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IAS Conference: Low-Cost CD4 Tests; HIV Prevalence Among Pregnant Zimbabweans; Treating HIV-TB With ARVs; Vaccine Trials

Written on July 24, 2024 - 6:43 am | by admin

The following are stories from this week’s 5th International AIDS Society (IAS) Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention meeting in Cape Town, South Africa:

SciDev.Net: Steven Reid of the Imperial College London spoke of three prototype tests he and his colleagues have been working on that would help to increase access to CD4 count measurements for HIV-positive patients in the developing world. The prototype tests - which analyze “finger prick blood” - would allow “patients to receive their results within about 20 minutes of testing, Reid said, and could be used by untrained technicians.” The cost of the tests range from $2 - $7 (Mengo, 7/23).

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Toric Contact Lenses Can Correct Astigmatism

Written on July 22, 2024 - 4:46 am | by admin

Recent research conducted on behalf of Bausch and Lomb shows a large percentage of people with astigmatism do not believe they can wear contact lenses. Technological advancements in the contact lens industry has made it possible for all kinds of different vision related issues to be corrected with contact lenses instead of sticking with eyeglasses.

“Astigmatism is an optical defect in which vision is blurred due to the inability of the optics of the eye to focus a point object into a sharp focused image on the retina.” Toric contacts are specifically made to correct astigmatism through the use of different powers and different curvature angles.

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