The Discovery Eye Foundation Recommends Eye Care as a New Year's Resolution Dec 19, 2008
They also empower people with current, accurate information and personalized support through the Macular Degeneration Partnership and the National Keratoconus Foundation. For more information, please visit their website. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
AAO-SOE Joint Meeting research highlights Nov 9, 2008
Today's scientific program includes reports on a potential biomarker for age-related macular degeneration (AMD) that may also imply common biological signaling mechanisms for general aging and AMD, and on positive results in keratoconus patients treated with a promising technique, corneal collagen crosslinking ... Corneal Collagen Crosslinking: Treatment Results in Keratoconus Patients ... Keratoconus is an eye disorder that causes corneal tissue to become abnormally thin and the central area to... (EurekAlert!)
Seeing is believing Oct 31, 2008
In a sport that demands razor-sharp hand-eye coordination, Holcomb excels even with a degenerative eye disease called keratoconus that makes reading a challenge -- say nothing for steering a bobsled in a snowstorm ... Keratoconus causes the cornea to bulge outward, causing blurred vision. (News & Observer -- Sports)
The Discovery Eye Foundation Sheds Light on Diabetic Retinopathy during American Diabetes Month Oct 31, 2008
While The Discovery Eye Foundation's primary focuses are on the eye diseases of macular degeneration and keratoconus, DEF supported researchers are also conducting research in other areas, including diabetic retinopathy. With the generous support over the last 15 years from the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Foundation, DEF has been able to conduct research on diabetic retinopathy. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Trusted LASIK Surgeons Welcomes Leading LASIK Eye Surgery Expert, Inventor David Huang, M.D., Los Angeles, to Its Unique Lasik Directory Service Sep 12, 2008
We are able to treat a wide range of refractive errors, including myopia (nearsightedness), hyperopia (farsightedness), presbyopia, astigmatism and keratoconus. The Doheny Laser Vision Center offers access to outstanding doctors who are faculty members of the University of Southern California. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
The precious gift of life Jun 14, 2008
Jones has Keratoconus, an eye disease in which the cornea begins to bulge, causing distorted vision. Jones vision loss began to affect his ability to play instruments. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Living with low vision Mar 25, 2008
The Woodlawn man has had vision problems since he was a child, suffering from a condition called keratoconus that caused his corneas to bulge outward into a cone shape. He can see only out of his left eye, and not well at that. (AL.com)
Rio Eyecare celebrates its expansion Jan 24, 2008
A wide range of contact lenses are offered to include specialty fits such as SyergEyes, Keratoconus and Corneal Refractive Therapy. The New Mexico Scorpions begin their second season of existence in Rio Rancho on Ocotober 19th. (Rio Rancho Observer, NM)
Mundine in the eye of a storm Dec 8, 2007
Since then, the sight in Mundine's left eye has gradually improved but is still far from the level it was before he underwent a procedure in July to treat keratoconus, which had restricted his vision for up to four years, including during his most recent big fights against Mikkel Kessler, Danny Green and Sam Soliman. Put simply, it means Mundine is shortsighted and has most problems with distances rather than in close. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Former patient sues eye surgeon Dec 7, 2007
Reached on Thursday, Krouner said that Sherry Dew has keratoconus, a relatively rare condition in which the patients corneas are abnormally cone-shaped ... Keratoconus is a progressive disease, and the ophthalmology community has known for a long time that if you cut on the keratoconus eye, bad things will happen to the structure of the cornea, he said ... LASIK surgery on patients with keratoconus can have serious consequences, he said. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- News)
Eye of the tiger: ongoing ailment won't stop Choc Nov 2, 2007
Remarkably, the two-time world champion has been suffering from a condition known as keratoconus for up to four years and did not have full vision in any of his most recent big fights against Kessler, Green and Sam Soliman. "I have an eye condition called keratoconus that makes your eyeball go out of shape so you lose your focus and you can't see distances," Mundine said ... "I've had it for the last three or four years, and anything over about five metres away, I couldn't see - so I had this... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Discovery Eye Foundation Gala and Awards Ceremony in Beverly Hills Oct 20, 2007
Founded in 1970, by Morris and Rita Pynoos, the Discovery Eye Foundation (DEF) is dedicated to finding cures and treatments for corneal and retinal eye diseases while providing exceptional patient education through two outstanding outreach programs -- Macular Degeneration Partnership and National Keratoconus Foundation ... DEF funded researchers are currently supporting research into treatment and cures for diabetic retinopathy, age-related macular degeneration, ocular herpes and keratoconus. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Organ transplants give many a second lease of life Oct 7, 2007
She was diagnosed with keratoconus, a condition in which the cornea changes to a more conical shape compared to its usual gradual curve. She went through a dark period when she felt helpless and depressed. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
Transplant delays'Why my ethnicity means a very long wait for a kidney' May 12, 2007
" Small percentages Statistics show that black and Asian people, like Tony, are over three times more likely to need a kidney transplant than the general population because they have a higher incidence of diabetes and high blood pressure, leading to kidney failure. And their chance of a successful transplant is greater if they get an organ from someone from the same ethnic group. Tony has to stay on dialysis But Asian and black donors make up fewer than 2% of the non-live donors, and recipients... (BBC News -- UK)
Teen focuses on need for cornea donors Mar 28, 2007
The most common eye disorder that requires a transplant is called keratoconus. With that condition, the normal eye (which is shaped like a basketball) becomes shaped like a football, causing reduced vision and distortion. (Pekin Times, IL)
Business Notes Feb 11, 2007
Jackie McCall, optometrist in private practice at Midwest Family Eye Center in Baxter and in Staples, attended the Global Keratoconus Congress in Las Vegas in January ... Keratoconus is a corneal dystrophy affecting about one in 2,000 people worldwide, causing blurred and distorted vision. (Brainerd Daily Dispatch)
Alpine skiing: Paerson defends her gold medal in super-G Feb 7, 2007
Years ago, he developed an eye problem known as keratoconus, which involves the stretching and bulging of his cornea into a cone shape. Contact lenses could not correct the problem they would shift while he was skiing at high speeds and he underwent cornea transplant surgery in June of 2005. (International Herald Tribune)
Method Devised For Diagnosis Of Ocular Diseases Jan 21, 2007
This system, carried out with a swab (similar to pregnancy testing), will initially detect specific markers for ocular pathologies such as conjunctivochalasis and keratoconus and will enable, with a sample of teardrop liquid, the diagnosis of the patient with these disorders ... Keratoconus or conic cornea condition is a disorder of the human eye which rarely causes blindness but can considerably interfere with vision ... Keratoconus does not follow any known geographical cultural or social... (Science Daily)
