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ESBATech's Antibody Fragments Demonstrate Penetration Into The Eye With Topical Delivery Via Eye Drops

Categorie : Eye Health / Optometry
ESBATech AG, a leading developer of antibody fragment therapeutics, announced that it has achieved high concentrations of its antibody fragments in all segments of the eye with topical delivery via eye drops. These data were confirmed in several independent preclinical in vivo tests. ...

read more ESBATech AG, a leading developer of antibody fragment therapeutics, announced that it has achieved high concentrations of its antibody fragments in all segments of the eye with topical delivery via eye drops. These data were confirmed in several independent preclinical in vivo tests. read more Wed Mar 2008 Wed Mar 2008

Is Eye Disease Linked To Stroke?

Categorie : Eye Health / Optometry
Age-related macular degeneration (ARMD), the leading cause of sight loss in the UK, more than doubles the risk of dying from a heart attack or stroke, The Daily Express reports. As their condition worsens, "people become five times more likely to suffer a fatal heart attack and 10 times more at risk ...

read more Age-related macular degeneration (ARMD), the leading cause of sight loss in the UK, more than doubles the risk of dying from a heart attack or stroke, The Daily Express reports. As their condition worsens, read more Wed Mar 2008 Wed Mar 2008

Dr. Gabriel Sosne To Present New Tβ4 Anti-Inflammation Data At ARVO

Categorie : Eye Health / Optometry
Regenerx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (Amex:Rgn) announced that Dr. Gabriel Sosne, Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at Wayne State University School of Medicine and the Kresge Eye Institute in Detroit, MI, will be presenting data from a new study entitled, "Lipid Rafts and Actin Are Important for T ...

read more Regenerx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (Amex:Rgn) announced that Dr. Gabriel Sosne, Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at Wayne State University School of Medicine and the Kresge Eye Institute in Detroit, MI, will be presenting data from a new study entitled, read more Wed Mar 2008 Wed Mar 2008

Do We Need To Reassess Diabetes Diagnostics?

Categorie : Eye Health / Optometry
A recent Article published in The Lancet suggeststhat the criteria for diagnosing diabetes mellitus could needreassessment. This conclusion comes from a study that looks at theconnection between diabetes mellitus and a frequent diabeticcomplication called retinopathy.Diabetes mellitus is a disorder ...

read more A recent Article published in The Lancet suggeststhat the criteria for diagnosing diabetes mellitus could needreassessment. This conclusion comes from a study that looks at theconnection between diabetes mellitus and a frequent diabeticcomplication called retinopathy.Diabetes mellitus is a disorder read more Wed Mar 2008 Wed Mar 2008

New Clues To The Causes Of Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD)

Categorie : Eye Health / Optometry
Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) is a leading cause of vision loss in the United States, but discoveries about the roles played by nutrition, genetic factors and immune response are providing clues to new prevention and treatment measures. AMD can destroy the detailed, central vision we need t ...

read more Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) is a leading cause of vision loss in the United States, but discoveries about the roles played by nutrition, genetic factors and immune response are providing clues to new prevention and treatment measures. AMD can destroy the detailed, central vision we need t read more Wed Mar 2008 Wed Mar 2008

Genes Involved In Inflammation May Hold Clue To Age Related Macular Degeneration

Categorie : Eye Health / Optometry
A University of Southampton research team, led by Professor Andrew Lotery, has identified a new genetic risk factor for age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a major cause of untreatable blindness in elderly people in developed countries.The study is published today by the British Journal of Ophth ...

read more A University of Southampton research team, led by Professor Andrew Lotery, has identified a new genetic risk factor for age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a major cause of untreatable blindness in elderly people in developed countries.The study is published today by the British Journal of Ophth read more Wed Mar 2008 Wed Mar 2008

Cataract Prevalence, Alternative Glaucoma Therapies Online, Seatbelts Vs. Airbags, And Hearing Loss In Glaucoma Patients

Categorie : Eye Health / Optometry
Are cataract rates on the decline? Should glaucoma patients seeking alternative therapies trust what they find online? Are seatbelts still important to protect eyes in auto accidents, now that most cars have airbags? What's the connection between hearing loss and one form of glaucoma? These are amon ...

