World's largest eye bank launches research institute
May 13th 2009The world's largest eye bank, The Tampa Lions Eye Institute for Transplant and Research, Inc. in Florida, which has supplied over 30,000 corneas for transplant and 50,000 eyes for research worldwide over the past 30 years, is to open a state-of-the-art research facility.
Protein kinase JNK1 may play a key role in development of retinopathy in premature infants
May 6th 2009Findings, reported online this week,in advance of print in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), are suggesting that the protein kinase JNK1 may have a key role in the development of retinopathy in premature babies.
Vitamin supplement to afford long-term benefit for AMD?
May 6th 2009Patients suffering from AMD have experienced long-term benefits from using the Macular Health vitamin supplement following the second phase of the Multifocal Electroretinogram (MERG) study at the Callahan Eye Foundation Hospital at the University of Alabama Birmingham (US).
Gene silencing may help corneal transplantation
April 15th 2009The side effects of an experimental 'gene-silencing' treatment that is currently being investigated for a variety of diseases could be useful in corneal transplantation, where growth of new blood and lymph vessels is believed to be a major cause of graft failure.