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Older people might have glaucoma without realizing it: Study
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
It can be difficult to recognise that you have glaucoma. In a study conducted at the University of Gothenburg, over 5% of 70-year-olds were found to have glaucoma, and half of those identified were ignorant of their condition.
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Study sheds more light on gene therapy for hearing loss associated with ra
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
A multinational team led by UCL and the NIHR Great Ormond Street Hospital Biomedical Research Centre found a gene treatment in mice that greatly lowers the hearing loss associated with Norrie disease.
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Not a serious problem, can be prevented with minor cautions: Chhattisgarh
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
"This is not a serious problem but can be prevented with minor cautions. It has been seen that people without consulting doctors are using steroids due to misinformation but it may lead to other complications", he said.
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Researchers give fresh insight into treatment of blindness
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Scientists have discovered a way to utilize nanotechnology to construct a 3D ‘scaffold’ for growing cells from the retina, paving the path for potential new treatments for a prevalent cause of blindness.
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Researchers suggest how diabetes slows healing in the eye
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
For the first time, researchers from Cedars-Sinai have identified two connected disease-associated changes to the cornea that explain how diabetes slows down wound healing in the eye
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An oral probiotic might treat dry eye disease: Research
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Oral treatment of a commercially available probiotic bacterial strain was found to improve dry eye condition in an animal model in a study conducted by a research group at Baylor College of Medicine. The findings were presented at ASM Microbe 2023, the American Society for Microbiology's ann
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Study discovers correlation between vitreous human biomarkers, Alzheimer's
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
A new study from Boston Medical Centre discovered a link between biomarkers in the vitreous humour of the eye and pathologically verified instances of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) in post-mortem brain and eye tissue.
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Vision screening is less common in kids with autism spectrum disorder: Stu
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
According to Nemours Children's Health research, young children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are far less likely than their peers to get vision screening, despite the fact that they are at a higher risk for catastrophic eye illnesses.
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Tiny nanoparticle may have huge impact on patients receiving corneal trans
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Corneal transplants may be the final step in restoring clear vision to many people with eye disorders. Each year, over 80,000 corneal transplants are performed in the United States, with over 184,000 corneal transplant surgeries conducted worldwide.
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Study: Children with autism spectrum disorder are less likely to have visi
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
According to a Nemours Children's Health study, young children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are substantially less likely to have vision screening than their peers despite having a higher risk for catastrophic eye diseases.
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IIT Kanpur, Reliance Life Sciences join forces to revolutionize gene thera
Updated : 3 years ago IST
In a historic moment, the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur has licensed a pioneering technology to Reliance Life Sciences Pvt Ltd that has the potential to revolutionize the field of gene therapy, especially for many genetic eye diseases. There are many inherited disorders caus
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ICICI Bank, ICICI Foundation donate advanced equipment to ICARE Eye Hospit
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Noida (Uttar Pradesh) [India], February 27 (ANI/NewsVoir): ICICI Bank Ltd. and ICICI Foundation have launched a Project for the Provision of Eye Medical Equipment for the Rural Underprivileged People suffering from Retinal Eye Disease, in association with Noida's ICARE Eye Hospital & Pos
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