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16 July 2012
Implantation of the Artiflex toric iris-fixated phakic IOL is effective, predictable and safe for the correction of myopic astigmatism.
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11 September 2009
Interim results from a Phase II study by Gene Signal suggest that antisense oligonucleotide GS-101 is safe and effective at inhibiting abnormal corneal new blood vessel growth.
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02 September 2009
The pathology of glaucoma is likely to be related to the presence and levels of selenium, according to the results of a study published in the August issue of the British Journal of Ophthalmology.
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02 September 2009
A new study conducted by researchers at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland, has found that the brain predicts the consequences of eye movement even before the eyes take in a new scene.
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02 September 2009
High levels of the enzyme arginase contributes to vascular eye damage, and therapies to lower its levels could halt progression of diabetic retinopathy (DR), according to researchers at the Medical College of Georgia (MCG) School of Medicine, USA.
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19 August 2009
According to a report in the August issue of Archives of Ophthalmology, there are eight factors that may predict whether a choroidal nevus-a benign, flat, pigmented growth inside the eye and beneath the retina-may develop into melanoma.
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19 August 2009
Partial sections of vision were recently restored to a blind woman's retina through the use of gene therapy.
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19 August 2009
Researchers in Cleveland have discovered the first gene associated with the formation of age-related cataracts. EphA2 encodes an enzyme that plays a role in the repair of proteins in the lens of the eye after they become damaged and clump together, according to the investigators.
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19 August 2009
OcumatRx, an early stage company that is developing a medical device that represents a new concept for the permanent treatment of patients with glaucoma, has announced the successful completion of clinical trials for their first device with favourable preliminary safety and tolerability.
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