Advanced Cell Technology announced yesterday that the Wills Eye Institute in Philadelphia had received institutional review board (IRB) approval to become a site for the Phase I/II clinical trial for dry age-related macular degeneration (Dry AMD) using…
Day: January 18, 2012
Avoiding unnecessary referral for glaucoma: use of a repeat measurement scheme
Source: NHS Networks
Area: News
Bexley Clinical Commissioning Cabinet/Business Support Unit has announced that a scheme in which the referring optometrist conducts a repeated test before deciding whether or not to refer a patient with glaucoma has res…
SERI researchers receive NEI grant to understand origins of eye allergies
The National Eye Institute has awarded researchers at the Schepens Eye Research Institute, a subsidiary of Mass. Eye and Ear, a five year-grant totaling more than $2.4 million to understand the origins of eye allergies.
Vitamin D Could Help Combat The Effects Of Aging In Eyes
Researchers funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) have found that vitamin D reduces the effects of ageing in mouse eyes and improves the vision of older mice significantly…
New computational modeling methods book for ophthalmologists
Dr. Sumeet Dua, the Upchurch Endowed Professor of Computer Science and coordinator of information technology research at Louisiana Tech University, has co-edited a new book on computational modeling methods that can help ophthalmologists develop innova…
Vitamin D supplements can fight against age-related macular degeneration
Researchers funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) have found that vitamin D reduces the effects of ageing in mouse eyes and improves the vision of older mice significantly. The researchers hope that this might mea…