Age-related blindness is one of the most common forms of blindness across the globe and with the aim of finding a treatment for this, a clinical trial investigating stem cells’ potential is…
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CDC: 41 million contact lens wearers in US at risk of eye infections
In a national survey carried out by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), US it as been found that almost all of the 41 million estimated contact lens wearers in…
Cataract could soon be cured with eye drops
Cataract patients could soon have the option of getting rid of their condition with just a few eye drops rather than a surgery, researchers at Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou, China have…
Charity voices concern over NHS England’s refusal to fund anti-TNF treatments
The Royal National Institute of Blind People has revealed that patients in England with severe refractory uveitis will now have to go to Scotland or Wales to get appropriate treatment as NHS…
Possible link between blue eyes and alcohol dependence found
In a first of its kind study, scientists at the University of Vermont have established a possible link between eye colour and dependence on alcohol – a development that could have implications…
Contact lenses may be behind increased frequency of certain eye infections
Researchers have found a possible cause of the increased frequency of certain eye infections among contact lens wearers using high-precision genetic tests to differentiate the thousands of bacteria that make up the…