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- FDA Knocks Proposals to Tinker With COVID-19 Vaccine Regimenshttps://modernod.com/news/fda-knocks-proposals-to-tinker-with-covid-19-vaccine-regimens/2478714/The FDA indicated that it has no plans to make any dosing or scheduling changes to the two COVID-19 vaccines currently authorized in the US, saying doing so at this time would be “premature and not rooted solidly in the available evidence.” The statement came in response to various pr
- Canada Authorises Pfizer, BioNTech’s COVID-19 Vaccinehttps://modernod.com/news/canada-authorises-pfizer-biontechs-covid-19-vaccine/2478645/Health Canada announced that it has authorized Pfizer and BioNTech’s mRNA-based coronavirus vaccine BNT162b2 (tozinameran) under an interim order for emergency use, becoming the third country to do so after the UK and Bahrain. The initial indication of the vaccine in Canada is for use in pe
- AstraZeneca Resumes COVID-19 Vaccine Trialshttps://modernod.com/news/astrazeneca-resumes-covid-19-vaccine-trials/2478273/AstraZeneca announced that clinical trials of its experimental COVID-19 vaccine AZD1222 have resumed in the UK following confirmation by the Medicines Health Regulatory Authority (MHRA) that it was safe to do so. “On 6 September, the standard review process triggered a voluntary pause to va
- IAPB: Rethinking Global Health Means Including Eye-Healthhttps://modernod.com/news/iapb-rethinking-global-health-means-including-eye-health/2478120/Countries have agreed today to adopt a new resolution on vision in an effort to reach the 1 billion people worldwide who do not have access to vital eye care services, according to the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB). The resolution cements the World Health Orga
- Study Points to Potential New Approach to Treating Glaucoma and Alzheimer’s Diseasehttps://modernod.com/news/study-points-to-potential-new-approach-to-treating-glaucoma-and-alzheimers-disease/2478060/Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) have shown for the first time that when one optic nerve in the eye is damaged, as in glaucoma, the opposite optic nerve comes to the rescue by sharing its metabolic energy. In doing so, however, the undamaged optic nerve becomes vu
- WHO Walks Back Comments on Asymptomatic Transmission of Coronavirushttps://modernod.com/news/who-walks-back-comments-on-asymptomatic-transmission-of-coronavirus/2477883/The World Health Organization clarified comments an official made on Monday that called asymptomatic transmission of the coronavirus “very rare,” saying in a press conference that these carriers do take part in spreading the virus but that more information is needed to know by how muc
- Ophthalmologists Share Their Strategies for Managing Stresshttps://modernod.com/news/ophthalmologists-share-their-strategies-for-managing-stress/2477502/As COVID-19 spreads across the globe, an increasing number of ophthalmologists are canceling routine appointments and elective surgeries and transitioning to providing only urgent care. Many eye care providers are doing their best to keep their practices afloat, support their staff, care for thei
- How Ophthalmologists Are Changing Their Surgical Routines (Part 2)https://modernod.com/news/how-ophthalmologists-are-changing-their-surgical-routines-part-2/2477491/The global COVID-19 pandemic has closed many ophthalmology practices, while others are changing their operations in a big way. Leading ophthalmologists have shared videos with Eyewire News discussing how the pandemic is impacting their practices and what they’re doing in response.
- How Ophthalmologists Are Changing Their Surgical Routineshttps://modernod.com/news/how-ophthalmologists-are-changing-their-surgical-routines/2477492/The global COVID-19 pandemic has closed many ophthalmology practices, while others are changing their operations in a big way. Leading ophthalmologists have shared videos with Eyewire News discussing how the pandemic is impacting their practices and what they’re doing in response. To view part 2,
- Brits in the Dark Over Eye Health According to Orbis UKhttps://modernod.com/news/brits-in-the-dark-over-eye-health-according-to-orbis-uk/2476651/New research reveals that over half of Brits (53%) do not get their eyes tested every 2 years as recommended, and just over 1 in 10 (11%) can’t remember the last time they went to the optician. This is despite 45% of those surveyed listing sight as their most valuable sense. The surv