Since 2007, it has become possible to treat retinal diseases such as wet AMD, eye blood clots, and diabetic retinopathy with medical injections into the eye. Over 56,000 Danes have received the anti-VEGF medication since ...
Sep 26, 2023
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TU/e researcher Eva van Aalen has developed a glow-in-the-dark test that can make disease diagnosis by general practitioners or in hospitals faster. This test could potentially also be used by patients at home, for example ...
Sep 18, 2023
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The eye is a highly complex organ, composed of intricate structures combining several types of specialized tissues. Under normal conditions, these structures work seamlessly together to provide clear images of the world around ...
Sep 12, 2023
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The risk of COVID-19 infection is around two times higher in older adults with cardiovascular disease and complex comorbidities than in their healthier peers, according to a new study from University College London (UCL).
Sep 11, 2023
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Tainted eye drops are back in the news, with federal regulators warning consumers not to use certain eye drops because of contamination concerns.
Aug 23, 2023
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Relatively short-term use of immunosuppressant medications to control an inflammatory disease was not associated with an increased risk of later developing cancer, according to new research led by scientists at the University ...
Aug 22, 2023
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Two students on the Master's Degree in Bioinformatics and Biostatistics at the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) have developed a mobile app capable of detecting in a matter of seconds whether someone is suffering from ...
Jul 18, 2023
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Treatment can control the symptoms of the most common type of glaucoma and save someone's vision.
Jul 14, 2023
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A new study suggests that eye drops developed by Columbia University researchers could be a more effective–and comfortable–therapy for a common eye disease currently treated with injections into the eye.
Jul 13, 2023
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Researchers have for the first time calculated the lifetime cost of living with an inherited eye disease in Australia as $5.2 million per person. Distressingly, a significant portion of the cost associated with the progressive ...
Jun 19, 2023
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