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.
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 …
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.