How to Sell New Innovations Nov 17, 2009
In fact, Lumineyes is less invasive than LASIK -- it doesn't require peeling back the cornea to allow the laser to do its work. That was the right idea, because LASIK had already done the heavy lifting in the marketplace. (FastCompany)
Doctors hope HOTA can be expanded to include lungs Nov 7, 2009
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Fall back: Time to reset your biological clock Nov 1, 2009
They fill in tiny imperfections in the surface of the cornea, which needs to be perfectly smooth for maximal vision. They also deliver nutrients to the cornea, which has to be clear to let light through to the iris, and therefore has no blood vessels to deliver a food supply. (MSNBC -- Environment)
Exercise Makes Cigarettes Less Attractive To Smokers Oct 27, 2009
26, 2009) Exercise can help smokers quit because it makes cigarettes less attractive. A new study from the University of Exeter shows for the first time that exercise can lessen the power of cigarettes and smoking-related images to grab the attention of smokers. (Science Daily)
Reprogramming Patient's Eye Cells May Herald New Treatments Against Degenerative Disease Oct 24, 2009
The team sampled progenitor eye cells, which regenerate the eye's cornea, from laboratory rats. By reprogramming them to resemble stem cells they acquired the properties necessary to replace or restore neurons, cardiomyocytes, and hepatocytes, cell types which are degenerated in Parkinson's disease, heart disease, and liver disease. (Science Daily)
UNMC Team 'Reprograms' Body Cells Oct 23, 2009
The team sampled progenitor eye cells, which regenerate the eye's cornea, from laboratory rats. "What we have done is taken adult stem cells from the eye," Ahmad said. (7 KETV Omaha)
Shingles Complications and Treatmen... Aug 23, 2009
According to Scott Fraser s 2008 article in Pulse entitled Chronic eye conditions, the shingles virus may affect the upper trigeminal nerve division and cause a painful rash on one side of the face while affecting the cornea of the eye. Herpes zoster opthalmicus results from eye involvement of the shingles and may result in permanent eye damage and even blindness. (Suite101.com)
Lights … camera … fiction Aug 7, 2009
Every once in a while the author even gets a bit arty: "Elation replaced disquiet when he came across the codes for the perimeter defences." Or: "The briefest of flickers of moonlight on cornea." Or this memorable exchange: "The younger man's shrug seemed to suggest that geographical designations like away' no longer held much in the way of relevance.". I am not going to argue that this is good writing. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Expert: Xiao Xiao receives torch lit by Dolly Aug 3, 2009
Since then scientists have developed many types of cells from iPS cells, e.g. heart cells, blood cells, cornea cells and nerve cells. But though researchers all around the world tried hard, no one had yet reported a full functional mammal from iPS cells. (Xinhuanet, China)
Family comforted in knowing daughter helped five others by donating organs Jul 30, 2009
Ashlee also was a cornea donor and consented tissue donor. When Ashley s family donated her organs, Ashlee became a hero, said Jill Ellefson, executive director of UW Health OPO. She gave the gift of life to people from across the nation. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Infection-Causing Amoeba May be Resistant to Multiple Contact Lens Solutions Jul 22, 2009
The species is associated with many different human diseases such as central nervous system infections and Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK), an infection of the cornea that can ultimately lead to blindness ... 13, 2007) Cultures of contact lenses may sometimes identify the organisms involved in cases of corneal eye infection, according to a new article. (Science Daily)
India's hockey goalie injures eye, may lose sight Jul 19, 2009
Calling the injury a very bad one, doctors who conducted the two-hour-long repair of the cornea and sclera of the eye and the lid on Saturday morning told TOI that chances of Singh regaining his vision look dim at the moment ... Not only has Singh suffered severe hemorrage inside the eye, with large amount of blood clots, the 28-year-old Chandigarh keeper has also suffered retinal detachment and extensive corneal scleral perforation ... Damage to the cornea due to corneal perforation can cause... (India Times, India)
Keep your pets safe Jul 16, 2009
