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The hidden cost of looking better: What health insurance covers, and what it leaves you to payRising demand for weight-loss drugs, cosmetic procedures and wellness treatments is creating a growing out-of-pocket healthcare expense cat...- In the 1940s, Harold Ridley noticed plastic splinters sitting quietly in pilots’ eyes, and it wasn’t just wartime debris: It changed cataract surgeryDuring the tumultuous period of World War II, a serendipitous observation emerged within the field of ophthalmology. British pilots, expose...
- One in two people facing cataract blindness need access to surgery: Lancet studyMillions worldwide still cannot access simple cataract surgery. A new study shows progress is too slow to meet global targets. The World He...
- World Sight Day: Eye health measures could add Rs 3.6 lakh crore to Indian economy, says reportA Rs 22,100 crore investment in Indian eye healthcare can generate Rs 3.6 lakh crore annually. This investment offers a return of Rs 16 for...
- Eye drops to replace reading glasses? Vision problems could soon have a non-surgical solutionA recent study suggests that specially formulated eye drops containing pilocarpine and diclofenac may help improve near vision in people wi...
- Tooth implanted in eye restores vision in life-changing surgeryBrent Chapman, a Canadian, lost his vision. He suffered from Stevens-Johnson syndrome. Doctors performed a rare surgery. They implanted his...
- 75-year-old woman regains vision through her tooth with first-of-its-kind surgery after 10 years of darknessIn Canada, Gail Lane, a 75-year-old woman, regained her sight after a decade. Doctors used her own tooth to create an artificial cornea. Th...
- Paralysed Audrey Crews couldn’t move for 20 years. Now Elon Musk’s Neuralink lets her draw hearts and pizzaAudrey Crews, paralysed from the neck down for two decades, has become the first person to publicly demonstrate Neuralink's brain implant b...
- Skin cream, nasal spray, and... blindness? AIIMS doctors warn steroids misuse could trigger silent vision lossFrequent use of steroid-based treatments for respiratory issues, allergies, and skin conditions can heighten the risk of glaucoma. Experts ...
- Doctor performs bizzare surgery on blind woman, implants her tooth in the eyeA blind Canadian woman, Gail Lane, is undergoing a groundbreaking "tooth-in-eye" surgery at Mount Saint Joseph Hospital in Vancouver, marki...
- U.S. military veteran got world’s first eye transplant an year ago, opening new possibilities. But there’s a catchSurgeons at NYU Langone Health performed the first-ever whole-eye transplant on Aaron James, a military veteran who suffered a severe elect...
- Indian doctor operates Pakistani patient in Sri LankaA Mumbai-based eye surgeon operated on a blind man from Lahore at an eye hospital in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The Pakistani patient couldn't get...
- Chandigarh's PGIMER sees 28 cases of eye injuries on Diwali, 50 cases reported in Hyderabad hospitalThe Advanced Eye Centre of the institute saw 28 such patients -- 25 males and three females, the PGIMER said in a statement on Tuesday. "Ou...
- Covid-19 impact: Cornea transplants take a major plunge in AIIMSThe new guidelines for the retrieval of cornea require Covid testing and other measures, which are seen as disincentives to donors. Last ye...
- Have had previous eye surgeries? Don't worry, you too can donate your corneasIndia is facing a severe shortage of corneas.
- CRPF's 'Cheetah' springs back to life, wife says 'normalcy will return when he wears his uniform'Cheetah was first wheeled in on February 14 at the trauma centre of the premier medical institute after being airlifted from Srinagar. Doct...
- Luck by chance: Woman blind for 20 years regains sight after falling70-year-old Florida resident Mary Ann Franco became blind after injuring her spine in a car accident in 1993.
- Maharashtra: 4 lose vision, 19 affected after eye surgery botch-upAt least four persons lost their eyesight, while the vision of 19 others was critically affected after alleged botched-up surgeries by doct...
- Operation Eyesight Universal to spend $4 mn in IndiaOperation Eyesight Universal(OEU), a Canada based International Development organisation dedicated to eliminate avoidable blindness, has pl...
- Canada's OEU plans to spend $4 mn in IndiaOperation Eyesight Universal(OEU), a Canada based International Development organisation dedicated to eliminate avoidable blindness, has pl...
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