TOPLINE: A large language model (LLM) chatbot demonstrated proficiency in ophthalmology, matching or outperforming specialists in the management of glaucoma and retina cases. METHODOLOGY: Researchers asked 12 attending physicians and three senior trainees from the department of ophthalmology at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York City, to respond to 20 ophthalmological questions …
Image credit: ©bizoo_n – stock.adobe.com Korean researchers reported that ptosis was associated with COVID-19 vaccination, particularly with the ChAdOx1 vaccine (AstraZeneca), while Guillain-Barré syndrome/Miller Fisher syndrome was associated with the COVID-19 infection,1 according to first authors Jae Yong Han, MD, and Sunyeup Kim, MD, from, respectively, the Department of Ophthalmology, Institute of Vision Research, Yonsei …
Image credit: ©Catalin – stock.adobe.com Glaucoma is one of the leading causes of blindness globally, and the loss of vision due to the loss of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) currently cannot be reversed with any treatment. Several studies have looked at replacing RGCs through cell transplants, but this process is still in the research and …
Image Credit: ©HTGanzo / Adobe.stock.com A team of researchers from Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine in Nagoya, Japan, recently identified the role of iron in ocular toxoplasmosis (OT), a form of toxoplasmosis that causes blindness. According to the study,1 published in Redox Biology, the researchers found reduced iron concentration in the clear gel part …
Triphala, saffron, and gingko biloba are Ayurvedic plants that have drawn attention for their possible advantages for the eye Triphala, saffron, and gingko biloba are Ayurvedic plants that have drawn attention for their possible advantages The macula, a little but essential portion of the retina, is a fascinating organ in the human eye that allows …