Archive for October, 2006

Macular Degeneration and its New Treatments

Wednesday, October 11th, 2006

The results of two large, randomized clinical trials published October 5, 2006, in the New England Journal of Medicine demonstrate that the drug ranibizumab (Lucentis) is an effective treatment for neovascular macular degeneration, a complication of age-related macular degeneration that leads to the vast majority of legal blindness associated with the disorder.

More Attention to the Eyes of Injured Combat Veterans Needed

Thursday, October 5th, 2006

A major veterans’ group says more attention should be paid to the eyes of injured combat veterans evacuated from Iraq and Afghanistan because of a possible link between undiagnosed cases of head injury and eye problems.

Patients Report Sight Loss After Free Eye Surgery

Thursday, October 5th, 2006

Patients given eye treatment for free by the government in Guwahati have suffered infection and doctors say the affected eye should be removed.

Antibiotic Fights Lymphoma of Eye Linked to Chlamydia

Wednesday, October 4th, 2006

The antibiotic doxycycline is proving an effective treatment for a lymphoma of the eye linked to chlamydia infection, Italian researchers report.

Israel’s Biotech Firm Sells Eye Treatment to Pfizer

Wednesday, October 4th, 2006

World biggest drug maker buys genetic eye treatment for blindness from Israeli biotech firm

Eye Treatment for Children Who Face Posibilities of Blindness in Vietnam

Wednesday, October 4th, 2006

The Vietnam Support Children Fund and ORBIS Vietnam signed a project “gift of light for children” in Hanoi on October 2.