Hacker News with Generative AI: Eye Health

Stem cell therapy trial reverses "irreversible" damage to cornea (newatlas.com)
Eye injuries that damage the cornea are usually irreversible and cause blindness. But a new clinical trial has repaired this damage in patients thanks to a transplant of stem cells from their healthy eyes.

Medical Research, Eye Health, Blindness

224 points by 01-_- 26 days ago | 49 comments

Ozempic increases risk of debilitating eye condition: studies (sdu.dk)
Two independent studies from the University of Southern Denmark (SDU) show that patients with type 2 diabetes who are treated with the drug Ozempic have an increased risk of developing damage to the optic nerve of the eye, which can lead to severe and permanent loss of vision.

Medical Research, Health, Diabetes, Eye Health

79 points by Erikun 107 days ago | 101 comments

New funding could make whole-eye transplants a reality (news.northwestern.edu)
A multi-institutional team of researchers, including two Northwestern University engineers, has received up to $56 million from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) to help make vision-restoring, whole-eye transplants a reality, the agency announced today.

Biotechnology, Medical Research, Eye Health, Transplantation

11 points by gnabgib 122 days ago | 0 comments

Rare form of eye stroke that causes blindness now linked to Ozempic and Wegovy (cnn.com)

Medical News, Health, Diabetes, Medication, Eye Health

19 points by ripjaygn 273 days ago | 3 comments

Eye exercises for myopia prevention and control: comprehensive systematic review (nature.com)