Gender Differences in efficacy of cornea transplants: Study supriya kashyap kashyap17 July 2016 4:29 PM ISTA new study of patients undergoing corneal transplants indicates that subtle differences between men and women may lead to poorer outcomes for a woman...
Minimally invasive corneal transplantation improves outcomes in Keratoconus : AAO supriya kashyap kashyap20 Oct 2016 9:26 AM ISTAn innovative procedure may improve outcomes in people with a degenerative eye disease, suggest five-year results from a study presented at AAO 2016,...
Donor corneas can be safely preserved for longer period : Study Anjali Nimesh Nimesh11 Nov 2017 7:20 PM ISTResults from a large, national clinical trial show that corneal donor tissue can be safely stored for 11 days without negatively impacting the success...
A new periodic auto inflammatory syndrome of Eye identified Medical Dialogues Bureau1 Feb 2018 7:05 PM ISTThe researchers have been able to identify Keratoendotheliitis fugax hereditaria a new periodic autoinflammatory syndrome of Eye.Up to one in 20,000...
Sleeping in Contacts increases risk of Corneal Infection Vinay Singh singh19 Aug 2018 7:20 PM ISTSleeping in lenses, whether inadvertently, occasionally, or as part of a prescribed wearing schedule (i.e., extended wear lenses), increases the risk...
Oxervate is the first ever topical eye drop for neurotrophic keratitis Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli22 Aug 2018 7:32 PM ISTThe first drug, Oxervate (cenegermin) has been approved for the treatment of neurotrophic keratitis by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The...
5 Things about Eye Donation You Didn't Know About!: Dr Uma Mallaiah Medha Baranwal Baranwal6 Sept 2018 7:04 PM ISTEye donation is a charitable act wherein a person pledges to donate his/her eyes after death. In India, lakhs of people are in need of a corneal...
A rare case of bilateral corneal melting after snakebite Medha Baranwal Baranwal7 Nov 2018 6:00 PM ISTManisha Meena, Department of Ophthalmology, King George Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India, and colleagues present the case of a...
Novel anti-scarring eye drops prevent blindness in corneal diseases Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli21 Dec 2018 8:20 PM ISTNovel eye drops that rapidly reduce sight-threatening scarring of cornea have been developed by Scientists at the University of Birmingham.The new...
Patient's cornea looked like spoke of bicycle- a case report Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli27 Jan 2019 6:00 PM ISTDr Muralidhar Ramappa at LV Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, India and colleagues have reported a case in which patient's cornea looked like spoke of...
Save Eye-Combination therapy effective in serious corneal infection Vinay Singh singh22 Nov 2018 7:05 PM ISTA new study published in the journal Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy reports that a combination therapy may largely circumvent...
