A team of scientists from Singapore is the first to identify a new gene that controls optic disc1 area, and confirm that two genes2 previously reported to govern optic disc size in Europeans are also key players in Singapore Malays and Indians…
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SLT: The Next "Refractive Surgeon’s Laser"?
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Triple Approach May Be An Option In Keratoconus Patients
Implantation of a toric implantable Collamer lens after intracorneal ring implantation followed by corneal collagen cross-linking is an effective treatment sequence in patients with keratoconus, according to a speaker here.
ASCRS Exhibition To Include Volk’s Wide Field And Gonio Lenses
Volk Optical, the industry leader in aspheric optics, will be exhibiting at the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ASCRS), March 26-29 at the San Diego Convention Center (San Diego, California), booth 2846.
ASCRS Exhibition To Include Volk’s Wide Field And Gonio Lenses
Volk Optical, the industry leader in aspheric optics, will be exhibiting at the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ASCRS), March 26-29 at the San Diego Convention Center (San Diego, California), booth 2846.
ASCRS Exhibition To Include Volk’s Wide Field And Gonio Lenses
Volk Optical, the industry leader in aspheric optics, will be exhibiting at the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ASCRS), March 26-29 at the San Diego Convention Center (San Diego, California), booth 2846.
"Poppers" May Cause Lasting Vision Loss
Inhaling the vapors from “poppers” to get high even once can cause eye damage, but habitual huffing may lead to months-long vision loss, French doctors say. Reuters Health Information
FDA Approves New Device for Endothelial Keratoplasty
EndoSerter is a single-use, disposable endothelial delivery device aimed at increasing efficiency and precision during implantation of donor allograft tissue. Medscape Medical News
EyePromise® EZ Tears Attacks Dry Eye From The Inside
ZeaVision adds EyePromise EZ Tears to its brand of doctor-recommended, science-based nutraceutical products. EyePromise EZ Tears helps patients who suffer from dry eye, with a nutraceutical supplement featuring more than 1,000 mg of EPA/DHA Omega-3s, a…
EyePromise® EZ Tears Attacks Dry Eye From The Inside
ZeaVision adds EyePromise EZ Tears to its brand of doctor-recommended, science-based nutraceutical products. EyePromise EZ Tears helps patients who suffer from dry eye, with a nutraceutical supplement featuring more than 1,000 mg of EPA/DHA Omega-3s, a…
Strategy Needed To Prevent Inflammation, PCO After Cataract Surgery In Diabetic Patients
ISTANBUL, Turkey – When performing cataract surgery in diabetic patients, minimization of inflammatory reactions and prevention of posterior capsule opacification are more crucial than ever.
New Gills Chamber Maintainer Available By Rhein Medical
Rhein Medical announces the new Gills Chamber Maintainer, developed in coordination with Drs. James and Pit Gills.
Strategy Needed To Prevent Inflammation, PCO After Cataract Surgery In Diabetic Patients
ISTANBUL, Turkey – When performing cataract surgery in diabetic patients, minimization of inflammatory reactions and prevention of posterior capsule opacification are more crucial than ever.
Serious Eye Disease Gives Birth To Invention Of Major New Eye Care Device
The Eye-POD-Eye-Care-Kit was created by a Doctor who suffered a serious eye malady, Bells-Palsy. Inventor Dr. Courtenay created the Eye~POD™ to answer his struggles with dry eyes, a side effect of Bells-Palsy. The affliction was caused by scratch…
Serious Eye Disease Gives Birth To Invention Of Major New Eye Care Device
The Eye-POD-Eye-Care-Kit was created by a Doctor who suffered a serious eye malady, Bells-Palsy. Inventor Dr. Courtenay created the Eye~POD™ to answer his struggles with dry eyes, a side effect of Bells-Palsy. The affliction was caused by scratch…
Serious Eye Disease Gives Birth To Invention Of Major New Eye Care Device
The Eye-POD-Eye-Care-Kit was created by a Doctor who suffered a serious eye malady, Bells-Palsy. Inventor Dr. Courtenay created the Eye~POD™ to answer his struggles with dry eyes, a side effect of Bells-Palsy. The affliction was caused by scratch…
Belfast Researchers Granted Almost £125,000 To Investigate Blindness Condition In Babies, UK
Researchers in Belfast have just been awarded a grant of almost £125,000 by Action Medical Research – the leading UK-wide medical research charity dedicated to helping babies and children…
The Blind Also Have A Stripe Of Gennari
The Stripe of Gennari develops even in those who are blind from birth and does not degenerate, despite a lack of visual input. This was discovered by Robert Trampel and colleagues from the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences usi…
New Technologies Usher In The Millimeter-Scale Computing Era
A prototype implantable eye pressure monitor for glaucoma patients is believed to contain the first complete millimeter-scale computing system. And a compact radio that needs no tuning to find the right frequency could be a key enabler to organizing mi…
New Technologies Usher In The Millimeter-Scale Computing Era
A prototype implantable eye pressure monitor for glaucoma patients is believed to contain the first complete millimeter-scale computing system.