Tag: research
Researchers at Birmingham University have developed an eye drop that could...
Why hasn't this been done yet?
Because getting large drug molecules (i.e Lucentis & Avastin) all the way to the back of the eye is...
What your patient might ask you…
Is there something besides Visine I can use to get the red out?
Ask me again in 7 months.
B&L filed a new drug application for...
Longer lashes AND myopia prevention?! Sign me up.
A study presented at ARVO last week showed that a repurposed glaucoma drug can halt myopia progression.
Scientists induced myopia in guinea pig eyes then treated the eyes with...
The Smart Car (Avastin) vs. the Lexus (Eylea). They both get...
A recent study showed Avastin ($60 per dose, used off-label) was just as effective as Eylea ($1850 per dose, FDA approved treatment) in terms of visual acuity...
Didn’t see any drusen? Look again.
A study in JAMA Ophthalmology found that AMD was missed by primary eye care providers in almost 25% of patients.
Using patient data from EMR's and color...
IBM’s deep learning gets a solid B+.
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...
What you patient might ask you…
I've got a flight to Paris, can I get those drops to prevent jet lag?
Not yet. But that hasn't stopped the media from talking...
Fish oil continues to impress scientists.
New research out of Louisiana State has shown that a component in fish oil (NDP1) can protect retinal cells damaged by oxidative stress. They found NDP1...
Want to prevent myopia? Don’t go to medical school.
A retrospective study found that the prevalence of high myopes (i.e. more than -6.00D) to common myopes is expected to increase from 15% entering college to...
How common is keratoconus? More common than you think.
Data from over 4 million patients from a health database in the Netherlands was analyzed to determine the prevalence of keratoconus. Previous studies suggested 1 in...