By Staff
Tuesday, January 19, 2021 12:30 PM
There's a new COVID-trend on the block:
doubling up on masks. Recently, both prominent Americans, like President-elect Joe Biden, and regular people have been wearing two face masks while out and about, to double up on coverage. But does it help, or does more fabric just make it harder to breathe? According to
The New York Times, double-masking definitely isn't necessary for everyone. But those who wear flimsier face coverings, or those who just spend a lot of time in contact with others, can benefit from the practice. Head over to
The New York Times for more.
By Staff
Friday, January 15, 2021 11:03 AM
The CDC is urging Americans to double down on precautions to thwart the spread of the coronavirus, as the new B.1.1.7 “super strain” takes hold in the U.S. New CDC modeling shows the new strain could cause more than half of new infections in this country by March, even as the U.S. races to deploy vaccines.
By Gwendolyn Plummer
Friday, January 15, 2021 8:33 AM
NEW YORK—Across the country, COVID-19 vaccine rollout has kicked off. Most states are still in the early phases of vaccination, which usually includes older, more vulnerable members of the population, and certain frontline and health care workers. In many states, those health care workers include ECPs. For many, receiving a COVID-19 vaccine is a cause for hope, joy and celebration. To honor the science that got us here, many in the optical community have taken to social media to share the news of their vaccinations—and to share what
The Cut is calling “The Vaxxie,” or the Vaccination Selfie. Here we take a look at The Vaxxie in the optical community.
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By Gwendolyn Plummer
Friday, January 15, 2021 8:30 AM
NEW YORK—Across the country, COVID-19 vaccine rollout has kicked off. Most states are still in the early phases of vaccination, which usually includes older, more vulnerable members of the population, and certain frontline and health care workers. In many states, those health care workers include ECPs. For many, receiving a COVID-19 vaccine is a cause for hope, joy and celebration. To honor the science that got us here, many in the optical community have taken to social media to share the news of their vaccinations—and to share what
The Cut is calling “The Vaxxie,” or the Vaccination Selfie. Here we take a look at The Vaxxie in the optical community.
By Staff
Friday, January 15, 2021 8:05 AM
Did you follow the optical news this week? Take VM’s News Quiz to see how much you know. This week's quiz takes a look at an EssilorLuxottica product launch, New Year’s resolutions and product winners at CES.
By Staff
Thursday, January 14, 2021 12:57 PM
Now that people are getting vaccinated againt COVID-19, it's only natural to wonder how long it will take before things start to go back to
some semblance of normality. According to some experts, at least 50 percent of Americans will need to be vaccinated before we start to see a change in the infection rate—but that's not all there is to it. Head over to
Fast Company for the rundown.
By Staff
Wednesday, January 13, 2021 11:51 AM
Once you've been vaccinated for
COVID-19, you'll likely feel relieved and optimistic, and rightfully so. However, vaccination doesn't mean you should let your guard down completely. In fact, keeping up mask-wearing and social distancing will remain important for a while, still. Head over to
NPR for more information.
By Staff
Wednesday, January 13, 2021 10:06 AM
Having closed 2019 with a turnover of €446 million, De Rigo has risen to the challenge of managing the difficulties of 2020, reacting quickly to sudden changes in the market and dynamically to an ever evolving scenario.
By Staff
Tuesday, January 12, 2021 1:00 PM
Fatigue, post-exercise malaise and cognitive dysfunction (or brain fog) are the most common symptoms reported by COVID long haulers 6 months after contracting the coronavirus, according to a
new preprint study published on MedRxiv.
By Staff
Tuesday, January 12, 2021 11:48 AM
As the
COVID-19 vaccine rollout speeds up across the country, many people find themselves asking the same question: how will I know when it's my turn? As it turns out, the answer isn't very simple, in part because each state has a different rollout technique. Head over to
Fast Company for more information.
By Staff
Tuesday, January 12, 2021 11:00 AM
The United States has allocated more than 641,000 monoclonal antibody treatments for outpatients to ease pressure on strained hospitals, but officials from Operation Warp Speed report that more than half of that reserve sits unused as clinicians grapple with best practices.
By Staff
Monday, January 11, 2021 10:03 AM
The lockdown last spring caused patients to delay seeking routine medical care. Looking at the effects of this on vision, new research in Ophthalmology found that about 40% of people who were scheduled to see a retina specialist for intravitreal injections during this time either cancelled or were no-shows. They noted that the delay in care of about five weeks caused vision loss in many of these individuals. The chart review included patients aged 18 or older with DME and/or PDR, wet AMD or RVO who were scheduled to see a retinal specialist during the mandated lockdown starting in mid-March 2020. These individuals had received an intravitreal injection in the 12 weeks prior.
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By Staff
Monday, January 11, 2021 12:11 AM
More than half of all COVID-19 cases transmit from people who don’t have any symptoms, according to a model developed by CDC researchers.
About 59 percent of transmission comes from people without symptoms, according to a
new study published Thursday in
JAMA Network Open. This includes 35 percent from people who infect others before they show symptoms and 24 percent from people who never develop any symptoms.
“The bottom line is controlling the COVID-19 pandemic really is going to require controlling the silent pandemic of transmission from persons without symptoms,” Jay Butler, one of the study authors and the CDC deputy director for infectious diseases,
told The Washington Post.
Head over to
WebMD to
read the full story.