Older women could be vulnerable to harmful inflammation from new gene therapies to treat incurable eye diseases, new research has found. The University of Bristol-led study, published in Molecular Therapy, reveals how age ...
Feb 10, 2025
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Years ago, a young patient's mother told Emily McCourt, MD, associate professor of ophthalmology at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, that she hadn't used a prescribed ointment to treat her baby's chemical corneal ...
Feb 8, 2025
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Genentech's Susvimo (ranibizumab) 100 mg/mL for treating diabetic macular edema.
Feb 6, 2025
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"Good" (HDL) cholesterol, usually considered to be beneficial for health, may be linked to a heightened risk of the serious eye condition, glaucoma—at least among the over 55s— suggest the results of a large observational ...
Feb 4, 2025
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Physician–scientists at the University of Utah's John A. Moran Eye Center have published an investigatory review of nine patients who experienced vision complications while taking popular semaglutide and tirzepatide drugs ...
Feb 4, 2025
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Researchers have conducted one of the largest eye studies in the world to reveal new insights into retinal thickness, highlighting its potential in the early detection of diseases like type 2 diabetes, dementia and multiple ...
Feb 4, 2025
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Microlenses applied to eyeglasses can help reduce growth-related worsening of nearsightedness (myopia), preventing potential long-term consequences. Microlenses also offer highly promising possibilities for intraocular lenses ...
Feb 3, 2025
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Older adults' visual functions— eye movement reaction time, speed, and accuracy—are acutely impaired by alcohol, and those with chronic alcohol use disorder (AUD) are not immune to these impairments when imbibing.
Jan 31, 2025
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An international study led by the University of Oulu and Oulu University Hospital has identified six genetic regions associated with the inflammation of the eye's iris, also known as anterior uveitis. The research also uncovered ...
Jan 30, 2025
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Mayo Clinic researchers have developed organoid models to study uveal melanoma, one of the most common types of eye cancer in adults. Their goal is to use these models to better understand how this disease works and develop ...
Jan 29, 2025
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