Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Surgery may benefit macular edema from Coats disease

Surgical drainage of large macular cysts in a patient with Coats disease resulted in an immediate resolution of edema and a gradual resolution of lipid exudates over one year. However, visual recovery was limited due to the ...

Ophthalmology

AI model to improve clinical trial recruitment for eye disease

A new artificial intelligence (AI) system that could significantly reduce the time and cost required to recruit clinical trial patients for an advanced form of age-related vision loss has been developed by a team led by UCL ...

Ophthalmology

New method allows quick measurement of photoreceptor response

Photoreceptors are the fundamental component of the entire vision process. These specialized cells that absorb light and trigger a specific physiological reaction in the body come in two varieties: cones (responsible for ...

Ophthalmology

OCT scans in optometry could boost glaucoma detection

Optometry clinics that routinely used optical coherence tomography (OCT) scanners as part of their regular eye tests were 34% more likely to refer patients for a specialist glaucoma assessment, according to new research that ...

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