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Study: aPKC inhibitors may provide new therapeutic option for blinding eye diseases

Many eye diseases, including diabetic retinopathy and macular degeneration, exhibit increased permeability of blood vessels in the macular (central) portion of the retina leading to abnormal fluid accumulation and vision loss.

14 Sep 2018

New system that uses AI accurately detects patients with diabetic retinopathy

A system designed by a University of Iowa ophthalmologist that uses artificial intelligence to detect diabetic retinopathy without a person interpreting the results earned Food and Drug Administration authorization in April, following a clinical trial in primary care offices.

28 Aug 2018

Researchers investigate ability of Masimo Ori to show oxygenation trends during moderate hyperoxia

Masimo announced today the findings of a study recently published in Anesthesia & Analgesia in which researchers at the University of Groningen, the Netherlands, and Ghent University, Belgium, investigated the ability of Masimo ORi to show trends in oxygenation in the moderate hyperoxic region.

27 Aug 2018

Hand-held ophthalmology probe can image photoreceptors in the eyes of infants

Duke University researchers have developed a handheld probe that can image individual photoreceptors in the eyes of infants.

24 Aug 2018

Connection between Alzheimer’s disease and degenerative eye diseases

According to a new study from the University of Washington School of Medicine there could be an association between Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and three types of degenerative eye diseases.

13 Aug 2018

Study finds link between degenerative eye conditions and Alzheimer's disease

Alzheimer's disease is difficult to diagnose as well as treat, but researchers now have a promising new screening tool using the window to the brain: the eye.

9 Aug 2018

Saving sight of millions by making eye injections safe and comfortable

Two eye surgeons have written a first-of-its-kind book to save the sight of millions of patients around the world by making eye injections safe and comfortable.

7 Aug 2018

Progesterone and lipoic acid combination ameliorates death of photoreceptors in the retina

Retinitis pigmentosa is a rare and hereditary neurodegenerative disease which causes vision loss due to the death of photoreceptors in the retina, and for which there is currently no treatment.

31 Jul 2018

Ferring announces FDA approval of ZOMACTON for injection in four new pediatric indications

Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved ZOMACTON for injection in four additional pediatric indications

20 Jul 2018

Researchers develop simple method to predict premature infants at risk for retinopathy

A multi-hospital collaboration led by researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia has found a simple method of determining which premature infants should be screened for retinopathy of prematurity.

13 Jul 2018

Study evaluates ability of Masimo Ori to detect declining blood oxygenation during one-lung ventilation

Masimo announced today the findings of a study in which researchers evaluated the ability of Masimo ORi™ to detect declining blood oxygenation prior to standard oxygen saturation monitoring in patients undergoing elective thoracic surgery requiring one-lung ventilation

2 Jul 2018

Johns Hopkins researchers reveal potential of AI in medical imaging and diagnostics

The advent of electronic medical records with large image databases, along with advances in artificial intelligence with deep learning, is offering medical professionals new opportunities to dramatically improve image analysis and disease diagnostics.

29 Jun 2018

Persistent psychological stress contributes to development and progression of vision loss

Persistent psychological stress, which is widely recognized as a consequence of vision loss, is also a major contributor to its development and progression, according to a study now published in the EPMA Journal, the official journal of the European Association for Predictive, Preventive, and Personalized Medicine.

19 Jun 2018

Microglia play protective role in response to retinal detachment, shows study

A research team at Massachusetts Eye and Ear has shown that microglia, the primary immune cells of the brain and retina, play a protective role in response to retinal detachment.

19 Jun 2018

People with type 1 diabetes for decades show signs of mild drop in cognitive abilities

People who live with type 1 diabetes for very long duration show signs of mild decreases in cognitive abilities, primarily in memory, compared to those who don't have the disease, Joslin Diabetes Center researchers have shown.

5 Jun 2018

Limited health literacy blocks heart disease prevention and treatment

Limited healthy literacy is a major barrier blocking many people from achieving good cardiovascular health or benefiting from effective treatment for heart attacks, heart failure, strokes and other cardiovascular diseases, according to a scientific statement published in the American Heart Association's journal Circulation.

4 Jun 2018

Unique imaging technique identifies biomarkers of cellular damage done by diabetic retinopathy

What happens to the human retina at the cellular level when it's exposed to the hyperglycemic conditions of diabetes? No known imaging technique has been able to show such biochemical changes – until now.

24 May 2018

PanOptica doses first patient in Phase 1/2 dose-ranging clinical trial of PAN-90806

PanOptica, Inc., a private biopharmaceutical company focused on developing innovative ophthalmology therapies, today announced that the Company has dosed the first patient in a Phase 1/2 dose-ranging clinical trial of PAN-90806, a once-daily topical eye drop formulation of a small-molecule anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) for the treatment of neovascular eye diseases.

22 May 2018

Siemens Healthineers and Hill-Rom join to provide comprehensive solutions for primary diabetes care

Siemens Healthineers and Hill-Rom signed a co-marketing agreement to provide a suite of point-of-care diagnostic instruments that, for the first time, enable primary healthcare providers in the U.S. to bridge gaps in diabetes care and satisfy value-based quality measures in a single office visit.

From Siemens Healthineers Point of Care Diagnostics 16 May 2018

New AI algorithm can accurately diagnose cause of childhood blindness

An algorithm that uses artificial intelligence can automatically and more accurately diagnose a potentially devastating cause of childhood blindness than most expert physicians, a paper published in JAMA Ophthalmology suggests.

3 May 2018