Tight diabetes control cuts diabetes Retinopathy risk by half- ACCORD Trial Eye Study supriya kashyap kashyap13 Jun 2016 2:36 PM ISTWashington D.C : You can protect your vision from the effects of diabetes by intensively controlling your blood sugar level, according to a recent...
Retinal bleeding, abnormal blood vessel development and lesions in infants born to mothers with Zika savita thakur thakur2 Jun 2016 4:49 PM ISTOphthalmologists find retinal bleeding, abnormal blood vessel development and lesions in infants born to mothers who showed signs of the viral...
Optics breakthrough for better night vision savita thakur thakur26 May 2016 3:04 PM ISTSYDNEY: A team of Australian researchers has demonstrated an optics breakthrough that can revamp night vision by making infra-red technology...
Blindness in US Will Double By 2050: Study supriya kashyap kashyap22 May 2016 4:01 PM ISTPrevalence in visual impairment and blindness is expected to double over the next 35 years in the US, says a study led by a Indian-origin...
New Drug Research Could Prevent Secondary Cataract supriya kashyap kashyap29 April 2016 2:47 PM ISTScientists at the University of East Anglia may have found a way to prevent complications from surgery to treat cataract the world’s leading cause of...
New genetic risk factors for myopia discovered supriya kashyap kashyap23 April 2016 11:01 AM ISTMyopia, also known as short-sightedness or near-sightedness, is the most common disorder affecting the eyesight and it is on the increase. The causes...
Smoking Linked to Loss of Vision supriya kashyap kashyap11 April 2016 6:15 PM ISTNew Delhi : With a surge in eye-related diseases in India, Ophthalmologist have said smoking is emerging as one of the major reasons behind...
Outdoor Light May Lower Short-Sightedness in Children supriya kashyap kashyap10 April 2016 1:29 PM ISTIncreasing exposure to outdoor light can significantly reduce short-sightedness in children, a new study has found. The findings revealed that it is...
Cataract may slow down with Vitamin C rich diet supriya kashyap kashyap26 March 2016 11:30 AM ISTLondon : The findings showed that those participants who had a higher intake of vitamin C were associated with a 33 percent risk reduction of cataract...
Contact lenses may alter eye's natural bacteria, says study savita thakur thakur23 March 2016 1:15 PM ISTNew York: Do you wear contact lenses every day? A new study has found that contact lenses may alter the natural microbial environment of the eyes and...
Human skin cells hold promise to treat glaucoma supriya kashyap kashyap22 March 2016 11:11 AM ISTNew York : Using stem cells derived from human skin cells, US researchers revealed can be turned into retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) the neurons that...
New Imaging Technique- MOZART- to assess Cancer treatment savita thakur thakur22 March 2016 9:02 AM ISTNew York: A team of US researchers have developed a new imaging technique for viewing cells and tissues in three dimensions under the skin, which may...
