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WASHINGTON - Optometrists at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) have come up with a new breed of contact lenses that can treat presbyopia, a gradual loss of the ability to focus on nearby objects.

According to Adam Gordon, O.D., M.P.H., an associate professor in the [...]

Allergan eye surgery drug gets FDA approval
IRVINE, Calif. — Allergan Inc., which makes eye-care products and Botox, said Thursday it received Food and Drug Administration approval for its post-cataract surgery eye solution Acuvail.

The eye solution is aimed at treating pain and inflammation following cataract surgery. Allergan said there are more than 3 million cataract surgeries [...]

WASHINGTON - A diet high in omega 3 oils can lower the risk of developing age related macular degeneration, says a new study.

The study has been published in the August 2009 issue of the American Journal of Pathology.
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD), loss of vision in [...]

SYDNEY - A powerful new technique, developed by scientists, can quantify damage caused by serious eye diseases affecting tens of millions worldwide.

Known as multifocal pupillography, the method involves monitoring minute responses of the eye’s pupil to light signals in different parts of the patient’s visual field.
ARC Vision Centre and Australian National University [...]

WASHINGTON - Glaucoma patients and dry-eye sufferers may soon be able to trade their messy eye drops for a contact lens that delivers medication gradually over time, say scientists.

Medication through eye drops tends to be highly ineffective, not because the drugs are impotent, but because of the body’s own natural defences.
Blinking and watery eyes are [...]