The National Eye Centre, Kaduna, has recorded 941 cases of diabetic retinopathy between 2021 and July 2026. It raised concerns over the growing burden of diabetes-related eye complications and the need for early detection and treatment. The chief medical director of the centre,…
Published 5 November 2026, 9:55 Scientists have developed three-dimensional, lens-like structures from human stem cells in a laboratory, offering researchers a new way to investigate how the eye develops and how conditions such as cataracts affect vision. The research, published on October 15, 2026, in…
Medha Baranwal holds a Bachelor’s degree in Biomedical Sciences from the University of Delhi and a Master’s degree in Biotechnology from Amity University. Since May 2018, she has been contributing to Medical Dialogues, writing and editing medical news articles that translate…
Regular eye exams are the best way to prevent avoidable vision loss from glaucoma or any number of other conditions. After nearly 30 years, the Retina Center of Western Colorado closed its doors on Friday, Oct. 30, leaving the Western Slope with…
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Scientists have grown a realistic human lens from stem cells for the first time which could potentially pave the way for new treatments for cataracts and other eye conditions. In a new breakthrough, researchers from the UK's Anglia Ruskin University…
This piece is sponsored by Vance Thompson Vision. If your glasses or contact lens prescription keeps changing and your vision still doesn’t feel right, it could be a sign of keratoconus. Treatment for this progressive eye condition, which often starts…
Is visual acuity enough to follow macular telangiectasia (MacTel), and what should clinicians do when a patient’s symptoms say otherwise? Those questions came up in a recent Modern Retina Clinical Forum held during the American Academy of Ophthalmology 2026 Annual Meeting…
For all eyecare professionals New research from the University of California San Diego School of Medicine has found that taking statins may be linked to a lower risk of developing glaucoma and requiring surgery. Published online in the British Journal…
A new multicenter diagnostic study has developed and validated standardized OCT interpretation rules that maintained greater than 90% sensitivity and specificity across multiple countries and OCT platforms. Myopia can make glaucoma surprisingly difficult to diagnose. Case in point: Structural changes caused…
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