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Diabetic Macular Edema & Treatment Strategies
Diabetic macular edema (DME) is the leading cause of blindness in the diabetic population. Although its prevalence varies, the Diabetes Control and Complications Trial (DCCT) reported that 27% of type 1 diabetes (DM1) patients developed macular edema within nine years…
Dry Eye Disease Treatment With Nasal Spray
In dry eye disease, the loss of tear film homeostasis triggers a vicious cycle that involves inflammation and cellular damage as both sequellae of disease as well as primary components contributing to progression, which in turn leads to further tear…
Advancements in Treatment of Open-Angle Glaucoma
Most people who have open-angle glaucoma feel fine and do not notice a change in their vision at first because the initial loss of vision is of side or peripheral vision, and the visual acuity or sharpness of vision is…
Latest Medications For Dry Eye Disease Treatment
Dry eye disease includes a group of conditions in which the eye does not produce an adequate volume of tears or when the tears are not of the correct consistency. The chance of experiencing dry eye increases with age, affecting approximately…
Steroid Treatment For Dry Eye Disease
Dry eye is related to the inflammation of ocular surface, and immune-mediated inflammation plays an important pathogenic role. Corticosteroid is an effective anti-inflammatory drug, which can rapidly and effectively relieve the symptoms and signs of moderate or severe dry eye.…
AGTC-501 Offers Vision Gains for X-Linked RP
Inherited retinal diseases (IRDs), also referred to as inherited retinal dystrophies, are a clinically and genetically heterogeneous group of neurodegenerative disorders, primarily involving photoreceptors, retinal pigment epithelium (RPE), and/or the choroid. Taken as a whole, IRDs have an estimated global…
FDA Approves Cyclosporine Eye Drops
Verkazia 0.1%) eye drops containing cyclosporine have been authorized by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of vernal keratoconjunctivitis (VKC) in both adult and juvenile populations. The surface of the eyes in patients with the uncommon,…
Improved Vision Through A Supplement
Mexican marigold also known as cempasúchil, or Aztec marigold is a native flower to México and was first used by the Aztecs and is used in the Mexican holiday “Dia de los muertos” or day of the dead. The Aztecs used it…
TelomEYE Pharma Raises $1M in Post-Seed Funding
TelomEYE Pharmaceuticals Corporation, working on a new generation of ophthalmologic therapies, announced today the completion of a successful $1 million post-seed funding round, valuing the company at $10 million USD. The round was co-led by healthcare mogul Mehmet Ali Aydınlar,…
Oral Azithromycin vs Doxycycline for MGD
A study published online in JAMA Ophthalmology found that treatment of severe meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD) with three weeks of oral azithromycin is equivalent to six weeks of doxycycline. The study was conducted by Phit Upaphong, M.D., from Chiang Mai…