Eyewear is particularly helpful for large breed dogs that suffer from pannus, a progressive, non-painful, inflammatory disease of the cornea that is exacerbated by exposure to ultraviolet light. Apart from riding in cars, doggie eyewear is particularly useful for hiking trips and beach excursions. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Loss of sight Jul 15, 2009
The majority of glaucoma cases in Malaysia involve the elderly, who often associate blurring of vision to cataracts (the clouding of the lens in the eye), says Dr Shamala Ganesan, a cornea specialist and ophthalmologic surgeon ... Patients often wait too long before seeking treatment says cornea specialist and ophthalmologic surgeon Dr Shamala Ganesan. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Six-year-old blind from Stevens-Johnson Jul 14, 2009
Every time he attempted to open them he would scratch his cornea ... Milena wrote on Jul 9, 2009 9:08 PM:" I agree with everything the previous writers said, especially about contacting Dr. Tseng as soon as possible. My son had SJS 14 years ago when he was 10 years old. With proper eye care by doctors who have seen and treated the devestation caused by SJS, it is possible to save one's eyesight. I am concerned about A.J.'s eyes being sewn shut. Tear glands are often destroyed by SJS. The cornea... (Atmore Advance, AL)
Army Study Improves Ability To Predict Drinking Water Needs Jul 12, 2009
Psychologists used an infrared camera to record reflections of the cornea to measure the amount of attention paid by someone walking on unfamiliar. . (Science Daily)
Clue to normal-tension glaucoma; herpes infection and corneal transplants Jul 1, 2009
One study reports on silent cerebral infarcts (SCI) incidence and visual field loss in patients with normal-tension glaucoma; the other correlates inflammation biomarkers with corneal transplant rejection in herpes simplex patients ... "Stealth" Herpes Simplex Inflammation Impacts Corneal Transplants ... The herpes simplex virus (HSV) can infect the eye and sometimes causes so much damage that the person's cornea must be replaced with a transplant. (EurekAlert!)
Contact solution maker didnt report problems Jun 23, 2009
Of roughly 70 plaintiffs suing AMO and represented by the law firm Schmidt LLP, three had eyes removed, three others suffered blindness and about two dozen had at least one corneal transplant ... Kelly Morrison, a spokeswoman for Abbott Laboratories, which acquired AMO in February, said the company "believed it was reporting customer complaints in compliance with FDA regulations. She declined to elaborate. Abbott Laboratories is based in North Chicago.The FDA documents illustrate just how much... (MSNBC -- Health)
UPMC eye center studies 'seeing' Jun 19, 2009
" The center was formally renamed the Louis J. Fox Center for Vision Restoration of UPMC and the University of Pittsburgh during yesterday's gathering at the McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, when it was announced that Mr. Fox made a $3 million donation to the center, and UPMC matched the grant. The Fox Center is a joint program of the UPMC Eye Center and the McGowan Institute, in the Pittsburgh Technology Center off Second Avenue in Hazelwood. A Pennsylvania native, Pitt alumnus and... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Stem Cells Cultured On Contact Lens Restore Sight In Patients With Blinding Corneal Disease Jun 6, 2009
ScienceDaily (June 5, 2009) In a world-first breakthrough, University of New South Wales (UNSW) medical researchers have used stem cells cultured on a simple contact lens to restore sight to sufferers of blinding corneal disease ... The research team from UNSW s School of Medical Sciences harvested stem cells from patients own eyes to rehabilitate the damaged cornea ... The stem cells were cultured on a common therapeutic contact lens which was then placed onto the damaged cornea for 10 days,... (Science Daily)
Deadly Parasites Hijack Unsuspecting Hosts in Animal Planet's New Series Monsters Inside Me May 31, 2009
He visits multiple specialists--none of which have any answers--until a urologist finally realizes Carmack is suffering from the parasite Wuchereria bancrofti, which he contracted 40 years earlier; And teenager Mallory Greiner contracts Acantheamoeba keratitis, a parasite that's intent on eating her cornea, but doctors believe she is suffering from herpes. By the time each organism is discovered, doctors must rush to reverse the damage left in the wake of these parasitic nightmares. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Intraocular Pressure and Glaucoma May 31, 2009
