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The latest ophthalmology / optometry news from News Medical |
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 | | |  Wegovy linked to higher risk of eye stroke and vision loss Wegovy, a GLP-1 agonist for weight loss, may carry the highest risk of 'eye stroke' (ischemic optic neuropathy) and sudden sight loss of the semaglutide drugs, finds an analysis of unintended side effect reports published in the British Journal of Ophthalmology. | | | | |  Smoking triggers epigenetic damage linked to macular degeneration Through a series of experiments supported by the National Institutes of Health, Johns Hopkins Medicine (JHM) researchers say they have advanced understanding of how smoking damages the eye and contributes to the development of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the leading worldwide cause of visual impairment and blindness among people 50 and older. | |
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|  | | | | |  Youth football accounts for nearly one in five sports-related brain injuries Youth football accounts for the largest share of sports‑related traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) in children and young adults, nearly one in every five TBIs, according to a preliminary study released March 4, 2026, that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 78th Annual Meeting taking place April 18-22, 2026, in Chicago and online. | |  | | | | |  Engineered proteins track gene expression in living primate brains Gene therapy has been successfully used to treat a number of diseases, including immune deficiencies, hereditary blindness, hemophilia and, recently, Huntington's disease, a fatal neurological disorder. | | | | | | |  Dual sensory loss affects confidence in navigation and sound localization According to a recent multi-institute PLOS One study led by the Multisensory Research Lab at the Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Medicine, time of hearing loss onset is a key determinant of patient confidence and self-reported sound localization abilities - the ability to perceive and locate objects in an environment - even in individuals who use hearing aids or who have received vision rehabilitation training. | |
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| | | | Cataracts are a leading cause of blindness worldwide and are considered a priority disease by the World Health Organization. | | | | | Photoreceptors are specialized cells in the eye that convert light energy into neural signals. | |
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