Source: Medical News - Vitronectin - Macular Degeneration Sep 07, 2022 3 months ago
Researchers from the independent biomedical research institute located in California called Sanford Burnham Prebys have identified the mechanism by which the blood protein called Vitronectin causes macular degeneration.
Macular degeneration is as common eye disorder among people over 50. It causes blurred or reduced central vision and many normally end up being blinded. It is estimated th...
Source: Medical News - Macular Dystrophy Aug 23, 2022 3 months ago
Researchers from the U.S. National Eye Institute which is part of the U.S. National Institutes of Health at Maryland-USA have discovered a new type of macular dystrophy, which is a cause of central vision loss that is caused by a new type of mutation of the human gene TIMP3.
An existing eye disease called Sorsby fundus dystrophy is a typically adult-onset maculopathy with high risk for ch...
Source: Medical News - Post COVID Eye Issues Apr 16, 2022 8 months ago
A new study by researchers from Southern California Permanente Medical Group, Pasadena -California and Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine, Pasadena-California has alarmingly found that post-COVID individuals are at a risk of developing retinal vascular occlusions or ‘eye strokes’! The incidence of retinal vein occlusion was much higher in the 6 months after COVID-19 ...
COVID-19-Eyes: A study by researchers from University of Santiago de Compostela-Spain and the University Hospital of Santiago de Compostel-Spain has found that the infectious form of the SARS-CoV-2 virus is present in the tears and ocular secretions of individuals with COVID-19.
The study team investigated the presence of SARS-CoV-2 in conjunctival secretions and tears and evaluated ocular...
Source: SARS-CoV-2-Eyes-Long COVID Oct 13, 2021 1 year ago
A new study by researchers from Max Planck Institute for Molecular Biomedicine has discovered that the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus is able to infect and replicate in the photoreceptor and also retinal ganglion cells of human retinal organoids.
Alarmingly the study findings not only suggest a retinal involvement in COVID 19 but also emphasize the need to monitor retinal pathologies as potential sequela...
Source: China's COVID-19 Vaccines Sep 05, 2021 1 year ago
Doctors and medical researchers from the Eye Institute, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi-UAE have reported instances of individuals experiencing various adverse ocular events as a result of having taken the China’s Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine.
A total of 9 patients presented with ocular complaints 5.2 days after administration of the inactivated COVID-19 vaccine by Sinopharm.
The cli...
A new French study by researchers from the Foundation Adolphe de Rothschild Hospital in Paris have found that COVID-19 causes a potentially dangerous eye condition in a segment of patients that are severely infected in which the formation of nodules are observed in the macular regions of the eyes.
The study findings report 9 patients (1/9 [11%] woman and 8/9 [89%] men, mean age 56 ±...
Source: COVID-19 Symptoms Oct 27, 2020 2 years ago
COVID-19 Symptoms: Moroccan medical researchers have reported a documented case of a COVID-19 patient manifesting double vision (Diplopia) and misalignment of her left eye (Strabismus). Investigations showed that the conditions were a result of third cranial nerve palsy caused as a result of SARS-CoV-2 infection.
Restricted upgaze (A), adduction (B), and downgaze (C) of the left eye in ocular mo...
COVID-19 Latest: China researchers from the Department of Ophthalmology, General Hospital of the Central Theater Command-Wuhan present yet another case report involving a patient in China who developed an acute glaucoma attack soon after recovering from COVID-19.
In this case study, nucleocapsid protein antigens were detected on the cells of the conjunctiva, iris, and trabecular meshwork ...
Source: COVID-19 And Eyes Oct 04, 2020 2 years ago
COVID-19-Eyes: Doctors from India have reported the first documented case vasculitic retinal vein occlusion due to COVID-19.
The documented report was submitted by Dr Jay Umed Sheth and colleagues from the Surya Eye Institute and Research Centre in Mumbai.
The detailed case report has been published in the Indian Journal of Ophthalmology. https://www.ijo.in/article.asp?issn=0301-47...
COVID-19 News: More and more each day we are learning of the various damaging and disastrous effects the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus has on the human host body not only on those that are just infected and are going through severe conditions but also in term of long term health complications of those who had recovered from mild or moderate symptoms or were asymptomatic. The COVID-19 disease is now...
Source: AMD Or Age-Related Macular Degeneration Jul 26, 2020 2 years ago
AMD or Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Researchers from Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute have shown that the blood protein vitronectin is a promising drug target for dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a leading cause of vision loss in Americans 60 years of age and older.
The new study, published in the journal: Proceedings of the National Academy of Scien...
Source: Diabetic Retinopathy Jun 12, 2020 2 years ago
Diabetic retinopathy is a typical complication of diabetes and a leading cause of blindness in the world. A new research by scientist from University Of Oklahoma show that visual function in diabetic mice was significantly improved after treatment with a single dose of visual chromophore 9-cis-retinal, a vitamin A analog that can form a visual pigment in the retina cells, thereby producing a light...
Cataracts: A combined study by Australian and Chinese researchers involving more than 170,000 individuals show conclusive evidence that regular physical exercise reduces the risk of age-related cataracts.
