Drug-dispensing Contact Lens Developed
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Drug-loaded contact lenses have been developed that could treat eye conditions such as glaucoma far more effectively than drops. Usually sufferers of glaucoma and many other eye conditions are prescribed eye drops.
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A drug to treat a common eye disease that damages vision produced promising results in a major trial, researchers say.
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(National-NBC) Sept. 3, 2004 - An experimental implantable contact lens is showing promise in helping nearsighted people see without glasses.
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A gel to speed up wound healing and reduce scarring is being developed by UK scientists.
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U.S. researchers may have found a new way to use an old therapy to fight pinkeye, a common but pesky eye infection.
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Contact lenses with ultraviolet protection were a boon for contact wearers, but do they protect against eye diseases caused by radiation?
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The pharmaceutical files another marketing application.
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Positive study results on a new implantable contact lens show that the surgery can help even those with Coke-bottle glasses. By Kristen Philipkoski.
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NEW YORK  - Monthly eye injections with Lucentis (ranibizumab), an antibody designed to bind to and inhibit a protein that plays a role in the formation of new blood vessels.
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British researchers working in an East African village say that a single dose of an antibiotic appears to stop infections that cause trachoma, the world&#39;s leading preventable cause of blindness.
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These funky selective-focus lenses require coordination to use but can produce effective, attention-getting images.
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A single dose of the popular antibiotic azithromycin appears to stop bacterial infections that lead to trachoma, the world&#39;s top cause of preventable blindness, British researchers write in Thursday&#39;s New England Journal of Medicine.
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A new compound gives hope as the disease has become increasingly resistant to current drugs. By Thomas H. Maugh II / Los Angeles Times.
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An interview with development-stage drugmaker Pharmacopeia.
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[Health India]: London, Oct. 30 : Nano-engineers at Singapore&#39;s Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology have developed contact lenses that release controlled doses of drugs to treat eye diseases such as glaucoma.
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When a person suffers from eye ailments today, nine times out of ten, he will be prescribed eye drops to treat his illness or relieve his discomfort.
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Two new trials have shown that a drug injected into the eye can effectively treat a potentially blinding form of age-related macular degeneration (AMD).