read more Are cataract rates on the decline? Should glaucoma patients seeking alternative therapies trust what they find online? Are seatbelts still important to protect eyes in auto accidents, now that most cars have airbags? What's the connection between hearing loss and one form of glaucoma? These are amon read more Wed Mar 2008 Wed Mar 2008

Sirion Therapeutics Receives NDA Acceptance And Priority Review From The FDA For Durezol(TM) In The Treatment Of Postoperative Ocular Inflammation

Categorie : Eye Health / Optometry
Sirion Therapeutics, Inc., a privately held ophthalmic-focused biopharmaceutical company, announced that its New Drug Application (NDA) for Durezol(TM) has been accepted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and granted priority review. Sirion Therapeutics is seeking approval from the FDA ...

read more Sirion Therapeutics, Inc., a privately held ophthalmic-focused biopharmaceutical company, announced that its New Drug Application (NDA) for Durezol(TM) has been accepted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and granted priority review. Sirion Therapeutics is seeking approval from the FDA read more Wed Mar 2008 Wed Mar 2008

Precautions Necessary To Avoid Risk Of Blindness After Ophthalmic Surgery

Categorie : Eye Health / Optometry
Ophthalmologists inject gas into the eye mainly during the surgical treatment of retinal hemorrhages or injuries. The purpose of the gas is to help press the detached retina to the wall of the eye. There is a risk of subsequent expansion of the gas bubble during airplane travel, at high altitudes, o ...

read more Ophthalmologists inject gas into the eye mainly during the surgical treatment of retinal hemorrhages or injuries. The purpose of the gas is to help press the detached retina to the wall of the eye. There is a risk of subsequent expansion of the gas bubble during airplane travel, at high altitudes, o read more Wed Mar 2008 Wed Mar 2008

Glaucoma Risk Questionnaire

Categorie : Eye Health / Optometry
To mark World Glaucoma Day the Eyecare Trust* is launching a simple questionnaire designed to help people assess their own risk of developing glaucoma** - a sight-threatening condition that affects more than half a million people across the UK. ...

read more To mark World Glaucoma Day the Eyecare Trust* is launching a simple questionnaire designed to help people assess their own risk of developing glaucoma** - a sight-threatening condition that affects more than half a million people across the UK. read more Wed Mar 2008 Wed Mar 2008

Future Diagnostic Laptop Technology To Tackle Challenge Of Early Global Glaucoma Detection

Categorie : Eye Health / Optometry
On this, the first World Glaucoma Day on Thursday 6 March, a team of researchers will reveal an exciting new development in the detection of glaucoma to a group of MPs in the House of Commons.Detecting glaucoma during a standard sight test can be problematic. The new Moorfields Motion Displacement ...

read more On this, the first World Glaucoma Day on Thursday 6 March, a team of researchers will reveal an exciting new development in the detection of glaucoma to a group of MPs in the House of Commons.Detecting glaucoma during a standard sight test can be problematic. The new Moorfields Motion Displacement read more Wed Mar 2008 Wed Mar 2008

Sirtris Pharmaceuticals' SRT501 Slows Retinal Ganglion Cell Loss During Optic Neuritis In A Preclinical Model Of Multiple Sclerosis

Categorie : Eye Health / Optometry
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read more Sirtris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. read more Wed Mar 2008 Wed Mar 2008

Eye Disease In Canines Identified; Potential For Human Treatment

Categorie : Eye Health / Optometry
Sinisa Grozdanic, assistant professor of veterinary medicine at Iowa State University, has identified and named an eye disease not previously known. The disease, Immune-Mediated Retinopathy, or IMR, causes loss of function in retinal cells and, in some cases, blindness in canines.Grozdanic's finding ...

read more Sinisa Grozdanic, assistant professor of veterinary medicine at Iowa State University, has identified and named an eye disease not previously known. The disease, Immune-Mediated Retinopathy, or IMR, causes loss of function in retinal cells and, in some cases, blindness in canines.Grozdanic's finding read more Wed Mar 2008 Wed Mar 2008

Who Is Likely To Get Dry Eye Syndrome After LASIK Surgery Discovered By Scientists

Categorie : Eye Health / Optometry
Scientists at Schepens Eye Research Institute have found that people with a certain low level of tear production are more likely to develop chronic dry eye syndrome after LASIK (laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis), laser refractive surgery to correct near- and far-sightedness than those with more ...

