New retinal imaging technique to aid in faster assessment of eye ailments supriya kashyap kashyap4 Jan 2017 12:30 PM ISTResearchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center have developed a new imaging technique that could revolutionize how eye health and disease...
Repeated eye injections for age-related macular degeneration associated with increased risk for glaucoma: JAMA supriya kashyap kashyap18 March 2017 2:19 PM ISTPatients with age-related macular degeneration who received seven or more eye injections of the drug bevacizumab annually had a higher risk of having...
Medical First: Dr Agarwal’s Eye Hospital conducts Single Pass Four Throw Pupilloplasty for Glaucoma supriya kashyap kashyap5 April 2017 12:05 PM ISTBecomes the first in the world to conduct Single Pass Four Throw (SFT) Pupilloplasty providing a ray of hope for patients with GlaucomaChennai : Dr....
New simple eye test to detect early signs of glaucoma supriya kashyap kashyap2 May 2017 11:29 AM ISTFor the first time, scientists have developed a simple eye test that may help treat glaucoma, the biggest cause of irreversible blindness, by...
Smart contact lens sensor for diabetic and glaucoma diagnosis savita thakur thakur5 May 2017 3:50 PM ISTA recent study, affiliated with UNIST has proposed the possibility of in situ human health monitoring simply by wearing a contact lens with built-in...
Glaucoma drug halts myopia progression- study supriya kashyap kashyap16 May 2017 1:06 PM ISTBaltimore, Md. – A generic glaucoma drug has been shown to halt the progression of myopia (nearsightedness), potentially offering rapid approval for a...
Angle Closure Disease - Standard Treatment Guidelines supriya kashyap kashyap24 May 2017 10:31 AM ISTAngle closure implies either appositional or synechial closure of the anterior chamber angle. This iridotrabecular contact (ITC) may or may not be...
Dual-focus contact lens can keep kids from becoming short-sighted Anjali Nimesh Nimesh12 Jun 2017 3:27 PM ISTWashington : Parents worried about their kids' myopia or nearsightedness, now can relax as a new study has found that dual-focus contact lens, which...
Glued IOL surgery performed to treat Glaucoma and Cataract together Anjali Nimesh Nimesh23 Jun 2017 3:00 PM ISTBengaluru, June 20, 2017: Suffering from one ailment itself is draining, then imagine multiple complications. That was the case of 75 year old Mr....
Scientists regenerate retinal cells in mice Anjali Nimesh Nimesh30 July 2017 10:00 AM ISTScientists have successfully regenerated cells in the retina of adult mice at the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle.Their results...
New OCT technique provides better 3D imaging of the cellular structure of the eye Anjali Nimesh Nimesh8 Aug 2017 10:00 AM ISTOptical Coherence Tomography (OCT) is a high-resolution live imaging technique that can be used for early detection of retinal diseases, such as...
Patients with obstructive sleep apnea more likely to develop glaucoma Anjali Nimesh Nimesh24 Aug 2017 9:30 AM ISTPeople with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS), a disorder characterized by repetitive episodes of paused and shallow breathing during sleep, are...
