Researchers have developed a new computational tool that will help artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques to screen patients with blinding retinal diseases – a discovery that may speed diagnosis and treatment. The findings, by researchers at Shiley Eye Institute at UC San Diego Health and University of California San Diego School of Medicine, with… Continue reading Artificial Intelligence Can Help with Diagnosis of Critical Eye Diseases
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Diabetes and Eye Disease
Diabetes affects other organs besides the kidneys. It often affects vision. Experts from the National Eye Institute share what diabetic eye disease is, and how it can be managed. Diabetic eye disease comprises a group of eye conditions that affect people with diabetes. These conditions include diabetic retinopathy, diabetic macular edema (DME), cataract, and glaucoma.… Continue reading Diabetes and Eye Disease
A New Clue to Treatment for Diabetic Macular Edema
Researchers are drawing closer to understanding why so many patients with diabetic macular edema (DME), a serious vision condition linked to diabetes, do not respond to current therapies. The drugs target a protein, VEGF (vascular endothelial growth factor), that is inside the eye. But, researchers discovered, the patients for whom the drug doesn’t work don’t… Continue reading A New Clue to Treatment for Diabetic Macular Edema
The Best Medicine for Diabetic Macular Edema?
Researchers have determined that the drug Eylea, used to treat diabetic macular edema, is more effective than two other medicines in severe cases. However, the other two drugs, Avastin and Lucentis, also work well. The study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, is the first to compare the efficacy of the drugs. “These… Continue reading The Best Medicine for Diabetic Macular Edema?