Two adjunctive treatments for stromal herpes simplex keratitis combined with dry eye disease reduced recurrences by similar amounts, researchers said. Action Points Explain to interested patients that herpes simplex is the most common cause of corneal blindness and blindness resulting from infection in the U.S. and other developed countries. Note that this study evaluated different therapies aimed at [...]

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Do you often get in a fix when someone asks about your dark circles , or when someone guesses your age from your wrinkles over your eyes? Well, to cut a long story short read through. The story often goes like this: You run into a friend you haven't seen in ages, and, after the initial [...]

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Glaucoma is the biggest cause of blindness in New Zealand, affecting about 68,000 people. Sadly, one in two victims don't know they are being robbed. Right now about 34,000 people in New  Zealand are going blind but they don't  know it. Glaucoma NZ chairwoman Helen Danesh-Meyer says efforts to detect early signs of the disease must be [...]

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SYDNEY - A powerful new technique, developed by scientists, can quantify damage caused by serious eye diseases affecting tens of millions worldwide. Known as multifocal pupillography, the method involves monitoring minute responses of the eye's pupil to light signals in different parts of the patient's visual field. ARC Vision Centre and Australian National University [...]

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WASHINGTON - Glaucoma patients and dry-eye sufferers may soon be able to trade their messy eye drops for a contact lens that delivers medication gradually over time, say scientists. Medication through eye drops tends to be highly ineffective, not because the drugs are impotent, but because of the body's own natural defences. Blinking and watery eyes are [...]

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WASHINGTON - A diet high in omega 3 oils can lower the risk of developing age related macular degeneration, says a new study. The study has been published in the August 2009 issue of the American Journal of Pathology. Age-related macular degeneration (AMD), loss of vision in [...]

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Allergan eye surgery drug gets FDA approval IRVINE, Calif. ? Allergan Inc., which makes eye-care products and Botox, said Thursday it received Food and Drug Administration approval for its post-cataract surgery eye solution Acuvail. The eye solution is aimed at treating pain and inflammation following cataract surgery. Allergan said there are more than 3 million cataract surgeries [...]

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WASHINGTON - Optometrists at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) have come up with a new breed of contact lenses that can treat presbyopia, a gradual loss of the ability to focus on nearby objects. According to Adam Gordon, O.D., M.P.H., an associate professor in the [...]

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LONDON - A man has developed an obsession with cleanliness ever since he underwent an eye operation. Palmer had developed a corneal disease, which blurred his vision. Following the cornea transplant in March this year, the 46-year-old Will Palmer can't stand a speck of dust. He now dusts and [...]

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ISTA says daily Xibrom eye drops met goal in study IRVINE, Calif. ? ISTA Pharmaceuticals Inc. on Wednesday reported successful late-stage clinical trial results for Xibrom QD, a new once-per-day eye drug. The company said Xibrom QD eye drops were significantly better than a placebo at eliminating eye inflammation 15 days after cataract surgery. The drug also [...]

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