The experimental drug selumetinib is the first targeted therapy to demonstrate significant clinical benefit for patients with metastatic uveal melanoma, according to new Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center research presented at the 49th annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO). The findings are potentially practice-changing for a historically "untreatable disease." T
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In Metastatic Uveal Melanoma, New Drug Improves Progression-Free Survival, Shrinks Tumors
Posted by Praveen (#2) 4008 days ago (Editorial)Eyes May Reveal Multiple Sclerosis Progression
Posted by Praveen (#2) 4012 days ago (Editorial)
Retina thinning may reveal how rapidly multiple sclerosis is progressing, researchers from Johns Hopkins MS Center reported in the journal Neurology. The scientists explained that they referred to the thinning of "a layer of the retina in the eyes". Peter Calabresi, MD. And team recruited 164 participants from Johns Hopkins MS Center. They all underwent eye scans every six months to check for thi
Light in Womb’ gives Healthy Eyes in Mice
Posted by Praveen (#2) 4012 days ago (Editorial)
Light passing through the body and into the womb has an important role in the developing eye, US researchers have discovered. A study, published in the journal Nature, showed that mice spending pregnancy in complete darkness had babies with altered eye development. It indicated tiny quantities of light were needed to control blood vessel growth in the eye. The researchers hope the findings will a
Bioengineers Unveil New Scaffold to Repair Damaged Corneas
Posted by Praveen (#2) 4012 days ago (Editorial)
Bioengineers at a British university have found a way to fabricate a biodegradable membrane with microscopic 3-dimensional features that protect transplanted limbal stem cells as they reepithelialize damaged corneas. In a report published online November 3, 2012, in Acta Biomaterialia, Ílida Ortega Asencio, PhD, from the Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering Group, Department of Materials Science a
Age-Related Vision Problems
Posted by Praveen (#2) 4012 days ago (Editorial)
Age-related vision changes happen to many people as they grow older. But eye problems aren't something you should simply write off as normal. Some result from new or worsening vision disorders. As age advances, these might quietly creep up on you, stealing a piece of your vision at a time. Others attack suddenly, quickly causing blindness. That is why regular eye exams with an eye doctor are so i
FDA Approves Tecnis Toric Intraocular Lens
Posted by Praveen (#2) 4012 days ago (Editorial)
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has just approved Abbott's Tecnis Toric 1-piece intraocular lens (IOL) to treat preexisting astigmatism in patients with cataract. The blurry vision of corneal astigmatism derives from an irregularly curved cornea that prevents light rays from focusing sharply on the retina. Toric intraocular lenses are used to manage corneal astigmatism in patients who h
Identifying the Molecular Causes Of Vision Loss In Demyelinating Disease
Posted by Praveen (#2) 4014 days ago (Editorial)
Demyelinating diseases, such as multiple sclerosis (MS), are frequently associated with the progressive loss of vision. The retinal nerve damage is thought to be caused by immune system-mediated inflammation; however, other demyelinating disorders, such as Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease, do not involve the immune system, suggesting that there are other causes of retinal nerve damage. Deimination i
Blood Vessels in the Eye Linked With IQ, Cognitive Function
Posted by Praveen (#2) 4014 days ago (Editorial)
The width of blood vessels in the retina, located at the back of the eye, may indicate brain health years before the onset of dementia and other deficits, according to a new study published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science. To see more details visit, www.scienc