Visual cortex plays role in plasticity of eye movement reflex supriya kashyap kashyap13 Oct 2016 10:20 PM ISTBy peering into the eyes of mice and tracking their ocular movements, researchers made an unexpected discovery: the visual cortex a region of the...
Avastin as effective as Eylea for treating central retinal vein occlusion supriya kashyap kashyap11 May 2017 11:21 AM ISTMonthly eye injections of Avastin (bevacizumab) are as effective as the more expensive drug Eylea (aflibercept) for the treatment of central retinal...
Researchers unlock regenerative potential of cells in the mouse retina Anjali Nimesh Nimesh29 Aug 2017 9:30 AM ISTCells within an injured mouse eye can be coaxed into regenerating neurons and those new neurons appear to integrate themselves into the eye's...
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...
Stem cell therapy for treatment of blindness Anjali Nimesh Nimesh4 Jan 2018 7:25 PM ISTA team led by an Indian-origin scientist has made advances towards creating stem cell-derived retinal cells to treat a leading cause of...
NEI-Funded Research Suggests Repetitive Strain From Eye Movement May Play a Role in Glaucoma Anjali Nimesh Nimesh8 Jan 2018 7:05 PM ISTCommon, unavoidable eye movements may be a cause of glaucoma in people with normal intraocular pressure (normal-tension glaucoma), according to new...
Intravitreal steroids most effective treatment for Uveitic Macular Edema Hina Zahid2 Oct 2018 7:10 PM ISTA Mount Sinai-led research study has found that intravitreal injections of corticosteroids are more effective than periocular injections for Uveitic...
Traditional glaucoma test can miss severity of disease Hina Zahid16 Nov 2018 7:05 PM ISTThe most common tests for glaucoma can underestimate the severity of the condition by not detecting the presence of central vision loss, according to...
Healthy habits that help prevent Macular Degeneration Hina Zahid13 Feb 2019 8:10 PM ISTWhich steps can be taken to help protect age-related macular degeneration?Age-related macular degeneration affects millions of people in the United...
Nitisinone protects against UV light and promotes normal vision in albinism Hina Zahid22 Feb 2019 7:20 PM ISTDrug nitisinone protects against UV light and promotes a normal vision by increasing melanin production in some people with oculocutaneous...
Two common uveitis drugs found equally effective in noninfectious uveitis in clinical trial: JAMA Hina Zahid11 Sept 2019 8:10 PM ISTMethotrexate and mycophenolate mofetil performed similarly in a head-to-head clinical trial that compared the two drugs for treating noninfectious...
Vision therapy may treat convergence insufficiency but does not improve children's reading skills Hina Zahid25 Oct 2019 7:10 PM ISTConvergence Insufficiency is a common childhood vision disorder in which the eyes are unable to work together when looking at nearby objects, and the...
