Drugs used to treat blindness-causing disorders could be successfully administered by eye drops rather than unpleasant and expensive eye injections, according to new research led by UCL scientists that could be a breakthrough for the millions worldwide suffering from age-related macular degeneration (...
Macular degeneration is the leading cause of blindness in older Americans. Much-needed prevention and treatment strategies for this pervasive disease may soon be on the way, thanks to findings published by Cell Press on April 2nd in the journalCell Metabolism. The study sheds light on how...
LONDON, July 19 (Xinhua) -- Scientists at the University of Birmingham in Britain are one step closer to developing drops that can be self-administered to treat an eye condition that causes sight loss in millions of people, it was revealed Thursday. The drops would bring an end to the nee...
Pilocarpine eye drops may be prescribed to treat: a. nearsightedness b. glaucoma c. eye infection d. mydriasis of the eyes Hyperopia: Hyperopia is commonly known as farsightedness where the objects at a distance appear clear but the object...
The instil lation of a ready-to-use eye drops solution (rather than suspension) and the presence of xanthan gum in the dexa/ net eye gel formulation may confer to the product a peculiar behavior leading to a greater local tolerability. Finally, no significant safety issues occurred during...
Lipiflow, a procedure that uses heat and pressure to treatdry eyes Testosterone eyelid cream Nutritionalsupplementswithfish oiland omega-3 If yourdry eyeproblem is chronic, you may have dry eye disease. Your doctor could prescribe medicated drops likecyclosporine(Cequa,Restasis),lifitegrast(Xiidra)...
Use easy to apply human and pet eyedrops from Ethos that can counteract the onset of cataracts to allow you to avoid the need for expensive surgery.
To a large degree, the acute (initial) symptoms appear related to histamine release. The treatments of choice are topical antihistamine drops such as olopatadine (Patanol), decongestants, and the newer mast-cell stabilizer medications. Topical steroids should be used only if prescribed by a doctor...
The majority of ophthalmic formulations market is occupied by eye drops. But certain diseases, specifically intraocular diseases, require drug or dosage form to be at the site of action which led to the development of implants, inserts, or IVT injections. There are also certain conditions that ...
The technology behind the eye drops is a cell-penetrating peptide that can deliver thedrugto the retina (the back of the eye). The scientists' pending patents for the eye drops are now owned by US-based company, Macregen Inc, and a team of Birmingham researchers is working with the compa...