Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 27, 2020 29 days 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 1 month 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
Dr Brad ...
Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 20, 2020 1 month 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 months 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 months 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 months 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 months 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 months 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 4 months 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 4 months 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 4 months 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 4 months 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...
