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Age-related macular degeneration awareness raised by EyeCare America campaign
Source: Ophthalmology Times Email|Print| Del.icio.us Digg Reddit Facebook |Save|License |Discuss On Sermo San FranciscoFor seniors with age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the answer to the question 'Do you see what I see?' is always no....
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Research 'A' team to fast track Bionic Eye - Australian consortium announced
Tens of thousands of people with severe vision loss are set to benefit after the announcement recently of a landmark partnership of world-leading Australian research institutes.Bionic Vision Australia will pursue the...
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InSite Vision Announces Corporate Restructuring To Focus on Growth Opportunities and Conserve Resources
- InSite Vision Incorporated (AMEX:ISV) today announced a corporate restructuring to focus on the companys growth opportunities and conserve resources.The restructuring will decrease the companys personnel by approximately 35...
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Dialysis Treatment Clears The Blood, But Does It Cloud The Vision?
Magnifying glasses may soon join the dialysis machine as essential equipment in dialysis centers around the country.A new study, published in the December issue of American Journal of Kidney Diseases, the official journal of the ,...
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Working Toward The Vision Of 'An AIDS-Free Africa Through An Effective Vaccine'
An article in this week's PLoS Medicine describes the African AIDS Vaccine Programme (AAVP), which was established in 2000.The AAVP is a network of African HIV vaccine stakeholders, led by Africans across the continent, with a vision...
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Targeted Genetics Realigns Product Development Priorities and Implements Cost Reduction Measures
Targeted Genetics Corporation (NASDAQ: TGEN) today announced that it has realigned its product development priorities to focus on its ocular and neurological product candidates and its first use of expressed RNAi.The Company believes...
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Targeted Genetics Realigns Product Development Priorities and
Targeted Genetics Corporation (NASDAQ: TGEN) today announced that it has realigned its product development priorities to focus on its ocular and neurological product candidates and its first use of expressed RNAi.The Company believes...
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New imaging technique captures clinical stages of ocular inflammation
Researchers used a new imaging technique to take high quality color photographs of the clinical stages of ocular inflammation in mice, and the technology could help in the monitoring and treatment of diseases of the eye that may cause...
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DSM opens third premix plant in China to support further growth
02 Dec 2008 - Royal DSM N.V.announced that DSM Nutritional Products has opened its third premix plant in China. The new facility allows DSM to serve a larger geographical area in China. This enables the company to capitalize on...
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InSite Vision Announces Corporate Restructuring To Focus on Growth Opportunities and Conserve Resources
_ InSite Vision Announces Corporate Restructuring To Focus on Growth Opportunities and Conserve Resources.
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Adeona Pharmaceuticals and National Neurovision Research Institute (NNRI) Collaborate to Test Flupirtine for R
- National Neurovision Research Institute (NNRI), a research support organization for the Foundation Fighting Blindness, the leading non-government funding source for inherited orphan retinal degeneration research and Adeona Pharmaceuticals,...
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AAP Recommends Red Reflex Examination for All Neonates, Infants, and Children
-- A revised policy statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics further outlines the risk factors for potentially vision- and life-threatening eye abnormalities, and recommends that all neonates, infants, and children have a red...
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Working toward the vision of 'an AIDS-free Africa through an effective vaccine'
An article in this week's PLoS Medicine describes the African AIDS Vaccine Programme (AAVP), which was established in 2000.The AAVP is a network of African HIV vaccine stakeholders, led by Africans across the continent, with a vision...
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Tracking Eye Disorders in Statin Users; Predicting Visual Outcomes for Wounded Soldiers; Improving Glaucoma Te
Eye Disorders Linked to Statin Drug Use in Some Patients Statin medications are used to lower patients' cholesterol levels, thus helping prevent coronary heart disease, stroke and other deaths related to high cholesterol levels.Statin use...
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Ophthalmology Dec.'08 research highlights
SAN FRANCISCO, CA---This month's Ophthalmology, the journal of the , reports on eye disorders that may occur in people taking statins, on a new system that predicts soldiers' visual recovery after combat eye trauma, and on use of glaucoma...
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InSite Vision Announces Corporate Restructuring To Focus on Growth Opportunities and Conserve Resources
InSite Vision Incorporated (AMEX:ISV) today announced a corporate restructuring to focus on the companys growth opportunities and conserve resources.The restructuring will decrease the companys personnel by approximately 35 percent....
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Dont Fire Until You See the Whites of Their Eyes
AMSLER GRID: This grid is a self-test for macular degeneration.Cover one eye. Look at the dot in the middle of the grid with the other eye. Repeat covering the other eye. If any lines appear wavy or are blurred, please consult your...
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DSM opens third premix plant in China
Royal DSM, Holland-based life sciences said it has opened its third premix plant in China.The new facility allows DSM to serve a larger geographical area in China. This enables the company to capitalize on opportunities that arise from...
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Country Makes HIV Test Kits
New Vision (Kampala) A LOCAL firm, Astel Diagnostics, is manufacturing medical kits for the quick diagnosis of both HIV and malaria, boosting local initiatives in the fight against the killer diseases.The firm based in Lugogo, a...
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New Approaches Make Retinal Detachment Highly Treatable
-- Retinal detachment puts an individual at risk for vision loss or blindness.However, a new study published in the November 27 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine shows that a high probability of reattachment and visual...
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Hospital deal hits cash snag
AMBITIOUS plans for improved patient care and research facilities at Addenbrooke's Hospital are being held up.Cambridge City Council has not been able to grant full planning approval for Addenbrooke's 2020 Vision, with developers...
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Stem cells restore hearing, vision in animals
Stem cells restore hearing, vision in animals WASHINGTON STEM cells from tiny embryos can be used to restore lost hearing and vision in animals, researchers said on November 18 in what they believe is a first step toward helping...
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Video: 8-Minute Film Documentary Explores Why Humans Age
SAN DIMAS, Calif., Nov.28 /PRNewswire/ -- Why Humans Age is the title of an 8-minute documentary film narrated by Bill Sardi, co-founder and formulator of Longevinex(R) (long-jev-in-ex), a nutriceutical product designed to promote healthy...
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Optometry Giving Sight names Connors U.S. CEO
Nancy Hemphill, ELS Optometry Giving Sight has named Victor J.Connors, OD, chief executive officer of the global fundraising organization in the United States. Connors will remain chair of the National Committee in the United States and...
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FOSS NIRSystems, Inc. - Scanning Near-Infrared (NIR) Products and Services
FOSS NIRSystems, Inc.is a unit of FOSS A/S and the world leading supplier of scanning near-infrared (NIR) products and services. FOSS NIRSystems has more than 40 years of industry experience and more than 18,000 successful installations...
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