A new drug found for herpes simplex virus type 1 infection of eye Anjali Nimesh Nimesh15 Feb 2018 8:00 PM ISTHerpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) causes recurrent mucocutaneous lesions in the eye that may advance to corneal blindness and there are a limited...
New glaucoma drugs cause effective & lasting reduction in IOP Anjali Nimesh Nimesh28 Feb 2018 7:20 PM ISTDr. Naj Sharif, Texas Southern University, Houston, and associates have found that Two novel ocular hypotensive agents netarsudil and...
Half of vision impairment in developed countries is preventable Anjali Nimesh Nimesh28 March 2018 7:02 PM ISTProfessor Rupert Bourne of Anglia Ruskin University and Vision Loss Expert Group have conducted a systematic review of medical literature over the...
New glaucoma treatment lasting long with better penetration Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli11 April 2018 7:15 PM ISTMost medications targeting optic neuropathies are administered as eye drops. However, their corneal penetration efficiencies are typically < 5%....
Phacoemulsification increases tonographic outflow facility ,reduces IOP Vinay Singh singh27 April 2018 7:00 PM ISTPhacoemulsification increases tonographic outflow facility TOF and fully accounts for the IOP reduction following cataract surgery, suggests study....
Netarsudil - A new drug for Open-Angle Glaucoma Vinay Singh singh2 May 2018 7:25 PM ISTRhopressa (netarsudil ophthalmic solution) 0.02%, an eye drop indicated for lowering elevated intraocular pressure by upto 5mmHg in patients with...
Low BP & normal ageing lead to reduced IOP in Asians Vinay Singh singh3 May 2018 7:05 PM ISTNormal ageing and reduced systemic BP are associated with reduced intraocular pressure (IOP) in Malay and Indian adults, according to a new study...
LVPEI doctors discover New Genes that result in childhood glaucoma Anjali Nimesh Nimesh13 May 2018 7:01 PM ISTAmong the blinding diseases in children, Primary congenital glaucoma (PCG) happens to be more common. It is a genetic disease that occurs due to gene...
Influence of Menstrual Cycle on perioperative management- Dr Madhuri Kurdi Anjali Nimesh Nimesh22 May 2018 7:01 PM ISTMenstruation and the menstrual cycle are a part of the normal physiology of women. They involve an invisible interaction between various fluctuating...
Timolol eyedrops may reduce severity of acute migraine Vinay Singh singh26 Jun 2018 7:25 PM ISTBeta-blocker Timolol eyedrops, a drug of choice used by ophthalmologists for treating glaucoma is found to reduce the severity of a migraine headache...
OCT measurement of inner macular thickness better tool for glaucoma detection: JAMA Medha Baranwal Baranwal5 July 2018 7:10 PM ISTOptical coherence tomography (OCT) measurement of inner macular thickness has a higher diagnostic performance for glaucoma detection and a stronger...
A Promising Option for IOP Reduction in Glaucoma Vinay Singh singh6 July 2018 7:15 PM ISTLatanoprostene bunod (LBN) 0.024% dosed once daily is a promising Option for IOP Reduction in Glaucoma.It is more effective for lowering IOP without...
