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...
User friendly biomarker-sensing contact lenses may help diagnose diseases Hina Zahid25 Nov 2020 11:36 PM ISTLOS ANGELES) - Researchers from the Terasaki Institute have developed new contact lenses that are user friendly to monitor medical conditions. They...
Simple eye exam could lead to early diagnosis of Parkinson's disease Hina Zahid25 Nov 2020 1:00 PM ISTOAK BROOK, Ill. - A simple eye exam combined with powerful artificial intelligence (AI) machine learning technology could provide early detection of...
Study links Prediabetes to Macular Thinning Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli25 Nov 2020 12:30 PM ISTA recent study published in British Journal of Ophthalmology evaluated the effect of prediabetes and diabetes on macular thickness and retinal...
Female hormone therapy not linked to retinal vascular occlusion; JAMA Ophthalmology Dr Satabdi Saha24 Nov 2020 6:46 PM ISTAccording to a recent study findings, filling a prescription for Female Hormone Therapy (FHT), and presumably taking FHT, does not increase the...
