Ophthalmology (Eye Diseases)

COVID-19 Latest: Warnings Of More Cases Of COVID-19 Related Eye Infections Emerging

Source: COVID-19 Latest Oct 10, 2020 4 years ago

COVID-19 Latest: China researchers from the Department of Ophthalmology, General Hospital of the Central Theater Command-Wuhan present yet another case report involving a patient in China who developed an acute glaucoma attack soon after recovering from COVID-19. In this case study, nucleocapsid protein antigens were detected on the cells of the conjunctiva, iris, and trabecular meshwork ...

COVID-19 And Eyes: Doctors Report Case Of Retinal Vein Occlusion Due To COVID-19 In Patient. More Cases Of Eyes Being Attacked By SARS-CoV-2 Emerging

Source: COVID-19 And Eyes Oct 04, 2020 4 years ago

COVID-19-Eyes: Doctors from India have reported the first documented case vasculitic retinal vein occlusion due to COVID-19. The documented report was submitted by Dr Jay Umed Sheth and colleagues from the Surya Eye Institute and Research Centre in Mumbai. The detailed case report has been published in the Indian Journal of Ophthalmology. https://www.ijo.in/article.asp?issn=0301-47...

COVID-19 News: Italian Researchers Find That SARS-CoV-2 Can Affect The Retina In The Eyes

Source: COVID-19 News Sep 23, 2020 4 years ago

COVID-19 News: More and more each day we are learning of the various damaging and disastrous effects the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus has on the human host body not only on those that are just infected and are going through severe conditions but also in term of long term health complications of those who had recovered from mild or moderate symptoms or were asymptomatic. The COVID-19 disease is now...

AMD Or Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Researchers Identify Vitronectin As New Drug Target For Dry Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Source: AMD Or Age-Related Macular Degeneration Jul 26, 2020 4 years ago

AMD or Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Researchers from Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute have shown that the blood protein vitronectin is a promising drug target for dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a leading cause of vision loss in Americans 60 years of age and older. The new study, published in the journal: Proceedings of the National Academy of Scien...

Diabetic Retinopathy Could Be Treated By Vitamin A Analog According To Researchers From The University Of Oklahoma

Source: Diabetic Retinopathy Jun 12, 2020 5 years ago

Diabetic retinopathy is a typical complication of diabetes and a leading cause of blindness in the world. A new research by scientist from University Of Oklahoma show that visual function in diabetic mice was significantly improved after treatment with a single dose of visual chromophore 9-cis-retinal, a vitamin A analog that can form a visual pigment in the retina cells, thereby producing a light...

Research Shows That Exercise Decreases Risk Of Age-Related Cataract And Resulting Blindness

Source: Cataracts Jun 09, 2020 5 years ago

Cataracts: A combined study by Australian and Chinese researchers involving more than 170,000 individuals show conclusive evidence that regular physical exercise reduces the risk of age-related cataracts. Age-related cataracts are the cause of blindness in an estimated 13 million individuals worldwide. The research findings published in the International Journal of Ophthalmolo...

Ophthalmology: Eyewear And COVID-19 Safety

Source: Ophthalmology May 31, 2020 5 years ago

Ophthalmology: Covid-19-related safety is crucial if one wears contact lenses, eyeglasses or safety glasses/goggles, eye experts say. Though the American Academy of Ophthalmology recommends limiting use of contact lenses and switching to eyeglasses during the pandemic, the American Optometric Association says there's no evidence that wearing contacts increases COVID-19 r...

Ophthalmology: Coming Soon-Cheap and Fast Smartphone Retinal Diagnostics

Source: Ophthalmology And Eye Disease May 26, 2020 5 years ago

Ophthalmology: With close to about 485 million people around the world having diabetes and the current incidence rate of diabetics developing diabetic retinopathy standing at about 21%, retinal damage due to diabetes is now considered the most common cause of blindness in working-age adults. In a new study carried out by scientists from the University of Bonn-Germany together with ophthal...

Japanese Biomedical Researchers Develop World’s First Self-Moisturizing Smart Contact Lenses

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 27, 2020 5 years ago

Biomedical researchers at Tohoku University in Japan have developed a new type of smart contact lenses that can prevent dry eyes. The self-moisturizing system, which is described in the journal Advanced Materials Technologies, maintains a layer of fluid between the contact lens and the eye using a novel mechanism. Typically, smart contact lenses are wearable devices that could accele...

Researchers Discover Enzyme Called Dicer That Could Potentially Prevent And Treat Eye Macular Degeneration

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 23, 2020 5 years ago

Medical researchers have successfully treated age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in mice after finding an unexpected link between the two main forms of the blinding eye disease, the leading cause of vision loss in people 60 and older. Dr Brad Gelfand has discovered an unexpected connection between the two main forms of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Credit: Dan Addison/UVA Dr Brad ...

