A new method to fight bacterial infections associated with contact lenses, that can also be used in bacterial infections related to severe burns or cystic fibrosis, has been developed and successfully tested by researchers at National Jewish Health and the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. The eye has... |
26 January 2011
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Several eye diseases at this point need to be treated using a variety of chemicals and drugs, which have to be delivered efficiently to the surface of the eye. However, this seldom happens with existing medicine, simply because pouring drops of liquid on the eyeball is not the most efficient delivery mechanisms. Stat... |
25 March 2010
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Being exposed to increased amounts of ultraviolet (UV) radiation emanating from the Sun was linked a long time ago to a host of damages that could come to the human eye. According to ophthalmologists, the cornea, conjunctiva and lens of the eye have a great deal to suffer from prolonged exposure to this type of light... |
27 January 2010
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Since they first appeared, at the end of the 19th century, contact lenses have brought forth a new age in treating diseases of the eye, eliminating the need for glasses, and hiding the handicap from prying eyes. Over the past decades, the production process related to these lenses has also evolved spectacularly, and ... |
12 November 2009
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As patients using eye drops on a regular basis can attest to, walking around all day with the bottle of medicine and putting drops of liquid in our eyes again and again is quite unpleasant. Thanks to an innovative type of contact lenses, created at the Harvard Medical School, people could soon have their drugs releas... |
22 July 2009
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Halloween is indeed a very good holiday for all those who are fond of the darker, sometimes even gruesome side of fun, whether we're thinking of all sorts of pranks, wearing scary costumes and apparel or simply acting "darker." And for these people, a lot of thingies are created and sold each year, as it is the ... |
14 October 2008
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