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Thursday, September 11, 2025
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Topic: Eyes

Don’t ignore pesky eye infections – some can cause blindness, even death

Adam Taylor -
Eye cells have no ability to regenerate so, once damaged or injured, they cannot be repaired or replaced.

You can get syphilis of the eye too. It can damage organs, US ophthalmologist says

Andrew Lotery -
A patient may be told there is nothing that can be done as they are thought to have a genetic eye disease. Syphilis then starts affecting the brain.

Is your phone affecting your productivity? Here are 7 ways to carve a healthy relationship

Paul Levy -
We often retreat into the digital world to escape stresses of the physical world, but can end up collecting other kinds of stress.

Short-sightedness is increasing globally. Half the world’s population will suffer by 2050

Neema Ghorbani Mojarrad -
Researchers found that the more years spent in education, the greater the risk a person had of developing myopia.

Nerve damage in eyes could help identify patients suffering from ‘long Covid’, study says

Mohana Basu -
Patients with neurological symptoms post Covid showed more corneal nerve fibre damage than those who had not been infected, the study shows.

All-women IIT team develops improved treatment for fungal eye infection that affects farmers

Mohana Basu -
Infected vegetable matter can cause fungal infection in eyes called fungal keratitis in farmers, which can also cause blindness. Natamycin is the only FDA-approved drug used to treat it.

How The Gambia beat trachoma, an infection that causes blindness

Musa Mutali -
A trachoma task force, antibiotics, thousands of health workers, and eye care units have helped The Gambia control one of the most infectious diseases.

WFH, online classes, binge-watching during lockdown have started another ‘outbreak’

Tarun Krishna -
It’s a collective burden for students and workers who find themselves spending more and more time on screens and gadgets to keep up with life.

If you’re losing sight to retina degeneration, UC Berkeley has a ray of hope for you

Sandhya Ramesh -
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Opinion

Coup, conspiracy & the foreign hand—What Indian TV news channels saw in Nepal this week

+TFP Shailaja Bajpai -
‘Gen Z v/s Govt’ TV news coverage went for two days—not sure about the source of the telecast from Kathmandu since no credit was given.

The Public Safety Act was meant to protect society. In J&K, it protects power

Don’t blame Trump alone—India-US ties were on shaky ground anyway

Economy

What’s behind bond yields’ logic-defying spike? The market’s concern over the future

Manasi Phadke -
While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.

Defence

‘Foreign policy rests on hard power’—from 1965 Indo-Pak war to Op Sindoor, key takeaways for India

Javaria Rana -
A panel of experts moderated by ThePrint’s Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta drew connections between insights of 1965 Indo-Pak War and strategic takeaways highlighted by Op Sindoor.

National Interest

Punjab is fast becoming the new Northeast. And there’s a message in it for Modi

Shekhar Gupta -
In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?

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