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• IU School of Optometry study: New technique detects microscopic diabetes-related eye damage

  

  Indiana University researchers have detected new early-warning signs of the potential loss of sight associated with diabetes. This discovery could have far-reaching implications for the diagnosis and treatment of diabetic retinopathy, potentially impacting the care of over 25 million Americans. 

• Explore Majors and More Fair to help students connect with schools and programs

  

  The Explore Majors and More Fair, a campus-wide event created in coordination with all IU Bloomington schools and several co-curricular and extracurricular programs, works to empower undergraduates to create their educational experience based on their own interests and goals. 

• IU optometrists receive NIH grant to develop eye-movement test to detect sports-related concussions

  

  Researchers at Indiana University's School of Optometry have received a grant from the National Institutes of Health to study mild traumatic brain injury in Indiana University and high school athletes. The two-year, $429,000 grant will specifically fund development of a portable sideline eye tracker that can be used to test eye movements of athletes during competition as a possible biomarker for the injuries. 

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