Ophthalmology
Ophthalmology
Ophthalmology
Curved-Field OCT for Unprecedented View of The Cornea
Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is an imaging technique regularly utilized by ophthalmologists to view multiple layers of the cornea and count the nerves and cells within. It's important for diagnosing a variety of corneal conditions as well...
Ophthalmology
Nanoparticles for Large Gene Therapy to Cure Common Eye Diseases
Wet age-related macular degeneration and a number of other eye diseases, including congenital conditions, are related to mutated genes that result in blood vessel abnormalities. These can be treated with gene therapy, but delivering genetic...
Ophthalmology
Injectable Liquid Prosthesis to Treat Retinal Diseases Developed
Retinal prostheses promise the restoration of vision to people with age-related macular degeneration, retinitis pigmentosa, and other conditions that lead to the loss of functional photoreceptors. A number of technologies are already in...
Ophthalmology
AI for Comprehensive Annotation of Retinal Lesions
Researchers at Radboud University Medical Center in The Netherlands have developed a new AI algorithm for detecting diabetic retinopathy and age-related macular degeneration. The algorithm’s iterative approach identifies greater lesions than...
Ophthalmology
Ocutrx 8K 3D Eye Surgery Imaging System Unveiled
Ocutrx, an augmented reality (AR) start-up based in Irvine, California, is releasing an ophthalmology visualization system designed to make it easier for surgeons to perform procedures. Right now, ophthalmologists have to remain in constrained...
Ophthalmology
Smart Contact Lenses Measure Glucose, Deliver Drugs
Researchers at the Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) report development of smart contact lenses for simultaneous glucose measurement and controlled drug delivery. The research, led by Professor Sei Kwang Han, found the...
Ophthalmology
JINS SCREEN Lenses Now Free During At-Home Season
All kinds of organizations, institutions, and companies are trying their best to help alleviate stresses created by the ongoing COVID-19 epidemic. Companies are giving away free data, and at-home eye tests, and insurance companies are lowering...
Ophthalmology
Microfluidic Device Simulates Blinking to Study Eye Drugs
Drugs that are used to treat conditions of the eyes, or ones that simply use the eyes as a route into the rest of the body, can be very difficult to test in pre-clinical trials. Rabbits are often utilized for this, as they lack tear ducts and...
Ophthalmology
seeBOOST Electronic Glasses Improve Central Vision: Interview with CEO Patrick Antaki
Central vision loss is a devastating complication of diseases such as diabetes and macular degeneration. Because central vision is responsible for visual acuity, loss of it can severely affect one's independence and overall interaction with the...
Ophthalmology