read more Scientists at Schepens Eye Research Institute have found that people with a certain low level of tear production are more likely to develop chronic dry eye syndrome after LASIK (laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis), laser refractive surgery to correct near- and far-sightedness than those with more read more Wed Mar 2008 Wed Mar 2008

Concern At Ophthalmologist Workforce Shortages - RANZCO, New Zealand

Categorie : Eye Health / Optometry
The New Zealand Branch of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists (RANZCO) has expressed concern about recently highlighted shortages of ophthalmologists in Dunedin and elsewhere in New Zealand. There are currently 16 unfilled public hospital vacancies nationally for ophthal ...

read more The New Zealand Branch of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists (RANZCO) has expressed concern about recently highlighted shortages of ophthalmologists in Dunedin and elsewhere in New Zealand. There are currently 16 unfilled public hospital vacancies nationally for ophthal read more Wed Mar 2008 Wed Mar 2008

"Lazy Eye" Treatment Shows Promise In Adults

Categorie : Eye Health / Optometry
New evidence from a laboratory study and a pilot clinical trial confirms the promise of a simple treatment for amblyopia, or "lazy eye," according to researchers from the U.S. and China.The treatment was effective on 20-year-old subjects. Amblyopia was considered mostly irreversible after age eight. ...

read more New evidence from a laboratory study and a pilot clinical trial confirms the promise of a simple treatment for amblyopia, or read more Wed Mar 2008 Wed Mar 2008

Carl Zeiss Meditec Introduces New Humphrey Field Analyzer For Glaucoma Management And Blindness Prevention

Categorie : Eye Health / Optometry
Carl Zeiss Meditec, a leader in glaucoma care, announced the release of the Humphrey® Field Analyzer II-i (HFA II-i) with new Guided Progression Analysis? (GPA) software that accurately determines the stage of disease, rate of progression and a patient's risk of future vision loss by automatically s ...

read more Carl Zeiss Meditec, a leader in glaucoma care, announced the release of the Humphrey® Field Analyzer II-i (HFA II-i) with new Guided Progression Analysis? (GPA) software that accurately determines the stage of disease, rate of progression and a patient's risk of future vision loss by automatically s read more Wed Mar 2008 Wed Mar 2008

More Than 95 Percent Satisfaction Rate Worldwide Reported By LASIK Patients

Categorie : Eye Health / Optometry
Worldwide, an average 95.4 percent of LASIK patients are satisfied with their new vision, according to the first review of the world body of scientific literature, the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS).With 16.3 million patients having had LASIK worldwide, and more than a d ...

read more Worldwide, an average 95.4 percent of LASIK patients are satisfied with their new vision, according to the first review of the world body of scientific literature, the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS).With 16.3 million patients having had LASIK worldwide, and more than a d read more Wed Mar 2008 Wed Mar 2008

Do Fungi Cause Retinopathies?

Categorie : Eye Health / Optometry
A research team from the Centro de Biologia Molecular Severo Ochoa (CSIC-UAM) working in collaboration with the Clínica Barraquer in Barcelona have focused their research on the study of fungi as a possible cause of strange retinopathies such as AZOOR. There are several retinopathies of unknown ...

read more A research team from the Centro de Biologia Molecular Severo Ochoa (CSIC-UAM) working in collaboration with the Clínica Barraquer in Barcelona have focused their research on the study of fungi as a possible cause of strange retinopathies such as AZOOR. There are several retinopathies of unknown read more Wed Mar 2008 Wed Mar 2008

American Glaucoma Society Honors Glaucoma Research Foundation And The Glaucoma Foundation With 2008 AGS President's Award

Categorie : Eye Health / Optometry
The Glaucoma Foundation and the Glaucoma Research Foundation, two preeminent organizations dedicated to eradicating blindness from glaucoma through vital research and education, are joint recipients of the American Glaucoma Society's (AGS) 2008 President's Award. The award will be presented at the ...

read more The Glaucoma Foundation and the Glaucoma Research Foundation, two preeminent organizations dedicated to eradicating blindness from glaucoma through vital research and education, are joint recipients of the American Glaucoma Society's (AGS) 2008 President's Award. The award will be presented at the read more Wed Mar 2008 Wed Mar 2008

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