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Innovega s eMacula System Shows Potential to Increase Independence for Visually Impaired
Clinical Investigators Report Improved Visual Acuity, Better Performance of Daily Tasks
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BELLEVUE, Wash., May 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The use of Innovega Inc. s eMacula® system, which pairs smart contact lenses with stylish display eyewear, demonstrated positive results with partially sighted subjects for their daily tasks including reading, smart phone use and distance vision according to research conducted at The Ohio State University (OSU). The research was presented in a scientific poster during a recent annual meeting of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO).
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Fertile, Minn., native excited about the challenges ahead.
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University of Minnesota Crookston student Marlee Steffes. (2021 photo courtesy of University of Minnesota Crookston)
CROOKSTON, Minn. - When she was two years old, a daycare provider noticed Marlee Steffes’ right eye was turning in.
“I have known since I was little I wanted to be an optometrist,” Steffes stated. “My parents brought me in and I have something called strabismus, or the turning in of the eye.
The condition and the various eye appointments, and surgeries, would help guide the path Steffes is on today.
Staring At A Screen All Day Might Be Making Your Eyes Crazy Itchy Korin Miller
You probably don’t spend a lot of time thinking about your eyes. After all, they consistently show up for you every day. But when you re stuck wondering,
Why are my eyes so damn itchy? it’s all you can think about.
At a very basic level, having eye itchiness means that your eyes’ protective measures have been breeched.“The surface of the eyes, like our skin, is in constant contact with our environment,” says Aditya Kanesa-thasan, MD, a corneal surgeon at Wills Eye Hospital. Both the actual surface of your eyeballs and your tears help protect your eyes from a range of potential issues, he says. But sometimes they’re just not enough and ~something~ creates a problem for your eyeballs. Cue the itchiness.