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Innovation, Med Tech

AI Outperforms Ophthalmologists at Detecting Eye Disease

October 10, 2022

Via: HitConsultant

Artificial intelligence (AI) systems using digital fundus photography instruments have been developed for diabetic retinopathy (DR) screening in order to partially address the increased demand for screening related to a burgeoning diabetic population in the world. According to the International […]


Innovation, Research

Toxic DNA buildup in eyes may drive blinding macular degeneration

September 30, 2021

Via: ScienceDaily Health

Damaging DNA builds up in the eyes of patients with geographic atrophy, an untreatable, poorly understood form of age-related macular degeneration that causes blindness, new research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine reveals. Based on the discovery, the […]


Innovation, Research

Eye conditions linked to increased risk of dementia

September 14, 2021

Via: The Medical News

Age-related macular degeneration, cataract and diabetes-related eye disease are linked to an increased risk of dementia, suggests research published online in the British Journal of Ophthalmology. Vision impairment can be one of the first signs of dementia, and reduced stimulation […]


Innovation, Research

Dry eye disease negatively affects physical and mental health as well as vision

March 11, 2021

Via: ScienceDaily Health

Patients suffering from dry eye disease symptoms have a lower quality of life compared to those without symptoms, a new study reports. The findings showed that patients with the condition reported negative effects on visual function, their ability to carry […]


Innovation, Research

Study offers new clues to the pathogenesis of glaucoma

December 15, 2020

Via: The Medical News

In the search for new ways to treat the incurable eye disease glaucoma, researchers at Karolinska Institutet and St. Erik Eye Hospital in Sweden have discovered more clues as to its pathogenesis. A new study shows how metabolic disturbance of […]


Innovation, Research

Researchers gain new insight into how lipids function within tears

April 7, 2020

Via: The Medical News

New understandings of how lipids function within tears could lead to better drugs for treating dry eye disease. A new approach has given Hokkaido University researchers insight into the synthesis and functions of lipids found in tears. Their findings, published […]


Innovation, Research

New genetic test to predict and prevent vision loss from glaucoma

January 21, 2020

Via: The Medical News

Researchers have identified 107 genes that increase a person’s risk of developing the eye disease glaucoma, and now developed a genetic test to detect those at risk of going blind from it. The research, led by QIMR Berghofer Medical Research […]


Innovation, Research

New insights into protein transport could help define strategies for treating eye disease

August 22, 2019

Via: The Medical News

Many forms of vision loss stem from a common source: impaired communication between the eye and the brain. And at the root of all eye-to-brain communication are the hundreds of proteins generated by the retina’s nerve cells. A new study […]


Biomarker, Innovation

Q BioMed licenses biomarker for monitoring glaucoma

March 12, 2019

Via: medicaldevice-network.com

The potential use of Growth Differentiation Factor 15 (GDF15) as a biomarker for the eye disease was first identified by a research team at Washington University. The marker is expected to improve treatment options for glaucoma patients. Glaucoma is characterised […]


Innovation, Med Tech

Google’s AI can outperform experts in diagnosing eye disease

August 23, 2018

Via: Health Data Management

Google’s DeepMind AI arm has created a new deep learning framework that diagnoses eye diseases and triages treatment options. Research suggests that the approach can do just as well as—and, in some cases, better—than eye specialists, and could help patients […]


Innovation, Med Tech

‘Eye-on-a-chip’ technology may pave way for new eye disease treatments

July 5, 2018

Via: The Medical News

Organ-on-a-chip systems are emerging rapidly: they will be capable of mimicking the functionality of an entire organ, by using just a tiny part of it on a microchip with fluid channels. Researchers of the University of Twente already booked good […]


Innovation, Medical Devices

FDA clears AI-based device for diabetic eye disease detection

April 12, 2018

Via: medicaldevice-network.com

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the sale of an artificial intelligence (AI) based medical device for the detection of an eye disease associated with diabetes called diabetic retinopathy. Reported to be the first device to provide […]


Innovation, Med Tech

Study finds telemedicine can accurately detect rare eye disorder

April 10, 2018

Via: medicaldevice-network.com

A study conducted by Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) in the US has shown that telemedicine can accurately and effectively detect a rare type of eye disease that causes blindness in premature babies. Called retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), the […]


News

Newer Drugs Helping Older People with Eye Disease

May 24, 2016

Via: MedlinePlus Health News

New medications are boosting quality of life for many older people with age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a new study indicates. The drugs Avastin and Lucentis have significantly increased the number of people with AMD whose vision remains good enough to […]