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Can-Fite BioPharma Ltd (TASE:CFBI), a biotechnology company traded on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, announced today that it has opened an Investigational New Drug application (IND) with the US-FDA for a Phase 3 study of its lead drug, CF101, in patients with moderate to severe Dry Eye Syndrome...
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ThromboGenics NV (Euronext Brussels: THR), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of innovative treatments for eye disease, cardiovascular disease and cancer, announces that the pooled results from the successful microplasmin MIVI-TRUST Phase III program were presented today at the EURETINA (European Society of Retina Specialists) Congress in Paris, France...
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The largest and most comprehensive ophthalmic educational meeting in the world, the American Academy of Ophthalmology's (Academy) 2010 Joint Meeting in conjunction with the Middle East Africa Council of Ophthalmology (MEACO) will be taking place in Chicago, October 16 to 19...
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The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO), a professional organization of member scientists, opposes the Federal District Court injunction that froze federal funding for human embryonic stem cell (hESC) research. ARVO is troubled by this barrier to research that has the potential to restore sight and mitigate eye damage...
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Alcon, Inc. (NYSE: ACL), the world's leader in eye care and cataract surgery, announced its launch of the AcrySof® IQ ReSTOR® Multifocal Toric intraocular lens (IOL) outside the United States during the 2010 European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS) annual meeting in Paris, France...
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As many children head back to school this fall, are they truly prepared for what lies ahead? With a few simple medical exams; Maine's school-age children will be armed with the tools they need to have a healthier school year...
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Twenty-first-century pharmaceutical breakthroughs require 21st-century drug discovery tools, such as computational or in silico molecular design and high-throughput screening of effective, new compounds. That's the theme of a University at Buffalo symposium to be held Sept...
Eye Health / Blindness News From Medical News Today
It's back to school time! Kids are feeling excited and maybe a little nervous. New teachers, new friends and new sports seasons. Parents are scrambling to buy back-to-school clothes and equip their children with all the sports gear they need, like helmets, pads, braces and mouth guards...
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Carl Zeiss Meditec is once again presenting its expanded offer of solutions for cataract, refractive and retina applications. Under the theme - Creating what's to come - the company is demonstrating how it would like to shape the future of ophthalmology with its products and solutions...
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Global ophthalmic device company OptiMedica Corp. has announced that clinical results for its laser cataract surgical system will be the subject of three presentations at the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons annual meeting in Paris, September 4 - 8...
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All 12 TLC Laser Eye Centers in Southern California are changing their names to NVISION Laser Eye Centers. The name change accompanies the sale of TLC Vision's interest in the 12 centers to Medical Director Dr. Tom Tooma to become a separate LASIK brand. The new brand will operate as NVISION Laser Eye Centers and will have the same 12 Southern California locations, same surgeons and staff...
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Bausch + Lomb Storz® Ophthalmic Instruments announces the U.S. release of a new, single-use, asymmetric peeling forceps for vitreoretinal surgery. The forceps are available in 23- and 25-gauge options for facilities seeking the safety, consistency and convenience a single-use instrument offers...
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Eye M.D.s are intent on finding better ways to diagnose and treat glaucoma, a complex, potentially blinding disease. September's Ophthalmology journal includes new data from the Rotterdam Study that will help doctors better predict visual field loss (VFL) in glaucoma patients. Johannes R...
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A recent study conducted by oculoplastic surgeon Charles Soparkar, M.D., Ph.D. (The Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX) utilizing a patent-pending formulation of zinc and phytase (trademarked as ZYTAZE?), demonstrated that increasing zinc levels by oral administration for 4 days prior to a planned injection of botulinum toxin improved efficacy and/or duration in 41 of 44 patients tested (93%)...
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ReVision Therapeutics Inc. announced that data from a Phase 2b trial show that fenretinide (RT-101) reduced the incidence of choroidal neovascularization (CNV, wet age related macular degeneration) by about 50 percent in patients with geographic atrophy (GA), the most advanced form of dry age related macular degeneration (AMD). The data, presented Monday by Alexander M. Eaton, M.D...
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ThromboGenics NV (Euronext Brussels: THR), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of innovative treatments for eye disease, vascular disease and cancer announces that its second Phase III trial evaluating microplasmin for the non-surgical treatment of vitreomacular adhesion (VMA) has met its primary endpoint...
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pSivida Corp. (NASDAQ:PSDV) (ASX:PVA), a leader in the development of sustained release back of the eye drug delivery systems for difficult-to-treat conditions, announced that its licensee, Alimera Sciences (NASDAQ:ALIM) has been notified that the U.S...
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Allergan, Inc. (NYSE:AGN) announced the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved LUMIGAN® (bimatoprost ophthalmic solution) 0.01% as a first-line therapy indicated for the reduction of elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) in patients with open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension. LUMIGAN® 0...
