Tag: Retina

The American Society of Retinal Specialists Meeting was this past week in Boston. A poster was presented that compared the outcomes of 22 patients with...

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...

A study published in Nature found that retinal cells have the ability to regenerate in mice. Let's start with some background first. Zebrafish (the transparent ones) have the ability...

Last September, British surgeons performed the first ever robotic-assisted surgery in the eye, the removal of an epiretinal membrane. That was the beginning of their 12...

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...

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...

Using data of over 60,000 patients from 2012-2015, a recent study found that previous intravitreal injections (IV) is a risk for posterior capsule rupture during cataract...

This guy better get a five star review on Google. An optician races to the airport to deliver a pair of glasses before the patient gets on...

This guy better get a five star review on Google. An optician races to the airport to deliver a pair of glasses before the patient gets on...

This guy better get a five star review on Google. An optician races to the airport to deliver a pair of glasses before the patient gets on...