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The American Academy of Ophthalmology announces the recipients of analytic programs from two funds developed to advance big data investigations of eye disease.

Award recipients to use IRIS Registry database to learn more about cataract surgery, retinal diseases, and pink eye

An annual report from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission shows that fireworks-related eye injuries have increased, from 700 in 2016 to 1,200 in 2017.

People in their 20s or 30s are likely more concerned with launching careers and families than with their eye health. But this is the exact time of life to take action to preserve vision.

New journal of the American Academy of Ophthalmology earns scientific quality distinction in just two years.

The American Academy of Ophthalmology offers tips to avoid dry, strained eyes.

American Academy of Ophthalmology suggest that lifestyle choices may help minimize the risk of losing vision to glaucoma.

Two medical students awarded for standout participation in the Academy’s Minority Ophthalmology Mentoring program.

A team of ophthalmologists went looking for scientific evidence in support of commercially available “cell therapy” for eye diseases. Not only did they find virtually none; they instead discovered a growing number of patients are being irreparably harmed by unapproved cell therapies.

Researchers from Taiwan have shown that people with type 2 diabetes who took a common diabetes medication, metformin, had a significantly lower rate of age-related macular degeneration. The study suggests that the anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidative effects of metformin can protect against AMD while it controls diabetes.