POSTS TAGGED AS ophthalmology

Spiral Diopter Lens, a Breakthrough in Optics

Spiral diopter- freeform lenses with enhanced multifocal behavior
“Here, we [nanoengineers at the University of Bordeaux] introduce a lens type based [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]

Handheld Eye Scanner Detects Autism

Handheld eye scanner to identify children with autism spectrum disorder
“Researchers at Flinders University in Australia have developed a handheld eye [MORE]

AI in Diagnosing Eye Disease

Using AI to diagnose retinal disease
In a collaboration between Google’s DeepMind Health, University College London, and the Moorefield Eye Hospital, [MORE]

Alternating Current Stimulation for Glaucoma-Induced Partial Blindness

End Stage Glaucoma
In a clinical trial involving 45 people with vision loss due to glaucoma or anterior ischemic optical neuropathy, [MORE]

Personalized Proteomics

Uveitis
Uveitis is an inflammation of the eye’s middle layer, which supplies blood to the retina. A “blood-shot” eye, caused by [MORE]

World’s First Successful Implant of a Bionic Eye

Argus II
A surgeon at the Manchester Royal Eye Hospital in England has successfully implanted a working retinal prosthetic in an [MORE]

Nanowafers for Eye Injuries and Infections

Nanotech Disc for Eye Meds
If you can envision a drug eluting contact lens you have the basic idea of a [MORE]

Nanodiamonds in Contact Lens Deliver Glaucoma Drug Directly to Eye

Nanodiamonde
It’s curious that researchers in the UCLA School of Dentistry have made a finding that could dramatically change ophthalmology, [MORE]

Corneal Sealing after Cataract Surgery

ReSure Sealant
When eye surgeons remove a cataract through a small incision in the cornea, they apply an artificial lens, with [MORE]

New Device for Detecting Eye Diseases

Optical Coherence Tomography
Optical coherence tomography is a technology that bends infrared light in examining eyes for such things as [MORE]

Microbot for Eye Surgery

Octo Mag
Electrical engineers in Zurich, Switzerland have developed a magnetically guided “microbot” that can perform precise surgical or drug [MORE]

MIT’s “eyeNETRA”Camera

Raskar with eyeNETRA
Many people might be surprised to know that the pixel pitch of a smartphone camera exceeds that [MORE]

FDA Notes on Eye Implant

Few of us get to see how the FDA reviews a medical device application, but these notes give useful [MORE]