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A new imaging system using six different wavelengths to illuminate the interior of the eyeball (ocular fundus) may pave the way for doctors to easily screen patients for common diseases of the eye, such as age-related macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy. The system is described in the journal Review of Scientific Instruments, which is published by the American Institute of Physics...
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Eyegenix?, the ophthalmic division of Cellular Bioengineering, Inc. (CBI), announced that the results of a pilot clinical trial using a synthetic cornea for which Eyegenix? holds the exclusive global license for transplantation were published in the peer-reviewed journal, Science Translational Medicine (Volume 2, Issue 46, August, 25, 2010)...
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Iluvien(R) (fluocinolone acetonide intravitreal insert), an investigational sustained drug delivery system that releases sub-microgram levels of fluocinolone acetonide for DME (diabetic macular edema) treatment, has been accepted for filing and granted Priority Review States by the FDA (Food and Drug Administration, USA), Alimera Sciences, Inc. announced today...
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Optometrists are encouraging parents and teachers across the country to take their children for a special eye test as part of its Bright Eyes For Back to School campaign which runs next week (from September 6th to 11th)...
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University of British Columbia researchers have led the development of a new "toolbox of MiniPromoters" for research and future therapies on brain, spinal cord and eye function. MiniPromoters are small segments of human DNA with the ability to turn genes on and off at specific times and locations...
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Rare but devastating, eye cancer can strike anyone at any time and treating it often requires radiation that leaves half of all patients partially blind. But a new technique developed by Scott Oliver, MD, assistant professor at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, may change all that...
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Deaf blind children can be isolated and disconnected from people and activities. Without individualized support, they cannot access visual and auditory information and often complete school unable to seek future education, employment, or independent living. Providing appropriate special education and related services for deaf blind children poses unique challenges...
MedicineNet Eyesight General
Title: Health Tip: When Something's Stuck in Your Eye
Category: Health News
Created: 9/1/2010 10:10:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 9/2/2010
Category: Health News
Created: 9/1/2010 10:10:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 9/2/2010
MedicineNet Eyesight General
Title: Retinal Detachment
Category: Diseases and Conditions
Created: 3/8/2000
Last Editorial Review: 9/1/2010
Category: Diseases and Conditions
Created: 3/8/2000
Last Editorial Review: 9/1/2010
MedicineNet Eyesight General
Title: Study Links Gene to Serious Eye Disease
Category: Health News
Created: 8/25/2010 6:10:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 8/26/2010
Category: Health News
Created: 8/25/2010 6:10:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 8/26/2010
MedicineNet Eyesight General
Title: How Sun Time as a Kid Led to Eye Surgery
Category: Health News
Created: 8/20/2010 12:10:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 8/23/2010
Category: Health News
Created: 8/20/2010 12:10:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 8/23/2010
MedicineNet Eyesight General
Title: Green Laser Pointers May Be Harmful to Eyes
Category: Health News
Created: 8/9/2010 11:21:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 8/9/2010 11:21:03 AM
Category: Health News
Created: 8/9/2010 11:21:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 8/9/2010 11:21:03 AM
MedicineNet Eyesight General
Title: Sjogren's Syndrome
Category: Diseases and Conditions
Created: 12/31/1997
Last Editorial Review: 7/19/2010
Category: Diseases and Conditions
Created: 12/31/1997
Last Editorial Review: 7/19/2010
MedicineNet Eyesight General
Title: Health Tip: Drive Safely in the Dark
Category: Health News
Created: 7/19/2010 8:10:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 7/19/2010
Category: Health News
Created: 7/19/2010 8:10:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 7/19/2010
MedicineNet Eyesight General
Title: Health Tip: Why Are My Eyes Red?
Category: Health News
Created: 7/19/2010 8:10:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 7/19/2010
Category: Health News
Created: 7/19/2010 8:10:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 7/19/2010
MedicineNet Eyesight General
Title: Lady Gaga-Inspired Lens Fad Draws Warning From Eye Docs
Category: Health News
Created: 7/7/2010 12:10:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 7/8/2010
Category: Health News
Created: 7/7/2010 12:10:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 7/8/2010
MedicineNet Eyesight General
Title: Eye Condition May Alter Corneal Transplant Results
Category: Health News
Created: 7/1/2010 12:10:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 7/2/2010
Category: Health News
Created: 7/1/2010 12:10:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 7/2/2010
MedicineNet Eyesight General
Title: Pink Eye
Category: Diseases and Conditions
Created: 12/31/1997
Last Editorial Review: 6/18/2010
Category: Diseases and Conditions
Created: 12/31/1997
Last Editorial Review: 6/18/2010
MedicineNet Eyesight General
Title: IVF Babies and Major Birth Defects
Category: Health News
Created: 6/14/2010 12:59:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 6/14/2010 12:59:44 PM
Category: Health News
Created: 6/14/2010 12:59:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 6/14/2010 12:59:44 PM
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