Maintenance of ideal body weight is vital for averting several ailments and according to a novel Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary or MEEI research finding, in case of POAG or primary open-angle glaucoma, one of the prevalent aging-linked eye conditions, the representation might be more multifarious. A large-scaled cohort MEEI trial, carried out spanning over two decades, noted that increased body weight (particularly, BMI or body mass index) is not linked to greater risk for primary open-angle glaucoma. Factually, the study has shown that among females, higher body mass index is notably associated with lowered risk for a variation of primary open-angle glaucoma called as normal tension glaucoma or NTG. Helming the trial, Doctor Louis Pasquale stated that physicians as well as patients must  [...] 

Nearsightedness or severe myopia could be causal to other, far grave types of eye disorder among several individuals. Eye experts are keen on comprehending the factors which cause several patients in developing greater susceptibility to such conditions and associated eyesight failure. A study conducted by Doctor Kyoko Ohno-Matsui, at Tokyo Medical and Dental Univ. Along with associates found that with passage of time, many patients (around forty percent of them) with severe myopia experienced a condition called as myopic maculopathy that considerably deteriorated. The macula is the region of the eye which offers lucid, detailed eyesight. In such sub-groups of patients, the forms and patterns of irregularities which started developing in the macula were noted to have an effect on the degree  [...] 

Eye specialists from the United States have raised serious concerns regarding widespread use of potentially risky novel forms of embellished eye contacts that Lady Gaga has been seen sporting in her latest video ‘Bad Romance’. Lady Gaga’s followers might be unintentionally harming their eyes as they endeavour at mimicking the doe-eyed doll appearance. Circle eye lenses are available in an array of bizarre colours which are designed to specifically make the rounded coloured portion of a person’s eye, the iris seem bigger since a part of whitish eye portion is also covered in addition to the iris and pupil. These lenses seem to be quite the rage amongst teens and young adults and could be procured over-the-counter, although their use is prohibited in the United States. Lately a statement  [...] 

Among elevated risk adults having type 2 diabetes, scientists have observed that duo therapies could slacken the advancement of diabetic retinopathy, an eye condition which is the key reason for eyesight failure among people of working age in the United States. Rigorous blood glucose control lowered the advancement of diabetic retinopathy in comparison to the benchmark blood glucose control and combining lipid treatment alongside ‘statin + fibrate’ additionally lowered the condition advancement in comparison with stand-alone statin treatment. But, rigorous blood pressure management offered zilch added advantage to such people in comparison with the benchmark blood pressure control. The NIH backed ACCORD eye study lucidly suggests that rigorous glycemic control plus fibrate therapy combined  [...] 

A novel technology that implants mini telescopes into the eyes as a means of improving vision has generated immense interest globally and proffered sanguinity to scores of macular degeneration patients. Macular degeneration is among the key reasons for sightlessness among elderly folk, assaulting core vision. The condition could make it difficult to read, watch television and make recognizing faces trickier. Vision restoration was possible among the several macular degeneration patients who enrolled in a trial for the new-fangled technology. What, in fact, appears magical, is science at its finest – an embeddable mini telescope, tiny proportion of a shape of a coinage inserted within the eye. Elucidating its finer nuances, Dr. Kathryn Colby from Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, states  [...] 

Even as 20-20 vision is a sign of clear-sightedness, in-between present times and a decade later, increasing numbers of individuals would develop some degree of eyesight failure because of AMD or age-related macular degeneration and several other vision-marring ailments. Presently, investigators from the Laboratory for Nutrition and Vision Research have found that healthful eating patterns could lower not merely healthcare expenses, but, additionally, the declining quality of existence because of such ailments. Funding for this study has been backed by the ARS (Agricultural Research Service). A research finding has suggested that regular consumption of a merger of shielding nutrient types and a slow-carb or low GI diet offered a shielding effect from age related macular degeneration. GI or  [...] 

Study investigators from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have created a technique of employing just a mobile and coupling it with an economical and easy plastic tool fastened on to the display screen to assess focal length and refraction errors. Due to its straightforwardness and the reality that sooner or later nearly all would be accessing their cell phones, eye examinations might become obtainable to the entire humankind at minimal or no-costing. In its most rudimentary version, the test could be conducted by employing a mini, plastic tool that has been fastened on to the frontal portion of a mobile phone’s display screen. The person would have to peer through a mini lens and press the mobile phone’s up/down arrow keys till the groups of parallel red-green lines start  [...] 

A 6-year-old kid with near total sightlessness in one of his eyes has presently got a fresh lease to life with all due credit to a daily dose of Nintendo Super Mario gaming being prescribed to him. Since 4 years of age, Ben Michael was suffering from acute lazy eye syndrome or ambylopia in the right eye and his eyesight had shown a gradual decline in that eye. In the absence of therapy his eyesight loss would have turned out to be a long-term issue. Michael’s general practitioner advised his referral to specialist Ken Nischal from Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital whose atypical daily treatment prescription did the trick. Michael’s daily routine comprises of 2 hours worth of playing on the Nintendo Super Mario Kart along with his twin sibling. Michael is advised to don an eye patch  [...] 

A reformative therapy which employs stem cells obtained from a person’s own eyes could offer another chance for several unsighted people to see again. Study scientists from Italy have cited that the stem cell treatment led to successfully transplanting cornea among 3/4ths of blind patients in a single or both the eyes damaged due to chemical-induced or heat/fire burns. Study investigator, Graziella Pellegrini, PhD along with associates conducted a study involving 112 corneal damage cases who underwent stem cell treatment in-between 1998-2006. Pellegrini from the Univ. of Moderna’s Center for Regenerative Medicine stated that partial vision restoration was possible among individuals with no significant harm to other areas of the affected eye. She also mentioned that an average 3 year follow-up  [...] 

Usage of medicines which augment sensitiveness to the sun’s rays, alongside being exposed to sunlight seems to be linked to the risk of developing a prevalent form of Cataract, according to a recent study finding. Apart from aging, identification of numerous risk factors for commonly occurring forms of cataract have been made. These include being diabetic, high blood pressure and smoking. Sun’s light and being exposed to UVB (ultraviolet B) rays have been observed to be linked to cortical or peripheral cataract and cloudiness developing initially on the external borders of the lens. Several medicines taken orally or via jab have been found to intensify sensitiveness to sunlight leading to symptoms like itchiness or rashes on skin following sun exposure. For ascertaining whether such drugs  [...]