Dr. Beowne discusses some of the common misconceptions about AMD, that may originate on the internet, or even stories you hear on the streets. Stay…
The following articles are listed. New Device Lets You Test Your Eye Pressure Every Day – At Home, Research Says You Should Rethink Your Yoga…
Three articles regarding 3 risk factors for developing AMD (smoking, blood pressure drugs and UV light exposure), as well as a new test for AMD,…
Dr. Browne shows us the importance of Lutein and Zeaxanthin as vitamins for the eyes.
“Floaters” and flashes are a common sight for many people. Floater is a catchall term for the specks, threads, or cobweb-like images that occasionally drift…
Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of irreversible blindness in the industrialized world, affecting over 10 million individuals in North America. A study…
Fluoroquinolones are widely prescribed for respiratory and urinary infections. They will now carry a warning label after Health Canada completed a second review of reports…
Glaukos Corporation (NYSE: GKOS), an ophthalmic medical technology company focused on the development and commercialization of breakthrough products and procedures designed to transform the treatment…
Optics specialist Eric Tremblay from EPFL in Switzerland unveils the latest prototype in a telescopic contact lens and debuts accessory wink-controlled glasses that switch between…
Scientists from the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology have shown for the first time that transplanting light-sensitive photoreceptors into the eyes of visually impaired mice can…
A new gene therapy method developed by University of Florida researchers has the potential to treat a common form of blindness that strikes both youngsters…
Hitching a ride into the retina on nanoparticles called dendrimers offers a new way to treat age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and retinitis pigmentosa (RP). https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/06/110608123010.htm
People who are deaf benefit from better vision due to the fact their retinas develop differently, experts at the University of Sheffield have shown. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/06/110601171620.htm
Blocking two tiny molecules of RNA — a chemical cousin of DNA — appears to suppress the abnormal growth of blood vessels that occurs in…
Study Estimates Potential for Ranibizumab to Prevent Blindness from Age-Related Macular Degeneration
A computer modeling study suggests that administering the drug ranibizumab is associated with reducing the magnitude of legal blindness and visual impairment caused by age-related…
Scientists from Schepens Eye Research Institute are the first to regenerate large areas of damaged retinas and improve visual function using IPS cells (induced pluripotent…
It is a mutation in a gene that causes the eye disease glaucoma, according to collaborative research conducted by Swedish, Tunisian, and American researchers. The…
Scientists from Schepens Eye Research Institute are the first to regenerate large areas of damaged retinas and improve visual function using IPS cells (induced pluripotent…
Slowing down the aggregation or “clumping” of vitamin A in the eye may help prevent vision loss caused by macular degeneration, research from Columbia University…
VisionCare Ophthalmic Technologies, Inc., a developer of advanced visual prosthetic devices, today announced the Implantable Miniature Telescope (by Dr. Isaac Lipshitz), designed to improve vision…