Sore eyes are significant ocular symptom of COVID 19 MD Bureau17 Jan 2021 8:30 AM GMTSARS-CoV-2 is the cause of COVID-19, which is primarily a respiratory illness, with the most common symptoms being a new continuous cough and high...
COVID-19: Home Quarantine tied to Increase in Myopia among younger kids MD Bureau15 Jan 2021 1:53 PM GMTMyopia is a major health issue around the world. The World Health Organization estimates that half of the population of the world may be myopic by...
New research paves the way for new anti-fibrotic therapy for glaucoma Hina Zahid14 Jan 2021 4:45 PM GMTScientists at the University of Birmingham, UK, have shown that a novel low molecular weight dextran-sulphate, ILB® could play a key role in treating...
Secondary intraocular lens implantation may worsen IOP control in kids: Study Dr. Nandita Mohan13 Jan 2021 2:15 PM GMTRecently, researchers have noted that secondary IOL implantation carries a modest risk of worsening IOP control in the first year after implantation,...
Eysuvis now available for short term treatment of dry eye disease Hina Zahid12 Jan 2021 10:15 AM GMTEysuvis (loteprednol etabonate ophthalmic suspension 0.25%; Kala Pharmaceuticals) first and only prescription therapy for short term treatment of dry...
Migraine may increase risk of all types of retinal artery occlusion: Study Dr. Nandita Mohan11 Jan 2021 1:15 PM GMTResearchers have recently observed that migraine is associated with increased risk of all types of retinal artery occlusion (RAO) and migraine...
Loss of visual function may precede retinal layer thinning in glaucoma: Study Medha5 Jan 2021 12:30 PM GMTUSA: True functional change precedes thinning of retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) in glaucoma, suggests a recent study in the journal Investigative Oph...
Binocular treatment in children with Amblyopia shows little promise; finds study Dr Satabdi Saha3 Jan 2021 9:55 AM GMTAmblyopia represents diminished vision occurring during the years of visual development secondary to abnormal visual stimulation. It represents an...
Largest-ever study on children's soft contact lens safety shows low complication rates Hina Zahid31 Dec 2020 1:45 AM GMTSAN RAMON, Calif., - The largest-ever retrospective study of its kind has found very low complication rates in children who wear soft contact lenses,...
Ophthalmology Highlights of 2020 Dr Sudha Seetharam28 Dec 2020 11:45 AM GMTThe year 2020 has turned out to be completely different from what anyone could have imagined it to be because of the COVID-19 pandemic that has...
COVID-19 Found in The Cornea: Are Transplants a Transmission Risk? Hina Zahid28 Dec 2020 10:00 AM GMTCOVID-19 has been found in conjunctival swabs and tears of infected patients, according to a new study published in The Ocular Surface.The discovery pr...
Shunting a more frequent treatment than ONSF for pseudotumor cerebri syndrome: JAMA Medha27 Dec 2020 2:15 PM GMTUSA: Shunting is used more frequently than optic nerve sheath fenestration (ONSF) for treatment of pseudotumor cerebri syndrome (PTCS), suggests a...
