| Study Shows How Light Receptors In Eye Play Key Role In Setting Biological Clock |
| Biologists at the University of Virginia have discovered a switching mechanism in the eye that plays a key role in regulating the sleep/wake cycles in mammals. The new finding demonstrates that light receptor cells in the eye are central to setting the rhythms of the brain's primary timekeeper, the suprachiasmatic nuclei, which regulates activity and rest cycles.
08/18/2008
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| RNIB Backs Pensioner's Fight For Sight Saving Treatment Denied By Barnet NHS |
| Barnet PCT is routinely forcing patients in its care to either pay for sight saving treatment or go blind, says the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB). Peter Mulvie, 84, of Golders Green, is just one of several patients being supported by RNIB in their bid for treatment from Barnet PCT (Primary Care Trust). He is blind in his left eye and has the aggressive eye disease wet age-related macular degeneration (wet AMD) in his right eye.
08/15/2008
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| Uninsured Americans Less Likely To Receive Eye Care Than Canadians And Insured Americans |
| In comparison with Canadians, Americans with vision problems are equally or more likely to access eye care services, if they have health insurance. Without health insurance, Americans visit eyecare professionals at lower rates, according to a report released August 11, 2008 in the Archives of Ophthalmology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
08/13/2008
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| Refractive Errors Significantly Affect Adults In United States |
| Approximately half of all adults in the United States aged 20 and older have refraction errors in their eyes that result in less than 20/20 vision, according to an article released on August 11, 2008 in the Archives of Ophthalmology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. When the eye does not properly focus light on the retina, it results in nearsightedness, farsightedness, or astigmatism.
08/13/2008
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| Eye Abnormality Associated With Increased Heart Disease Death |
| Abnormalities of the retina, the light sensitive tissue at the back of the eye, are associated with an increased risk of death from heart disease, finds research published ahead of print in the Heart. A higher than normal risk was found in people without diabetes, a disease that is known to boost the risk of coronary artery disease, the findings show.
08/12/2008
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| Unite For Sight's High Impact Volunteer Abroad Opportunities |
| Volunteers Are Part Of Global Problem Solving And Have The Thrill Of Experiencing and Contributing To Change on the Highest Level. With The Assistance of Volunteers Like You, Unite For Sight Has Restored Sight To 15,958 Patients and Provided Eye Care to 600,000How Do I Apply? The application as well as complete details about Unite For Sight's international opportunities are available at http://www.
08/12/2008
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| Enrollment In Phase IIb Clinical Trial For I-vation™ TA (MK-0140) Suspended Pending Review Of Study Design By Merck & Co., Inc. |
| SurModics, Inc. (Nasdaq: SRDX), a leading provider of surface modification and drug delivery technologies to the healthcare industry, announced that Merck & Co., Inc. has informed the company that, in light of results reported in a recently published study comparing laser treatment and intravitreal injections of triamcinolone acetonide (TA) in patients with diabetic macular edema (DME), Merck is reevaluating the design of its Phase IIb clinical trial for I-vation™ TA.
08/11/2008
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| Oily Fish Consumption At Least Once A Week Will Protect Your Eyesight In Old Age |
| Eating oily fish once a week may reduce age-related macular degeneration (AMD) which is the major cause of blindness and poor vision in adults in western countries and the third cause of global blindness, according to a study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. There are two types of AMD, wet and dry. Of the two, wet AMD is the main cause of vision loss.
08/10/2008
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| Expanding Fields Of Vision - New Virtual Reality Goggles Create An Equal Opportunity Eye Test |
| Visual field tests are widely used by eye doctors and neurologists. By determining the health of the retina, optic nerve and the visual pathway throughout the brain, the test can uncover glaucoma and conditions such as optic neuritis or brain damage. Essential to undergo before one can drive a car or fly a plane, the visual field test is also used to pinpoint neurological damage after an accident or surgery.
08/10/2008
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| Dachshund Gene Gives Clue To An Inherited Human Blindness |
| Scientists have discovered that a mutation in a dachshund gene called NPHP4 is involved in early onset cone rod dystrophy, a type of retinal degenerative disorder that occurs naturally in humans and dogs and eventually leads to blindness. The study is the work of Dr Frode Lingaas of the Norwegian School of Veterinary Science and other colleagues in Norway, Sweden and the US and is published in the 7th August online before print issue of Genome Research.
08/08/2008
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| Mutation Found In Dachshund Gene May Help Develop Therapies For Humans With Blindness |
| Cone-rod dystrophies (CRDs) are a group of eye diseases caused by progressive loss of the photoreceptor cells in the retina. In a study published online in Genome Research , researchers have identified a novel mutation in a gene associated with CRD in dogs, raising hopes that potential therapies can be developed for people suffering from these eye disorders.
08/07/2008
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| Comprehensive Eye Exams Particularly Important For Classroom Success |
| The American Optometric Association (AOA) reminds parents that good vision is critical for many classroom tasks - from reading books or seeing a blackboard to viewing a computer screen. Without healthy vision, students can face unnecessary challenges not only in the classroom, but also to their mental, physical, social and emotional well being.
08/05/2008
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| New, Effective Treatment For Presbyopia - Middle Age Need For Reading Glasses |
| Until now, people could expect to need reading glasses or bifocals during or after middle age due to an aging process called presbyopia. But today, according to results from a Midwest eye surgical team led by Robert L. Epstein, MD and just published in the
08/05/2008
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| Preclinical Data Demonstrates Potential Of LX214 As Best-in-Class Topical Treatment For Chronic Inflammatory Diseases Of The Eye |
| Lux Biosciences announced the presentation of preclinical data demonstrating the safety and pharmacokinetics of LX214 as a potential once-daily topical treatment for chronic inflammatory diseases of the eye. LX214 is a clear, micellar, topical formulation of voclosporin, a next-generation calcineurin inhibitor licensed by Lux Biosciences from Isotechnika, Inc.
08/04/2008
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| Journal Of Vision Issue Breaks New Ground With A Collection Of The Latest In Imaging Studies In Vision |
| Researchers are making great strides in using imaging techniques to explore the human brain and visual system. On August 1, the Journal of Vision (JOV) opened a special issue dedicated to neuroimaging in vision science (http://journalofvision.org/8/10/).
08/04/2008
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