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...
Eye-dwelling bacteria help mice fight off invading pathogens supriya kashyap kashyap17 July 2017 9:09 AM ISTThe surface of the eye is one of the most inhospitable environments for microbes in the mammalian body, because tears are loaded with anti-microbials....
New Eye infection in contact lens wearers that can cause blindness Hina Zahid5 Jan 2019 7:10 PM ISTA new study led by UCL and Moorfields Eye Hospital researchers has identified outbreak of a rare eye infection in contact lens wearers that can cause...
Use prophylactic antibiotic eye ointment in all newborns for gonococcal infection: USPSTF Hina Zahid31 Jan 2019 7:10 PM ISTThe U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) reaffirms its recommendation for the use of an antibiotic ointment to prevent gonococcal eye...
Infection linked with risk of developing Sjögren Syndrome, finds a study Deepanjana Sarkar25 April 2019 7:28 PM ISTInfection linked with risk of developing Sjögren Syndrome finds a studyA new study has revealed that exposure to infection may increase the risk of...
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...
New Drug application filed for Acquired Blepharoptosis after promising results in clinical trial Deepanjana Sarkar20 Sept 2019 7:05 PM ISTAcquired blepharoptosis is a unilateral or bilateral drooping of the upper eyelid in which usually surgery is the answer although the results in most...
Besifloxacin effective in 90% poly bacterial eye infection, finds clinical trial Deepanjana Sarkar29 April 2019 7:28 PM ISTBesifloxacin effective in 90% poly bacterial eye infection, finds clinical trial.An evaluation data from 3 clinical trials have shown that...
