Vitamin D supplementation beneficial for dry eye disease patients Medha Baranwal Baranwal2 Jun 2019 7:15 PM ISTVitamin D supplements increase efficacy of lubricant eye preparations and help patients suffering from dry eye disease.The effect of topical...
Nonresolving Ulcerative Keratitis successfully managed with ayurvedic medicines: case study Deepanjana Sarkar2 Jun 2019 6:00 PM ISTNonresolving ulcerative keratitis of a 20-year-old young man was successfully managed with ayurvedic medicines, revealed a case report published in...
Rare occurrence of acute bilateral cataract in young female patient with diabetes Hina Zahid30 May 2019 6:00 PM ISTIndia: A recent case report published in the Journal of the Association of Physicians of India describes the case of a female patient with type 1...
Preoperative dry eye treatment with Xiidra improved outcomes of cataract surgery Medha Baranwal Baranwal28 May 2019 7:10 PM ISTTreating dry eye preoperatively with Xiidra (lifitegrast ophthalmic solution 5%, Takeda) led to improved outcomes in patients scheduled for cataract...
Metformin may offer protection against macular degeneration risk: JACC Study Medha Baranwal Baranwal21 May 2019 8:20 PM ISTUSA: Commonly prescribed antidiabetic drug metformin may offer protection against the development of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), according...
FDA approves first line treatment for involuntary blinking in adults Hina Zahid14 May 2019 7:10 PM ISTU.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved XEOMIN®(incobotulinumtoxinA), to be the first-line treatment of blepharospasm (involuntary...
Eye drops with biosynthetic enzyme promising treatment for dry eye disease Medha Baranwal Baranwal9 May 2019 7:15 PM ISTUSA: A phase I/II clinical trial of a new enzyme-based treatment has shown promising results for the treatment of severe dry eye disease. The study,...
Woman suffers severe corneal damage as she sleeps with her contact lenses on: a report Deepanjana Sarkar8 May 2019 6:00 PM ISTA woman slept with her contact lenses on and got a severe bacterial infection in her eye. The extent of severity was so high that it has damaged her...
Poor air quality may worsen dry eye disease conditions Medha Baranwal Baranwal6 May 2019 7:25 PM ISTThe ocular surface comprises the eyelids, lacrimal glands, conjunctiva, and cornea and any disorder in these structures can be classified as an ocular...
Statin use associated with decreased risk of glaucoma: JAMA Ophthalmology Medha Baranwal Baranwal3 May 2019 8:10 PM ISTUSA: Statins are cholesterol-lowering drugs prescribed for the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease. A recent study in the journal JAMA...
Only close monitoring needed in Diabetic macular edema with good vision: JAMA Medha Baranwal Baranwal2 May 2019 7:25 PM ISTUSA: Diabetic macular edema (DME) is the most common cause of vision loss among people with diabetic eye disease. DME is the result of fluid build-up...
A new biomaterial to heal detached retina Hina Zahid1 May 2019 8:10 PM ISTDetachment of retina in the eye is one of the leading causes of blindness in developing countries. In a recent study, researchers created a biopolymer...
