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A US study involving 149 young people with diabetes found that non-white patients were less likely to have had a diabetic eye examination
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Scientists have described an area of enhanced visual sensitivity within the visual cortex of mice – termed the ‘focea’
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Scientists have pinpointed a group of cells that help people recognise familiar faces – findings that could lead to further insight on face blindness
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A Whitehall document has called for barriers to be scrapped. OT asked Professor Howard Stone whether the popularity of screens is backed by evidence
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Australian researchers have explored whether there is a connection between long working hours, toxic work culture and mental wellbeing
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A patient presented to hospital with swelling and vision loss in his right eye as a result of a severe fungal infection
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New research has highlighted the beneficial effects of regular exercise for both vision and cognition
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BMJ Case Reports authors have described their treatment of a 25-year-old woman who presented to the emergency department with bleeding tears
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A study involving 128,000 people in Trans Nzoia County has highlighted the potential of technology in improving eye care access
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New research has highlighted gender differences in the association between physical inactivity and obesity in those with vision and hearing loss