3D-printed 'plug' links fiber optics to photonic chips with low loss

Physicists and chemists at Heidelberg University have realized a photonic microchip that is driven by light just as easily as electronic components via a "plug." Their development could serve as the ...
Canadian Medical Association Journal

Irreversible blindness induced by vitamin A deficiency in a child with avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder secondary to Noonan syndrome

Key points A 4-year-old boy presented to our urgent ophthalmology clinic for photophobia and persistent eye rubbing. He had been born at 39 weeks via Cesarean delivery, without complications. Prenatal ...
The Loyola Phoenix

Campus Histories: Lunar Disc I

In the first episode of The Phoenix’s new podcast covering hidden gems on Loyola’s campus, learn more about the large stone ...
Becker's Spine Review

5 disc replacement updates in 2026

In the first couple of months of 2026, the artificial disc landscape is shaking up with developments in the technology, new adoption and research. 1. Armen Khachatryan, MD, performed the first U.S.
RMD Open

Orbital MRI for diagnosing giant cell arteritis in cases of anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy

Objectives Acute anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy (AION) is a feared ischaemic complication of giant cell arteritis (GCA).
Frontiers

Long-term Indian optic neuritis study (THE LION STUDY): clinical, imaging features and visual behavior of optic neuritis in Indian population over two decades

Department of Neuro Ophthalmology, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India Purpose: The study aims to understand the disease course of optic neuritis in the Indian population and analyze their ...
The New England Journal of Medicine

Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension

Idiopathic intracranial hypertension, also called pseudotumor cerebri, refers to elevated cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) pressure that develops most often in women of reproductive age with obesity, causing ...