Ophthalmology
Very long-chain lipids could help prevent dry eye disease
With computers, smartphones and contact lenses now essential to modern life, many—one out of every 10 Japanese people—suffer dry eye disease.
Feb 20, 2018
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Ophthalmology
New dry eye drug is first that aims to treat cause, rather than symptoms
University of Virginia Health System researchers have developed a potential therapeutic treatment for dry eye, with human testing to start in March. The drug differs from other treatments of dry eye in that it aims to treat ...
Jan 6, 2017
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Ophthalmology
New insights into human tears could improve contacts lenses
When contact lenses work really well, you forget they are on your eyes. You might not feel the same at the end of a long day staring at a computer screen. After too many hours of wear, the lenses and your eyes dry out, causing ...
Mar 23, 2016
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