Health
Two more brands of eye drops recalled over infection risks
U.S. federal health officials have issued recall notices for two more brands of eye drops.
Mar 8, 2023
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Glaucoma
Ophthalmology
Black patients found six times more likely to have advanced vision loss after glaucoma diagnosis than white patients
Black patients have a dramatically higher risk of advanced vision loss after a new diagnosis of primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) when compared to white patients, according to a new study from New York Eye and Ear Infirmary ...
Jul 25, 2022
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Genetics
Researchers identify 127 glaucoma genes in largest study of its kind
In the largest genome-wide association study of glaucoma comparing the genes of 34,179 people with the disease to 349,321 control subjects, an international consortium of researchers identified 44 new gene loci and confirmed ...
Feb 24, 2021
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Ophthalmology
Study links diabetes medications to glaucoma prevention
A popular class of diabetes medications called GLP-1R agonists (Trulicity and Rybelsus) may also protect against glaucoma in diabetic patients, according to a new study led by researchers in the Scheie Eye Institute at the ...
Sep 20, 2021
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Medical research
Researchers model human stem cells to identify degeneration in glaucoma
More than 3 million Americans have glaucoma, a serious eye condition causing vision loss. Using human stem cell models, researchers at Indiana University School of Medicine found they could analyze deficits within cells damaged ...
Jun 11, 2020
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Immunology
The link between glaucoma, the immune system and protein tenascin-C
Researchers at Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB) have studied the role of the immune response in the development of glaucoma in mice. They showed that inflammatory processes are associated with the pathogenesis of the disease ...
Oct 29, 2020
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Ophthalmology
Our tears could one day tell us if we have glaucoma
Contrary to what many of us think, high pressure inside the eye does not define glaucoma and investigators want to know if the proteins circulating in the fluid of our eyes might.
Jun 10, 2019
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Neuroscience
Low intracranial pressure could be a risk factor for developing glaucoma
An international team of researchers led by Lithuanian scientists provide additional evidence that intracranial pressure plays an important role in normal-tension glaucoma, which accounts for up to 50 percent of all glaucoma ...
Feb 13, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Focus on childhood glaucoma caregivers
Even with more advanced treatments and early intervention, caregivers of young people living with childhood glaucoma face profound challenges with no cure or way to reverse the damage—and always facing the prospect of their ...
Apr 4, 2022
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Genetics
Gene clues to glaucoma risk
Scientists on Sunday said they had identified six genetic variants linked to glaucoma, a discovery that should help earlier diagnosis and better treatment for this often-debilitating eye disease.
Aug 31, 2014
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