News tagged with eye problems


Potential cure for unsightly eye bags

Researchers from Flinders University have set their sights on lymphatic drainage as a potential cure for unsightly eye bags.

Medical research created Jun 04, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Novartis tries to make UK hospitals use $1000 drug

(AP) -- Drug maker Novartis says it is taking legal action in Britain to make hospitals use an eye drug that costs 700 pounds ($1,130) per shot instead of a cheaper one that costs 60 pounds ($97).

Medications created Apr 24, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Eye imaging may shed light on heart disease risk

The University of Dundee is a key partner in a pioneering study aiming to determine whether a scan of blood vessels in the eye can identify signs of heart disease.

Cardiology created Apr 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Eye health is related to brain health

People with mild vascular disease that causes damage to the retina in the eye are more likely to have problems with thinking and memory skills because they may also have vascular disease in the brain, according to a study ...

Neuroscience created Mar 14, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Botox developer rues missing out on billions

Botox developer Alan Scott says he rues the day he handed over rights to the best-selling wrinkle-smoothing drug to a US company for just $4.5 million, saying he might have become a billionaire.

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

New gene discovery provides clue to brain, eye and lymphatic development

Researchers have found a new gene that, when mutated, can lead to lymphoedema (swollen limbs) as part of a rare disorder that can also cause problems with eye and brain development. This is the fourth lymphoedema-related ...

Genetics created Jan 26, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Optometry experts prove the effectiveness of orthokeratology in myopic control

After a lengthy study spanning over four years, Professor Pauline Cho from the School of Optometry at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) and her research team concluded that orthokeratology not only can correct ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Detecting glaucoma before it blinds

Early detection and diagnosis of open angle glaucoma important so that treatment can be used in the early stages of the disease developing to prevent or avoid further vision loss. Writing in a forthcoming issue of the International Jo ...

Medical research created Oct 06, 2011 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Ophthalmic antibiotics associated with antimicrobial resistance after intraocular injection therapy

Repeated exposure of the eye to ophthalmic antibiotics appears to be associated with the emergence of resistant strains of microbes among patients undergoing intraocular injection therapy for neovascular retinal disease, ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Sep 12, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study discovers new genes for rare inherited diseases

An international team of researchers has identified two new genes connected with hereditary renal diseases.

Genetics created Sep 06, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Mozart may have lived longer if he had spent more time in the sun: study

(Medical Xpress) -- According to a new report published in Medical Problems of Performing Artists, Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart may have lived longer had he spent more time in the sun and allowe ...

Health created Jul 13, 2011 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 6 | with audio podcast report

New gene that causes intellectual disability discovered

A new study involving Canada's Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) has found a gene connected with a type of intellectual disability called Joubert syndrome.

Genetics created May 12, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast


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