EYECARE: Eye Health http://www.visionmonday.com/rss/eyecare/eye-health/ Mon, 18 Mar 2024 22:11:46 -0400 Brassica Pharma Pvt. Ltd. Issues Voluntary Recall of Several Eye Ointment Products http://www.visionmonday.com/eyecare/article/brassica-pharma-pvt-ltd-issues-voluntary-recall-of-several-eye-ointment-products/ Thu, 29 Feb 2024 00:21:00 -0400 NEW YORK—This week, the <a href="https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/brassica-pharma-pvt-ltd-issues-voluntary-nationwide-recall-equate-lubricant-eye-ointment-equate-stye" target="_blank">FDA</a> posted a voluntary recall from Thane, Maharashtra, India, Brassica Pharma Pvt. Ltd. of several of its Eye Ointment products with expiration dates ranging from February 2024 to September 2025. http://www.visionmonday.com/eyecare/article/brassica-pharma-pvt-ltd-issues-voluntary-recall-of-several-eye-ointment-products/ ECPs Play a Key Partner Role in Workplace Safety http://www.visionmonday.com/scene-and-heard/todays-read/article/ecps-play-a-key-partner-role-in-workplace-safety/ Fri, 23 Feb 2024 08:30:00 -0400 With March just around the corner, eyecare professionals (ECPs) are focusing their attention on Workplace Eye Awareness Month. Each year, thousands of Americans experience some form of workplace eye injury. These types of injuries can be the result of many things, ranging from chemical spills to sharp objects. Many ECPs are also trying to educate their patients about the risks of spending too many hours in front of the computer, which can cause digital eyestrain. According to the <a href="https://www.aao.org/newsroom/observances" target="_blank">American Academy of Ophthalmology</a>, approximately 25,000 Americans are sent to the emergency room each year with a workplace eye injury. http://www.visionmonday.com/scene-and-heard/todays-read/article/ecps-play-a-key-partner-role-in-workplace-safety/ A Newer, Faster Way to Diagnose and Treat Eye Stroke at Mount Sinai’s N.Y. Eye and Ear Infirmary http://www.visionmonday.com/scene-and-heard/todays-read/article/a-newer-faster-way-to-diagnose-and-treat-eye-stroke-at-mount-sinais-ny-eye-and-ear-infirmary/ Fri, 16 Feb 2024 08:30:00 -0400 NEW YORK—Eye stroke, or central retinal artery occlusion, happens when the main artery that supplies blood to the retina is blocked, typically by a clot, depriving the retina of oxygen. Often categorized by painless, sudden loss of vision in one eye, it is similar to a stroke in the brain and can lead to permanent vision loss if the clot is not dissolved as soon as possible. At <a href="https://www.nyee.edu/" target="_blank">New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai</a> (NYEE), though, ophthalmologists have created a novel protocol to rapidly diagnose eye stroke and expedite care to prevent this potentially irreversible vision loss. Based on a recent study, the protocol describes using high-resolution retinal imaging in the emergency room along with rapid remote consultation to confirm diagnosis and expedite care. http://www.visionmonday.com/scene-and-heard/todays-read/article/a-newer-faster-way-to-diagnose-and-treat-eye-stroke-at-mount-sinais-ny-eye-and-ear-infirmary/ Prevent Blindness Encourages Eye Safety for Upcoming Total Solar Eclipse in April http://www.visionmonday.com/eyecare/eye-health/article/prevent-blindness-encourages-eye-safety-for-upcoming-total-solar-eclipse-in-april/ Fri, 09 Feb 2024 00:21:00 -0400 CHICAGO—<a href="https://preventblindness.org/" target="_blank">Prevent Blindness</a>, the nation’s leading nonprofit eye health and safety organization, is preparing the public to safely experience the total solar eclipse that will take place on April 8, 2024 with the <a href="https://preventblindness.org/solar-eclipse-and-your-eyes/" target="_blank">Prevent Blindness Eclipse + Your Eyes</a> program. http://www.visionmonday.com/eyecare/eye-health/article/prevent-blindness-encourages-eye-safety-for-upcoming-total-solar-eclipse-in-april/ Are We on the Way to Restoring Vision? http://www.visionmonday.com/scene-and-heard/todays-read/article/are-we-on-the-way-to-restoring-vision/ Thu, 08 Feb 2024 08:30:00 -0400 The Transplantation of Human Eye Allografts (THEA) program is on the cusp of making whole functional eye transplantation to restore vision for the blind and visually impaired a reality in our lifetime. Last month, the <a href="https://arpa-h.gov/" target="_blank">Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health</a> (ARPA-H) announced that the THEA program intends to transplant whole human eyes to restore vision by reestablishing visual connection to the brain. Dr. Calvin W. Roberts, president and CEO of <a href="https://lighthouseguild.org/" target="_blank">Lighthouse