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Glaucoma's underlying mechanisms identified by research
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Montreal [Canada], February 12 (ANI): Reduced blood flow and impaired neurovascular coupling are well-known features of glaucoma. The mechanisms underlying these abnormalities have now been unveiled during recent research by a team led by Adriana Di Polo, professor of neuroscience and ophtha
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Research identifies mechanisms underlying glaucoma
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Montreal [Canada], February 10 (ANI): Glaucoma is the non-curable blindness that affected 80 million people worldwide in 2020. Reduced blood flow and impaired neurovascular coupling are well-known features of glaucoma. The mechanisms underlying these abnormalities have now been unveiled, tha
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Advanced Micro Incision Glaucoma Surgery (istent) for the first time in In
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India] October 22 (ANI/PNN): Ramkrishna Netralaya is pleased to bring istent, and istent inject by Glaukos, the USA for the first time in India. This is the world's smallest medical device known to be implanted in the human body.
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Study explores hidden territory of human brain
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 17 (ANI): Neuroscientists at Technische Universitat Dresden have discovered a novel, non-invasive imaging-based method to investigate the visual sensory thalamus, an important structure of the human brain and point of origin of visual difficulties in diseases such as
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Neuroscientists charter hidden territory of human brain
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 12 (ANI): During a recent study, Technische Universitat Dresden neuroscientists discovered a novel, non-invasive imaging-based method to investigate the visual sensory thalamus, an important structure of the human brain and point of origin of visual difficulties in d
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High caffeine consumption linked to higher risk of blinding eye disease: S
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 12 (ANI): Keep a check on your daily intake of caffeine as a new study has found that consuming large amounts of daily caffeine may increase the risk of glaucoma more than three-fold for those with a genetic predisposition to higher eye pressure.
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High caffeine consumption linked to increased risk of blinding eye disease
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 7 (ANI): You might want to keep a check on your daily intake of caffeine as a new study has found that consuming large amounts of daily caffeine may increase the risk of glaucoma more than three-fold for those with a genetic predisposition to higher eye pressure.
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Chemical protecting nerve cells also slows down glaucoma: Study
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], April 17 (ANI): Researchers at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine recently conducted a study on rats which suggested that the chemical which protects nerve cells also slows glaucoma, the leading cause of irreversible blindness.
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Study reveals glaucoma may be more than eye pressure issue
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], April 14 (ANI): A new study conducted in rats shows that chemical known to protect nerve cells also slows glaucoma, the leading cause of irreversible blindness.
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New study uncovers new genes linked to glaucoma risk
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 25 (ANI): A new study led by QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute and Harvard Medical School has significantly increased understanding of the genetics of glaucoma, identifying 44 previously unknown genes linked to a person's risk of developing the degenerativ
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Higher risk of glaucoma suspected in infants undergoing cataract surgery,
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Maryland [US], December 20 (ANI): A study of the National Eye Institute (NEI) funded by Infant Aphakic Treatment discovered that cataract surgery may lead to increased eye pressure and optic nerve damage in infants.
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Study: Cataract surgery in infancy may damage optic nerve, increase glauco
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Maryland [US], December 18 (ANI): The findings from the National Eye Institute (NEI)-funded Infant Aphakic Treatment Study, claims that infants who have undergone cataract surgery are at a higher risk of glaucoma disease after ten years of operation.
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