New therapy being developed to help reverse vision loss
age-related macular degeneration

New therapy being developed to help reverse vision loss

Researchers at the University of Toronto have developed a new technique of injecting healthy cells into eyes affected by vision loss due to age-related macular degeneration (AMD) or retinitis pigme...
Drug used to treat interstitial cystitis increases risk of maculopathy
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Drug used to treat interstitial cystitis increases risk of maculopathy

Researchers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham examined the link between PPS exposure and maculopathy.
Is 2021 Another Year to be Thankful? [reprised from 2020]
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Is 2021 Another Year to be Thankful? [reprised from 2020]

It's been yet another difficult year, so it may seem difficult to conjure up thanks this year. And yet...
What Diet is Good for Your Eyes?
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What Diet is Good for Your Eyes?

A diet that that is good for heart health is also good for eye health and protection from blue and UV light.
New Intraocular lens helps patients see at all distances after cataract surgery
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New Intraocular lens helps patients see at all distances after cataract surgery

Now, with a new kind of intraocular lens that corrects for all ranges of distances, more patients will be able to toss their glasses after cataract surgery.
Strategies Eye Doctors use for their Patients with Dry Macular Degeneration
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Strategies Eye Doctors use for their Patients with Dry Macular Degeneration

I don't want to see ANY progression on their photographs or optical scans. If I do, I modify strategies.
New Eyedrop Approved by FDA to Improve Vision
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New Eyedrop Approved by FDA to Improve Vision

There’s a new prescription eyedrop that was just approved for presbyopia and farsightedness by the FDA, and I have concerns.
Eye drops to treat farsightedness approved by FDA
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Eye drops to treat farsightedness approved by FDA

The FDA recently announced it's approval of the first eye drops to treat presbyopia (farsightedness).
What's it like being an ophthalmologist?
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What's it like being an ophthalmologist?

There is tremendous responsibility in being an ophthalmologist, and especially being an eye surgeon.