What do a bungee cord, a pan of frying bacon and lawn-care chemicals have in common? They are just a few of the common items around the house that can cause eye injuries. Most North Americans think that eye injuries are a workplace phenomenon or related to events like fireworks displays. In fact, we are […]
Collagen cross-linking
A new treatment for keratoconus Keratoconus is a degenerative disorder of the eye in which the biomechanical strength of the cornea’s collagen fibres is reduced, causing it to thin and bulge forward into a more conical shape than its normal gradual curve. The cornea is the clear tissue that covers the front of the eye […]
Retina Transplants Show Promise In Patients With Retinal Degeneration
Preliminary research shows encouraging results with transplantation of retinal cells in patients with blindness caused by retinitis pigmentosa (RP) and age-related macular degeneration (AMD), according to a report in the August issue of American Journal of Ophthalmology (http://www.AJO.com). In the FDA-monitored study, Dr. Norman D. Radtke of University of Louisville, Ky., and colleagues performed the […]