New gene-editing technique reverses vision loss Dr. Nandita Mohan18 March 2023 9:00 AM ISTResearchers in China have successfully restored the vision of mice with retinitis pigmentosa, one of the major causes of blindness in humans. The...
Woman loses vision due to smartphone use Roshni Dhar11 Feb 2023 4:38 PM ISTHere's a rare case of Smartphone Vision Syndrome explained by Dr Sudhir Kumar, Senior Consultant Neurologist, Apollo Hospitals, Jubilee Hills,...
Treatment of diabetic retinopathy with Intravitreous aflibercept does not improve visual acuity: JAMA Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli10 Feb 2023 9:30 AM ISTUSA: Treatment of nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy (NPDR) with aflibercept did not improve visual acuity but resulted in significant anatomic...
State drugs regulators should be merged with CDSCO to ensure "one quality one standard": Bharat Biotech MD Ruchika Sharma6 Feb 2023 3:15 PM ISTIt is important to centralise the system, Krishna Ella said.
Central, state teams on way to Global Pharma Healthcare plant after firm recalls eye drop linked to vision loss in US Ruchika Sharma4 Feb 2023 9:45 AM ISTThe USFDA noted that the "use of contaminated Artificial Tears can result in the risk of eye infections that could result in blindness".
Two separate eye diseases may contribute to early age-related macular degeneration Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli26 Jan 2023 8:00 PM ISTTwo separate eye diseases may contribute to age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a leading cause of blindness in the United States, according to a...
Loss to follow-up rates in patients with Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy can contribute to substantial vision loss: JAMA Dr Ishan Kataria24 Jan 2023 8:00 PM ISTDiabetic retinopathy is one of the global leading causes of visual impairment. The current primary management options of proliferative diabetic...
Subretinal fluid protective in macular atrophy in neovascular age-related macular degeneration Niveditha Subramani30 Dec 2022 9:45 AM ISTA recent study in Acta Opthamologica by Jorge Sanchez-Monroy and team reports that subretinal fluid appears to protect against Macular Atrophy (MA)....
Aflibercept outperforms bevacizumab for weaning off at one year among wet AMD patients Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli1 Dec 2022 8:00 PM ISTResearchers at Wilmer Eye Institute at Johns Hopkins Medicine have found in a new study that nearly half of patients of age-related macular...
Delhi Consumer Court exonerates Ophthalmologist of medical negligence in cataract surgery Roshni Dhar30 Aug 2022 5:15 PM ISTThe State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (SCDRC) recently exonerated Ophthalmologist from charges of medical negligence while conducting...
Health Bulletin 29/August/2022 Roshni Dhar29 Aug 2022 4:45 PM ISTHere are the top health news for the day:Vague allegations cannot be grounds for establishing negligence: Delhi consumer court exonerates...
Intravitreal pegcetacoplan shows positive results in geographic atrophy in phase 3 trials Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli28 Aug 2022 8:00 PM ISTThere was an increased effect of intravitreal pegcetacoplan in geographic atrophy (GA) secondary to age-related macular degeneration (AMD) according...
