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The 8 Medical Screening Tests Indians Should Get at 30 for Better Preventive Health

Fasting Blood Sugar and HbA1cIndia has over 101 million people living with diabetes, according to the Indian Council of Medical Research's ICMR-INDIAB study published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology. The majority were undiagnosed for years before their first test. A fasting blood sugar test tells you where you stand…

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Study Suggests Nicotinamide May Lower Glaucoma Risk Among People Already Diagnosed With Ocular Hypertension

A JAMA Ophthalmology study links vitamin B3 to 66% lower glaucoma risk in people with ocular hypertension. Who it applies to and what it cannot prove.

Medical Daily

More Than 2.5 Million Bottles of a Prescription Steroid Eye Drop Have Been Recalled: Here Is How to Check Yours

The FDA issued a Class II recall of 2.53 million bottles of prednisolone acetate eye drops by Lupin over foreign substance contamination. Check your lot number now.

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More Than 2.5 Million Bottles of a Prescription Steroid Eye Drop Have Been Recalled: Here Is How to Check Yours

The FDA issued a Class II recall of 2.53 million bottles of prednisolone acetate eye drops by Lupin over foreign substance contamination. Check your lot number now.

Medical Daily

Vitamin B3 Cut Glaucoma Risk by 66% in a 20-Year Study of People with High Eye Pressure, but the Evidence Has Crucial Limits

A 2026 JAMA Ophthalmology study of 2,920 patients with high eye pressure found nicotinamide (vitamin B3) cut glaucoma risk by 66%. But it's observational — here's what that means.

Medical Daily

New Analysis Links Wegovy to a Rare Eye Condition That Can Cause Sudden, Permanent Vision Loss

A March 2026 analysis of 30M+ FDA adverse event reports found Wegovy's NAION eye stroke signal was nearly 5x stronger than Ozempic's. Vision loss may be sudden and permanent.

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5 Early Signs of Glaucoma That Mimic Ordinary Vision Changes and Often Go Undetected

Halos Around Lights at NightYou notice a coloured ring around a streetlight or an oncoming headlight and assume your eyes are just tired. This is one of the earliest reported symptoms of angle-closure glaucoma. The halo forms because raised intraocular pressure distorts the cornea slightly, scattering light before it reaches…

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Diabetic Retinopathy: Why Eye Damage from Diabetes Shows No Symptoms Until Vision Is Already Gone

The Eye Bleeds Before You Know ItDiabetes does not attack the eye the way an infection does, with pain, redness, and urgency. It works on the tiny blood vessels at the back of the eye, the retina, over months and years. High blood sugar makes those vessel walls weak and…

Times Life

6 Nutrients Your Eyes Need for Better Vision That Most Indians Are Missing From Their Diet

Lutein: The filter your retina is running low onLutein is a carotenoid that deposits directly into the macula, the central part of the retina responsible for sharp, detailed vision. It acts as a biological filter against blue light and oxidative stress. The average Indian diet delivers roughly 1 to 2…

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7 Eye Health Warning Signs After 30 You Should Never Ignore: Vision, Floaters and Symptoms

1. A Sudden Increase in FloatersMost people have a few floaters, those grey specks or cobweb shapes that drift across your field of vision when you look at a bright wall or the sky. They are usually harmless deposits in the vitreous gel inside your eye. What is not harmless:…

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40% of American Children Ages 6–19 Are Now Nearsighted — Here's the Evidence-Based Plan to Slow Pediatric Myopia

40% of U.S. children 6–19 are nearsighted. 50% of the world projected myopic by 2050. Here's the evidence-based intervention every parent and pediatrician needs to know.

Medical Daily

A Fungal Pathogen That Can Destroy Vision Triggered a Clinic Outbreak Linked to Eye Procedures — A New CDC MMWR Investigation Published This Week Exposes a Critical Gap in Ophthalmic Safety

CDC MMWR (January/June 2026): Purpureocillium lilacinum keratitis was linked to an ophthalmology clinic in New York City (2024) and a pseudo-outbreak at a dermatology clinic in Washington. P. lilacinum is an antifungal-resistant mold that can cause permanent vision loss. Here is what patients and clinicians need to know.

Medical Daily

HEALTH ALERT: New York City Fungal Eye Infection Outbreak at LASIK Clinic Blinds Patients — CDC Publishes Emergency Report

A rare and sight-threatening fungal outbreak at a New York City ophthalmology clinic has placed elective laser eye surgery patients across the country on notice, after a federal investigation published in the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report confirmed that three patients contracted serious fungal corneal infections following routine LASIK…

Medical Daily

Carl Zeiss Meditec Q2 Earnings Call Highlights

Carl Zeiss Meditec (ETR:AFX) reported weaker first-half results for fiscal 2025/2026 and outlined a broad restructuring plan aimed at restoring profitability over the next three years, as management pointed to currency headwinds, soft equipment demand and pressure in China’s intraocular lens busines

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Assad family live in Russian luxury as Bashar ‘brushes up on ophthalmology’

Family friend, sources in Russia and Syria, and leaked data help give rare insight into life of dictator’s reclusive household

Benzinga

Eli Lilly Expands Genetic Eye-Disease Focused Pipeline With MeiraGTx Gene Therapy Collaboration

MeiraGTx Holdings plc (NASDAQ:MGTX) stock is trading higher after the company inked a strategic collaboration in the area of ophthalmology with Eli Lilly and Co. (NYSE:LLY).

International Business Times

Healing with Vision and Voice: The Extraordinary Impact of AOCOO-HNS Surgeons

The AOCOO-HNS exists to promote excellence in surgical practice and nurture the kind of physician who embodies the osteopathic commitment to whole-person care.

Evening Standard

Eye patients could lose sight as clinicians opt for simpler and better-paid procedures

Head of Royal College of Opthalomology and a Labour MP warn of potential ‘ophthalmology desert’.

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The Independent UK

Parents of boy with rare eye condition hail ‘amazing’ results of gene therapy

Jace was selected by specialists from Moorfields Eye Hospital and UCL Institute of Ophthalmology.

The Times of India

Ozempic blindness: New study flags unexpected side effect of weight loss drugs

A shocking new study has revealed an unexpected side effect of weight loss drugs, raising concerns for thousands of adults on GLP-1 medications. Experts in a study published by JAMA Ophthalmology warn about three potentially blinding eye conditions caused by Ozempic and similar weight loss drugs.

The Times of India

One in three children affected by myopia: How early detection and care can protect their vision

The British Journal of Ophthalmology has published a startling study showing how children's eyesight is gradually deteriorating worldwide, with one in three being short-sighted or unable to see objects well in the distance. The report has once again emphasised the importance of taking additional care of our children's eyesight, as…

LiveScience

Eyes hurt after the eclipse? Signs of retinal damage, explained

The April 8 eclipse inspired awe from many skywatchers — but now concerns about possible eye damage appear to be rising.

The Hindu

Reticon, international retinal congress, held in Chennai

Cutting-edge ophthalmology technology discussed at Reticon 14th edition, emphasizing the importance of early detection and prevention of eye diseases.

The Guardian - UK

Adam Sillito obituary

Visual neuroscientist who transformed the Institute of Ophthalmology in London into a world-class centre of excellence

The Hindu

To mark World Diabetes Day, CMC Vellore organises exhibition, poster competition and consults for patients

World Diabetes Day 2023: CMC Vellore organised a day-long exhibition and poster competition to commemorate World Diabetes Day.

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