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Choroidal thickness reduced in diabetic macular oedema patients

Patients with diabetic macular oedema have smaller choroidal thickness measurements in affected and unaffected eyes compared with healthy individuals, spectral-domain optical coherence tomography imaging results reveal.

13 Feb 2015

Retinal venular calibre predicts ranibizumab vision improvement

Retinal venular calibre may predict visual outcome in diabetic macular oedema patients given the anti-vascular endothelial growth factor monoclonal antibody ranibizumab, a pilot study suggests.

13 Feb 2015

‘Earliest’ characteristics presaging drusen-associated atrophy identified

Researchers have used spectral-domain optical coherence tomography to identify specific pathological changes that precede the development of drusen-associated atrophy in patients with age-related macular degeneration.

13 Feb 2015

New computer-simulated prescribing strategies for glasses may help Down syndrome patients see better

New computer-simulated prescribing strategies for glasses may improve the vision of individuals with Down syndrome, thanks to a team of University of Houston College of Optometry researchers who received a $1.67 million grant from the National Eye Institute.

12 Feb 2015

Understanding the pattern of cellular changes that lead to retinal ganglion cell death in glaucoma

Glaucoma, the second leading cause of blindness, usually stems from elevated eye pressure, which in turn damages and destroys specialized neurons in the eye known as retinal ganglion cells. To better understand these cellular changes and how they influence the progression and severity of glaucoma, researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and Shiley Eye Institute turned to a mouse model of the disease.

12 Feb 2015

OIB Program helps older Californians with blindness to live and work independently

More than ever, older Californians are facing the threat of blindness from age-related eye diseases such as diabetic retinopathy, macular degeneration, cataracts and glaucoma.

12 Feb 2015

New method of spectral analysis identifies fingerprints of chemical substances with greater accuracy

Elements and their compounds will no longer be able to hide in mixtures, even if the latter are made up of many components.

11 Feb 2015

Scientists identify new cellular pathway affected in cystinosis

Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute have identified a new cellular pathway that is affected in cystinosis, a rare genetic disorder that can result in eye and kidney damage.

11 Feb 2015

TAU researchers identify novel genetic mutation as source of specific rare disease

Rare diseases -- those that affect fewer than one in 200,000 people -- are often identified early in life. Some 30 percent of children afflicted by these "orphan diseases" do not live to see their fifth birthday. While the U.S. Orphan Drug Act of 1983 was written into law to promote research on the topic, the cost of identifying the source and progression of these diseases remains prohibitive for many families.

10 Feb 2015

Ten hospital programs recognized for improving health of local communities

From street outreach in Burlington, Vermont to a New York City taxi network to infant mortality prevention in Detroit, ten hospital programs were named Programs of Excellence for their achievements in improving the health of local communities. Each program was awarded $10,000 through the Hospital Charitable Services Awards, a national program sponsored by Jackson Healthcare.

10 Feb 2015

NYEE ophthalmologists offer prevention tips to observe AMD Awareness Month

Macular degeneration is a major cause of irreversible vision loss in the United States and around the world. As many as 11 million Americans have some form of macular degeneration.

9 Feb 2015

Prevalence of geriatric conditions among older, insured patients with diabetes vary little by ethnicity

In one of the first studies of its kind, researchers found that the prevalence of geriatric conditions and diabetic complications among older, insured patients with diabetes did not vary significantly by ethnicity.

9 Feb 2015

Salicylates drugs reduce proliferation, viability of cultured vestibular schwannoma cells

Researchers from Massachusetts Eye and Ear and the Harvard Medical School/ Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Program in Speech and Hearing Bioscience and Technology have demonstrated that salicylates, a class of non-steroidal inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), reduced the proliferation and viability of cultured vestibular schwannoma cells that cause a sometimes lethal intracranial tumor that typically causes hearing loss and tinnitus.

9 Feb 2015

RPB co-sponsors major IOM study to promote eye health

Research to Prevent Blindness, the leading nonprofit driver of research toward cures and treatments for all blinding disorders, is co-sponsoring a major Institute of Medicine study entitled "Public Health Approaches to Reduce Vision Impairment and Promote Eye Health."

8 Feb 2015

New study shows that 25% of homeless people in Toronto have vision problems

Twenty-five per cent of homeless people surveyed in Toronto had vision problems up to and including blindness, four times higher than the rate of the overall population in North America, a new study by St. Michael's Hospital has found.

6 Feb 2015

Study: Lyme disease costs the U.S. health care system up to $1.3 billion a year

Lyme disease, transmitted by a bite from a tick infected by the Borrelia burgdorferi bacteria, had long been considered easy to treat, usually requiring a single doctor's visit and a few weeks of antibiotics for most people.

6 Feb 2015

Researchers report that neurons in the brain are connected like a social network

Neurons in the brain are wired like a social network, report researchers from Biozentrum, University of Basel. Each nerve cell has links with many others, but the strongest bonds form between the few cells most similar to each other.

5 Feb 2015

23andMe announces publication of genome-wide association study of motion sickness

23andMe, Inc., the leading personal genetics company, today announced the publication of the first ever genome-wide association study of motion sickness.

4 Feb 2015

EyeBrain raises €1.3 million ($1.47 million) through crowdfunding

EyeBrain, a company that develops markers of cerebral function for neurological and psychiatric disorders and diseases, today announces the conclusion of a new round of funding. A total of €1.3 million ($1.47 million) has been raised with the support of EyeBrain’s shareholders, the Fonds Régional de Co-Investissement d’Ile-de-France (FRCI, regional joint investment fund for the Ile-de-France or Greater Paris area) and the Anaxago crowdfunding platform.

4 Feb 2015

MGH, MIT researchers reveal how the brain controls different sleep states

Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital and Massachusetts Institute of Technology have added another piece to the complex puzzle of how the brain controls one of the most essential functions - sleep.

4 Feb 2015

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Latest Eye News and Research

Choroidal thickness reduced in diabetic macular oedema patients

Retinal venular calibre predicts ranibizumab vision improvement

‘Earliest’ characteristics presaging drusen-associated atrophy identified

New computer-simulated prescribing strategies for glasses may help Down syndrome patients see better

Understanding the pattern of cellular changes that lead to retinal ganglion cell death in glaucoma

OIB Program helps older Californians with blindness to live and work independently

New method of spectral analysis identifies fingerprints of chemical substances with greater accuracy

Scientists identify new cellular pathway affected in cystinosis

TAU researchers identify novel genetic mutation as source of specific rare disease

Ten hospital programs recognized for improving health of local communities

NYEE ophthalmologists offer prevention tips to observe AMD Awareness Month

Prevalence of geriatric conditions among older, insured patients with diabetes vary little by ethnicity

Salicylates drugs reduce proliferation, viability of cultured vestibular schwannoma cells

RPB co-sponsors major IOM study to promote eye health

New study shows that 25% of homeless people in Toronto have vision problems

Study: Lyme disease costs the U.S. health care system up to $1.3 billion a year

Researchers report that neurons in the brain are connected like a social network

23andMe announces publication of genome-wide association study of motion sickness

EyeBrain raises €1.3 million ($1.47 million) through crowdfunding

MGH, MIT researchers reveal how the brain controls different sleep states

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