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Study finds corneal donor tissue can be safely stored for longer
New research led by Dr Jonathan Lass of Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Centre has found that...
Cases of blindness set to triple in four decades
The number of blind people across the world is set to triple within the next four decades, researchers led by Professor Rupert R A Bourne,...
Laser surgery in treating eye floaters
Patients reported improvement in symptoms of eye floaters after treatment with a laser, according to a small US study.
Floaters become more prevalent with age...
Tx with cocktail of molecules improves survival of cornea grafts
Treating donor corneas with a cocktail of molecules prior to transplanting to a host may improve survival of grafts and, thus, outcomes in high-risk...
Many ophthalmologists are missing AMD indicators
Approximately 25% of eyes deemed to be normal based on dilated eye examination by a primary eye care ophthalmologist or optometrist had macular characteristics...
Frequent eye injections increasing glaucoma surgery risk
Patients with age-related macular degeneration who received seven or more eye injections of the drug bevacizumab annually had a higher risk of having glaucoma...
Perceptual training benefits contrast sensitivity
Older adults whose vision is affected by declining contrast sensitivity can improve their ability to see with perceptual learning training, found research from University of California and Brown University.
IOP associated with atherosclerosis
Intra-ocular pressure (IOP) is significantly associated with sub-clinical atherosclerosis, according to South Korean research.
Glaucoma drops reduce risk of vision loss
According to the UK Glaucoma Treatment Study’s placebo-controlled trial, prostaglandin analogue eye drops can greatly reduce risk of vision loss in people with open angle glaucoma.