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Novel cornea transplant technique approved for first-in-man trial in India
A novel transplant technique that delivers tissue to scarred cornea via synthetic biodegradable membrane has been approved for a first-in-man safety trial by the Indian Regulatory Authority, according to a press release from the University of Sheffield…
Opternative Online Test Gets You a Glasses/Contacts Prescription from Comfort of Home
If you’ve been wondering whether you need glasses or perhaps may require a new prescription, you can now take a professional-quality exam online and receive a prescription, all for $40. Opternative is a new service that takes a patient through a series of visual tests and hands those over to an ophthalmologist to review, along […]
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Corticosteroids may alleviate low-humidity effects in dry eye patients
The use of corticosteroid eye drop therapy may lessen the acute adverse effects of low-humidity environment stress for dry eye disease patients, according to a study.The single-group crossover clinical trial evaluated 20 patients with aqueous deficient…
BLOG: Pre-Descemet’s endothelial keratoplasty live surgery
This blog demonstrates a live PDEK surgery that was performed at the Indian Intraocular Implant and Refractive Society meeting in Chennai, India, by Amar Agarwal, MS, FRCS, FRCOphth. Friends and eminent surgeons from the United States and across the wo…
Less is more when treating rare eye condition
New research from the University of Alberta’s Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry is showing less is more when it comes to the treatment of optic disc pits – a rare eye condition.