Tag: diabetes

We are Alfred. The name of a virtual reality empathy training exercise designed to teach medical students what it's like to see with a vision impairment. Bascom Palmer. Ophthalmology...

Can a computer tell me if I have diabetic retinopathy? US News wrote an article about the potential use of artificial intelligence in detecting diabetic retinopathy. Artificial intelligence...

What is Luminate? An "integrin peptide therapy" that treats vitreoretinal diseases by targeting integrin receptors. Let's break that down. What are integrins? Broadly speaking, they are cell adhesion and cell signaling...

...manage dropless cataract surgery - the FDA issued a safety alert after 43 patients had "serious adverse events" after receiving intravitreal injections of Tri-Moxi (compounded triamcinolone and...

According to a recent study, 30%. A telemedicine screening program was conducted between 2012-2016 to determine the usefulness in detecting diabetic retinopathy. Patients with type 2...

A small pilot study showed that the amount of Substance P measured in tears may be a useful marker of diabetic neuropathy. What is Substance P? It's a neuropeptide that...

A recent study found that type 2 diabetics with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) had a greater risk of developing advanced diabetic retinopathy than diabetics without OSA. Give...

Am I more likely to get diabetic macular edema after cataract surgery? A study out of the UK says yes, the risk increases depending on the level...

A while back IBM announced it was using deep learning to recognize irregularities in retinal photographs that are suggestive of diabetic retinopathy. The research started back...

When can I get that glucose-sensing contact lens?   Not for a while. A research team at Oregon State University is developing a bio-sensing contact lens.  It's similar...