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New device finds early signs of eye disease in preemies
The technology, developed in part by Duke biomedical engineers, uses spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD OCT) to create a 3-D picture of the back of the eye. "This new tool is changi...
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Read moreGreen tea component may help preserve stored platelets, tissues
Published in the current double issue of Cell Transplantation (18:5/6), now freely available on-line at http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/cog/ct, devoted to organ preservation and transplantation ...
Life Sciences | Read moreNew Discovery Brings Hope to Treatment of Lymphatic Diseases
In an article in the Aug. 9, 2009 online edition of Nature Medicine, they report the identification of a new molecule known as soluble VEGFR-2 that blocks lymphangiogenesis – the growth of lymphatics ...
Health and Medicine | Read moreStem cell therapy makes cloudy corneas clear
The findings suggest that cell-based therapies might be an effective way to treat human corneal blindness and vision impairment due to the scarring that occurs after infection, trauma and other common...
Life Sciences | Read moreMarch 12 is World Glaucoma Day
Glaucoma is one of the most common causes of vision loss in North America. It affects 250,000 Canadians – but only half of them know that they have it. There are usually no warning signs therefore it ...
Event News | Read moreChili peppers continue to help unravel mechanism of pain sensation
Paradoxically, the same compound also may reduce pain. Capsaicin creams are natural pain-relieving folk medicines, commonly found over the counter, and are effective for a variety of pain syndromes, f...
Health and Medicine | Read morePotential new herpes therapy studied
The gene-targeting approach uses a specially designed RNA enzyme to inhibit strains of the herpes simplex virus. The enzyme disables a gene responsible for producing a protein involved in the maturati...
Health and Medicine | Read moreThe role of stem cells in renewing the cornea
Using mouse models they demonstrate that everyday wear and tear on the cornea is repaired from stem cells residing in the corneal epithelium, and that more serious repair jobs require the involvement ...
Studies and Analyses | Read moreScientists identify for the first time the genes that cause blindness produced by corneal oedema
The research group of Tissue Engineering of the UGR and the San Cecilio University Hospital, who has recently constructed the first complete artificial cornea, has established in a research work which...
Health and Medicine | Read moreMedication Slows Progression of Myopia in Children
Led by Dr. R. Michael Stiatkowski of Dean McGee Eye Institute/University of Oklahoma Department of Ophthalmology, the researchers evaluated the effects of pirenzepine in children with myopia. Myopia—s...
Health and Medicine | Read moreCorneal Transplant Technique Shows Promise in Children
The issue includes two case reports on the successful use of "Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty" (DSAEK) in children with corneal disease. If the promising results are bo...
Health and Medicine | Read moreArea cornea shortages could benefit from national study showing older corneas suitable for transplantation
Based on findings from the study, the age pool of corneas for transplant should be expanded to include donors up to 75 years of age. The study was funded by the National Eye Institute (NEI), one of th...
Studies and Analyses | Read moreScientists discover who is likely to get dry eye syndrome after LASIK surgery
Scientists at Schepens Eye Research Institute have found that people with a certain low level of tear production are more likely to develop chronic dry eye syndrome after LASIK (laser-assisted in situ...
Health and Medicine | Read moreNew cataract gene discovered
Researchers at ETH Zurich and the University Zurich have identified the chromosomal location and exact molecular defect in the coding region of the gene responsible for a childhood cataract. Until now...
Life Sciences | Read moreFatty acids beneficial in treatment for dry eye syndrome
ALA is a fatty acid that cannot be made by the body and must be supplied in the diet. The study will be published in the February 2008 issue of Archives of Ophthalmology.Dry eye syndrome is a ...
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