Premature births are intimately linked with inflammation of the uterine tissue, a biological response which induces contractions and preterm labor. In their search for a mean to prevent this phenomenon and complications related to deliveries occurring …
NEI experts explore long-term effects of Ebola on the eye
Following the 2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africa that took the lives of more than 11,200 people in the region, the National Eye Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health, has deployed a team of clinicians and technical experts to Monrovia, L…
Novartis to Start Human Tests With Google Lens in 2016
Novartis plans the first human tests next year of a “smart” contact lens it is developing with Google designed to help restore the eye’s natural autofocus.
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Aerie Pharmaceuticals and Ramot at Tel Aviv University Enter Research Collaboration
IRVINE, Calif. & TEL AVIV, Israel–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:AERI), a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of first-in-class therapies for the treatment of patients with glaucoma and other diseases of the eye, and Ramot at Tel Aviv University Ltd., Tel Aviv University’s technology transfer company, today announced a research collaboration and license agreement for a preclinical anti-beta amyloid small molecu
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Micropulse laser trabeculoplasty yields 75% success rate in glaucoma patients
BARCELONA — Micropulse laser trabeculoplasty yielded a success rate of 75% after treatment in patients with primary open angle glaucoma, according to a speaker. “The benefits of MLT [micropulse laser trabeculoplasty] are that [there are] no steroids, there is no scarring, there is no risk of infection, it is repeatable, it is a well-tolerated office procedure that can be performed under topical anesthesia, it has zero downtime, and it does not affect the success rates of future glaucoma surgeries,” Jacky W. Y. Lee, MBBS, MRCSEd, FRSCEd, FCOphthHK, FHKAM, said at the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons meeting.
Do Children With Acute Demyelinating Conditions Recover?
Pediatric clinicians often see children with demyelinating conditions for their well-child care. These data will be helpful to guide the inevitable conversations about prognosis. Medscape Pediatrics