Eye disease

Patient Opinions Help Eye MDs Improve Glaucoma Testing

harminka — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:47:48 -0600

The first quantitative study of how glaucoma patients perceive glaucoma assessment tests and how these perceptions may impact test results and follow-up care was completed by Stuart K Gardiner, PhD, and his colleagues at the Discoveries in Sight Laboratory, Devers Eye Institute of the Legacy Health System, Portland OR.

Eye divergence in children triples risk of mental illness

harminka — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 02:28:22 -0600

Children whose eyes are misaligned and point outward are at significantly increased risk of developing mental illness by early adulthood, according to findings of a Mayo Clinic study published this month in a Pediatrics, the official journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Genetic differences that cause a childhood eye disease

harminka — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 04:07:32 -0500

Medical researchers at the University of Alberta have unlocked part of the mystery underlying a childhood eye disease. New research shows how children with some types of glaucoma end up with missing or extra pieces of DNA.

New treatment method for canine eye diseases

harminka — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 12:33:31 -0500

An Iowa State University researcher is exploring a new method of getting medicine to the eyes of infected dogs that is more effective and reliable than using eye drops.

More effective treatment identified for common childhood vision disorder

harminka — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 12:11:04 -0500

Scientists have found a more effective treatment for a common childhood eye muscle coordination problem called convergence insufficiency (CI). For words on a page to appear in focus a child's eyes must turn inward, or converge. In CI, the eyes do not converge easily, and as a result, additional muscular effort must be used to make the eyes turn in.

Older adults at risk for eye disease

harminka — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 13:09:29 -0500

A European study suggests that the combination of low plasma levels of antioxidants and blue light exposure from the sun is associated with certain forms of the eye disease age-related macular degeneration (AMD), according to a report in the October issue of Archives of Ophthalmology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

Best treatment determined for childhood eye problem

harminka — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 07:09:45 -0500

Mayo Clinic researchers, as part of a nine-site study, helped discover the best of three currently-used treatments for convergence insufficiency in children. Convergence refers to the natural ability of the eyes to focus and align while viewing objects up close. Children with convergence insufficiency tend to have blurred or double vision or headaches and corresponding issues in reading and concentrating, which ultimately impact learning.

New technique For Mapping blood supply in retina increases safety

harminka — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 07:38:03 -0500

Anyone who has ever been examined for eye disease involving blood flow in the retinal capillaries—as people with diabetes routinely are to assess vision loss associated with their disease— remembers the test: the injection, the bright lights, the discomfort.

Why do eyelids sag with age?

harminka — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 14:19:49 -0500

Many theories have sought to explain what causes the baggy lower eyelids that come with aging, but UCLA researchers have now found that fat expansion in the eye socket is the primary culprit.

Old eyes can learn new tricks

harminka — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 01:56:34 -0500

New evidence that the brain regions responsible for vision are capable of adapting in adults offers new hope for those with an untreated condition commonly known as lazy eye.

Protein transports nutrients believed to protect against eye disease

harminka — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 08:52:34 -0500

Scientists have identified the protein responsible for transporting nutrients to the eye that are believed to protect against the development of age-related macular degeneration, a leading cause of vision loss in elderly Americans.

Glaucoma procedure aims to prevent further eye damage

harminka — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 08:53:44 -0500

For the first time in Florida, patients with glaucoma have a new treatment option known as the Trabectome. The minimally invasive procedure, which is available at Mayo Clinic and takes about 20 minutes, is designed to decrease pressure within the eye and stabilize the vision.