In September 2019 researchers from India published the results of their study to assess the quality of life in caregivers of children with primary congenital glaucoma. A total of 70 … Read more
Academic study styles which involve intensive reading and other close-work activities appear to play a role in the development and severity of near/shortsightedness in adolescents
In May 2019 researchers from Israel published the results of their study to assess the association between studying in different educational systems and the incidence and severity of myopia in … Read more
Berberine supplementation may delay the development of dementia by preventing brain damage, improving cognition, and by reducing risk factors such as metabolic dysfunction, and cardiovascular, kidney and liver diseases
In March 2020 researchers from Japan, UK and Hong Kong published their review of the medical scientific literature to assess the potential of berberine as a treatment for dementia associated … Read more
More time spent outdoors and a longer writing/reading distance appear to reduce the risk of near/shortsightedness in adolescents, whereas time spent doing close work appears to increase the risk
In August 2019 researchers from China published the results of their study to assess risk factors for near/shortsightedness among schoolchildren. The researchers stated that in recent decades, the incidence of … Read more
Drinking green tea may have a significant effect on eye tear film quality, with the tear quality appearing to decrease following the consumption of green tea
In April 2019 researchers from Saudi Arabia published the results of their study to assess the effect of a single dose of green tea on the quality and quantity of … Read more
Light levels outdoors are above the brightness level required to prevent near/short sightedness, even with adequate sun protection measures in the form of sunglasses, wearing a hat or being in the shade
In July 2019 researchers from Singapore and Malaysia published the results of their study to assess the impact of shade, hat and sunglasses on the risk of near/short sightedness. It … Read more
Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids
Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids also known as omega-3 PUFAs, omega-3 fatty acids and even “n-3s,”
In the 1970s, researchers from Demark discovered that although the Inuits in Greenland ate a … Read more
Both dark and milk chocolate improve visual acuity, but dark chocolate improves it more
In June 2018 researchers from the USA published the results of their study to assess the short-term effects of dark chocolate and milk chocolate on visual acuity and contrast sensitivity. … Read more
Researchers call for public awareness campaign on manufacturers advice to keep phones off the body, and for use of virtual reality devices to be limited
In May 2018 researchers from Brazil, USA and Israel published the results of their study to assess the absorption of wireless radiation, from cell phone conversations and virtual reality devices, … Read more