The Eye Care Blog

Food & Drug Administration panel come to the decision that wrinkle treatments such as Juvederm, Restylane should inform the users better. These treatment known as as dermal fillers approved to treat moderate to severe facial wrinkles. However, they are increasingly being used off-label in other procedures, such a lip plumping and facial contouring.

At a recent plastic surgery conference doctors discussed on various problems related to the under-eye indentations. They reported an an increased incidence of short-term under-eye mounds, discoloration and persistent hard nodules. There are also a handful of reports by doctors in Japan, Brazil, South Korea and Austria of blindness caused by cosmetic injections of silicone [...]

St. John Eye Hospital of Jerusalem has received a major boost when it gets a contribution of $20,000. The money was contributed by the Prem Rawat Foundation. The only charitable provider of eye care in Gaza, St. John is open to all patients, regardless of race, religion or ability to pay.

US study have found that prolonged exposure to high temperatures degrades the antifungal properties of the ReNu with MoistureLoc contact lens solution. Researchers consider it to be a probable reason behind U.S. eye infection outbreak in 2004 and 2006. Between August 2004 and March 2006, there were 154 confirmed cases of the eye infection Fusarium [...]

Archives of Ophthalmology study finds improper temperature control of ReNu with MoistureLoc may lead to the 2004-2006 Fusarium keratitis epidemic.

A new device for diagnosing retina disease and glaucoma called Optical coherence tomography,(OCT) is now available in Spencer. It shows the retina problems instantaneously.

Millions of people around the world, use contact lens. It is safe and very useful tool to protect eyes. But on the other side, it requires proper cleaning. Care of contact lenses includes cleaning the storage case, since it is a potential source of infection.

USA based Unilens Vision Inc has today launched its next product called the all new C-VUE(R) Advanced(TM) Custom Toric. The products will be directly to the eye care professionals.

As a part of their second phase trial of the device called Bionic Vision, the US-based Doheny Eye Institute has partnered Bangalore’s speciality eye hospital Narayana Nethralaya to conduct clinical trial next year. The trial will focus on problems like night blindness and blindness due to old age.

Eyes is the most precious gift of god that allows us vision and power to see this beautiful world. Now with the help of some advanced technologies our eyes could be able to help the experts to diagnose and cure many diseases related to hearts, arteries, brain and nerves in there earlier stage of development.