University of Toronto researchers have shown that fluid which flushes out the eye’s optic nerve doesn’t flow properly in mice with glaucoma, one of the world’s leading causes of permanent
By combining two imaging modalities - adaptive optics and angiography - American investigators at the National Eye Institute (NEI) say they can see live neurons, epithelial cells, and blood vessels
Scientists at the University of Birmingham have developed an eye drop consisting of a fluid gel, loaded with a natural wound-healing protein called decorin, that can help prevent or minimise vision
The Ministry of Health (MOH) has announced a new year-long collaborative ophthalmology project aimed at reducing waiting times and improving care for people with eye conditions, with a focus on
A stand-alone Health Workforce Directorate (HWD) has recently been created to help strengthen the health workforce, Health Minister Dr David Clark said. “The HWD extends the government’s capability
Johnson & Johnson Vision has launched a free nationwide contact lens recycling programme in the UK, enabling consumers to recycle their contact lenses and blister and foil packaging irrespective of
Travellers with harmful intentions may someday soon have their eyes give them away, thanks to new AI technology which detects and analyses involuntary eye movements. On the other hand, innocent
A study led by Moorfields Hospital researchers in the UK says the sequence in which cataract and trabeculectomy surgery is carried out does not appear to affect trabeculectomy function at five
Researchers in France have developed a simple, largely self-administered, questionnaire which they say effectively assesses risk for age-related macular degeneration (AMD) without the need for
Most patients withhold information from their doctor, a new study has found.4510 patients participated in two separate but identical surveys. In the respondent group with a mean age of 36, 81%
Researchers say they have developed a contact lens with an integrated LED light, including an ultra-thin silicon microchip, radio‐frequency (RF) antenna for wireless energy transfer, and stretchable
National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) experts say they have developed biodegradable lenses for inflammatory eye diseases, which dissolve in minutes in the eye and gradually release a drug
