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Scientists succeed to control cells' behavior using light

Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have shown they can coax cells to move toward a beam of light. The feat is a first step toward manipulating cells to control insulin secretion or heart rate using light.

9 Apr 2013

American Cancer Society announces new research, training grants for fiscal year 2013

The American Cancer Society, the largest non-government, not-for-profit funding source of cancer research in the United States, has awarded 175 national research and training grants totaling $79,073,250 for fiscal year 2013.

9 Apr 2013

FDA approves PROLENSA for treatment of inflammation, pain after cataract surgery

Bausch + Lomb, the global eye health company, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the company's New Drug Application for PROLENSA (bromfenac ophthalmic solution) 0.07 percent prescription eye drop, an innovative once-daily nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug for the treatment of postoperative inflammation and reduction of ocular pain in patients who have undergone cataract surgery.

9 Apr 2013

Amakem backs new Chair of Ophthalmology Translational Research at KU Leuven

Amakem NV, a kinase platform company focusing on ophthalmology, today announces it has sponsored a new Chair of Ophthalmology Translational Research at the Catholic University Leuven (KU Leuven), Belgium.

8 Apr 2013

GenSight Biologics announces closing of €32 million Series A financing

GenSight Biologics, a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of ophthalmic therapeutics using gene therapy, announced today the closing of a €32 million Series A financing.

8 Apr 2013

China begins slaughter of birds in Shanghai market after 6th death from H7N9 announced; U.S., global experts begin vaccine research

"China announced a sixth death from a new bird flu strain Friday, while authorities in Shanghai halted the sale of live fowl and slaughtered all poultry at a market where the virus was detected in pigeons being sold for meat," the Associated Press reports (Wong, 4/5).

6 Apr 2013

Researchers analyze changes in bodies and performance of women players over the season

Researchers in the UPV/EHU's department of Physical and Sports Education have worked with 21 players in the Athletic Club women's A team. They have studied the relationship between their routine training (including the matches played) and their anthropometric measurements, parts of the body and physical performance, and with the evolution in these variables.

5 Apr 2013

DSEK surgical procedure for perfect vision

Since she was a child Sarah Mittler knew exactly what she wanted to do−be a wife and mother. She and her husband, Tom, were living their dream of a life complete with five kids, two dogs and a packed schedule of activities, until Sarah's vision started to deteriorate.

5 Apr 2013

Wistar scientists describe mechanics of oncogene-induced senescence

Researchers from The Wistar Institute explain a new molecular mechanism behind the phenomenon of oncogene-induced senescence. By depriving the cell of the ability to make new nucleotides-the building blocks of DNA molecules-cells can suppress cancer development by forcing a damaged cell into a senescent state, where the cell remains alive yet cannot reproduce.

5 Apr 2013

Scientists develop a new way to generate induced pluripotent stem cell lines from human fibroblasts

A team of New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF) Research Institute scientists led by David Kahler, PhD, NYSCF Director of Laboratory Automation, have developed a new way to generate induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cell lines from human fibroblasts, acquired from both healthy and diseased donors.

4 Apr 2013

Despite discovery of sight-saving drugs, AMD still causes severe vision loss in older Americans

Age-related macular degeneration continues to be the leading cause of visual impairment in the United States for people over age 65, according to a study recently published online in Ophthalmology, the journal of the American Academy of Ophthalmology.

4 Apr 2013

Lund University researchers examine why people suffer vision loss in eye diseases

Using new technology and new approaches, researchers at Lund University in Sweden hope to be able to explain why people suffer vision loss in eye diseases such as retinal detachment and glaucoma.

4 Apr 2013

Researchers discover injectable protein to reverse symptoms of dangerous conditions

The creation of new blood vessels in the body, called "angiogenesis," is usually discussed in connection with healing wounds and tumors. But it's also an ongoing process in the female reproductive tract, where the growth and breaking of blood vessels is a normal part of the menstrual cycle. But abnormal growth of blood vessels can have painful consequences and resultant pathologies.

4 Apr 2013

Study suggests drugs prescribed to lower cholesterol may be effective against macular degeneration

A new study raises the intriguing possibility that drugs prescribed to lower cholesterol may be effective against macular degeneration, a blinding eye disease. Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found that age-related macular degeneration, the leading cause of vision loss in Americans over 50, shares a common link with atherosclerosis.

3 Apr 2013

Targeting cholesterol metabolism in eye may prevent age-related macular degeneration, says study

Targeting cholesterol metabolism in the eye might help prevent a severe form of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), one of the most common causes of blindness in older Americans, according to indications in a study in mice, which was supported by the National Institutes of Health.

3 Apr 2013

FDA clears LENSAR Laser System to perform corneal, arcuate incisions during cataract surgery

LENSAR Inc., developer of the next generation LENSAR Laser System™ for refractive cataract surgery, announced today that the company's laser system has received 510(k) clearance from the United States Food and Drug Administration for the execution of arcuate incisions during cataract surgery.

3 Apr 2013

Life-changing ChromaGen lenses for people with dyslexia, other reading disorders

Words that move from left to right or up and down, words that are blurry or come in and out of focus or words that appear to float on the page, seeing double words or double sentences, re-reading the same lines - these are some of the reading difficulties that students everywhere are struggling with.

3 Apr 2013

Report highlights ecological cost of pharmaceutical waste

Pharmaceuticals commonly found in the environment are disrupting streams, with unknown impacts on aquatic life and water quality.

2 Apr 2013

Researchers examine benefits of surgical intervention in breast cancer patients with lung metastases

Patients with primary breast cancer that has spread to the lungs may live longer if the lung metastases are surgically removed, according to a study published in the April 2013 issue of The Annals of Thoracic Surgery.

1 Apr 2013

Wearing OK contact lenses every night can restore age-related loss of near vision

By middle age, most people have age-related declines in near vision (presbyopia) requiring bifocals or reading glasses. An emerging technique called hyperopic orthokeratology (OK) may provide a new alternative for restoring near vision without the need for glasses, according to a study, "Refractive Changes from Hyperopic Orthokeratology Monovision in Presbyopes", appearing in the April issue of Optometry and Vision Science, official journal of the American Academy of Optometry.

1 Apr 2013

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Latest Eye News and Research

Scientists succeed to control cells' behavior using light

American Cancer Society announces new research, training grants for fiscal year 2013

FDA approves PROLENSA for treatment of inflammation, pain after cataract surgery

Amakem backs new Chair of Ophthalmology Translational Research at KU Leuven

GenSight Biologics announces closing of €32 million Series A financing

China begins slaughter of birds in Shanghai market after 6th death from H7N9 announced; U.S., global experts begin vaccine research

Researchers analyze changes in bodies and performance of women players over the season

DSEK surgical procedure for perfect vision

Wistar scientists describe mechanics of oncogene-induced senescence

Scientists develop a new way to generate induced pluripotent stem cell lines from human fibroblasts

Despite discovery of sight-saving drugs, AMD still causes severe vision loss in older Americans

Lund University researchers examine why people suffer vision loss in eye diseases

Researchers discover injectable protein to reverse symptoms of dangerous conditions

Study suggests drugs prescribed to lower cholesterol may be effective against macular degeneration

Targeting cholesterol metabolism in eye may prevent age-related macular degeneration, says study

FDA clears LENSAR Laser System to perform corneal, arcuate incisions during cataract surgery

Life-changing ChromaGen lenses for people with dyslexia, other reading disorders

Report highlights ecological cost of pharmaceutical waste

Researchers examine benefits of surgical intervention in breast cancer patients with lung metastases

Wearing OK contact lenses every night can restore age-related loss of near vision

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