Researchers discover predictor of laser treatment success in patients with glaucoma
Pre-treatment eye pressure is best gauge of laser effectivenessCredit: MU Health Care More than 70 million people worldwide suffer from ...
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Implantable transmitter provides wireless option for biomedical devices
Credit: Hansraj Bhamra/Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue University innovators are working on inventions to use micro-chip technology in ...
Look into the mirror
Credit: IPC PAS, Grzegorz Krzyzewski If the eyes are the mirror of the soul, then thanks to the translucent corneas, ...
Dual role discovered for molecule involved in autoimmune eye disease
IL-17, known for driving inflammation, also puts on the brakes, NIH scientists reportCredit: Rachel Caspi, Ph.D. (NEI) The inflammatory molecule ...
Scientists use nanoparticle-delivered gene therapy to inhibit blinding eye disease in rodents
Credit: Johns Hopkins Medicine In experiments in rats and mice, two Johns Hopkins scientists -- an engineer and an ophthalmologist ...
Exercise can slow or prevent vision loss, study finds
Credit: Dan Addison | UVA Communications Exercise can slow or prevent the development of macular degeneration and may benefit other ...
New eye drops may prevent a common cause of blindness
Credit: Troy lab (CUIMC) NEW YORK, NY (June 29, 2020) -- Researchers at Columbia University Irving Medical Center have developed ...
Scientists discover cellular structure of poorly understood visual brain region
Virginia Tech scientists find distinct layers of unique cell typesCredit: Virginia Tech Graduate student Ubadah Sabbagh placed a cold glass ...
Study sheds light on why retinal ganglion cells are vulnerable to glaucoma
Credit: AlphaMed Press Durham, NC - Millions of sufferers of glaucoma might someday benefit from a study released today in ...
Retinitis pigmentosa research probes role of the enzyme DHDDS in this genetic disease
Results show that retinitis pigmentosa 59 may not be a congenital disorder of glycosylation, as was long assumedCredit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, ...
Researchers model human stem cells to identify degeneration in glaucoma
Credit: IU School of Medicine More than 3 million Americans have glaucoma, a serious eye condition causing vision loss. Using ...
Multifunctional e-glasses monitor health, protect eyes, control video game
Credit: Adapted from ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2020, DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c03110 Fitness tracker bracelets and watches provide useful information, such ...
USC’s Mark Humayun wins IEEE Medal for Innovations in Healthcare Technology
Credit: USC Roski Eye Institute Mark Humayun, MD, PhD, director of the USC Dr. Allen and Charlotte Ginsburg Institute for ...
New paper helps advance myopia management strategies
Review from Drs. Mark Bullimore and Kathryn Richdale published in Ophthalmic & Physiological OpticsCredit: (c) Dr. Mark Bullimore SAN RAMON, ...
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