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The disorder was present in children from consanguineous parents (Photo: AFP)

Researchers discover gene causing childhood blindness

The geneticists directed their interest at an unknown illness that prevents the eyes from developing properly.

24 July 2018 10:05 AM IST

On the other hand, a team of eight physicians with ROP expertise who examined the same images had an average accuracy rate of 82 per cent (Photo: AFP)

Artificial intelligence has better accuracy to detect cause of...

The algorithm accurately diagnosed the condition in images of infant eyes 91 per cent of the time.

3 May 2018 6:23 PM IST

Dr Ravindra Goud explains how a defect in the development of the foetus due to nutritional deficiency in the mother during pregnancy can cause pediatric cataract, an ailment that most parents are unable to spot when the child is very young. Delay in treatment causes irreversible damage to the eyesight.

Pediatric eye cataract should not be ignored

The child has to be evaluated during birth and if the parents find that eyes are wobbling or not constant then they must...

27 Aug 2018 12:09 AM IST