glaucoma Screening Wins Premier's Awards Recognition
3+ week, 2+ day ago (571+ words) Dr Catherine Jan received the Health Services Research Award at the 2026 Premier's Awards for Health and Medical Research, presented by Deputy Premier Ben Carroll. Dr Jan completed the study in CERA's Ophthalmic Epidemiology team part of her University of Melbourne…...
FDA Recalls 3 M Eye Drops: Key Info from Doctors
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (701+ words) A pharmaceutical company is voluntarily recalling more than three million bottles of eye drops. The company made the move after the U. S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an Enforcement Report that cited a "lack of assurance of sterility." The affected…...
Canberra Hospital Installs Australia's First Ultra-Wide Eye Device
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (333+ words) New state-of-the-art laser eye imaging technology at Canberra Hospital is improving diagnosis and care for patients with eye conditions across the ACT. The Optos Silverstone RGB Ultra-Wide Field Imaging Device is now installed and fully operational at the Canberra Hospital…...
SA Kids Face Permanent Vision Loss Risk
3+ mon, 4+ day ago (611+ words) There is a significant gap in South Australia's approach to children's vision screening, with hundreds of children at risk of permanent, preventable vision loss each year, new Flinders University research has found. Led by optometrist and Flinders Ph D candidate…...
Yellow Jacket Glaucoma Research Fund Launched at Tech
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (438+ words) An estimated 4 million Americans have glaucoma, a group of eye diseases that can lead to irreversible blindness. Now, Georgia Tech is home to a Glaucoma Research Fund that will support cutting-edge work to understand and advance treatments for the disease....
Half of Cataract Patients Need Life-Changing Surgery
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (450+ words) The World Health Organization (WHO) is urging countries to accelerate efforts to ensure that millions of people living with cataract can access simple, sight'restoring surgery " one of the most effective and affordable interventions to prevent avoidable blindness. A new study…...
Over 1 Million Estimated To Have Glaucoma In UK
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (949+ words) Over one million people are estimated to currently have glaucoma in the UK, a figure projected to reach more than 1. 6 million by 2060, according to a study led by UCL and Moorfields researchers. The new figures, published in the British Journal…...