October 10, 2022
Via: HitConsultantArtificial 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 […]
September 30, 2021
Via: ScienceDaily HealthDamaging 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 […]
September 14, 2021
Via: The Medical NewsAge-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 […]
March 11, 2021
Via: ScienceDaily HealthPatients 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 […]
December 15, 2020
Via: The Medical NewsIn 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 […]
April 7, 2020
Via: The Medical NewsNew 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 […]
January 21, 2020
Via: The Medical NewsResearchers 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 […]
August 22, 2019
Via: The Medical NewsMany 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 […]
March 12, 2019
Via: medicaldevice-network.comThe 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 […]
August 23, 2018
Via: Health Data ManagementGoogle’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 […]
July 5, 2018
Via: The Medical NewsOrgan-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 […]
April 12, 2018
Via: medicaldevice-network.comThe 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 […]
April 10, 2018
Via: medicaldevice-network.comA 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 […]
May 24, 2016
Via: MedlinePlus Health NewsNew 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 […]