Elderly adults can improve their vision with perceptual training, according to a study from the University of California, Riverside and Boston University that has implications for the health and mobility of senior citizens. The study, “Perceptual learn…
Scleral Spacing Procedures Showing Restoration Of Accommodation
While they have been slow to gain wide acceptance in the ophthalmology community, scleral spacing procedures have shown the ability to restore accommodation in presbyopic eyes, according to one presenter here.
Less-Frequent Injected Drug Works in Wet Macular Degeneration
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc’s treatment for wet macular degeneration was as effective and safe in two late-stage trials as Roche Holding AG’s blockbuster Lucentis, with half the number of eye injections. Reuters Health Information
Research and Markets: Premium Intraocular Lenses (IOLs) Market: Trends and Future Outlook
DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Research and Markets has announced the addition of GlobalData’s new report “Premium Intraocular Lenses (IOLs) Market: Trends and Future Outlook” to their offering. The report provides key data, information and analysis on the global premium IOLs market.
FDA Clearance Granted For The First Clinical Trial Using Embryonic Stem Cells To Treat Macular Degeneration
Advanced Cell Technology, Inc…
Mimetogen Pharmaceuticals Announces Initiation Of Phase II Clinical Trial Of Novel NGF Mimetic In Patients With Dry Eye
Mimetogen Pharmaceuticals Inc., a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing novel small molecule compounds that mimic the effects of neurotrophins, today announced that it has initiated the first human clinical trial evaluating MIM-D3,…