News tagged with dry eye syndrome
Immunosuppressant medication may be cost-effective for dry eye syndrome
Feb 09, 2009 |
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A topical eye emulsion consisting of cyclosporine (a medication used to reduce transplant rejections or to treat arthritis and psoriasis) may be a cost-effective treatment for dry eye syndrome that does not respond to other ...
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Nearly 5 million Americans have dry eyes
Mar 09, 2007 |
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Nearly 5 million people in the United States are affected by Dry Eye Syndrome, a study released Friday said.
Scientists discover who is likely to get dry eye syndrome after LASIK surgery
Mar 03, 2008 |
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Scientists at Schepens Eye Research Institute have found that people with a certain low level of tear production are more likely to develop chronic dry eye syndrome after LASIK (laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis), laser ...
An estimated 4 percent of older US men have dry eye disease
Jun 08, 2009 |
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Dry eye disease is common among American men older than 50 and increases with age, high blood pressure, benign prostate disease and the use of antidepressants, according to a report in the June issue of Archives of Ophthalmology, on ...
'Lazy eye' discovery of how an old gene learns new tricks
Jul 25, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers have made a discovery which could lead the way for new treatments into a rare eye disorder which if not treated can result in permanent blindness in childhood.
A life 'lens' ordinary
Apr 29, 2008 |
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Nearly one third of Down’s syndrome children who wear bifocal lenses to help them focus accurately may only need to wear them for two years, according to new research from Cardiff University.
Genetic mutation identified for eye complaint
Jul 24, 2008 |
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An international research collaboration including research teams from the Children's Hospital in Boston (USA), King's College London and the Peninsula Medical School, has identified a gene that, when mutated, causes Duane ...
AMD discovery: New hope for treatment of vision loss
Feb 20, 2008 |
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Scientists have won a major battle in the fight against age-related macular degeneration, or AMD, a blinding eye disease that affects millions of people. An international team, led by researchers at Sainte-Justine Hospital ...
FDA to study negative effects of Lasik eye surgery
Oct 16, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The Food and Drug Administration announced plans Thursday to study the scope of problems connected with laser eye-correcting surgery, which include blurred vision and dry eyes.
Gaza strip families give first clue to condition causing blindness and tooth decay
Feb 12, 2009 |
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Scientists studying an inherited condition resulting in blindness and crumbling teeth have found a single defective gene can affect both eye function and normal tooth development.
Implanted tooth helps blind US woman recover sight
Sep 16, 2009 |
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A 60-year-old US grandmother, blind for nearly a decade, has recovered her sight after surgeons implanted a tooth in her eye as a base to hold a tiny plastic lens, her doctors said Wednesday.
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