For those in the habit of getting their neck adjusted by a chiropractor, the University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center has interesting information to know about: High velocity neck manipulation has been shown to result in stress on the eye and lead to …
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Novel discovery could help to improve success of corneal transplants
A team of eye specialists at The University of Nottingham has made another novel discovery that could help to improve the success of corneal transplants for patients whose sight has been affected by disease.
Engineering organoids from stem cells to model retina diseases
Gray Camp joined the Institute of Molecular and Clinical Ophthalmology Basel as Group Leader in Single Cell Genomics. His group will combine single-cell genomic tools and retina and cerebral “organoids” to explore the development of the human visual sy…
TGen-UNM consortium awarded NIH grant to discover new treatments for diabetic blindness
Diabetes is an increasing global epidemic that is expected to grow by more than 50 percent in the next two decades, leaving more than half a billion patients worldwide exposed to potentially life-altering medical complications, including pain and numbn…
Novartis announces winners of 2018 eXcellence in Ophthalmology Vision Award
Novartis announced the winners of the 2018 eXcellence in Ophthalmology Vision Award for nonprofit eye health initiatives at EURETINA 2018.
New research finds link between impaired vision, hearing, and cognition
Experts at a prestigious medical conference hosted by the American Geriatrics Society and funded by the National Institute on Aging hope their work–reported today in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society–will have colleagues seeing eye-to-ey…
Lung cancer patients treated with invasive surgery more likely to become chronic opioid users
Patients treated with more-invasive surgical techniques for a type of early-stage lung cancer are more likely to become chronic opioid users than patients treated with minimally invasive surgery, highlighting the need for additional research into how p…
Alexion announces positive results from Phase 3 PREVENT study of Soliris in patients with NMOSD
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced positive topline results from the Phase 3 PREVENT study of Soliris in patients with anti-aquaporin-4 auto antibody-positive neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder.
Biogen and Eisai announce results of LTE Phase 1b study of aducanumab for treating MCI
Biogen and Eisai Co., Ltd. announced results from a recent analysis of the ongoing long-term extension Phase 1b study of aducanumab, an investigational treatment for mild cognitive impairment due to Alzheimer’s disease and mild AD dementia.
New outbreak of rare eye disease identified in contact lens wearers
A new outbreak of a rare but preventable eye infection that can cause blindness, has been identified in contact lens wearers in a new study led by UCL and Moorfields Eye Hospital researchers.
Study offers solid link between visceral organs and brain’s reward, motivation system
A novel gut-to-brain neural circuit establishes the vagus nerve as an essential component of the brain system that regulates reward and motivation, according to research conducted at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and published September 2…
First U.S. patient treated with innovative gene therapy at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
A Puerto Rican patient with X-linked retinitis pigmentosa (XLRP) is hoping to save his vision after an innovative gene therapy procedure at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.
Study: Women exposed to trauma in their lives gave birth to underweight male infants
In the first study of its kind, researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have found significantly lower birth weights in male infants–an average decrease of 38 grams, or approximately 1.3 ounces–born to women who had been exposed …
Alcon expands its global support of eye care professionals through Alcon Experience Academy
Alcon, the global leader in eye care and a division of Novartis, is expanding its extensive, global support of eye care professionals through the unveiling of the Alcon Experience Academy.
New online tools aid surgeons and specialists who care for older people
The American Board of Medical Specialties and the American Geriatrics Society, with funding from The John A. Hartford Foundation, today unveiled one of the field’s first suites of online tools to aid surgeons and related medical sub-specialists who car…
Investigators pinpoint exact stage of retinoblastoma development in children
Investigators at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles have been able to pinpoint the exact stage of development of the human retina, when cells can grow out of control and form cancer-like masses.
Your Vision Matters: How to Protect Your Eyesight
Dr. Neil Ebenezer from the charity Fight for Sight discusses the steps you can take to protect your eyesight into old age, and why research into ophthalmic diseases is desperately needed.
Study: aPKC inhibitors may provide new therapeutic option for blinding eye diseases
Many eye diseases, including diabetic retinopathy and macular degeneration, exhibit increased permeability of blood vessels in the macular (central) portion of the retina leading to abnormal fluid accumulation and vision loss.
Study provides evidence to prevent memory decline in older blacks with mild cognitive impairment
With nearly twice the rate of dementia as whites, blacks are at a higher risk for developing diseases like Alzheimer’s, but there has been little research on how to reduce this racial health disparity.
Study shows steep inequality in usage of low vision devices
Blacks and Hispanics who have trouble seeing are missing out on the low vision technology that can help them read, drive and keep up social connections.