POSTS TAGGED AS glaucoma

Gene Therapy for Glaucoma

Glaucoma
“The major risk factor for glaucoma is elevated intraocular pressure, which is regulated by the balance between the secretion of [MORE]

A Bioengineered Cornea

Bioengineered corneal tissue for minimally invasive vision restoration in advanced keratoconus
“We [ophthalmology and materials researchers at Linkoping University in Sweden] [MORE]

A Deep Learning Model for Automatically Diagnosing Eye Disease

Deep learning model for automatic segmentation and analysis of ophthalmic images
“Here, we [ophthalmology researchers at Tohoku University in Japan] report [MORE]

Air Puff and AI Test for Glaucoma

No touch AI device for glaucoma testing.
This piece is about a commercial device, “IOPerfect,” that has implications for telemedicine and [MORE]

Genetics-Based Blood Test for Glaucoma

Testing for glaucoma
“A new genetics-based blood test for glaucoma is 15 times better than current methods at identifying high-risk individuals [MORE]

AI Better at Identifying Ganglion Degeneration

Adaptive Optics OCT
“Cell-level quantitative features of retinal ganglion cells (GCs) are potentially important biomarkers for improved diagnosis and treatment monitoring [MORE]

Electrodiagnostic Wearable for Eye Diseases

Electrodiagnostic Wearable for Eye Diseases
To diagnose glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, et al eye diseases, researchers at Purdue University “report a design [MORE]

Optic Nerve Stem Cells

Optic nerve
For the first time, scientists at the University of Maryland School of Medicine have identified stem cells that give [MORE]

Patch with Microneedles Delivers Drugs for Eye Diseases

Eye patch with microneedles
Means for delivering drugs to treat glaucoma and macular degeneration—eye drops and needle injections–are limited in several [MORE]

Drug-Dispensing, Color-Changing Contact Lenses

Color changing drug delivery contact lens
“The prototype dye-free lens was made via a process known as molecular imprinting – this [MORE]

Implantable Sensor Measures Intraocular Pressure

Eyemate Continuous IOP Monitor
With a new device called “Eyemate” (from Implandata, Hanover, Germany), an eye surgeon can insert a interocular [MORE]

Smart Contact Lens for Diabetes and Glaucoma Monitoring

New Contact Lens Senses Glaucoma and Diabetes
This piece reports on smart contact lenses developed by two university labs in South [MORE]

Micro-Stent Implant for Glaucoma

CyPass Micro Stent Implant
Alcon (Ft. Worth, TX; now a division of Novartis) has recently won FDA approval for its “CyPass [MORE]

Eye Implant, Smart Phone Monitoring for Glaucoma

Stepen Quake Developer of IOP Measurement Device
The eye’s internal pressure has some of the same characteristics as blood pressure. Many [MORE]