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Can OCT predict Alzheimer’s disease?
Simerdip Kaur takes a look at the latest ophthalmology-related news stories and asks which are based on facts and which are ‘fake news’. Headline: Can OCT predict Alzheimer’s disease? In 1986 Hinton et al. demonstrated evidence of optic nerve degeneration...Diagnoses of dry eye disease double within a year
Over a third of Britons haven’t had an eye test within the last two years, while one in five have not had an eye test due to financial struggles.Quantum technology first in eye disease detection
Scientists are working on a new device that could lead to a reduction in the number of people who go blind from age-related macular degeneration (AMD).Glaucoma Awareness Week: Glaucoma UK to focus on hereditary nature of disease
With so many people looking forward to reuniting with family and friends, Glaucoma Awareness Week will focus on the fact that glaucoma can be hereditary and the importance of loved ones in the lives of patients with the disease.Study calls for thorough investigation of patients with early signs of retinal vascular disease
Patients with the eye condition Paracentral Acute Middle Maculopathy (PAMM) would benefit from further investigation, as their risk of heart attacks and strokes may be greater than previously shown, suggests a new study led by researchers at Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.Survey reveals poor public awareness of dry eye disease
A new survey has revealed how few people are aware of Dry Eye Disease, a debilitating and painful eye condition which affects one in four people in the UK.Children with ‘lazy eye’ are at increased risk of serious disease in adulthood
Adults who had amblyopia (‘lazy eye’) in childhood are more likely to experience hypertension, obesity, and metabolic syndrome in adulthood, as well as an increased risk of heart attack, finds a new study led by UCL researchers.Eye scans detect signs of Parkinson’s disease up to seven years before diagnosis
A team led by Siegfried Wagner and Pearse Keane of Moorfields Eye Hospital and UCL Institute of Ophthalmology (and spanning UCL institutions) has identified markers that indicate the presence of Parkinson’s disease in patients on average seven years before clinical presentation.OSI Webinar - Oculoplastic surgery and assessment in ocular surface disease
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