Ophthalmology
New Method Attacks Bacterial Infections on Contact Lenses
The method may also have applications for bacterial infections associated with severe burns and cystic fibrosis. The results were published online January 18…
Potential drug therapy for diabetic retinopathy under study
“We want to know if this drug has the potential to block the visual devastation that can occur with diabetes,” said Dr. Sylvia Smith, retinal cell biologist…
Retinal implant allows blind patients to recognize letters and words
Researchers at the Department for Ophthalmology at the University of Tuebingen, Germany, have shown in a study that a light-sensitive chip, implanted beneath…
Genetic medicine and AMD treatment; genetic screening and glaucoma
Genetic medicine is the focus of two presentations at today's Scientific Program of the 2010 American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) – Middle East-Africa…
Is photoscreening the best way to catch 'lazy eye'?
Amblyopia, known as “lazy eye,” is a major cause of vision problems in children and a common cause of blindness in people aged 20 to 70 in developed countries….
High-Res Imaging Expands Vision Research of Live Birds of Prey
Bird observatories all over the world may benefit from a newly designed high-resolution imaging system used to study the retinal structure of live birds of…