The other is the aqueous humor in the anterior chamber between the cornea and the front of the lens ... The outermost portion of the anterior chamber is the cornea ... Open-Angle Glaucoma: Open-angle glaucoma occurs without a narrowing of the angle formed by the cornea and iris. (Suite101.com)
Stem Cell Therapy Makes Cloudy Corneas Clear Apr 10, 2009
9, 2009) Stem cells collected from human corneas restore transparency and don't trigger a rejection response when injected into eyes that are scarred and hazy, according to experiments conducted in mice by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine ... The findings suggest that cell-based therapies might be an effective way to treat human corneal blindness and vision impairment due to the scarring that occurs after infection, trauma and other common eye problems, said senior... (Science Daily)
Experimental 'Gene-silencing' Treatment Has Wide-ranging Side Effects Apr 8, 2009
These findings reinforce the note of caution sounded by Ambati's previous Nature study, which has been cited nearly 50 times and highlighted in special reviews in premier journals such as Cell and in Nature, which termed it "stunning." But these side effects could themselves find useful application, for example, in cornea transplantation, where growth of new blood and lymph vessels is believed to be a major cause of graft failure ... In the cornea, the clear part of the eye, injury often leads... (Science Daily)
Cold Sore Cure? New Way To Fight Herpes Virus Mar 24, 2009
25, 2006) Herpes virus has an unusual strategy for infecting cornea cells that may also explain how it evades the immune system, according to a study by researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago. . (Science Daily)
Collagen Injections Can Help Some Incontinence Patients When Surgery Fails, Researcher Finds Mar 23, 2009
Ophthalmologists have developed new software that analyzes the shape of the patient's cornea during the LASIK procedure and automatically adjusts the. . (Science Daily)
Terror victims seeking Persian relics in court Feb 22, 2009
A third man had a burned cornea, a partially severed ear, leg wounds, large scars and chronic headaches. Others sustained nerve damage, partial loss of vision and psychological trauma one of the wounded later tried to kill himself. (Huntington WSAZ-TV, WV)
Itchy, Uncomfortable Eyes? It Could be 'Dry Eye' Feb 13, 2009
"It's surprising how many patients don't realize they have dry eye," says Dr. Eric Donnenfeld, a clinical professor of ophthalmology at New York University Medical Center and Chair of the Cornea Clinical Committee of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery. "As a doctor, one of the rewards of treating dry eye is that patients feel better, their lives improve and they see better as well.". (Pekin Times, IL)
Chennai hospital gives 4-month-old a new eye Feb 11, 2009
His right eye had bulged out as the cornea, iris, pupil and lens was severely infected, a condition called anterior staphyloma, making it impossible for him even to blink ... "When the child came to us, we did not know what to do. We either had to remove the eye and place an artificial eye in the empty socket or do a corneal transplant. There was no point in doing both. Because the latter option will fail as there is no iris or pupil for the eye to see. The first option could even disfigure the... (Times of India)
The gift of life — ceremony honors organ donors, families and recipients Feb 8, 2009
Rozmenoski shared Dustin s story of organ donation during a ceremony Saturday at Riverside Center that honored area organ, tissue, bone and cornea donors and their families ... Dustin s donation of heart, liver, pancreas, kidneys and cornea gave his family hope and healing, his mother said. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Ask the LASIK Expert Feb 8, 2009
The LASIK procedure changes the way light focuses in the eye, by altering the shape of the cornea. Conductive Keratoplasty SM (CK) can change how the eye focuses light by reshaping the cornea to treat farsightedness ... Laser In Situ Keratomileusis (LASIK), also known as Excimer Laser Lamellar Keratomileusis, is a procedure used to treat myopia (nearsightedness), hyperopia (farsightedness), astigmatism (a condition in which the front surface of the cornea of the eye is not spherical) and... (KFOR Oklahoma City, OK)
