The Eye Care Blog

Researchers from University Hospitals Case Medical Center and Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have been awarded a $2.4 million grant over five years from the National Eye Institute (NEI) to study corneal infection (keratitis) brought on by disease-causing fungi that can be lurking on contact lenses, in the air, in the dirt, or even in common household surfaces. Contact lens users are often susceptible to various corneal infections like, for example, fusarium keratitis in not so recent past. Researchers have found that, fusarium solani, the reason behind majority of the infection caused by lens, can be found in areas like Southeast Asia, some parts of America and even in dirty agricultural fields.

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Latest studies suggested 40 per cent of microbial corneal infections in Bahrain were caused by misuse of contact lenses. This is one of the main reason why the doctors of the Salmaniya Medical Complex, Bahrain issued a circular informing the staff for immediate reporting of such cases, to the ophthalmology department. Bahrain witnesses a sharp increase in the number of eye problems caused by misuse of contact lens, sources says. Doctors also have said that maximum number of such cases are left unnoticed.

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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and the distributor, StyleMark Inc. have decided to recall China made 144,000 "Main Street Drag" sunglasses due to excessive levels of lead as the lettering on the surface of the sunglass violates the norm of the federal lead paint standard. Those are kid sunglasses. The recalled glasses have number DI25K711imprinted on the left temple.

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) plans to review whether LASIK, laser eye surgery, is really improving patients lives. FDA says that the move is in response to a number of concerns raised about patient satisfaction with the procedure.

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In UK the cost of Lasik Surgery (Laser aided eye correction for short-sightedness, long-sightedness and astigmatism) is dropping across the board, in some clinic as much as 80% for correction of short-sightedness. Recent pricing changes for laser eye surgery across the UK means people can pay nearly £4,000 more to get rid of their glasses at one clinic compared to another. Read on to find out how you can save on your surgery without compromising quality.

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In celebration of their 8th anniversary of LASIK center in Houston, International EyeCare Laser Center will be sponsoring a free lunch and LASIK forum at 926 N. Wilcrest Drive on Wednesday, February 20th from 12pm until 2pm. LASIK surgeons Doctors Charles R. Moore and Scott E. Segal will be presenting at the forum.

In addition to a complimentary lunch, one lucky attendee will win a free vision makeover.
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Penetrating keratoplasty using a femtosecond laser to create surgical incisions in a zigzag pattern appears bio-mechanically stable, according to a study by researchers in California published in the December issue of Ophthalmology.

Patients treated with the technique showed "excellent" wound closure and integrity, and had only moderate astigmatism within a few months after operation, the authors noted.
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Riboflavin and ultraviolet-A corneal collagen cross linking can increase the bio-mechanical stability of the cornea and can halt and even partially reverse the progression of LASIK-induced keratectasia, according to a study by researchers in Switzerland & Germany.

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Researchers in California and Florida lead by Andrew I. Caster, MD brings good news for patients with corneal thickness of 500 µm or less who are due for LASIK surgery.

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LASIK eye surgery is typically carried out with Excimer laser. Excimer lasers are extremely precise, but they are also costly and expensive to maintain, which primarily accounts for the high cost of LASIK surgery.

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