News tagged with eye condition


Molecular basis identified for tissue specific immune regulation in the eye and kidney

Scientists at The University of Manchester have made important advances in understanding why our immune system can attack our own tissues resulting in eye and kidney diseases. It is hoped the research will pave the way for ...

Immunology created Feb 20, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Benefits of higher oxygen, breathing device persist after infancy

By the time they reached toddlerhood, very preterm infants originally treated with higher oxygen levels continued to show benefits when compared to a group treated with lower oxygen levels, according to a follow-up study ...

Health created Dec 27, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Age-related macular degeneration treatment works even with other eye problem

The primary treatment for wet macular degeneration, a chronic eye condition that causes vision loss, is effective even if patients have macular traction problems, a Mayo Clinic study shows. The findings will be presented ...

Ophthalmology created Nov 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Drug approved for symptomatic vitreomacular adhesion

(HealthDay)—Jetrea (ocriplasmin) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat an eye condition called symptomatic vitreomacular adhesion (VMA).

Medications created Oct 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

FDA approves drug to treat diabetic macular edema

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced its approval of Lucentis (ranibizumab injection) for the treatment of diabetic macular edema, or DME, an eye condition in people with diabetes that causes blurred vision, ...

Medications created Aug 13, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Study confirms genetic predictor for Fuchs' corneal dystrophy

Mayo Clinic and University of Oregon researchers have confirmed that a genetic factor called a repeating trinucleotide is a strong predictor of an individual's risk of developing the eye condition Fuchs' dystrophy. The findings ...

Ophthalmology created May 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Caffeine use may offer relief for millions of dry eye sufferers

Researchers at the University of Tokyo's School of Medicine have shown for the first time that caffeine intake can significantly increase the eye's ability to produce tears, a finding that could improve treatment of dry eye ...

Ophthalmology created Apr 17, 2012 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Grapes may help prevent age-related blindness

Can eating grapes slow or help prevent the onset of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a debilitating condition affecting millions of elderly people worldwide? Results from a new study published in Free Radical Biology an ...

Ophthalmology created Jan 12, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (8) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Outside temperatures, sun exposure and gender may trigger glaucoma

When it comes to whether or not you will develop exfoliation syndrome (ES) -- an eye condition that is a leading cause of secondary open-angle glaucoma and increased risk of cataract as well as cataract surgery complications ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 01, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 1