Tocagen Inc. announced the company is enrolling patients with recurrent high grade glioma, such as those with glioblastoma multiforme (GBM, Grade 4), in its first-in-human clinical trial of Toca 511…
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20-20 Vision Perfection Based At The Manchester Face And Eye Clinic First To Offer Innovative Keratoconus Treatment In The United Kingdom
20-20 Vision Perfection announces that it has acquired advanced technology for performing Keraflex™ and KXL™, two new, non-invasive, non-surgical procedures used in combination to treat keratoconus. Mr…
CE Gives Green Light To Dexamethasone For The Treatment Of Common Eye Condition In Draft Guidance
In final draft guidance published today NICE has recommended dexamethasone (Ozurdex, Allergan) intravitreal implant, for the treatment of macular oedema following central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO)i…
Early Light Refines The Brain’s Circuitry For Vision
Creatures are not born hardwired to see. Instead, they depend on electrical activity in the retina to refine the complex circuits that process visual information. Two new studies from Brown University in different species using different techniques sho…
Helping Children Succeed – EyeMed Vision Care Introduces EyeMed KidsEyes Vision Benefit
EyeMed Vision Care, one of the nation’s leading vision benefits companies and part of Luxottica (NYSE: LUX), a leader in vision care and eyewear, introduces a first-to-market vision benefit that is tailored to meet the unique needs of children 18 years…
Lucentis(R) (Ranibizumab) Launched In The UK For The Treatment Of Vision Loss Due To Macular Oedema Secondary To Retinal Vein Occlusion (RVO)
Novartis Pharmaceuticals UK Ltd today announced that Lucentis® (ranibizumab) has launched in the UK for the treatment of visual impairment due to macular oedema secondary to Retinal Vein Occlusion (RVO)…
NICE Recommends OZURDEX(R), An Innovative Treatment For Retinal Vein Occlusion (RVO), A Common Cause Of Vision Loss
Allergan announces today that the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has recommended OZURDEX® (dexamethasone 0.7mg intravitreal implant in applicator) for the treatment of macular oedema due to central retinal vein occlusion …
Improved Understanding Of Lens Transparency, Identification Of Mutations That Cause Congenital Cataracts
New research identifies genetic mutations that cause an inherited form of cataracts in humans. The study, published online June 2 by Cell Press in the American Journal of Genetics, provides new insight into the understanding of lens transparency and th…
Yellox™, The First And Only Twice-Daily Ocular NSAID, Approved By The European Commission Following Positive Opinion From CHMP
CROMA Pharma, GmbH (CROMA), a private global specialty pharmaceutical and surgical company and Bausch + Lomb, the global eye health company, today announced the approval of Yellox ™ (Bromfenac sodium sesquihydrate) by the European commission…
Stop Your Eyes From Aging This Summer
Most of us know that UV-blocking sunscreen protects the skin from aging and disease but we don’t realize that UV-screening sunglasses and contact lenses can protect eyes from aging and disease, according to a national American Optometric Association su…
The Retina Holds The Key To Better Vision In Deaf People
People who are deaf benefit from better vision due to the fact their retinas develop differently, experts at the University of Sheffield have shown…
Eye Examination May Provide Clues To Diabetic Nerve Damage
Could a simple eye scan detect early signs of diabetes-related nerve damage? Recent research toward developing such a test is the topic of a special article in Optometry and Vision Science, official journal of the American Academy of Optometry. The jou…
National Federation Of The Blind: New Jersey State Agencies Discriminate Against Blind Employees
With the assistance of the National Federation of the Blind, nine blind people who are employed at New Jersey State agencies-including the New Jersey Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services and the New Jersey Commission for the Blind and Visuall…
Early Cellular Cause Of Dry Eye Disease Seen For The First Time
If you are one of the millions of people around the world who struggle with dry eye disease, good news is on the way. A new research discovery published in the Journal of Leukocyte Biology offers hope for new drugs that treat the cellular cause of the …
Linköping Researchers Have Found The Gene Behind Glaucoma
It is a mutation in a gene that causes the eye disease glaucoma, according to collaborative research conducted by Swedish, Tunisian, and American researchers. The findings were recently published in the journal Nature Genetics. The most common form of …
Novel Pathway Regulating Angiogenesis May Fight Retinal Disease, Cancers
Scientists identify in the journal Nature a new molecular pathway used to suppress blood vessel branching in the developing retina – a finding with potential therapeutic value for fighting diseases of the retina and a variety of cancers. Researchers re…
Novel Molecular Pathway Described In Nature Has Possible Implications For Retinal Disease And Cancer Treatment
Scientists identify in the journal Nature a new molecular pathway used to suppress blood vessel branching in the developing retina – a finding with potential therapeutic value for fighting diseases of the retina and a variety of cancers. Researchers …
Reindeer And The Effect Of UV On Eye Health
Researchers have discovered that the ultraviolet (UV) light that causes the temporary but painful condition of snow blindness in humans is life-saving for reindeer in the arctic…
Echolocation SONAR: Blind Humans Like Bats Can Use It To Locate
So what is echolocation exactly? Bats and dolphins aren’t the only mammals that use the ability to use sounds alone to identify objects and navigate unfamiliar surroundings. New research shows that blind people are also capable of using this build in…
Ophthalmologists From Rush Provide Vision Screening To At-Risk Populations In Chicago’s West Side
West Side residents will receive important and free eye screenings on June 11 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the New Mount Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Church at 4301 W. Washington Blvd. Dr. Tamara R…