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Vision to Mars program launches, seeks ophthalmic input
CHICAGO — The National Space And Biomedical Research Institute of Baylor College of Medicine announced the launch of the Vision for Mars program, designed to better understand the mechanisms of and treatments for ocular health during space travel, at the Ophthalmology Innovation Summit here.Dorit B. Donoviel, PhD, deputy chief scientist and industry forum lead of the National Space Biomedical Research Institute, said the institution has observed papilledema occurring and correlating with longer time in space. They’re also finding globe flattening, increased optic nerve sheath diameter, hyperoptic-shift, choroidal folds, cotton wool (Read more...)