Blind patients fitted with a retinal prosthesis system are able to accurately detect motion, according to a new report in the Archives of Ophthalmology. For 15 of 28 patients with blindness due to retinitis pigmentosa, the Argus II device (Second Sight Medical Products; Sylmar, California) significantly improved their ability to identify the direction of a high-contrast moving bar on a computer s
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Retinal Implant Helps Blind Patients Detect Motion
Posted by Praveen (#2) 4237 days ago (Editorial)Decorative Contact Lenses Particular Scare around Halloween
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Adolescent patients with pinkeye may actually be the latest victims of illegally purchased decorative contact lenses. Despite the passing of a federal law in 2005 requiring the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to regulate decorative lenses as medical devices in the way that vision-correcting contact lenses are regulated, decorative lenses can be found on the Internet, in beauty salons, and i
Eye Health Indicator details revealed
Posted by Praveen (#2) 4174 days ago (Editorial)
Details of how the first-ever public health indicator for preventable sight loss will be measured were released this week and have been welcomed by the eye sector. The indicator will be introduced as part of the public health outcomes framework in England next April and will monitor the major causes of preventable sight loss in adults. Public Health England, the organization responsible for the
New Findings Show Silent Reading Difficulties In Glaucoma Patients
Posted by Praveen (#2) 4083 days ago (Editorial)
Better strategies are needed to help glaucoma patients cope with difficulty reading. According to a new scientific study published in Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, adults with glaucoma read slower when reading silently for long periods of time and are more likely to have their reading speed decrease over time, possibly a result of reading fatigue. The recently published article,
Side Effect Of Retinal Detachment May Be Prevented By Ranibizumab
Posted by Praveen (#2) 4034 days ago (Editorial)
Proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR), or the formation of scar tissue in the eye, is a serious, sight-threatening complication in people recovering from surgical repair of retinal. PVR is difficult to predict, lacks effective treatment options, and substantially reduces an individual's quality of life. Each year 55,000 people are at risk for developing PVR in the United States alone. A new study
Bioengineers Unveil New Scaffold to Repair Damaged Corneas
Posted by Praveen (#2) 4027 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
Omega-3s No Help against Age-Linked Eye Trouble: Study
Posted by Praveen (#2) 4015 days ago (Editorial)
Adding omega-3 fatty acids and other nutrients to standard antioxidant vitamins doesn't give older people any added protection against a leading cause of blindness, a new study finds. The study looked at age-related macular degeneration (AMD), which afflicts millions of older people in the United States, according to background information outlined by the researchers. The condition is "the leadin
New Layer in Human Eye Discovered
Posted by Praveen (#2) 4008 days ago (Editorial)
A new layer in the front layer of the human eye has been discovered by researchers at The University of Nottingham. The findings, published in the journal Ophthalmology, could significantly help doctors carry out corneal grafts or transplants. The layer has been called the "Dua's Layer", named after the researcher who led the study, Professor Harminder Dua. Harminder Dua, Professor of Ophthalmol