Age-related cataracts are the cause of blindness in an estimated 13 million individuals worldwide.
The research findings published in the International Journal of Ophthalmolo...
Ophthalmology: Covid-19-related safety is crucial if one wears contact lenses, eyeglasses or safety glasses/goggles, eye experts say.
Though the American Academy of Ophthalmology recommends limiting use of contact lenses and switching to eyeglasses during the pandemic, the American Optometric Association says there's no evidence that wearing contacts increases COVID-19 r...
Source: Ophthalmology And Eye Disease May 26, 2020 3 years ago
Ophthalmology: With close to about 485 million people around the world having diabetes and the current incidence rate of diabetics developing diabetic retinopathy standing at about 21%, retinal damage due to diabetes is now considered the most common cause of blindness in working-age adults.
In a new study carried out by scientists from the University of Bonn-Germany together with ophthal...
Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 27, 2020 3 years ago
Biomedical researchers at Tohoku University in Japan have developed a new type of smart contact lenses that can prevent dry eyes. The self-moisturizing system, which is described in the journal Advanced Materials Technologies, maintains a layer of fluid between the contact lens and the eye using a novel mechanism.
Typically, smart contact lenses are wearable devices that could accele...
Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 23, 2020 3 years ago
Medical researchers have successfully treated age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in mice after finding an unexpected link between the two main forms of the blinding eye disease, the leading cause of vision loss in people 60 and older.
Dr Brad Gelfand has discovered an unexpected connection between the two main forms of age-related macular
degeneration (AMD). Credit: Dan Addison/UVA
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Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 20, 2020 3 years ago
The most common vision problem in the world: myopia or short/near sightedness, which causes damage to the eye and even blindness, just got easier to assess.
New research at Flinders University in Australia has identified a new method to measure how it affects the eye, a new article in PLOS ONE reveals.
The research was based on testing of 70 volunteers, with the Flinders ophthal...
Source: Thailand Medical News Dec 09, 2019 3 years ago
Many of you may be familiar with the newly found fact that your gut and skin are home to a collection of microbes ranging from fungi, bacteria and viruses, that are vital for keeping you healthy. But how many of you are aware that your eyes are also host a unique menagerie of microbes? Collectively, they are called the eye microbiome. It has been discovered that when these microbes are out o...
Source: Thailand Medical News Dec 02, 2019 3 years ago
Cataracts
Cataracts in the elderly are a normal phenomenon, resulting from the aging process of the eye and affecting everyone, without exception. They occur when the lens of the eye gradually loses its transparency, like a window that gets dirty with the seasons.
The light that enters the eye passes through opaque areas and generates blurred vision, without the possibility of improving i...
Source: Thailand Medical News Nov 26, 2019 3 years ago
A new study by University College London (UCL) Living shows that in a more polluted area is associated with a greater likelihood of having glaucoma, a debilitating eye condition that can cause blindness.
Individuals in neighbourhoods with higher amounts of fine particulate matter pollution were at least 6% more likely to report having glaucoma than those in the least-polluted areas, a...
Source: Thailand Medical News Nov 19, 2019 3 years ago
The first contact lens indicated to slow the progression of myopia in children ages 8 to 12 years, called MiSight, has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration last week.
The disposable single-use soft contact lenses should be discarded after one-day use and are not intended to be worn overnight. They are indicated to correct and slow progression of myopia in children with he...
Source: Thailand Medical News Nov 15, 2019 3 years ago
University of Queensland medical scientists have discovered markers in the blood that can differentiate between a benign mole and a melanoma, while also identifying if the cancer has spread to other areas of the body. By identifying the biomarkers, the team has developed a new simple blood tests that could be the latest diagnostic standard for the early detection of melanoma in the eye.
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Source: Thailand Medical News Nov 06, 2019 3 years ago
Researchers from Royal Holloway and London University led by Professor Clare Bradley has collaborated with other researchers in a new study that has found healthcare professionals and the general public still lack awareness of the most common form of sight loss: age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in the UK. The problem is even worst in the US and simply depressing in Asia.
The preventive st...
Source: Thailand Medical News Oct 31, 2019 3 years ago
Medical researchers from Yale University, the Broad Institute of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Harvard University in a joint study discovered that glial cells (or support cells), and vasculature cells tasked with providing blood to the retina as well as cone cells contribute to degeneration of the macula, in the central part of the retina.
Currently, age-related macular d...
Source: Thailand Medical News Oct 15, 2019 3 years ago
As a result of the technology and digital explosion, more workers need to be spending their time looking at computer screens each day with most spending at average of at least 5 hours per day during their daily work hours. As a result of that, the incidence of Computer Vision Syndrome of CVS is on a steady rise. The prevalence of computer vision syndrome(CVS) among computer use...
Source; Thailand Medical News Exclusive Oct 14, 2019 3 years ago
Based on statistical data obtained from 42 countries globally, there has been more than 378 million cases of individuals being treated for dry eye disease just in 2019 alone. Dry eye syndrome is caused by a chronic lack of sufficient lubrication and moisture on the surface of the eye. Consequences of dry eyes range from subtle but constant eye irritation to significant inflammation and even scarri...
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