Parents' Understanding of Activities Affecting Children's Vision and Black Patients' Increased Risk of Advanced Vision Loss From Glaucoma On July 31 Show

Dr. Olivia Killeen (University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center - Ann Arbor, MI)

Dr. Louis Pasquale (Mount Sinai Hospital - New York, NY)

Dr. Olivia Killeen, clinical lecturer in ophthalmology and visual sciences and fellow in the National Clinical Scholars Program at the University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center, goes over the results of a study showing how well parents understand how activities such as screen time, wearing protective eyewear, and getting regular eye exams affect their children's vision.

Then, Dr. Louis Pasquale, professor of ophthalmology at the Icahn School of Medicine and Site Chair at the Department of Ophthalmology at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York, discusses a study showing that black patients are six times as likely to develop advanced vision loss in new onset glaucoma cases as white patients.

 7/31/2022 Podcast (Click Image Below)