The Ingenious Gene Glaucoma is a devastating disease of the eye that is typically associated with aging. It’s the leading cause of blindness, along with cataracts, affecting 70 million people worldwide. Specifically, glaucoma comes from the deterioration of retinal nerve ganglion cells. There is currently no cure. For the first time, scientists at the Vision Institute (Sorbonne University) and...
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Non-invasive, effective contact lenses and glasses to treat glaucoma, prevent blindness
A Purdue-affiliated startup, Bionode LLC, is developing a wearable neuro-modulation device that could be used as a non-invasive, personalized therapy to treat and prevent elevated intra-ocular pressure in patients diagnosed with glaucoma. The technology was developed in Purdue’s Center for Implantable Devices by Pedro Irazoqui, professor of electrical and computer engineering and biomedical engineering and...
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Repeated eye injections for age-related macular degeneration associated with increased risk for glaucoma
Patients with age-related macular degeneration who received seven or more eye injections of the drug bevacizumab annually had a higher risk of having glaucoma surgery, according to a study published online by JAMA Ophthalmology. The advent of intravitreous (in the vitreous, the fluid behind the lens in the eye) anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) injections to...
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Incredible interactive street-view lets you see what it’s like to have glaucoma, cataracts or retinopathy
An interactive map shows you how people with vision problems view the world Options let you see through the lens of glaucoma, cataracts or retinopathy Cataracts cause blurry vision, glaucoma causes sensitivity to light and retinopathy leaves you seeing dark spots Created by See Now, the organization works to prevent blindness in children It’s hard...
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Common causes of eye pain explained
Eye pain can be attributed to a variety of causes. It is typically divided into conditions that affect the cornea, conditions that affect of other parts of the eye, and conditions involving other areas of the body that cause pain to be felt in the eye area. Common causes of eye pain typically center...
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Adding vitamin B3 to your water could boost eye health and help to prevent glaucoma, study finds
Mice fed water with vitamin B3 had healthier eyes for longer, reducing their risk This may offer an inexpensive and safe treatment for glaucoma sufferers Researchers also found a single gene therapy may offer a one-off treatment Adding vitamin B3 to water may protect you against glaucoma, a study reveals. In a study on mice,...
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The glaucoma operation that saves you from going BLIND: New technique releases pressure on the eye, and saves you from needing constant eye drops
Millions of people have glaucoma, which could cause blindness if left untreated Last month Asteroulla Antoniou, 76, became one of the first to try the procedure Half a million Britons have glaucoma, which can cause blindness if left untreated. Last month, Asteroulla Antoniou, 76, a retired dressmaker from London, underwent a new operation to treat...