The Eye Care Blog

New study funded by the National Eye Institute (NEI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) reveals that, the old laser treatment is far more effective in curing abnormal eye swelling in diabetic patients than that of the corticosteroid, new drug therapy. This study is been published online in July in the journal Ophthalmology.

A prospective, randomized triple-masked study done by the Indian scientists proves that well known moxifloxacin shows better result if is used two hours before cataract surgery than one day before usage. The findings is being published in the August issue of Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery.

Ocular surface disease is a major eye disease among the Indians. But this is the problem nobody seems to be interested in. This drives Dr. Virender S. Sangwan, MS in the L.V. Prasad Eye Institute to come forward to take necessary steps. As a result, he works at trying to make the lives of patients [...]

New news related to eye movement arises hope for the patients suffering from clinical conditions such as Parkinson’s, multiple sclerosis, head injury, stroke, coma, anesthetic and even for unconsciousness person.

A new study conducted by the the INDEYE in Delhi reveals that Indian population is more prevalent to cataract and AMD (Age related macular degeneration) than any other eye disease.

The study compared nutrient intake over time among Europeans aged 65 or older. Participants who ate at least one portion of fish each week were 50% less likely to develop macular degeneration as those who ate fish less than once a week.

Eyes are the most sensitive and delicate organ we possess, and perhaps the most amazing too. It provides us the chance to see this beautiful world. But due to lack of information we fail to take as much care as it demands. And this leads to different types of diseases which ultimately threatens its existence.

A groundbreaking discovery on macular degeneration reveals the direct association of immune system protein called TLR3 with onset of severe “dry” macular degeneration. This discovery is believed to be a breakthrough as the doctors are now in position to develop proper treatment for disease which is till now untreatable.

This is what is happening in Republican country of East Africa - Uganda. Research shows that near about one percent of Uganda’s population of about 30 million people are blind while more of three million people are at risk of becoming blind because they are exposed to preventable and non-preventable causes of blindness.

Good news for the patients suffering from Glaucoma, A new promising treatment named Interventional Ophthalmology procedure with its new technology can help to reduce the elevated pressure inside the eye.