The Eye Care Blog

Recent research done by an Ophthalmologist, Dr. Winfried Amoaku and his associates involving the residents of Akwapim South district of Eastern Region, reveals that Ghanaians of age 30 and above are more prone to suffer from Glaucoma.

If you think that only poor and developing countries face health problems; think again. Recent studies have found that one third of the Americans, suffer from eye problems before they reach 65 year of age. These problems, if not detected in time, can do serious damage to vision.

Dr. Robert Steigerwalt, Jr. and his associates, discovered a new natural product (Mitrogenol-TM) which claims to reduce the intraocular pressure of the eye.

A new treatment for axial myopia or nearsightedness has been developed by James Su, a graduate student researcher, co-advised by MSE and Bioengineering Professor Kevin Healy and School of Optometry Professor Christine Wildsoet. This promising treatment is based on a synthetic bio material which is known as hydrogel.

US researchers in the University of California, have claimed to develop a contact lens with the help of Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) that claims to monitor conditions such as glaucoma. Researchers added a chemical to a liquid PDMS solution that causes the mixture to set, or polymerise, when zapped with UV light. Then, they exposed the mixture [...]

Recent diagnosis and treatment of Gov. David Patersons acute-angle closure glaucoma indicates that Glaucoma can be treated if it is detected in its earlier stage.

A study presented at the World Ophthalmology Congress has revealed that glaucoma is annually making nearly 1.2 Lakhs Indians blind. The study conducted by the Asian survey has presented glaucoma as the silent thief of sight among the Indians. The study also presented that nearly 68% Indians run the risk of developing the disease.

According to the research highlights of the July 2008 issue on Opthalmology, the Ophthalmologists of America are continuing to develop treatments for Glucoma. The July ssue contains a large study of outcomes of incisional surgeries, used to reduce the pressure inside the eye of the Medicare patients.

In a survey it is found that by 2010 more than 8.4 million people in Asia will turn blind from Glaucoma, if not treated properly in time. Glaucoma is a disease which is the second leading cause of blindness after Cataract.

A miracle operation program which was implemented by Cuba and The Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas in Guantanamo, the easternmost province of Cuba. has helped 2,400 patients to recover their vision. These patients were mainly from Guantanamo, Haiti and Venezuela.