A simple eye test could help solve the biggest global cause of irreversible blindness, glaucoma. In clinical trials, the pioneering diagnostic — developed by researchers at University College London (UCL) and the Western Eye Hospital — allowed doctors to see individual nerve cell death in the back of the eye. Results of first clinical trials… Continue reading New Eye Test Detects Earliest Signs of Glaucoma
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New Model for Earlier Treatments for AMD
An international team of researchers from Queen’s University Belfast, University College London and the University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA have developed a cell culture model that could help to develop earlier treatment strategies for age-related macular degeneration (AMD). A release from Queen’s University Belfast notes that AMD, which is the third most prevalent cause… Continue reading New Model for Earlier Treatments for AMD