Eye Care Articles
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The Difference Between Span 60 and Tween 60
Span 60 Span 60 is referred to as S60, its main chemical composition is dehydrated sorbitol stearate, the appearance is yellowish waxy solid. Span 60 is an excellent oil-in-water emulsifier with wetting and diffusion properties. It can also be used as a fiber post-processing softener to eliminate static electricity on the fiber to improve softness. Span 60 is harmless to the human body, so it is ...
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Mechanisms to Combat Drug Resistance: Overview of Antimicrobial Peptides
What are Antimicrobial Peptides? Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are naturally occurring peptide molecules found in various organisms, including humans, animals, plants, and microorganisms. These peptides play a crucial role in the innate immune system's defense against microbial infections, exhibiting antimicrobial properties that can inhibit the growth or kill bacteria, fungi, viruses, and even ...
By BOC Sciences
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IPEG 2023: Setting a Foundation for Healthcare Transformation
I recently had the pleasure of attending the IPEG annual meeting in Sorrento, Italy. The collegiality of the surgeons attending the conference was fantastic, and the views of Sorrento and the Island of Capri were stunning. With smaller accessible markets (due to smaller patient volumes and higher incidence of rare disease), specialty areas like pediatrics have been overlooked and under-addressed ...
By Caresyntax
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Applications of the High Polymers in Medical Science
Introduction With the wide application of high polymers, more and more extensive researches on high polymers have been conducted in recent years. Many papers and monographs discussed the important characteristics of high polymers and their important applications in medicine. Macromolecule/high polymers can be used in surgery, suture, orthopedic fixation and tissue repair. They can also be used as ...
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Project - SENSEAS
The idea of the project was to develop and verify a system using the latest technologies, which will enable objective assessment in the diagnosis and treatment of children with autism spectrum disorders. It was the first system in the world to use multimedia techniques and psychophysiological measurements (eye tracking, EDA/GSR), which help in the diagnosis of small children, giving them a ...
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Comparison of Flexible Silicone Bolus to 3D Printed Rigid Bolus - Case Study
This case study illustrates designing and fabricating silicone bolus using the Adaptiiv software solution. This flexible silicone bolus fabrication process was then compared to the fabrication process of a rigid 3D printed bolus to determine whether it yielded comparable or improved plan metrics for treating an inner canthus ...
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Demonstration Model Design and Develop
Successfully Design a Demo Model from Concept to Finished Product Step by Step Step 1: Understand the customers' concepts and purpose We received an email from one of our European customers describing a potential project that a pharmaceutical company would award to them. The pharmaceutical company was launching a new product that involved a special type of eye drop. The drug company needed to ...
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Catalase, a Common Antioxidant Enzyme
Catalase is an antioxidant enzyme commonly found in almost all living organisms, mainly in chloroplasts, mitochondria, endoplasmic reticulum of plants, liver and red blood cells of animals. It is the marker enzyme of the peroxisome, accounting for about 40% of the total peroxisomal enzymes. Catalase is a homotetramer composed of four polypeptide chains, each containing more than 500 amino acid ...
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Meet Live, a 4-year-old girl with Rett syndrome who loves action
Live is a tender and cheerful 4-year-old girl. She’s diagnosed with Rett syndrome, but has a more atypical disease course, which means she cannot sit, stand or walk. Live makes good eye contact and has learned to use her eyes and facial expressions to communicate. Live developed as expected until she was around 6 months, but Madeleine, Live’s mother, still felt that something was ...
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One leg test balance! Very challenging
Standing on one leg is an essential task in activities of daily living (ADLs), from walking to stair climbing, shower transfer and lower body dressing (while standing). Besides that, it is necessary in many occupational and sports activities, making it an important stance to be included within a balance assessment session. One-leg stance duration is one the oldest balance tests using a simple ...
