The condition people don’t realize they can get from wearing contacts — it can make your vision worse if you ignore it
Are your eyes feeling itchy or irritated? Do they look red? Those might be symptoms of a little-known condition caused by ...
Case series offers insights on corneal epithelial ingrowth after small incision lenticule extraction surgery
Corneal epithelial ingrowth (EI) is a rare but significant complication following small incision lenticule extraction (SMILE) ...
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DSAEK Corneal Transplant Surgery
Narrator With the help of an innovative procedure known as dsaek, Jolie will have the damaged portion of his cornea replaced by eye surgeon Rick Fraunfelder of Portland's Casey Eye Institute.
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Improving treatment for high-risk cataract surgery
Usually, the eye initiates a healing response when cells come into contact with Fibroblast Growth Factor 1 (FGF1), a key catalyst for cell division in the cornea. FGF1's primary role is to ...
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Restoring vision loss with a regenerative therapy
Corneal transplants cost approximately $20,000 ... Trefoil in 2013 to further their pioneering work on fibroblast growth factors (FGFs). Bradshaw and Thomas first identified acidic FGF (FGF1 ...
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OKYO Pharma Files for Fast Track Designation with FDA for Urcosimod to Treat Neuropathic Corneal Pain
Jacob, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer of OKYO Pharma. “Notably, neuropathic corneal pain falls into this category, and our application for Fast Track designation marks a significant milestone ...