People who have been blind from birth make use of the visual parts of their brain to refine their sensation of sound and touch, according to an international team of researchers.
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Anti-VEGF Therapy Produces Significant Reduction In Anatomical Measures Of CNV
Treatment of neovascular age-related macular degeneration with anti-VEGF therapy leads to rapid reduction of lesion size that is evident on optical coherence tomography.
Alcon Introduces New Systane(R) BALANCE Lubricant Eye Drops For Dry Eye Patients With Meibomian Gland Dysfunction
Alcon, Inc. (NYSE: ACL), the world’s leader in eye care, announced the launch of Systane(R) BALANCE Lubricant Eye Drops, the newest lubricant eye drop in the Systane(R) family of products. Patients with Meibomian Gland Dysfunction (MGD) are unable to a…
Gambian Study Shows High Trichiasis Recurrence Rate At 4 Years Postop
Trichiasis recurrence rates in The Gambia were high up to 4 years after initial treatment, a study found.
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Blind inventors develop free software to enable the blind to use computers
Inventors have developed free, open-source software to enable blind people to use computers. For many blind people, computers are inaccessible. It can cost upwards of $1000 to purchase “screen reader” software, but two blind computer programmers have s…
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Discovery could impact how the body receives medicine
Researchers have discovered how molecules in glass or plastic are able to move when exposed to light from a laser. The findings could one day be used to facilitate medicinal drug distribution by allowing doctors to control the time and rate at which dr…