Ophthalmology

Eye floaters and flashes of light linked to retinal tear, detachment

Enlarge Queen's University Ophthalmology professor Sanjay Sharma leads a team investigating sudden-onset flashes and floaters. Credit: Insidermedicine Suddenly seeing floaters or flashes of light may indicate a serious eye...

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Keep Eye Safety In Mind When Choosing Toys This Holiday

Imagine a BB gun pellet striking your child's eye with enough force to knock him to the ground. Sadly, some popular children's gifts around the holidays can cause serious eye injuries. In recognition of Safe Toys and...

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N.C. Ophthalmologist Helps Train Iraqi, Afghan Doctors

Lt. Col. Mike Brennan retired from the Army more than two decades ago. He settled his family into a quiet North Carolina community where he built a successful ophthalmology practice. But one phone call from a friend encouraged...

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Pegylated-Interferon-Associated Retinopathy in Chronic Hepatitis Patients

Ji Won Lim, Min-Cheol Shin Department of Ophthalmology, Chunchon Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University, Chunchon, Republic of Korea Abstract Purpose: To investigate the clinical features of pegylated-interferon...

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Gene therapy improves vision

November 23, 2009 By Brian Schleter From left to right: Albert M. Maguire, associate professor of Ophthalmology at Penn; Katherine High, director of the Center for Cellular and Molecular Therapeutics at Children's Hospital of...

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Cataract: Scientists at University of South Australia describe research in cataract

Investigators publish new data in the report 'Catquest questionnaire: re-validation in an Australian cataract population.' "The Catquest questionnaire was developed using traditional methodology to enable cataract surgery...

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Update on treatments of diabetic macular edema

Objective To review the update research progress about the treatment of diabetic macular edema and to give helpful guidelines in the treatment of diabetic macular edema based on available evidence to date.Data sources A...

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Histological and ultrastructural study on the medial canthal ligament of blepharophimosis, ptosis...

Background Blepharophimosis ptosis epicanthus inversus syndrome (BPES) is a rare congenital ophthalmic disorder, characterized by congenital eyelid malformation including bilateral ptosis, shortening of the horizontal eyelid...

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R555W mutation of TGFβI related to granular corneal dystrophy in Chinese patients

Background Mutations in the transforming growth factor beta I (TGFBI) gene cause several types of autosomal-dominant corneal dystrophies. We investigated the role of this gene in a Chinese family affected by granular corneal...

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Ultrasound-mediated microbubble delivery of pigment epithelium-derived factor gene into retina...

Background Many studies have suggested that the imbalance of angiogenic factor and anti-angiogenic factor expression contributes significantly to the development of choroidal neovascularization (CNV), and ultrasound microbubble...

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