Glaucoma patients can use implants to treat the condition by draining the eye, but the existing technology rarely lasts more than a few years thanks to the accumulation of microorganisms that wreck the functionality. A Purdue-led team might have a clever technological solution, using magnetism.
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Study Reveals Meditation Can Lower Eye Pressure for People with Glaucoma
A recent study by doctors at the premier All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), found that Meditation can help lower eye pressure in glaucoma patients.
New Glaucoma-Monitoring Implant Now Available in Europe
In recent years, we’ve heard of at least two different implants designed to measure the intraocular pressure in glaucoma patients’ eyes, potentially preventing blindness. Yet another such implant, this one known as Eyemate, recently became commercially available in Europe.
Research Reveals Autoimmune Disease as the Cause of Glaucoma
A breakthrough from researchers from MIT and Massachusetts Eye and Ear has revealed that the body’s own immune cells may be the culprit behind the slow retinal deterioration associated with glaucoma.
Research Shows Turmeric Could Treat Glaucoma
New research finds a way of delivering a sight-protective turmeric derivative efficiently, right where it is needed.
Breakthrough Study Shows Insulin Eye Drops Could Restore Sight of Glaucoma Patients
Neuroscience researcher, Dr. Adriana Di Polo, Ph. D., and her team at the University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre (CRCHUM) in Canada, have made a major breakthrough in the treatment of glaucoma. Their findings could also be applicable to other neurodegenerative conditions, notably Alzheimer’s disease. The results have just been published in the prestigious British scientific journal Brain, an Oxford University Press publication.
Glaukos Gets FDA Approval for Glaucoma Treatment
Glaukos has just received FDA approval for its iStent inject Trabecular Micro-Bypass System indicated for the reduction of intraocular pressure in primary open-angle glaucoma patients undergoing concomitant cataract surgery.
Genetic Variants Could Predict Glaucoma with 75 percent Accuracy
A study led by scientists from King’s College London, University College London, Massachusetts Eye and Ear and Harvard Medical School has identified 133 genetic variants that could help predict the risk of developing glaucoma, the world’s leading cause of incurable blindness.
People Who Drink Hot Tea Daily May Be Less Likely to Develop Glaucoma Symptoms.
People who drink hot tea daily may be less likely than others to develop glaucoma symptoms, U.S. researchers say.
B.C. Engineer Develops Scanner to Diagnose Eye Diseases Early
A British Columbia engineering science professor has developed a high-resolution scanner that he says will revolutionize how eye diseases are diagnosed to prevent vision loss.
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