Heavy Drinking Can Damage Every Part of the Eye
Jun 24, 2022 · Tori Rodriguez, MA, LPC, AHC, is an Atlanta-based journalist, licensed psychotherapist, and Ayurvedic health coach, creator of the body-positive wellness company Bettie Page Fitness, and author of 2 books – The Little Book of Bettie: Taking a Page from the Queen of Pinups and Bettie Page: The Lost Years.
Restoring the Retina: Coming Advancements to Repair Structure …
Feb 16, 2021 · The ophthalmic literature is replete with studies that open with frightening statistics on the rapid expansion of retinal diseases. Researchers frequently identify age-related macular degeneration (AMD) as the leading cause of blindness in the United States.
Photobiomodulation: An Emerging Dry AMD Treatment
Mar 20, 2024 · In exudative age-related macular degeneration (wet AMD), significant strides — such as the development of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) therapies — have pushed the treatment possibilities forward and rewritten the likely course of the disease for many patients. However, for most patients, AMD is nonexudative (dry), and treatments for those patients remain largely ...
Ocular Myasthenia Gravis Treatment Options Explained
Jul 20, 2023 · Myasthenia gravis (MG) can occur in 2 forms: a generalized myasthenia gravis (GMG) or purely ocular myasthenia gravis (OMG). Ocular myasthenia gravis is characterized by progressive fatigability of skeletal muscle limited to the orbicularis oculi, levator palpebrae superioris, and the extraocular muscles. 1 Up to half of patients diagnosed with MG present with ocular muscle weakness before ...
Preservative-Free Sodium Hyaluronate Drop Improves Dry Eye for …
Nov 20, 2023 · Preservative-free sodium hyaluronate (0.4%) eye drops in different dosages effectively alleviates signs and symptoms of dye eye disease (DED) after 1 month of treatment in approximately 50% of patients, according to a study published in Clinical Ophthalmology.. Researchers investigated the effectiveness of the preservative-free sodium hyaluronate drops in a randomized, parallel assignment ...
FDA Drug Approval Decisions Expected in December 2024
Nov 15, 2024 · The Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) date refers to the deadline set by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for reviewing a New Drug Application (NDA) or Biologics License Application (BLA) and making a final decision on marketing approval. The typical period for review is 10 months after the drug application has been accepted by the Agency.
Alcohol Consumption Worsens Glaucoma-Related Traits
Jan 5, 2023 · Alcohol intake has a consistent and adverse association with glaucoma and related traits, and at levels below current UK and US guidelines, according to a study published in Ophthalmology Glaucoma.. Researchers conducted a cross-sectional analysis to examine the associations of alcohol consumption with glaucoma and related traits, and to assess whether a genetic predisposition to glaucoma ...
How The Gut Microbiome Affects Ocular Health - Ophthalmology …
Feb 23, 2024 · The gut microbiome significantly affects digestion and — as research now shows — systemic inflammation. Recent literature has begun to explore a growing interest in how this microbiota affects organs beyond the digestive system, with researchers now believing that even several eye diseases have associations with gut dysbiosis.
FDA Extends Review of CNTF Ocular Implant for Macular …
Nov 20, 2024 · The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has extended the review period for the Biologics License Application (BLA) for NT-501 (revakinagene taroretcel) in the treatment of macular telangiectasia type 2 (MacTel).
Build A Safer Intravitreal Injection Protocol
Oct 7, 2022 · Intravitreal injections (IVI) have become one of the most common procedures in outpatient medicine, with an estimated 5.9 million performed in the United States in 2016. 1 IVI is an invaluable method of vision-saving drug delivery. Often, these medications are delivered repeatedly to patients in 1 or both eyes for the treatment of chronic retinal disease such as macular edema and ...