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VX400M with activated carbons, successfully applied to cosmetic surgery
Cosmetic surgeries involving laser and ectrosurgery activate thermal destruction of dermal tissue, producing harmful fumes. As a fact, exhalations coming from destroyed organic tissue can contain toxic gases, benzene fumes, hydrocyanic acid, formaldehyde, bio-aerosol and even cellular material alive or dead (including blood) and viruses. When inhaled in high concentrations, those fumes can ...
By Airsafe
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A Difficult Needle to Thread
Do you know what it’s like to wake up in a different stranger’s house every morning? To open your eyes and immediately feel extremely uncomfortable, alarmed, unsafe, out of place, lost, dizzy, like your world is the most upside-down it’s ever been? Do you remember what it was like to be a kid tagging along to the grocery store with your parents? One second ...
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Interactive revolution in eye care
Swiss Advanced Vision (SAV-IOL) is a Swiss manufacturer of high quality innovative intraocular lenses (IOLs) designed for cataract surgery. The company recently announced the start of a project for developing a revolutionary active intraocular lens, R-TASC (Real-Time Autofocus Servo Control), featuring real-time autofocus and wireless connectivity. Max Boysset, SAV-IOL CEO, believes R-TASC could ...
By SAV-IOL SA
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Vitamins: Types and Their Functions
Vitamin A: Helps body growth and tissue repair, helps with eye health, fights bacteria to avoid infection, protects epithelial tissue health, and promotes bone and tooth development. Vitamin B1: Promotes the metabolism of carbohydrates, maintains a healthy nervous system, stabilizes appetite, stimulates growth and maintains good muscle condition. Vitamin B2: Promotes the metabolism of ...
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Bioenzyme Technology Plays a Huge Role in Agricultural Planting
In the process of planting crops, human beings usually suffer from insect pests, which seriously affect the yield and quality of food. In order to prevent and control pests, people have to use pesticides to escort crop planting and production. Organophosphorus is a common pesticide, and improper protection can lead to farmers' organophosphorus poisoning. In order to remove pesticide residues, ...
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Therapeutic contact lens for Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy: Monitoring with Scheimpflug tomography - Case Study
Abstract Purpose This case report demonstrates the effectiveness of a combined unique soft contact lens design and hypertonic saline at reducing corneal edema symptoms. In addition, this case shows that using tomographic data is invaluable for detecting and monitoring of these presentations. ...
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Some Basics about Graphene
Graphene first appeared in the laboratory in 2004. At that time, two British scientists, Andre Geim and Prof Kostya Novoselov, discovered that they could get thinner and thinner graphite flakes in a very simple way. They peeled the graphite flakes from the graphite, and then glued the two sides of the flakes to a special tape. When the tape was peeled off, the graphite flakes were divided in two. ...
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Back to blog Federated Architecture in Genomics
Genome initiatives spearheaded by burgeoning numbers of data custodians such as Genomics England (GEL), a Lifebit customer, leverage technological advances to amass large volumes of patient data. As a result, data custodians are veritable gold mines of genome data that could transform precision medicine and provide an equitable solution for diverse healthcare requirements. Pharmaceutical ...
By Lifebit
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AXIM Biotech chooses the iPeak for the Dry Eye Disease Diagnostics
Founded in 2014 in California, AXIM® Biotechnologies, Inc. is a vertically integrated research and development company focused on improving the landscape for diagnosis of ophthalmological conditions such as Dry Eye Disease (DED) through rapid diagnostic tests. Additionally, it owns IP and has conducted research on SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) rapid neutralizing antibody tests to detect ...
By IUL S.A.
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Aramis Biosciences Announces First Patient Dosed in Phase 2 Clinical Trial Evaluating A197 for the Treatment of Dry Eye Disease
Aramis Biosciences announced that the first patient has been dosed in its phase 2 proof of concept clinical trial evaluating A197, a novel, first-in-class, topical immunomodulatory agent for the treatment of dry eye disease. “This is an important milestone for Aramis Biosciences and a hopeful moment for dry eye patients given the suboptimal efficacy and tolerability limitations commonly ...
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