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Tag: Eye Health / Blindness
Comparative effectiveness trial in diabetic macular edema published
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has announced that results from the National Institutes of Health (NIH)-sponsored, Diabetic Retinopathy Clinical Research Network comparative effectiveness study in…
UW ophthalmologists help demonstrate effectiveness of diabetic macular edema treatments
An ophthalmology research team at the University of Wisconsin-Madison took part in a nationwide clinical trial comparing treatments for a form of diabetic eye disease.
Johns Hopkins helps lead discovery on efficacy and safety of 3 drugs for treating diabetic macular edema
A researcher from Johns Hopkins Medicine helped lead colleagues from across the country in a government-sponsored study by the Diabetic Retinopathy Clinical Research Network to discover that three…
NICE gives EYLEA a provisional green light to treat patients with visual impairment due to diabetic macular oedema
Bayer HealthCare is pleased that NICE has recognised the benefits of EYLEA (aflibercept solution for injection) for the treatment of visual impairment due to diabetic macular oedema (DMO) according…
Joslin researchers find drugs are effective for diabetic macular edema in new trial
In the first clinical trial directly comparing three drugs most commonly used to treat diabetic macular edema, researchers found all were effective in improving vision and preventing vision loss.
Best drug to improve poor vision in diabetes
Study will help doctors and patients choose best treatment Eylea is most effective for improving the eyesight of patients with poor vision Diabetic macular edema is major cause of…
Ranibizumab reverses vision loss caused by diabetes
USC Eye Institute-led study finds the prescription drug may help reduce cases of blindness by 75 percentRanibizumab, a prescription drug commonly used to treat age-related vision loss, also…
Generic drug use shown to improve medication adherence in people with glaucoma
In the first study to examine the impact of a reduction in glaucoma medication copay on patient adherence, researchers in Michigan have found a potential solution to one of the biggest obstacles…
New pathways discovered to prevent blindness
Scientists have made a major new discovery detailing how areas of the brain responsible for vision could potentially adapt to injury or trauma and ultimately prevent blindness.
Telescopic contact lens shows promise for AMD
Researchers are developing a telescopic contact lens and glasses duo that lets wearers choose to see things either at normal or nearly three times normal size.
With generic drugs, eye patients are more likely to take medicine as directed
U-M study examined patient patterns before and after a generic glaucoma drug came to marketWhen patients with glaucoma switched from a brand name drug to its generic counterpart, they were more…
Early retina cell changes in glaucoma identified
Mouse study points to the specific structural features and cell types in the retina that may act as key factors in glaucoma progressionHere is an example of retinal ganglion cells with…
Russian research team explores vision complications for astronauts
An international partnership between Florida State University and a team from the Russian Academy of Sciences has found that space travel may severely impair the body’s ability to regulate blood…
UH team works to help patients with Down syndrome see better
New computer-simulated prescribing strategies for glasses may improve the vision of individuals with Down syndrome, thanks to a team of University of Houston College of Optometry (UHCO) researchers…
TSRI scientists find new cellular pathway defect in cystinosis
The findings point to better drug targetsScientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have identified a new cellular pathway that is affected in cystinosis, a rare genetic disorder that…
An end to the medicine dropper for eye injuries?
For years, treating scratches and burns to the eyes has usually involved dropping medicine onto the eyes several times a day, sometimes for weeks — a treatment that lends itself to missed doses and…
Scientists create eyeglasses that become shaded ‘on command’
Scientists are developing a material that allows wearers of eyeglasses to make them turn from clear to shaded and back again when they want them to, rather than reacting to light.
Lower-income students in China found to have better vision than middle-class peers
In one of the largest population-based studies ever conducted on nearsightedness in children, researchers have discovered that lower-income students in China have better vision than their…
In mice & men: Laser treatment reverses effects of early age-related macular degeneration
New research in The FASEB Journal suggests that a low-energy, nanosecond laser therapy reverses the pathological and molecular changes in age-related macular degeneration without retinal damageA…