Archive for the 'Improved Vision' Category

Sri Lanka gets latest Presbyopia treatment technology in Apollo hospital

Thursday, October 2nd, 2008

In its attempt to introduce new and improved methods of technology and means of treatment , the Apollo hospital has introduced the new technology for Presbyopia correction, CK Near vision in Sri Lanka.

Tips to improve academic performance of your child

Thursday, October 2nd, 2008

In an attempt to help parents to take better care of children’s eye, the Transitions Optical, joint venture of PPG Industries, Inc. and Essilor International has given some tips to take care of the children’s eyes. The eye tips will be helpful for the children to take care of their eyes and at the same [...]

Jacquelyn Mitchard joined hands in the dry eye campaign

Thursday, October 2nd, 2008

Jacquelyn Mitchard is known as the author so far. But hence forth he will be respected as a humanitarian and a philanthropist.He announced to have teamed up with the Red Hot Mamas(R), the nation’s largest menopause management education organization, and Allergan, Inc., a global health care leader in eye care, to unveil the Top 10 [...]

Are you colorblind? To what degree?

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

Color blindness is a color vision deficiency, it is the inability to perceive differences between some of the colors that others can distinguish. It is most often of genetic nature, but may also occur because of eye, nerve, or brain damage, or due to exposure to certain chemicals.

VEGF Trap-Eye Phase 2 trial reports significant improvement in neovascular disease

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc and Bayer HealthCare AG has announced the result of Phase 2 trial of the VEGF Trap-Eye. It reported to have achieved durable improvements in visual acuity and in biologic measures of neovascular disease, including retinal thickness and active choroidal neovascularization lesion size.

Cure corneal ulcer or it may leave you blind

Monday, September 29th, 2008

Corneal ulcer is the rare and dangerous eye disease that may harm the eye and if remained untreated, can lead to blindness.

Women in higher risk of developing blindness worldwide

Friday, September 26th, 2008

Various researchers have found that women are in danger to develop blindness. Nearly two of every three blind patients are women. The picture is same world wide.

Gene therapy injection successful in inherited blind patients in England

Wednesday, September 24th, 2008

English researchers have found a new kind of gene therapy for the eye treatment. The gene injection can be a hope for thousands of blind people.

After UK, US researchers successfull in using gene therapy to cure inherited sight disorder

Wednesday, September 24th, 2008

US scientists have claimed to be successful in gene therapy by injected material containing a corrective gene into the eyes of three patients with Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA).

Noor Dubai: new eye destination in the UAE

Wednesday, September 24th, 2008

UAE is slowly making its mark as a health destination in the Asia. The Noor Dubai, the eye hospital that aims to prevent and correct vision problems in more than a million people worldwide.