An elevated polygenic risk score may serve as a prognostic biomarker for identifying patients with open-angle glaucoma who are predisposed to rapid visual field decline. A higher polygenic risk score ...

Greater variability in systolic blood pressure between clinic visits can predict visual field progression in primary open-angle glaucoma.

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Compared with patching alone, combining an eye tracking-based video game therapy with traditional occlusion therapy yields superior posttreatment visual acuity in both the amblyopic and fellow eyes of ...

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The US Food and Drug Administration has approved Afrezza (insulin human) Inhalation Powder for use in children and adolescents aged 6 years and older who are living with type 1 or type 2 diabetes.

For patient-facing health care occupations, disparities are seen by urbanicity, with fewer workers in nonmetropolitan areas. HealthDay News — For patient-facing health care occupations, disparities ...

Melanoma disproportionately affects seniors and men. HealthDay News — Melanoma disproportionately affects seniors and men, according to a research letter published in the June issue of the Journal of ...

As vaccination rates drop nationwide, the virus is moving beyond insulated communities, overwhelming public health departments constrained by shoestring budgets. HealthDay News — Ben Dowse hadn’t ...

Alcohol consumption is tied to earlier progression of presbyopia and higher near add power requirements in men. Alcohol consumption may be associated with earlier progression of presbyopia among men, ...