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The virtues of Tetris
Thursday, May 2 2013 | 00 h 00 min | News
The popular video game Tetris may help treat adult amblyopia, according to researchers at McGill University The usual treatment for this disorder...
Read MoreGlaucoma eye drops… a thing of the past?
Monday, April 29 2013 | 00 h 00 min | News
Researchers in Singapore have come up with a new treatment that may put an end to taking daily medication for glaucoma The Ocular Therapeutic...
Read MoreFrench eyewear manufacturers meet the president
Sunday, April 28 2013 | 00 h 00 min | News
It isn’t every day that professionals from the optical-eyewear industry get the chance to sit down at a table with heads of state And what’s...
Read MoreNew treatment in sight for dry eye disease
Wednesday, April 24 2013 | 00 h 00 min | News
Topical anakinra (Kineret), an interleukin-1 receptor antagonist generally used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, may be effective in treating dry eye...
Read MoreTwo treatments are better than one
Monday, April 22 2013 | 00 h 00 min | News
Combining two treatments are effective in defeating certain inherited disorders that cause blindness In 2010, András Komáromy and colleagues at...
Read MoreGene switch
Sunday, April 21 2013 | 00 h 00 min | News
German researchers have discovered that genes controlling blood vessel growth in the retina of mice are “switched on” by the protein serum...
Read MoreGenes linked to the development of AMD, but not to its treatment
Wednesday, April 17 2013 | 00 h 00 min | News
The four gene variants linked to the development of AMD do not influence how patients respond to treatment using Lucentis and Avastin The gene...
Read MoreFocus shift from biochemistry to biomechanics in eye disease
Monday, April 15 2013 | 00 h 00 min | News
Research on vision loss has always focused heavily on biochemical processes However, two Swedish researchers are now stressing the importance of...
Read MoreEssilor International in agreement with High Performance Optics
Sunday, April 14 2013 | 00 h 00 min | News
Essilor International recently signed a global license agreement with High Performance Optics (HPO), a US company that develops technology to protect...
Read MoreCholesterol and AMD may share the same fight
Wednesday, April 10 2013 | 00 h 00 min | News
Drugs prescribed to lower cholesterol may be effective against macular degeneration Researchers at Washington University in St Louis have found that...
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