Corneal crosslinking has been available in Europe and throughout the world for a decade, and it is now available in the United States. Will you adopt this newly approved procedure for keratoconus? Medscape Medical News
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Preventing secondary cataract
A new focus for AMD drug target could reduce the need for millions of follow-up eye operations.
First small molecule targeted therapy to mitigate hearing loss in Usher syndrome type 3
Usher syndrome (USH) is characterized by hearing loss or deafness at birth and progressive vision loss, and is the most common cause of inherited dual sensory deficit.
Global Retinitis Pigmentosa Market and Competitive Landscape Highlights – 2016 – Research and Markets
DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Global Retinitis Pigmentosa Market and Competitive Landscape Highlights – 2016” report to their offering. The report provides comprehensive insights into Retinitis Pigment…
Gene Therapy for Choroideremia Improves Vision After 3.5 Years
Gene therapy for choroideremia continues to improve some patients’ vision 3.5 years after treatment. Medscape Medical News
Many With Wet AMD Need Ranibizumab Retreatment Even After Year-Long Pause
Retreatment with ranibizumab is necessary for up to a third of neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD) patients who are treatment-free for one year, new research shows. Reuters Health Information
Ocular TherapeutixTM Completes End-of-Phase 2 Review with FDA for OTX-TP (Sustained Release Travoprost) for Glaucoma and Ocular Hypertension
BEDFORD, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Ocular Therapeutix, Inc. (NASDAQ:OCUL), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative therapies for diseases and conditions of the eye, today announced that it has completed …
Blindness Still a Worry in GCA
(MedPage Today) — Patients with prevalent vascular disease have particularly high risk
Australia on track to eliminate blinding trachoma, but children in hotspots remain at risk
Overall prevalence of trachoma in Australia is declining as a result of strengthened control programs, according to early release findings from the 2015 Australian Trachoma Surveillance Report…
Global Dry Age-related Macular Degeneration Market Report 2016 – Analysis, Technologies & Forecasts – Research and Markets
DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Global Dry Age-related Macular Degeneration Market and Competitive Landscape Highlights – 2016” report to their offering. The latest research Global Dry Age-related Macula…
Global Dry Eye Market & Competitive Landscape Highlights Report 2016 – Analysis, Technologies & Forecasts – Research and Markets
DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Global Dry Eye Market and Competitive Landscape Highlights – 2016” report to their offering. The latest research Global Dry Eye Market and Competitive Landscape Highlights…
Clinton Advisor Highlights Candidate’s Health Priorities
(MedPage Today) — Goals include expanded coverage for undocumented; Zika control
Researchers discover gene that plays vital role in inherited eye disorder
Researchers from the University of Liverpool have identified a specific gene that plays a key role in an inherited eye disorder.
Make the Diagnosis: Vision Obscured
(MedPage Today) — Case Findings: A 35-year-old woman who normally wears contact lenses visited the ED with ocular pain, photophobia, and blurred vision that had developed over the last several weeks in her right eye. Upon exam, the doctor saw a diffus…
20 year-old puzzle solved through genetic advances: A genetic corneal dystrophy disorder
Researchers from the University of Liverpool have identified a specific gene that plays a key role in an inherited eye disorder.
Glaucoma Surgery Devices Medical Devices Pipeline Assessment, 2016 – Analysis, Technologies & Forecasts Report – Key Vendors: Allergan, Eye Sonix, InnFocus – Research and Markets
DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Glaucoma Surgery Devices – Medical Devices Pipeline Assessment, 2016” drug pipelines to their offering. The Medical Devices sector report, “Glaucoma Surgery Devices – Medi…
Ocular Hypertension Market Report – Global API Manufacturers, Marketed and Phase III Drugs Landscape 2016-2018 – Research and Markets
DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Ocular Hypertension-Global API Manufacturers, Marketed and Phase III Drugs Landscape, 2016” report to their offering. Ocular Hypertension – Global API Manufacturers, Marke…
Ocular Inflammation Market – Global API Manufacturers, Marketed and Phase III Drugs Landscape 2016 – Research and Markets
DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Ocular Inflammation-Global API Manufacturers, Marketed and Phase III Drugs Landscape, 2016” report to their offering. Ocular Inflammation – Global API Manufacturers, Marke…
Open-Angle Glaucoma Report – Global API Manufacturers, Marketed and Phase III Drugs Landscape 2016 – Research and Markets
DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Open-Angle Glaucoma-Global API Manufacturers, Marketed and Phase III Drugs Landscape, 2016” report to their offering. Open-Angle Glaucoma – Global API Manufacturers, Marke…
Make the Diagnosis: Eye Surprise
(MedPage Today) — Case Findings: A 35-year-old physician participating in Doctors Without Borders returned from a trip to Africa and developed localized pain and itching followed by arthritic pain and swelling that lasted for several weeks. He visited…