A phase 2 clinical trial for the treatment of a severe form of age-related macular degeneration called geographic atrophy (GA) has become the first study to show the benefit of a therapy to slow the progression of vision loss for this disease. The resu…
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Is Beauty Found In The Whites Of The Eyes? Study Reveals ‘Red Eyes’ Associated With The Sad, Unhealthy And Unattractive
Beauty is said to be in the eye of the beholder, but a new study reveals that the reverse is also true; unattractiveness is in the eye of the beheld. Research published in Ethology finds that people with bloodshot eyes are considered sadder, unhealthie…
Formation Of Optic Cup From ES Cells
Developmental processes are increasingly well-characterized at the molecular and cell biological levels, but how more complex tissues and organs involving the coordinated action of multiple cell types in three dimensions is achieved remains something o…
Neurotech’s NT-501 Implant Slows Vision Loss In Patients With Geographic Atrophy Associated With Dry AMD As Reported In PNAS
Neurotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc., today announced that it was reported in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) (online March 28, 2011) that its product candidate NT-501 slowed progression of vision loss in patients with geographic …
Better Treatment Sought For Blinding Traumatic Optic Nerve Damage
Scientists want to protect the optic nerve when the eye takes a blow on the battlefield or in a car wreck. It’s called traumatic optic nerve damage when the fragile, spaghetti-sized nerve tethered to the back of the eye gets rattled, resulting in swe…
Sleeping Difficulties Increase Risk Of Eye Disease In People With Diabetes
People with Type 2 diabetes who have obstructive sleep apnoea[1] (OSA) are more at risk of losing their sight due to severe retinopathy[2], as well as foot problems and possible amputation because of neuropathy[3], according to new research…
Set Your Sights On Spring Eye Allergy Relief
With the record-breaking cold and snow the country experienced this winter, spring will be a much welcomed relief. But, for many Americans who suffer from allergies, warmer weather brings the onset of sneezing, coughing and itchy, watery eyes…
Study Offers First Look At Asian Americans’ Glaucoma Risk
It’s generally known that African Americans have the highest risk for glaucoma (about 12 percent) among racial groups in the United States. They are more than twice as likely as non-Hispanic white Americans (5.6 percent) to develop this potentially bli…
FDA Approves Hyperopia Application For The MEL 80 Excimer Laser From Carl Zeiss Meditec
Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc. announced that the MEL 80™ Excimer Laser has received premarket approval (PMA) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of hyperopia. This new indication complements the existing FDA approved applica…
Consensus Findings On Meibomian Gland Dysfunction Published In Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science
The first global consensus report on meibomian gland dysfunction – a major cause of lid disease and evaporative dry eye – has been published in a special issue of the Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science (IOVS) journal. The report is the result…
What The Brain Saw
The moment we open our eyes, we perceive the world with apparent ease. But the question of how neurons in the retina encode what we “see” has been a tricky one. A key obstacle to understanding how our brain functions is that its components – neurons – …
Next Set Of NICE Quality Standards Launched On Depression, Diabetes And Glaucoma
NICE has today (31 March) launched new quality standards on depression in adults, diabetes in adults and glaucoma 1, adding to the library of standards already published2. NICE quality standards are markers of excellence in patient care…
ARVO Foundation For Eye Research Honors Deisseroth With First Ludwig Von Sallman Clinician-Scientist Award
Karl Deisseroth, MD, PhD, has been named the first recipient of the Ludwig von Sallman Clinician-scientist Award, presented by the ARVO Foundation for Eye Research (AFER) to a clinician-scientist under age 40…
The Eye’s Visual Pigments Throughout Life Are Controlled By Thyroid Hormone
What part does the thyroid gland have in vision? Thyroid hormone is crucially involved in controlling which visual pigment is produced in the cones. Previously, it was assumed that the colour sensitivity of the cones is fixed in the adult retina. Resea…
ActiveSite Pharmaceuticals’ Small Molecule Protease Inhibitor Blocks Retinal Blood Vessel Damage In Rodent Model Of Diabetes
ActiveSite Pharmaceuticals, Inc., announced today the online publication of a study in the journal Diabetes that describes the effectiveness of its novel plasma kallikrein inhibitor ASP-440 in reducing blood-retinal barrier breakdown in a rodent model …
What Is A Stye? What Is Hordeolum?
A stye, also known as hordeolum, is a small collection of pus (abscess) on the eyelid. In most cases, the infection is caused by the staphylococcus bacteria. Often the lump is red and painful and looks like a boil or pimple. Although most styes form on…
Tej Kohli Foundation’s Corneal Transplant Mission In India Crosses Milestone Of 100 Beneficiaries
When Chander Dutt, a 60-year-old resident of Delhi, underwent a corneal transplant surgery on February 9 this year, he became the 100th beneficiary of a unique and ambitious mission launched in June 2010 by the Tej Kohli Foundation. Sonny Abraham of N…
Second Lucentis Phase III Study Meets Primary Endpoint For Improved Vision In Patients With Diabetic Macular Edema (DME)
Genentech, a member of the Roche Group (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY), announced that the second of two Phase III trials evaluating Lucentis® (ranibizumab injection) in patients with diabetic macular edema (DME) met its primary endpoint…
Will We Hear The Light? Infrared Can Activate Ear Cells
University of Utah scientists used invisible infrared light to make rat heart cells contract and toadfish inner-ear cells send signals to the brain. The discovery someday might improve cochlear implants for deafness and lead to devices to restore visio…
Differences In Eye Movement Between British And Chinese Populations
The team, working with Sichuan University in Chengdu, China, investigated eye movements in Chinese and British people to further understanding of the brain mechanisms that control them and how they compare between different human populations…