New Economical And Rapid Test For Myopia

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 20, 2020 5 years ago

The most common vision problem in the world: myopia or short/near sightedness, which causes damage to the eye and even blindness, just got easier to assess. New research at Flinders University in Australia has identified a new method to measure how it affects the eye, a new article in PLOS ONE reveals. The research was based on testing of 70 volunteers, with the Flinders ophthal...

‘Probiotic Drops’ For Future Treatments Of Eye Diseases? ….An Intro To The Eye Microbiome

Source: Thailand Medical News Dec 09, 2019 5 years ago

Many of you may be familiar with the newly found fact that your gut and skin are home to a collection of microbes ranging from fungi, bacteria and viruses, that are vital for keeping you healthy. But how many of you are aware that your eyes are also host a unique menagerie of microbes? Collectively, they are called the eye microbiome. It has been discovered that when these microbes are out o...

Age-Related Eye Issues: Cataracts And Macular Degeneration

Source: Thailand Medical News Dec 02, 2019 5 years ago

Cataracts Cataracts in the elderly are a normal phenomenon, resulting from the aging process of the eye and affecting everyone, without exception. They occur when the lens of the eye gradually loses its transparency, like a window that gets dirty with the seasons. The light that enters the eye passes through opaque areas and generates blurred vision, without the possibility of improving i...

Study By University College London Shows Air Pollution Increases Glaucoma Risk

Source: Thailand Medical News Nov 26, 2019 5 years ago

A new study by University College London (UCL) Living shows that in a more polluted area is associated with a greater likelihood of having glaucoma, a debilitating eye condition that can cause blindness. Individuals in neighbourhoods with higher amounts of fine particulate matter pollution were at least 6% more likely to report having glaucoma than those in the least-polluted areas, a...

MiSight, New Contact Lens That Slows Myopia Progression In Children Approved By US FDA

Source: Thailand Medical News Nov 19, 2019 5 years ago

The first contact lens indicated to slow the progression of myopia in children ages 8 to 12 years, called MiSight, has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration last week. The disposable single-use soft contact lenses should be discarded after one-day use and are not intended to be worn overnight. They are indicated to correct and slow progression of myopia in children with he...

University of Queensland Researchers Discover Biomarkers For Eye Melanoma, Leading To New Diagnostic Blood Tests

Source: Thailand Medical News Nov 15, 2019 5 years ago

University of Queensland medical scientists have discovered markers in the blood that can differentiate between a benign mole and a melanoma, while also identifying if the cancer has spread to other areas of the body. By identifying the biomarkers, the team has developed a new simple blood tests that could be the latest diagnostic standard for the early detection of melanoma in the eye. ...

Healthcare Professionals Lack of Awareness Put Patients With Wet Macular Degeneration At Risk Of Avoidable Blindness

Source: Thailand Medical News Nov 06, 2019 5 years ago

Researchers from Royal Holloway and London University led by Professor Clare Bradley has collaborated with other researchers in a new study that has found healthcare professionals and the general public still lack awareness of the most common form of sight loss: age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in the UK. The problem is even worst in the US and simply depressing in Asia. The preventive st...

Cells Involved In Age-Related Macular Degeneration That Causes Blindness In The Elderly Finally Identified

Source: Thailand Medical News Oct 31, 2019 5 years ago

Medical researchers from Yale University, the Broad Institute of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Harvard University in a joint study discovered that glial cells (or support cells), and vasculature cells tasked with providing blood to the retina as well as cone cells contribute to degeneration of the macula, in the central part of the retina. Currently, age-related macular d...

Computer Vision Syndrome On The Rise Among Office Workers

Source: Thailand Medical News Oct 15, 2019 5 years ago

As a result of the technology and digital explosion, more workers need to be spending their time looking at computer screens each day with most spending at average of at least 5 hours per day during their daily work hours. As a result of that, the incidence of Computer Vision Syndrome of CVS is on a steady rise. The prevalence of computer vision syndrome(CVS) among computer use...

Dry Eye Syndrome: Symptoms, Causes and Treatments.

Source; Thailand Medical News Exclusive Oct 14, 2019 5 years ago

Based on statistical data obtained from 42 countries globally, there has been more than 378 million cases of individuals being treated for dry eye disease just in 2019 alone. Dry eye syndrome is caused by a chronic lack of sufficient lubrication and moisture on the surface of the eye. Consequences of dry eyes range from subtle but constant eye irritation to significant inflammation and even scarri...

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