The Eye Care Blog

These days, Dr. Joseph Dello Russo has been operating for free on any combat-bound servicemen and women who show up at his door.

The pathogenesis of cataract has been found to be influenced by a number of factors including oxidative stress. Catalase, glutathione peroxidase (GPX), and superoxide dismutase (SOD) are some of the antioxidant enzymes that protect the body from oxidative damage.

Improvising the existing Intraocular lenses for cataract patients, the Indian Institute of Science has succeeded in making these lenses less hydrophilic.

The Lions Club International Cataract Surgery programme has benefitted 6.9 million people (mostly in the developing and under-developed countries) around the world.

According to U.S. drug regulator FDA, contact lens maker Bausch & Lomb has finally decided to permanently withdraw its lens solution “ReNu with MoistureLoc” from global market after more evidence linked it with Fusarium infection in eye.

Bausch & Lomb is urging soft contact-lens wearers to stop using its ReNu with MoistureLoc cleaning solution until the source of an infection that could lead to blindness is determined.

Scientists said on Friday they have developed a rapid, inexpensive and easy-to-use diagnostic test to detect trachoma, an eye disease that is the world’s leading cause of preventable blindness

Early detection and treatment is essential for two common eye conditions in children that can cause serious vision problems later in life, says Prevent Blindness America (PBA).

Five pairs of disposable contact lens for just Rs 450, it’s just Rs 90 for that special day.

The new 4th generation IntraLase(TM) 60 kHz laser which decreases the average flap creation from 30 seconds to approximately 15-20 seconds per eye and with improvements in speed, precision and greater safety, the IntraLase system allows the surgeon to deliver faster visual recovery, better visual results, and fewer re-treatments, will be installed in Canada for [...]