(HealthDay News) — Semaglutide is associated with nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION) among patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and those with overweight/obesity, according…
Overall, 14.6 percent of African Americans aged 40 years and older have uncorrected refractive error (UCRE), according to a study published online Feb. 22 in JAMA…
Black people are five times as likely as others to develop glaucoma and up to 15 times more likely to be blinded by the degenerative…
The mean length of the preclinical detectable phase (PCDP) of open-angle glaucoma is estimated to be over 10 years, according to a study published online…
Compared with non-Hispanic Whites, Blacks have higher risks for primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) with early and advanced visual field (VF) loss, according to a study…
Only half of parents recognize that screen time has a major impact on their child’s eye health, according to the results of a survey released…
Adolescent children who are Black, Mexican, low-income, or non-U.S. citizens are more likely to report poor subjective visual function and worse performance on visual acuity…
One in nine people with wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD) are skipping appointments for sight-saving eye injections, according to a study presented at the annual…
In most U.S. counties, a Google search of the phrase “eye doctor near me” may underrepresent ophthalmologists, according to a study published online Oct. 20…
In 2019, roughly 18.34 million U.S. individuals (aged 40 years and older) were living with early-stage age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and 1.49 million were living…