Guild</a>, is the program manager of ARPA-H’s transplantation program. <em>VMAIL Weekend </em>reached out to Dr. Roberts to get his thoughts about how the THEA program will work and what it will mean to the millions who are experiencing severe vision loss. http://www.visionmonday.com/scene-and-heard/todays-read/article/are-we-on-the-way-to-restoring-vision/ Ace Vision Group Names Val Kolesnitchenko, MD, as Chief Scientific Officer http://www.visionmonday.com/people/article/ace-vision-group-names-val-kolesnitchenko-md-as-chief-scientific-officer/ Tue, 06 Feb 2024 00:15:00 -0400 BOSTON—<a href="https://acevisiongroup.com/" target="_blank">Ace Vision Group, Inc.,</a> an emerging medical device company at the forefront of pioneering rejuvenation therapy for the aging eye and presbyopia, announced that it has named Val Kolesnitchenko, MD, as chief scientific officer. http://www.visionmonday.com/people/article/ace-vision-group-names-val-kolesnitchenko-md-as-chief-scientific-officer/ Jobson Optical Research and Review of Myopia Management Release 2024 ECP Myopia Survey Results http://www.visionmonday.com/eyecare/optometry/article/jobson-optical-research-and-review-of-myopia-management-release-2024-ecp-myopia-survey-results/ Mon, 05 Feb 2024 00:27:00 -0400 NEWARK, N.J.—<a href="https://jobsonresearch.com/" target="_blank">Jobson Optical Research</a> and <em>Review of Myopia Management </em>have released the Myopia Management 2024 Survey results, which gauge the attitudes and behaviors of eyecare professionals in the U.S. regarding myopia management. Jobson Optical Research and <em>Review of Myopia Management </em>polled nearly 500 eyecare professionals throughout the country during the fourth quarter of 2023, and the results are now available in this newly released survey. Respondents to the survey answered questions that included: http://www.visionmonday.com/eyecare/optometry/article/jobson-optical-research-and-review-of-myopia-management-release-2024-ecp-myopia-survey-results/ February Declared as Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) and Low Vision Awareness Month by Prevent Blindness http://www.visionmonday.com/eyecare/article/february-declared-as-agerelated-macular-degeneration-amd-and-low-vision-awareness-month-by-prevent-blindness/ Mon, 29 Jan 2024 00:27:00 -0400 CHICAGO—<a href="https://preventblindness.org/" target="_blank">Prevent Blindness</a>, the nation’s leading eye health and safety nonprofit organization, has declared February as Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) and Low Vision Awareness Month. The group is offering a variety of free educational resources to the public and professionals, including <a href="https://preventblindness.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/PBAMD_Fact-Sheet23.pdf" target="_blank">fact sheets</a> and social media <a href="https://preventblindness.org/eye-health-infographics-archive/" target="_blank">graphics</a> in English and Spanish, dedicated online resources and informative videos. AMD is a retinal disease that affects part of the back of the eye called the macula. http://www.visionmonday.com/eyecare/article/february-declared-as-agerelated-macular-degeneration-amd-and-low-vision-awareness-month-by-prevent-blindness/ What’s New in the World of Rx Safety Programs http://www.visionmonday.com/latest-news/article/whats-new-in-the-world-of-rx-safety-programs-1/ Fri, 29 Dec 2023 00:18:00 -0400 NEW YORK—Each year, millions of Americans suffer severe eye injuries and even blindness associated with workplace accidents. According to 2023 Bureau of Labor statistics, there were 18,510 eye-related injury or illness cases that resulted in at least one day away from work in 2020. http://www.visionmonday.com/latest-news/article/whats-new-in-the-world-of-rx-safety-programs-1/ VM Explores How Accessible Tech Is Expanding Options for Low Vision and Blind Patients http://www.visionmonday.com/eyecare/article/vm-explores-how-accessible-tech-is-expanding-options-for-low-vision-and-blind-patients-1/ Thu, 14 Dec 2023 00:15:00 -0400 NEW YORK—As millions of aging Baby Boomers lose some, or all, of their sight due to age-related eye disease and we live longer due to advances in health care, the number of people suffering from low vision and blindness continues to increase. According to 2021 study published in <em>JAMA Ophthalmology</em>, 20 percent of all people aged 85 and older in the U.S. experience permanent vision loss. As a result, the need for assistive technologies and improved access to them has never been greater. http://www.visionmonday.com/eyecare/article/vm-explores-how-accessible-tech-is-expanding-options-for-low-vision-and-blind-patients-1/