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Each additional hour of daily digital screen exposure was associated with 21% higher odds of myopia in a 335,524-participant meta-analysis, with the steepest odds increase observed between 1 and 4 hours of daily exposure, though substantial heterogeneity and cross-sectional study designs precluded causal conclusions.

Researchers at the National University of Singapore developed a spinach-derived nanotechnology delivering plant photosynthetic machinery into corneal cells via eye drops, demonstrating reversal of corneal damage to near-healthy levels within five days in preclinical models of dry eye disease.

A case-control study identified covert mortality nodavirus, previously known only in aquatic animals, in iris tissue of patients with persistent ocular hypertensive viral anterior uveitis, with exposure risk concentrated among those who handle or consume raw aquatic animals daily.

Bausch + Lomb launched PreserVision AREDS3, a reformulation of its established AREDS2 supplement adding a proprietary B-vitamin complex, citing a narrative review of more than 20 human studies linking B-vitamin supplementation to reduced AMD risk.

A 23-year-old woman with bilateral blurry vision, floaters, and a history of premature birth presented with exudative retinopathy and vascular features overlapping multiple inherited and acquired retinal disorders.

Bayer agreed to acquire Perfuse Therapeutics in a deal valued at up to $2.45 billion, gaining full rights to a phase 2 endothelin receptor antagonist for glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy.