MorningMed is a community of 814,300 medical professionals

We're a place where medical professionals share news and other news items to help their peers stay up to date

All articles tagged: Unspecified visual loss (H54.7)

HealthDay 20 June at 03.57 PM

Burden of Chronic Health Conditions Increased for LGTBQ+ Cancer Survivors

Cancer survivors who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, plus (LGBTQ+) have an increased burden of all chronic health conditions, disabilities, and limitations, according to a study published online June 20 in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention.Austin R. Waters, from the University of North Carolina a

Evalytics 11 March at 01.41 AM

The brain builds emotions regardless of the senses, neuroscientists find

Italian neuroscientists' study in Science Advances finds emotions are abstractly represented in the brain, regardless of sensory input. Using MRI, they identify key brain regions involved in encoding emotions, suggesting emotions are generated internally, not solely dependent on external stimuli.

Evalytics 14 February at 07.14 PM

Lab-grown retinas explain why people see colors dogs can't

Researchers grew human retinas in a lab, revealing how retinoic acid, not thyroid hormones, influences the creation of color-sensing cells, aiding understanding of color vision disorders and age-related eye conditions.

HealthDay 26 January at 10.02 PM

Long-Term Disability Risk Seen After Childhood Bacterial Meningitis

Childhood bacterial meningitis significantly increases the risk for having at least one of seven long-term disabilities, according to a study published online Jan. 19 in JAMA Network Open.Salini Mohanty, Dr.P.H., from Merck & Co. Inc. in Rahway, New Jersey, and colleagues assessed the long-term risk for disabilities among indiv

HealthDay 12 December at 11.56 PM

Burden of Visual Impairment Has Increased Globally

The number of prevalent cases of visual impairment globally increased substantially in working-age individuals from 1990 to 2019, according to a study published online Dec. 7 in JAMA Ophthalmology.Jianqi Chen, M.D., from the Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center at Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou, China, and colleagues investigated the

HealthDay 09 November at 04.38 PM

AAO: Research Highlights Vision Issues Seen in Pediatric Sickle Cell Disease

For pediatric patients with sickle cell disease (SCD), ophthalmologic complications include nonproliferative retinopathy (NPR) and proliferative retinopathy (PR), which occur in 33 and 6 percent, respectively, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, held from Nov. 3 to 6 in San Francisco.Ba

HealthDay 30 October at 09.11 PM

FDA Warns Eye Drops From Major Brands May Cause Infection

Federal regulators are warning consumers to stop using eye drops and gels from several major brands after finding unsanitary conditions in a manufacturing plant.Twenty-six eye care products are part of the alert. Those concerning the U.S. Food and Drug Administration are branded CVS Health, Leader (Cardinal Health), Rugby (Cardinal Health), Rite