Oct 05, 2021

Contact lenses represent a widely utilized form of vision correction with more than 140 million wearers worldwide. Although generally well-tolerated, contact lenses can cause corneal infection (microb...

Oct 05, 2021

The three interacting components of the outer blood-retinal barrier are the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE), choriocapillaris, and Bruch's membrane, the extracellular matrix that lies between them. A...

Oct 04, 2021

FRIDAY, Oct. 1, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Increased rates of rapidly destructive hip disease (RDHD) are more likely in patients receiving repeated or high-dose corticosteroid hip injections, according ...

Oct 04, 2021

This paper reviews current knowledge of the evolution of the multiple genes encoding proteins that mediate the process of phototransduction in rod and cone photoreceptors of vertebrates. The approach ...

Oct 04, 2021

Degeneration of specific retinal neurons in diseases like glaucoma, age-related macular degeneration, and retinitis pigmentosa is the leading cause of irreversible blindness. Currently, there is no th...

Oct 04, 2021

Age-related diseases, including age-related macular degeneration (AMD), are of growing importance in a world where population ageing has become a dominant global trend. Although a wide variety of risk...

Oct 04, 2021

This study states that Neuroretinal rim thinning (NRR) is a characteristic glaucomatous optic disc change. However, the precise mechanism of the rim thinning has not been completely elucidated. This r...

Oct 04, 2021

This study was performed to understand Transforming growth factor-β-induced protein (TGFBIp), an extracellular matrix protein, is the second most abundant protein in the corneal stroma. In this revie...

Oct 04, 2021

This study states that The choroid is one of the most vascularized structures of the human body and plays an irreplaceable role in nourishing photoreceptors. As such, choroidal dysfunction is implicat...

Oct 04, 2021

Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is associated with lower bone mass and increased risk of fracture. Children with NF1 display faltering growth from mid-childhood. However, to date tibia bone development...

Oct 04, 2021

Finite element method based resonant ultrasound spectroscopy (FEM-based RUS) allows elasticity measurement for a material with high quality factor (Q) and arbitrary geometry by minimizing the differen...

Oct 04, 2021

The growing years are paramount for bone growth and mineral accrual. Children with long-term neurological condition (LTNC) have multiple risk factors for poor bone health and fragility fractures. In S...

Oct 01, 2021

FRIDAY, Oct. 1, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- For patients with chronic back pain, psychological treatment may provide substantial and durable pain relief, according to a study published online Sept. 29 in...

Oct 01, 2021

Due to improved phenotyping and genetic characterization, the field of ‘incurable’ and ‘blinding’ inherited retinal diseases (IRDs) has moved substantially forward. Decades of ascertainment of...

Oct 01, 2021

Optical coherence tomography (OCT) and OCT angiography (OCTA) have been a technological breakthrough in the diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of many retinal diseases, thanks to its resolution and i...

Oct 01, 2021

This study states that The core mechanism of dry eye is the tear film instability. Tear film-oriented diagnosis (TFOD) is a concept to clarify the cause of tear film instability by tear film, and tear...

Oct 01, 2021

This study states that When analyzing vitreal drug delivery, or the pharmacological effects of drugs on intraocular pressure, or when interpreting outflow facility measurements, it is generally accept...

Oct 01, 2021

This study states that Iatrogenic ophthalmic artery occlusion (IOAO) is a rare but devastating ophthalmic disease that may cause sudden and permanent visual loss. Understanding the possible etiologic ...

Oct 01, 2021

This review summarizes our current knowledge of primate including human retina focusing on bipolar, amacrine and ganglion cells and their connectivity. We have two main motivations in writing. Firstly...

Oct 01, 2021

This study states that Alterations in ocular blood flow have been identified as important risk factors for the onset and progression of numerous diseases of the eye. In particular, several population-...