The PreserFlo MicroShunt: A Conversation With Dr Ike Ahmed The PreserFlo MicroShunt: A Conversation With Dr Ike Ahmed
Dr Patel interviews Iqbal"Ike" K. Ahmed, MD, about the PreserFlo MicroShunt, an 8-mm-long tube that is inserted into the eye to help lower eye pressure in glaucoma.Medscape Ophthalmology (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - May 19, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ophthalmology Viewpoint Source Type: news
Contact lens that can release drug could be used to treat glaucoma
Invention can deliver medication after detecting pressure in the eye from fluid buildup, scientists sayA contact lens that can release a drug if it detects high pressure within the eye has been created by scientists who say it could help treat glaucoma.Glaucoma is an eye disease that involves damage to the optic nerve, and can lead to blindness if not treated.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - May 17, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Nicola Davis Science correspondent Tags: Medical research Blindness and visual impairment Health Science Society World news Source Type: news
Self-reported driving difficulty, avoidance, and negative emotion with on-road driving performance in older adults with glaucoma - Sabapathypillai SL, Perlmutter MS, Barco P, Wilson B, Gordon M, Carr D, Bhorade AM.
PURPOSE: To investigate the relationship between self-perceived driving difficulty, driving avoidance, and negative emotion about driving with glaucoma severity and on-road driving performance. DESIGN: Cohort Study METHODS: Glaucoma patients (n=111... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 5, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Eyesight: Cataracts, dry eye or glaucoma are among menopause warning signs in eyes
EYESIGHT is known to be affected when a woman enters the menopause. How can the condition affect a women's eyesight? (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - April 29, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Bono health: U2 star always wears sunglasses due to decades-long glaucoma battle - signs
FOR OVER 20 years, Bono has worn tinted glasses everywhere - even indoors. But in the past, the star has explained the reason he wears them, and it's not for fashion. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - April 19, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Australian Researchers Develop a Superior Genetic Blood or Saliva Test for Detecting Glaucoma in High-risk Individuals
Should the test prove clinically viable, it could lead to new biomarkers for eye disease diagnostics and a new assay for clinical laboratories Scientists at Flinders University in Australia have developed a genetic blood or saliva test that, they say, is 15 times more effective at identifying individuals at high risk of glaucoma than current […]
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Source: Dark Daily - April 18, 2022 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: Jillia Schlingman Tags: International Laboratory News Laboratory Instruments & Laboratory Equipment Laboratory Pathology Laboratory Testing Molecular Diagnostics, Genetic Testing, Whole Gene Sequencing Precision Medicine anatomic pathology aqueous humour CDC ce Source Type: news
High blood pressure can put you at a greater risk of ‘irreversible blindness' - symptoms
APART from hiking your risk of medical emergencies, ranging from heart attacks to stroke, high blood pressure can also put you at a greater risk of glaucoma. What's worse, this eye condition is considered to be one of the "most common causes of irreversible blindness". Here are the warning signs to spot. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - April 12, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Eat fatty fish, walk more and take breaks to reverse eye damage caused by years of smoking
ACCUMULATIVE research shows that smoking significantly increases the risk of age-related macular degeneration, cataracts, glaucoma and dry eye syndrome. Aside from becoming a non-smoker, there are other ways to improve your sight. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - April 10, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Somatosensory impairments, falls history and fear of falling in glaucoma - a survey study approach - O ’Connell C, Wollstein G, Conner IP, Redfern MS, Chan KC, Whitney SL, Cham R.
The primary aim was to determine if somatosensory impairments alter the association between falls history and glaucoma severity. A secondary aim was to identify the activities of daily living that cause increased concern related to falling in glaucoma and ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 1, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Pioneering new glaucoma treatment could eliminate the need for surgery
About 700,000 people in Britain have glaucoma, which is caused when the optic nerve is damaged by pressure built up by the trapped fluid. Restoring lost vision is not yet possible. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 30, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Trabeculectomy and Minimally Invasive Glaucoma Surgery Trabeculectomy and Minimally Invasive Glaucoma Surgery
Learn more about the role of trabeculectomy and various minimally invasive procedures in the treatment of glaucoma.Current Opinion in Ophthalmology (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - March 23, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ophthalmology Journal Article Source Type: news
Glaucoma: The Newest Autoimmune Disease?
(MedPage Today) -- Another study points to the likelihood that primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) is an autoimmune phenomenon, with Korean researchers reporting that people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are also at significantly greater risk for... (Source: MedPage Today Rheumatology)
Source: MedPage Today Rheumatology - March 21, 2022 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: news
Eye health: The five warning signs of glaucoma - ‘common cause of irreversible blindness'
DUBBED as a "silent killer of vision", glaucoma describes a common eye condition in which the optic nerve that connects your eye to your brain becomes damaged. An expert explains five warning signs of the eye condition as well as who's most at risk. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - March 19, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Tanzania: 25 Children to Undergo Eye Surgeries
[Daily News] ABOUT 25 children from the Lake Zone are set to undergo surgeries related to eye disorders or diseases such as cataract, glaucoma and blurred vision during the commemoration of Glaucoma Awareness Week launched on Wednesday. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 11, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Ghana: Wearing Eye Glasses Can't Prevent Glaucoma - OSG Pres
[Ghanaian Times] The wearing of eye glasses cannot prevent or correct Glaucoma, the president of the Ophthalmological Society of Ghana (OSG), DrDzifa-Bella Ofori-Adjei, has cautioned. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 10, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
