Δανίκας Ανδρέας Χειρουργός Οφθαλμίατρος MD

21/06/2023

Παιχνιδάκι του ιδρύματος οπτομετρών των ΗΠΑ που μαθαίνει στα παιδιά μία πιο σωστή χρήση των κινητών όσον αφορά την υγεία των ματιών!

03/02/2023

Εμείς να φεύγουμε σιγά σιγά

Eyenuk has been approved to market its EyeArt AI eye screening system in the European Union for the new uses of detecting age-related macular deg

28/07/2022

Ε τώρα εξηγούνται όλα!

11/07/2022

Ταχύτερη επιδείνωση των οπτικών πεδίων στους γλαυκωματικούς ασθενείς που καπνίζουν.
Ε, και μη περιμένετε να σας διαγνώσουν γλαύκωμα για να το κόψετε!

Impact of Smoking on VF Progression in a Long-term Clinical Follow-up

Researchers investigated the effect of smoking on the rates of progressive visual field damage over time in glaucoma, as part of a retrospective cohort study.

A total of 511 eyes of 354 patients with glaucoma followed from multicenter glaucoma registries were included in this longitudinal study: 354 primary open-angle glaucoma patients with a minimum of three years follow-up, and five VF tests from the Diagnostic Innovations in Glaucoma Study (DIGS) and African Descent and Glaucoma Evaluation Study (ADAGES).

Univariable and multivariable linear mixed models were used to investigate the effects of smoking on the rates of 24-2 VF mean deviation loss. VF progression was defined using pointwise linear and significant negative VF MD loss. Logistic regression was used to identify baseline factors and whether different levels of smoking intensity were associated with VF progression. Kaplan-Meier survival analysis and the log-rank test were used to compare the cumulative risk ratio of progression between smoker and never-smoker groups. Main outcome measures included VF progression.

A total of 511 eyes of 354 patients were included over the median follow-up of 12.5 years. Median baseline age was 64.8 years. Here are some of the findings:
• Of 354 patients, 124 (35 percent) were of African ethnicity, 168 (59.8 percent) reported a history of smoking and 149 (42.1 percent) reported a history of alcohol consumption.
• In a multivariable model, higher smoking intensity was associated with faster VF loss (coefficient -0.05; CI, -0.08 to -0.01 dB/year per 10 pack-years; p=0.010).
• Developing VF progression in eyes of heavy smokers (≥20 pack-years) was 2.2 times greater than in eyes of patients without smoking history (OR=2.21; CI, 1.02 to 4.76; p=0.044).
• Statistically significant differences were found between heavy smokers (≥20 packs-year) and never-smokers by Kaplan-Meier analysis (log rank test, p=0.011).

Researchers found that heavy smokers were more likely to have visual field loss in eyes with glaucoma and that levels of smoking may be a significant predictor for glaucoma progression. They suggested this information can be used for clinically relevant to***co prevention and intervention messages.

SOURCE: Mahmoudinezhad G, Nishida T, Weinreb RN, et al. Impact of smoking on visual field progression in a long-term clinical follow-up. Ophthalmol 2022; June 22. [Epub ahead of print].

21/05/2021

Μελέτη από την Ιαπωνία που δείχνει ότι η παρακολούθηση τηλεόρασης πάνω από 2 ώρες την ημέρα σε ηλικία μικρότερη των 3 ετών προκαλεί προβλήματα όρασης σε μεγαλύτερη ηλικία.

In a study reported in the Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology, researchers from Okayama University show that long hours in front of the television in children under 3 years of age lead to i

11/03/2021

https://www.retina-international.org/
https://retina-kyc.org/
Για όσους ενδιαφέρονται για τις κληρονομούμενες αμφιβληστροειδικές παθήσεις (μελαγχρωστική αμφιβληστροειδοπάθεια, συγγενής αμαύρωση του Leber, δυστροφία κωνίων - ραβδίων, κτλ) δύο αξιόλογες πρωτοβουλίες που καλό είναι να επισκεφτείτε.

Retina International (RI) is a patient-led, global, umbrella NGO for patient-led groups around the world focused on research and support for rare and common retinal diseases.

14/01/2021

Πλέον η εξέλιξη της μυωπίας μπορεί να μειωθεί με χρήση ειδικών γυαλιών. Όσο νωρίτερα τα φορέσει ένα παιδί, τόσο καλύτερα τα αποτελέσματα.

January 1, 2021 By Krupa Philip, PhD, Brien Holden Vision Institute Although 2020 is a year that many will consider as best forgotten or relegated to history, for spectacle-based myopia management strategies, it marks the end of a decade of rapid and significant improvements to slow myopia. Up until...

24/12/2020

Peoples living in northern regions and in severe snowy climates, such as the Inuit, carved whalebone, horn, and ivory to protect their glare and sunglasses.
The oldest couple was found in Canada and dates back to 1200 AD ( is the picture of sonja jovanovic)

13/09/2020

Η νέα αυτή τεχνολογία καταφέρνει να απεικονίσει έναν έναν τους φωτοϋποδοχείς ξεχωριστά και να προσφέρει νέες δυνατότητες στην έρευνα, διάγνωση και θεραπεία των παθήσεων του αμφιβληστροειδούς.

While there is no cure for blindness and macular degenera

08/08/2020

People wearing face coverings will take in fewer coronavirus particles, evidence suggests, making disease less severe.

18/07/2020

Πρώτη δοκιμή σε άνθρωπο μεταμόσχευσης συνθετικού κερατοειδή!
Θα μειώσει την ανάγκη εύρεσης δοτών.
Καλή επιτυχία!

The CorNeat KPro, which says it is developing the first synthetic cornea that bio-integrates with the eye wall, received approval to begin a clinical trial at Beilinson Hospital,

27/05/2020

Περί ανάπτυξης ανοσίας

A pair of studies illuminate vaccine promise, immune protection against repeat coronavirus infections