Tag: research

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...

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...

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...

In a study of 79 children, researchers asked the question, can we use OCT to diagnose increased intracranial pressure (ICP) in children? The team measured the peripapillary RNFL...

Last week, a 60 year old man in Japan became the first patient to receive stem cells donated by another person to treat his wet AMD. Hasn't...

The short answer: two reliable baseline VF's then one every six months within the first year for newly diagnosed glaucoma patients. Says who? A study published in Ophthalmology examined over 1,000...

Posterior capsule opacification (PCO) is a common complication after cataract surgery.  The NIH agreed and funded a study to try and prevent it. What causes it? Even though IOL's have...

Did you hear about those women who went blind after a stem cell treatment? You probably did because this article is everywhere (CBS, NBC, NPR, NY Daily News, NYT, Washington Post etc) but...

Did you hear about those women who went blind after a stem cell treatment? You probably did because this article is everywhere (CBS, NBC, NPR, NY Daily News, NYT, Washington Post etc) but...

Did you hear about those women who went blind after a stem cell treatment? You probably did because this article is everywhere (CBS, NBC, NPR, NY Daily News, NYT, Washington Post etc) but...