Pregnancy causes changes to women on many levels, physically and emotionally. One health concern that may go unmentioned during a pregnancy is the visual changes that can occur.Females experience increases in hormone levels that can cause changes in blood, cardiovascular function, and immunology. In terms of ocular changes, women may experience difficulty in focusing on objects. Commonly, small f
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Pregnancy and Your Eyes
Posted by Bharat (#1) 4568 days ago (Editorial)DurezolAndDurasal, Don't Get Them Mixed Up, FDA Warns
Posted by Bharat (#1) 4553 days ago (Editorial)
Eye drug Durezol (difluprednate ophthalmic emulsion) and wart remover Durasal (salicylic acid) may sound similar, but getting them mixed up can happen, and with potentially serious consequences, the Food and Drug Administration has warned doctors, pharmacists and other health care professionals. The Agency cites a case in which a pharmacist dispensed the wart-remover instead of eye drops to an ey
Gene Identified As a New Target for Treatment of Aggressive Childhood Eye Tumor
Posted by Bharat (#1) 4544 days ago (Editorial)
New findings from the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital - Washington University Pediatric Cancer Genome Project (PCGP) have helped identify the mechanism that makes the childhood eye tumor retinoblastoma so aggressive. The discovery explains why the tumor develops so rapidly while other cancers can take years or even decades to form.
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1. Invention Makes Children Eye Exams Inexpensive, Comprehensive
Posted by Bharat (#1) 4534 days ago (Editorial)
Yet in the U.S., 80 percent of children have never had an eye exam or any vision screening before kindergarten, statistics say. When they do, the vision screenings they typically receive can detect only one or two conditions. Three researchers at the University of Tennessee Space Institute in Tullahoma are working to change that with an invention that makes children eye exams inexpensive, compreh
Gene Therapy
Posted by Bharat (#1) 4526 days ago (Editorial)
Three US citizens who lost their sight in childhood have reported a dramatic improvement in vision after having gene therapy in both eyes.There was some improvement after the genetic fault in one eye was corrected four years ago. Now, one woman has described her joy at seeing her children's faces, after her second eye was treated.The research increases hopes that gene therapy can be used in a ran
Aging of Eyes Is Blamed for Range of Health Woes
Posted by Bharat (#1) 4513 days ago (Editorial)
For decades, scientists have looked for explanations as to why certain conditions occur with age, among them memory loss, slower reaction time, insomnia and even depression. They have scrupulously investigated such suspects as high cholesterol, obesity, heart disease and an inactive lifestyle. Now a fascinating body of research supports a largely unrecognized culprit: the aging of the eye. The gr
Prostaglandin Analogs And Laser Trabeculoplasty Prove Cost Effective For Treating Glaucoma
Posted by Bharat (#1) 4506 days ago (Editorial)
A study published Online First by Archives of Ophthalmology, reveals that glaucoma medication known as prostaglandin analogs (PGAs) and laser trabeculoplasty (LTP), a small invasive procedure both seem cost-effective options for patients with newly diagnosed mild open-angle glaucoma. However, in light of the current prices for PGAs, LTP could prove more cost effective in cases where medication ad
Does Drinking Coffee Increase Glaucoma Risk?
Posted by Bharat (#1) 4497 days ago (Editorial)
An analysis of the health records of more than 75,000 women has found a positive association between heavy coffee drinking and the development of exfoliation glaucoma (EG) or EG suspect, according to data presented here at the American Glaucoma Society 22nd Annual Meeting. The investigators found 300 cases of EG over 1.6 million person-years of follow-up. Women who consumed 500 mg caffeine or mor