Ophthalmology
New research may revolutionise cataract treatment
World-leading eye experts have made a breakthrough that could potentially change the way cataracts are treated—with potential for drug therapy to replace surgery.
May 19, 2021
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Ophthalmology
New cataract surgery options can restore your vision
Cataracts, any ophthalmologist will tell you, are an extremely common side effect of growing older. Live long enough, and most people will develop this condition—a clouding of the normally clear eye lens—in one or both ...
Aug 23, 2022
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Ophthalmology
Eye research targets scar tissue that forms after surgery
Today's cataract surgery is often described as a marvel of modern medicine, a one-hour outpatient procedure that has spared millions from blindness, especially in developed countries.
Nov 5, 2018
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Ophthalmology
FDA approves contact lenses that shade the sun
The lives of contact lens wearers just got a whole lot easier.
Apr 13, 2018
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Medical research
Researchers developing eyedrops to treat cataracts
Many years ago, I began my Ph.D. with the firm resolve of finding a cure for cataracts—not in several years or decades, but within the duration of my Ph.D. Such was my enthusiasm and naivety. Decades later, though, that ...
Aug 26, 2022
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Ophthalmology
A tear-soluble contact lens with silicon nanoneedles to treat eye diseases
A team of researchers from Purdue University and the University of Michigan, both in the U.S., working with colleagues from Hanyang University, Hongik University and the Kumoh National Institute of Technology, all in the ...
Ophthalmology
New eye drops can help aging people see better: An optometrist explains how Vuity treats presbyopia
When people get into their 40s and beyond, their close-up vision starts to worsen. For many people, cranking up the font size on a phone or maxing out the brightness on a computer is the only way to be able to read some ...
May 6, 2022
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Ophthalmology
New research may lead to non-surgical cataract treatment
The University of Massachusetts Amherst recently licensed a new technology to Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. that holds promise of revolutionizing the treatment of cataracts and presbyopia, based on early phase discoveries ...
Feb 9, 2017
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Outbreak of preventable eye infection in contact lens wearers
A new outbreak of a rare but preventable eye infection that can cause blindness, has been identified in contact lens wearers in a new study led by UCL and Moorfields Eye Hospital researchers.
Sep 21, 2018
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Ophthalmology
A contact lens that monitors eye pressure and administers glaucoma drugs when needed
A team of researchers working at Sun Yat-Sen University in China has developed a contact lens that can be used to monitor eye pressure changes and to administer glaucoma drugs when needed. In their paper published in the ...
