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Edit The Hindu 17 Jul 2016
In an effort to eradicate corneal blindness from the country, over 10,000 employees of BHEL and their family members, have pledged their eyes so far under Vision to All-BHEL’s Call campaign, he added ... ....

Video: Ajax makes Riyaaz's dream comes true

Edit Independent online (SA) 16 Jul 2016
Riyaaz Carollisen, 15, suffers from keratoconus. He is in need of a corneal transplant but does not have the funds. IOLMojo surprised him with a visit to his favourite club, Ajax Cape Town ... ....

Doctors May Need To Gender Match Corneal Transplants

Edit IFL Science 15 Jul 2016
A new study suggests that it might be beneficial to gender match corneal transplants, which in turn could increase the rate of success. Researchers have found that there is a lower rate of success if the donor for corneal transplantation is male and the recipient is female. The researchers looked into the rejection rates of corneal transplants in the UK, taking into account over 18,000 patients....

Eye injury prevention depends on proper protective eyewear (Joint Base San Antonio)

Edit Public Technologies 15 Jul 2016
(Source. Joint Base San Antonio). By Robert Goetz ... 'It was an off-duty civilian.' ... Jason Ellington, NCO in charge of optometry, said corneal abrasions caused by blowing or falling debris are the most common eye injury he has seen. 'Closely behind abrasions, I have seen corneal ulcers caused by over-wear or sleeping in contact lenses,' he said ... 'Corneal abrasions can be equally as serious, depending on the depth of the abrasion,' he said....

Leg ailment stalks captive Sunderbans tiger

Edit The Times of India 15 Jul 2016
Kolkata. He's a perfect killing machine. But immobility seems to have taken a toll on him ... Earlier, horses, too, were diagnosed with the ailment ... "It's a handsome male tiger ... In the last few years the zoo doctors have treated the Sunderbans tigers for various ailments - from posterior weakness and infected osteoarthritis to corneal opacity ... Box ... Tiger with corneal opacity in its eyes treated and shifted to Jharkhali rescue centre in 2015....

Ministry Concerned About Waiting List (Government of Barbados - Office of the Prime Minister)

Edit Public Technologies 15 Jul 2016
(Source. Government of Barbados - Office of the Prime Minister) Minister of Health, John Boyce. (FP) ... Addressing the 27th annual congress of the Ophthalmological Society of the West Indies which opened at the Hilton today, Mr ... When that programme was halted in 2010 however, there was a waiting list of about 676 persons ... Mr ... Other surgeries included glaucoma, corneal, vitreoretinal, ophthalmic paediatric and oculoplastic ... (noodl. 34548367) ....

FDA Approves the Tecnis Symfony® Intraocular Lenses, the First and Only Extended Depth of Focus Lenses for People with Cataracts (Abbott Laboratories)

Edit Public Technologies 15 Jul 2016
The TECNIS Symfony IOL, Model ZXR00, is indicated for primary implantation for the visual correction of aphakia in adult patients with less than 1 diopter of pre-existing corneal astigmatism in whom a cataractous lens has been removed ... greater than or equal to 1 diopter of preoperative corneal astigmatism in whom a cataractous lens has been removed....

Corneal Transplants, Men and Women Don’t See Eye to Eye (The University of Liverpool)

Edit Public Technologies 14 Jul 2016
A new study of patients undergoing corneal transplants indicates that subtle differences between men and women may lead to poorer outcomes for a woman who has received a cornea from a male donor ... More than 18,000 patients were identified in the UK who had undergone a first corneal transplant ... The study, entitled 'The influence of donor and recipient gender incompatibility on corneal transplant rejection and failure', can be found here....

New simple procedure may replace cornea transplant

Edit Deccan Chronicle 14 Jul 2016
Washington. A new, minimally invasive, procedure without potential side effects can replace the need for a corneal transplant for treatment of eye diseases, ... cornea allowed rejuvenation of the surrounding tissue, without the need for a corneal transplant ... Descemet stripping involves removing a small patch of the corneal endothelium (the pumping cells that stop working in FED) attached to an underlying layer (the Descemet membrane) ... ....

Corneal transplants, men and women don't see eye to eye

Edit Science Daily 14 Jul 2016
A new study of patients undergoing corneal transplants indicates that subtle differences between men and women may lead to poorer outcomes for a woman who has received a cornea from a male donor ... ....

Treating dry eyes in diabetics

Edit The Times of India 14 Jul 2016
A diabetic has to deal with many different challenges and problems in their day-to-day life, and dry eyes is one of the most common ones ... What is it? ... Experts say that eye drops are ... How to prevent and manage dry eyes ... Dryness and discomfort Excess fatigue of eyes Burning sensation Stinging feeling Grittiness Foreign body sensation Blurred vision Tear film instability Reduced corneal sensation Reduced lipid layer of tear film PSST......

Alcon launches Dailies Total1® Multifocal contact lenses, the first and only water gradient lenses designed for people with presbyopia (Novartis AG)

Edit Public Technologies 14 Jul 2016
The Dailies Total1 water gradient technology reduces end-of-day dryness, [4],[5] as the water content approaches nearly 100% at the outermost surface of the lens.[5],[6] The 'hydrophilic' (water-loving) surface of the lens is almost as soft as the surface of the cornea (corneal epithelium) to enhance comfort,[6],[11]-[12] while the innovative ......

Alcon launches Dailies Total1® Multifocal contact lenses, the first and only water gradient lenses designed for people with presbyopia (Alcon Inc)

Edit Public Technologies 14 Jul 2016
(Source ... Presbyopia is an eye condition that is part of natural aging that generally begins after age 40 ... The 'hydrophilic' (water-loving) surface of the lens is almost as soft as the surface of the cornea (corneal epithelium) to enhance comfort,while the innovative optical design of this new multifocal lens offers a smooth progression of power designed to provide a seamless experience between distant, intermediate and near vision....
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