Age-related macular degeneration strongly linked to CVD and stroke Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli13 July 2022 8:00 PM ISTPatients with a specific form of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a leading cause of blindness in the United States, are at significant risk...
New genetic eye disease discovered by NIH researchers Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli29 Jun 2022 7:45 PM ISTResearchers from the National Eye Institute (NEI) have identified a new disease that affects the macula, a small part of the light-sensing retina...
A new hope for a therapy against retinitis pigmentosa Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli20 Jun 2022 8:00 PM ISTRetinitis pigmentosa is the most common hereditary retinal disease in humans, with a prevalence of one in every 4,000 people worldwide. The first...
Drug treatment with oxysterol compound may reduce lens opacity in cataract patients Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli19 May 2022 7:30 PM ISTA revolutionary new treatment for cataract has shown extremely positive results in laboratory tests, giving hope that the condition, that currently...
Vision improvement is long-lasting with treatment of retinal vein occlusion Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli23 April 2022 9:00 AM ISTNew research shows that a treatment for retinal vein occlusion yields long-lasting vision gains, with visual acuity remaining significantly above...
Difference between retina's biological age and person's real age linked to heightened death risk Hina Zahid24 Jan 2022 9:00 AM ISTThe difference between the biological age of the retina, the light sensitive layers of nerve tissue at the back of the eye, and a person's real...
Widefield Fluorescein Angiography Helps in Diagnosing Susac Syndrome MD Bureau11 Jan 2022 9:00 AM ISTDiagnosing Susac syndrome is extremely difficult because of the rarity of the disease and the signs and symptoms that often occur at different times....
Carbon monoxide in very small amounts to improve vision in diabetes Dr. Nandita Mohan7 Jan 2022 6:09 PM ISTCarbon monoxide (CO) is been recently used in treatment to improve vision and is known to have positive effects, it is hypothesized as an important...
Higher cumulative anti-VEGF injections may worsen cognitive health: Study Dr. Shravani Dali26 Nov 2021 9:00 AM ISTCognitive health worsens with higher cumulative anti-Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Injections injections in Macular Degeneration patients,...
New Biomarkers May Detect diabetic retinopathy early, finds study Hina Zahid28 July 2021 9:00 AM ISTBLOOMINGTON, Ind. - New biomarkers found in the eyes could unlock the key to helping manage diabetic retinopathy, and perhaps even diabetes, according...
Resurgery or Reopening of first failed macular hole: Which is better? Dr Ishan Kataria4 May 2021 5:15 AM ISTAn idiopathic full-thickness macular hole (iFTMH) represents a defect of all neurosensory retinal layers involving the fovea and can result in...
How to manage retinal pigment tear in course of Anti VEGF therapy? Dr Ishan Kataria3 May 2021 5:40 AM ISTAge-related macular degeneration is a chronic degenerative condition that can lead to irreversible loss of vision. Neovascular AMD (nAMD) is ...
