Results from the largest genetic study of glaucoma, a leading cause of blindness and vision loss worldwide, showed that two genetic variations are associated with primary open angle glaucoma (POAG), a common form of the disease. The identification of g…
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Child Abuse: Ophthalmologists Urged To Be Alert For The Signs
It has been estimated that roughly 4% to 6% of child abuse victims present first to an ophthalmologist…
Child Abuse – Eye Doctors Asked To Look Out For Signs
Doctors at the University of Washington and the Seattle Children’s Hospital describe how a 13-month-old girl was eventually identified as a child abuse victim, after initially being diagnosed with corneal abrasion and a mild infection. The case study …
New Treatment For Degenerative Vision Disorder Leber Hereditary Optic Neuropathy
A research team, led by John Guy, M.D., professor of ophthalmology at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, has pioneered a novel technological treatment for Leber Hereditary Optic Neuropathy (LHON), an inher…
Vision Restored By Photoreceptor Transplant In Mouse Model
Scientists funded by the Medical Research Council (MRC) have shown for the first time that transplanting light-sensitive photoreceptors into the eyes of visually impaired mice can restore their vision…
Blind Mice Sight Restored By Transplanting Light-sensitive Photoreceptors
Mice with impaired vision had their eyesight restored when light-sensitive photoreceptors were transplanted into their eyes, researchers from University College London Institute of Ophthalmology reported in the journal Nature. The authors believe that …
Millions Of Dry Eye Sufferers May Benefit From Caffeine
Researchers at the University of Tokyo’s School of Medicine have shown for the first time that caffeine intake can significantly increase the eye’s ability to produce tears, a finding that could improve treatment of dry eye syndrome. This common eye co…
Can A Standard Vision Test Predict Nighttime Driving Performance?
Just because a driver has passed the motor vehicle administration’s vision test may not mean he or she is safe to drive. A recent study found that the frequency and distance at which drivers with moderate levels of blurred vision and cataracts recogniz…
Ocular Tremors Parkinson’s Disease Link
A study, published Online First by Archives of Neurology, reveals that persistent eye tremors seem to be common in individuals suffering from Parkinson’s disease (PD). Ocular tremors can prevent eye stability during fixation and results from the study…
Bevacizumab – Treatment For Diabetic Macular Edema
According to a study published Online First by Archives of Ophthalmology, bevacizumab appears to be more effective at treating diabetic macular edema (swelling of the retina) than macular laser therapy…
Corneal Thickness Linked To Early Stage Fuchs’ Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy
A national consortium of researchers has published new findings that could change the standard of practice for those treating Fuchs’ Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy (FECD), a disease characterized by cornea swelling that can eventually lead to the need f…
River Blindness Causing Black Flies May Aid In Treatment Of Heart Attacks
Black flies drink blood and spread disease such as river blindness – creating misery with their presence. A University of Georgia study, however, proves that the pesky insects can be useful. Don Champagne, an entomology professor with the UGA College o…
Some Gene Mutations May Be Treatable With Diet
Scientists have moved a step closer to correcting some unhealthy gene mutations with diet, according to a new research report appearing in the April 2012 issue of the journal GENETICS…
Major Breakthrough In Eye Disease Reported By Researchers
Scientists at Trinity College Dublin have discovered that a part of the immune system called the inflammasome is involved in regulating the development of one of the most common forms of blindness, called Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD)…
Breakthrough In IOP Regulation In Fight Against Glaucoma
A six-year collaboration between two faculty members of Bascom Palmer Eye Institute of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine has yielded new insight regarding the regulation of intraocular pressure (IOP) in glaucoma – an irreversible blindi…
Breakthrough Raises Hope Of Preventing Wet AMD
A new study led by Trinity College Dublin, in Ireland, finds that controlling or raising levels of the immune system component IL-18 in the retinas of patients with dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD), could prevent it progressing into the we…
Sending Your Recycled Glasses To Developing Countries Costs Twice As Much As Giving Them Ready-Made Glasses
You might feel good sending your old reading glasses to a developing country…
Protecting The Eye From Glaucoma Using ‘Positive Stress’
Working in mice, scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have devised a treatment that prevents the optic nerve injury that occurs in glaucoma, a neurodegenerative disease that is a leading cause of blindness…
Oral Fluoroquinolones Slightly Raise Risk Of Retinal Detachment
According to a study published in the April 4 issue of JAMA , individuals have an increased, although overall small risk of developing a serious eye condition called retinal detachment when taking oral fluoroquinolones. The study included nearly 1 mil…
Risk Of Serious Eye Disease May Increase With Osteoporosis Drugs
Drugs that are commonly used to prevent osteoporosis may increase the risk of serious inflammatory eye disease in first-time users, found an article in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal)…