A study led by Robert N. Weinreb, chairman and Distinguished Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, has received a $6.4 million, 5-year grant from the National Eye Institute, part of the National Insti…
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Mayo Clinic study: Baby boomers to witness surge in cataract surgeries
As baby boomers enter their retirement years, health care costs for complex and debilitating conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease are expected to soar. Not drawing as much attention is the likelihood of similarly rising expenses for common age-relate…
Possible topical treatment for age-related macular degeneration identified by Tufts researchers
Researchers from Tufts University School of Medicine and the Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences have identified a possible topical treatment for age-related macular degeneration in a study of mice that shows promise for clinical use.
Dry eye disease symptom change independent of tear osmolarity
Tear osmolarity is a poor indicator of treatment response in patients with dry eye disease (DED), suggests research published in the American Journal of Ophthalmology.
Francisco Partners invests in NexTech
Francisco Partners, a leading technology-focused private equity firm, today announced a strategic investment in NexTech, a leading provider of fully integrated electronic medical records, practice management, and marketing software solutions for specia…
UCLA study shows how cocaine makes immune cells susceptible to infection with HIV
In many ways, the spread of HIV has been fueled by substance abuse. Shared needles and drug users’ high-risk sexual behaviors are just some of the ways that narcotics such as cocaine have played a key role in the AIDS epidemic in much of the world.
Sun Pharma, Intrexon partner to develop controllable gene-based therapies for ocular diseases
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., an international specialty pharmaceutical company focused on chronic diseases, through its subsidiary, and Intrexon Corporation, a leader in synthetic biology, today announced the formation of a joint venture to deve…
Short-term hearing loss during childhood may lead to persistent hearing deficits
Short-term hearing loss during childhood may lead to persistent hearing deficits, long after basic auditory sensitivity has returned to normal. The processing of sound in the brain is shaped by early experience.
IRIDEX’s MicroPulse Laser Therapy to be featured at EURETINA and ESCRS conferences
IRIDEX today announced a number of key international conferences and workshops that will feature its proprietary MicroPulse Laser Therapy for the treatment of diabetes and glaucoma related disorders.
Simple smartphone fundus photography could help detect eye disease
Retinal (or fundus) photography is an essential part of any ophthalmology practice. Commercial fundus cameras can cost tens to hundreds of thousands of dollars, making the technology out of reach for smaller ophthalmic practices and to physicians in th…
New laser provides better treatment for eye diseases in diabetes patients
A new laser is helping experts at the Truhlsen Eye Institute at the University of Nebraska Medical Center provide better treatment for eye diseases. This advanced laser can prevent blindness for some patients with serious conditions.
Increasing eye patching is effective at treating persistent amblyopia in children
The standard treatment for amblyopia, a condition of poor vision in an otherwise healthy eye, is patching: covering a child’s better-seeing eye with a patch for two hours a day to improve vision in the weaker eye.
Increasing eye patching is effective at treating persistent amblyopia in children
The standard treatment for amblyopia, a condition of poor vision in an otherwise healthy eye, is patching: covering a child’s better-seeing eye with a patch for two hours a day to improve vision in the weaker eye.
New diagnostic criteria for TSC appears in recent online issue
A paper detailing new diagnostic criteria for tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) appears in the most recent online issue of Pediatric Neurology. The author is Hope Northrup, M.D., professor of pediatrics at The University of Texas Health Science Center a…
Visual clue to schizophrenia pathology
Researchers say that retinal imaging could be a useful tool for studying some of the pathologic processes associated with schizophrenia.
Overexpression of cytoglobin gene inhibits hypoxic injury to neuroblastoma cells
Cytoglobin is a temporary oxygen reservoir, which might provide a minimal, but continuous supply of intracellular oxygen during ischemic and anoxic conditions.
Researchers identify gene mutation linked to age-related macular degeneration
An international team of researchers, led by scientists at The Genome Institute at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the University of Michigan School of Public Health in Ann Arbor, has identified a gene mutation linked to age-r…
Stem cells and gene therapy play important role in regeneration of inner ear hair cells
Since Moffat and Ramsden for the first time discovered the possibility of the auditory system in humans in 1977, over the last two decades, great progress has been made in physiopathological research on neurosensory hearing loss. J-rgensen and Mathiese…
Research holds promise for developing treatments for retinitis pigmentos
One of the leading causes of inherited blindness in humans, retinitis pigmentosa, is analogous to retinal dystrophies that lead to blindness in dogs. Because of their similarities, identifying gene mutations underlying several types of canine retinal d…
Euclid Systems, Wenzhou Medical University Eye Hospital sign cooperation agreement
Euclid Systems Corporation today announced the signing of a cooperation agreement with Wenzhou Medical University Eye Hospital.