Dry Eyes: Is Laughter a Solution to Reduce Symptoms?
Laughter therapy may be as effective as eye drops in relieving dry eye symptoms for patients. THE ESSENTIAL Laughter therapy ...
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AMD: what if regular consumption of melatonin reduced the risks?
People taking melatonin may be less likely to suffer from age-related macular degeneration. THE ESSENTIAL Taking melatonin was associated with ...
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Blinking helps maintain visual acuity
Blinking your eyes not only serves to moisten them, but also helps preserve the sharpness of vision by maintaining the ...
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Strabismus: genetic variants identified
American researchers have discovered that two types of strabismus, esotropia and exotropia, may have common genetic risk factors. THE ESSENTIAL ...
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AMD: outdoor nighttime light to blame?
A link has been established between exposure to high levels of streetlights and artificial lighting and the risk of developing ...
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Increase in eye infections: what are the causes?
Bacteria, viruses, parasites... These micro-organisms can cause infectious eye diseases, cases of which have increased in recent years. Recently, an ...
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Glaucoma: “Patients must be monitored throughout their lives, just like diabetics”
Glaucoma is the second leading cause of irreversible blindness in developed countries. However, an ophthalmologist stressed that the risk could ...
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Strabismus: “This visual disorder can lead to a lack of self-confidence”
Strabismus affects both children and adults. This January 12, an ophthalmologist reported that this lack of parallelism of the eyes ...
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Eye damage: watch out for champagne corks during the holidays!
As Christmas and the New Year approach, ophthalmologists are warning of the risk of eye damage caused by corks thrown ...
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How can I stop my child’s myopia?
Still unknown to parents, several techniques can help curb myopia in children. THE ESSENTIAL One in 5 children suffer from ...
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Eye health: this autumn fruit would protect your eyes
Daily consumption of grapes would help prevent the risk of eye diseases occurring with age. THE ESSENTIAL Oxidative stress is ...
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Myopia: half the world could be affected by 2050.
Myopia is an ophthalmology problem that affects more and more people. By 2050, half of humanity could be affected. THE ...
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Why do we need a critical mind?
Developing critical thinking means better knowing the limits of our own thinking.Everyone perceives the world in which they live in ...
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The visual health of the French is bad
According to the latest barometer produced by the Association for the improvement of sight (Asnav) published on July 3, the ...
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Cardiologists angry at drop in number of interns
The decree fixing the assignment of interns in cardiology greatly displeased the SNSMCV, which denounces the drop in staff: they ...
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Impotence drugs can interfere with vision
Men who regularly take drugs for erectile dysfunction are at greater risk of developing eye conditions. THE ESSENTIAL Retinal detachment ...
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Cataract, glaucoma, dry eye… “Smoking weakens the eye as a whole”
On the occasion of the month without tobacco, Dr. Romain Nicolau, ophthalmologist surgeon specializing in laser surgical treatment, explains to ...
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European premiere: an artificial corneal transplant in Montpellier
The Montpellier University Hospital placed a synthetic cornea on a blind patient in an attempt to restore his sight. THE ...
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Will you soon no longer need to go to the ophthalmologist to get glasses?
In any case, this is what article 40 of the Social Security financing bill 2022 (PLFSS) provides, to the chagrin ...
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Wearing glasses would improve school performance
Putting glasses on students who need them helps to unblock them academically and significantly improve their results. THE ESSENTIAL The ...
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A century later, the mystery of the “haunted house” elucidated: the hallucinations were due to carbon monoxide!
It's a ghost story as we like it, dating back over 100 years. In the United States, a family that ...
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Glaucoma: “Do check-ups every two years”
On the occasion of World Glaucoma Week, ophthalmologist Romain Nicolau insists on the need to detect this painless disease when ...
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How to prevent your child from becoming myopic?
Prioritize outdoor activities, keep screens away... Here are some tips to prevent your child from becoming nearsighted as much as ...
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Artificial intelligence capable of predicting our future cardiovascular diseases through our eyes
Thanks to an angiography performed on the blood vessels of the retina, this totally autonomous artificial intelligence would be able ...
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Covid-19: eyeglasses protect against the virus
Wearing eyeglasses all day could reduce the risk of transmission of the coronavirus. THE ESSENTIAL SARS CoV2 can be transmitted ...
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Will opticians soon be allowed to prescribe glasses?
To free up appointments with ophthalmologists, the General Inspectorate of Social Affairs (IGAS) is promoting the prescription of glasses by ...
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Eyesight and concentration: watch out for tired eyes in children
Many children get closer to their sheet or book to read. A bad posture that leads to tiring their eyes ...
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Ophthalmology: watch out for the sun
Don't let an eye problem ruin your vacation. Doctor Barbara Ameline, ophthalmologist and member of the board of directors of ...
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Contact lens wearers more at risk in summer
Contact lenses provide much appreciated visual comfort, but can be inconvenient on vacation. However, this change of pace in summer ...
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AMD: a lead against treatment resistance
The addition of a protein to the treatment generally given to patients suffering from choroidal neovascularization shows interesting results. Age-related ...
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