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Which medication is best for wet macular degeneration?
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine researchers studied the ocular as well as systemic effects that three anti-VEGF therapies had on patients.
Pegatanib, ranibizumab and bevacizumab wer...
Breakthrough Macular Degeneration research announced
Researchers at the University of California - Berkeley have found a way to treat eye diseases such as macular degeneration by turning ganglion cells into cells that can sense light. Many degenerat...
Revolutionary treatment restores vision
A study that involved a revolutionary treatment using stem cells from the eyes of non-living donors is detailed in STEM CELLS Translational Medicine.Researchers hope that
Google makes diabetic retinopathy diagnosis easier
Google is pairing up with it's sister company, Verily, to make screening for diabetic retinopathy and diabetic edema more accessible for patients in India.India faces a shortage of more than 100,0...
Gene therapy used to treat AMD
A surgeon at the John Radc
Phone interview for pre-op cataract patients safe
In an effort to determine whether preoperative (pre-op) phone calls could safely be a substitute for the traditional in-person pre-op office visit, researchers conducted a retrospective study of t...
3D-printed replacement cornea a reality
A new company, Precis
Trouble seeing in Dark Tunnels
One month ago, a 52 year-old woman came into my office with the sole complaint that she struggled to see at night. Her vision measured 20/20, and she had no catarac
