LOS ANGELES (MedPage Today) — Hemorrhagic stroke appears more likely with advanced age-related macular degeneration (AMD), perhaps because of common underlying risk factors, a population-based study showed.
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Study Reveals How Omega 3’s Work In Preventing Several Forms Of Blindness
Omega-3 fatty acids – fats commonly found in fish oil – were shown several years ago to prevent retinopathy, a major form of blindness, in a mouse model of the disease. A follow-up study, from the same research team at Children’s Hospital Boston, now…
GP Commissioners Can Take Away Cinderella Status Of Eye Health Says Department Of Health Primary Care Lead
Emerging GP Consortia have the chance to get rid of eye health’s “Cinderella Status” in terms of local health priorities, according to Jill Matthews, National Implementation Director for Primary Care Improvement…
Study Reveals How Omega 3’s Work In Preventing Several Forms Of Blindness
Omega-3 fatty acids – fats commonly found in fish oil – were shown several years ago to prevent retinopathy, a major form of blindness, in a mouse model of the disease…
Advanced Macular Degeneration Is Associated With An Increased Risk Of Bleeding Stroke In Elderly
Older people with late-stage, age-related macular degeneration (AMD) appear to be at increased risk of brain hemorrhage (bleeding stroke), but not stroke caused by brain infarction (blood clot), according to research presented at the American Stroke As…
R-Tech Ueno Initiates A Phase I Clinical Study Of RK-023 For The Treatment Of Hypotrichosis Of The Eyelashes
R-Tech Ueno (JASDAQ:4573) is pleased to announce the initiation of a Phase I clinical study of RK-023, a new compound that is being developed for the treatment of hypotrichosis of the eyelashes(1). The details of the trial are summarized below…
Advanced Macular Degeneration Is Associated With An Increased Risk
Older people with late-stage, age-related macular degeneration (AMD) appear to be at increased risk of brain hemorrhage (bleeding stroke), but not stroke caused by brain infarction (blood clot), according to research presented at the American Stroke As…
Femtosecond Channel Creation Poses Risks In Corneal Ring Segment Insertion
Intrastromal corneal ring segment implantation using a femtosecond laser for channel creation in eyes with keratoconus yielded multiple complications, a large study found.
Highlights from Hawaiian Eye 2011: Cataract/IOL Advances
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Omega 3’s — more Evidence For Their Benefit
Omega-3 fatty acids -fats commonly found in fish oil – were shown several years ago to prevent retinopathy, a major form of blindness, in a mouse model of the disease. A follow-up study, from the same research team at Children’s Hospital Boston, now re…
Highlights from Hawaiian Eye 2011: Femtosecond Laser Cataract Surgery
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Femtosecond Channel Creation Poses Risks In Corneal Ring Segment Insertion
Intrastromal corneal ring segment implantation using a femtosecond laser for channel creation in eyes with keratoconus yielded multiple complications, a large study found.
Omega 3’s — more Evidence For Their Benefit
Omega-3 fatty acids -fats commonly found in fish oil – were shown several years ago to prevent retinopathy, a major form of blindness, in a mouse model of the disease. A follow-up study, from the same research team at Children’s Hospital Boston, now re…
Advanced Macular Degeneration Is Associated With An Increased Risk
Older people with late-stage, age-related macular degeneration (AMD) appear to be at increased risk of brain hemorrhage (bleeding stroke), but not stroke caused by brain infarction (blood clot), according to research presented at the American Stroke As…
American Academy of Ophthalmology Launches Eye Health Information Website
The American Academy of Ophthalmology has launched an expanded and authoritative eye health website to help educate consumers about eye diseases and conditions, vision correction and the preservation of healthy vision across a lifetime. The new EyeSm…
Curcumin May Fight Cataract Onset
Oral administration of curcumin may suppress cataract onset and progression in animals, according to a new study (Mol Vis. 2011;17:388-94). Researchers from Alagappa University, Karaikudi, India, investigated how oral administration of curcumin affec…
R-Tech commences RK-023 Phase I study for treatment of eyelash hypotrichosis
R-Tech Ueno is pleased to announce the initiation of a Phase I clinical study of RK-023, a new compound that is being developed for the treatment of hypotrichosis of the eyelashes.
How omega 3s help to prevent several forms of blindness
New research reveals exactly how omega-3 fatty acids work in preventing several forms of blindness.
Advanced macular degeneration is associated with an increased risk of bleeding stroke, study finds
In the first study to examine stroke subtypes in age-related macular degeneration (AMD), older people with late-stage AMD appear to be at increased risk of bleeding stroke, but not a stroke caused by a blood clot in the brain. However the findings are …
Brimonidine Reduces Subconjunctival Hemorrhage After Intravitreal Injection
Brimonidine 0.15% administered before intravitreal injection decreased the incidence, size and severity of post-injection subconjunctival hemorrhage, a study found.