NHS doctors should be allowed to prescribe a cheap, safe and effective drug for the degenerative eye disease, wet age related macular degeneration (AMD) – a leading cause of blindness among older…
Study finds eyeliner application may cause eye problems
People who apply eyeliner on the inner eyelid run the risk of contaminating the eye and causing vision trouble, according to research by a scientist at the University of Waterloo.
Endophthalmitis after glaucoma surgery may limit sustained IOP control
IOP was successfully controlled in only 25% of patients with previous glaucoma surgery complicated by infectious endophthalmitis, according to a study.In addition, half of the study patients needed to undergo additional glaucoma surgery.
Omidria commercially available in US
Omidria is now commercially available in the United States, Omeros announced in a press release. Omidria (1% phenylephrine and 0.3% ketorolac injection) is approved by the FDA for intraocular administration during cataract or IOL replacement surgery to…
Morning Break: MIT Eyes Marilyn and Albert; Neurotology?
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Postoperative Intraocular Pressure Varies With Surgery Type
Myopic laser vision correction surgery lowers postoperative intraocular pressure more than hyperopic laser vision correction proportional to the amount of refractive error corrected. Medscape Medical News