Surgical and drug treatment equally effective in proliferative diabetic retinopathy: JAMA Hina Zahid17 Dec 2020 10:30 AM ISTSurgical and injectable drug approaches are equally effective for treatment of bleeding inside the eye from proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR),...
Systemic corticosteroids significantly improve visual outcomes in endophthalmitis MD Bureau15 Dec 2020 4:45 PM ISTEndophthalmitis is a sight-threatening intraocular inflammatory reaction, often in response to an infectious agent, that requires prompt...
Orbital Compartment Syndrome in COVID-19 after Prolonged Prone Position Ventilation: JAMA Dr Sudha Seetharam13 Dec 2020 9:19 PM ISTPermanent Vision Loss due to Orbital Compression Syndrome may occur in Patients Undergoing Prolonged Prone Position Ventilation.
Timolol Maleate Effective in Treating Myopic Regression Post LASIK, finds Study Dr Sudha Seetharam11 Dec 2020 10:15 AM ISTA recent study conducted by researchers from Dr Shroff's Charity Eye Hospital, New Delhi has concluded that Timolol Maleate (0.5%) may be an effective...
Twice a year Hydrogel injection to replace drugs or surgery for treating Glaucoma Hina Zahid8 Dec 2020 6:00 PM ISTGood news for glaucoma patients!!Researchers have developed a potential new treatment for the eye disease glaucoma that could replace daily eye drops...
Ultra-rapid cooling proves a good alternative anesthesia for Intravitreal Injections Dr Satabdi Saha8 Dec 2020 8:45 AM ISTUltra-rapid cooling of the eye for anesthesia was well tolerated, with -10 degree C treatment results in comparable levels of anesthesia to SOC with...
Abicipar holds potential as long acting treatment in neovascular AMD: Study Medha Baranwal7 Dec 2020 9:15 AM ISTUSA: Abicipar was shown to have a longer duration of effect in patients with treatment-naive neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD),...
New Study Finds Possible Link Between endophthalmitis and COVID-19 Hina Zahid3 Dec 2020 3:15 AM ISTResearchers are warning of a possible link between a rare and devastating eye infection and COVID-19.They have observed that air jets from the...
Gene therapy demonstrates visual improvement in retinal dystrophy for at least 5 years: Study MD Bureau1 Dec 2020 2:45 AM ISTVoretigene neparvovec-rzyl gene therapy demonstrates visual improvement in patients with retinal dystrophy and the beneficial effect lasts for at...
Habitual coffee consumption may lower IOP but not risk of developing glaucoma MD Bureau29 Nov 2020 2:00 PM ISTHabitual coffee consumption lowers Intraocular Pressure in normal individuals. However it may not lower risk of developing glaucoma, finds...
Researchers develop new gene therapy for dominant optic atrophy: Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli27 Nov 2020 6:13 PM ISTA new gene therapy has been developed by researchers from Trinity College that offers promise for one day treating Dominant optic atrophy.It is an...
Use of Ultraviolet lamps to contain COVID-19 spread tied to cornea damage Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli26 Nov 2020 1:00 PM ISTDuring COVID-19 pandemic ultraviolet light lamps are being used in an attempt to sanitize surfaces and goods to curb spread of disease. But this has...
