The diameter of the sheath that encases the optic nerve may help indicate which stroke patients are at highest risk of dying within six months.
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Dartmouth study shows brain area involved in eye movements, heading
An area of the brain involved in eye movements also plays an important role in establishing our direction and navigating our environment, a Dartmouth College study finds.
FDA approves Lucentis for treatment of diabetic retinopathy in people with diabetic macular edema
Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Lucentis (ranibizumab injection) for the treatment of diabetic retinopathy (DR) in…
Attention! How eyes reveal the brain’s focus
The eyes are windows into the attention span at leastMonkeys find the faces of other monkeys impossible to ignore, especially if they’re showing some sort of emotion like these threat displays.
An end to the medicine dropper for eye injuries?
For years, treating scratches and burns to the eyes has usually involved dropping medicine onto the eyes several times a day, sometimes for weeks — a treatment that lends itself to missed doses and…
Scientists create eyeglasses that become shaded ‘on command’
Scientists are developing a material that allows wearers of eyeglasses to make them turn from clear to shaded and back again when they want them to, rather than reacting to light.
Lower-income students in China found to have better vision than middle-class peers
In one of the largest population-based studies ever conducted on nearsightedness in children, researchers have discovered that lower-income students in China have better vision than their…
In mice & men: Laser treatment reverses effects of early age-related macular degeneration
New research in The FASEB Journal suggests that a low-energy, nanosecond laser therapy reverses the pathological and molecular changes in age-related macular degeneration without retinal damageA…
New ‘2-in-1’ test simplifies retina evaluations
New research in The FASEB Journal suggests that a newly developed test can measure how well both the blood vessels and the light-sensing cells (photoreceptors) of the retina are workingNew…
EyeTechCare focused ultrasound treatment device gains CE mark extension to treat surgery-naive glaucoma
EyeTechCare SA, which develops and sells non-invasive therapeutic medical devices for ophthalmology, has announced that it has received CE mark extension to new indications for its focused…
LSU Health New Orleans makes discovery key to preventing blindness and stroke devastation
Research led by Nicolas Bazan, MD, PhD, Boyd Professor, Ernest C. and Yvette C.
Hygiene practices affect contact lens case contamination, reports Optometry and Vision Science
Washing hands with soap, letting case dry are among steps to reduce contaminationContact lens wearers who don’t follow certain hygiene habits have increased bacterial contamination of their…
Researchers advance the science behind treating patients with corneal blindness
Researchers in the Cedars-Sinai Board of Governors Regenerative Medicine Institute have devised a novel way to generate transplantable corneal stem cells that may eventually benefit patients…
What are the health benefits of zinc?
Find out about the potential health benefits of zinc including maintaining skin integrity and structure, aiding growth in children and fighting age-related macular degeneration.
People with sight loss can face at least 25% higher costs for everyday living, says new study
People with sight loss can face at least 25% higher costs for everyday living than those who are fully sighted, according to a new study1 released by the sight loss charity Thomas Pocklington…
Scientists map brains of the blind to solve mysteries of human brain specialization
New research suggests unexpected brain connectivity can lead to fast brain specialization, allowing humans to adapt to the rapid technological and cultural innovation of our generationProf.
Eye health could help diagnose people with chronic fatigue syndrome
Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is well known for causing exhaustion. It’s also linked to a wide range of other symptoms such as pain, poor sleep and trouble concentrating.
Mapping the brains of blind people has ‘challenged perceptions of how the brain works’
Work on enabling blind people to ‘read’ and ‘see’ using aural interpretations of visual data has provoked some interesting new claims on how the human brain functions.
Dry eye syndrome: Neuroptis successfully completes the pre-clinical phase for ML7
Neuroptis, a company specialized in the development of drugs to treat eye disorders, has announced positive results from a second animal trial of its preservative-free ML7 eye drops.
Major cause of blindness linked to calcium deposits in the eye
Microscopic spheres of calcium phosphate have been linked to the development of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a major cause of blindness, by UCL-led research.