Ophthalmic Care Articles
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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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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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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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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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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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5 Simple Ways to Shine a Light on AMD in your Practice
February is National Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) and Low Vision Month. This disease is the leading cause of blindness, and its prevalence is expected to soar as the world’s population ages, leading to an overwhelming projected demand for AMD care by 2050. AMD Awareness Month is a great time to shine a light on this disease and its impact on patients and their families. ...
By MacuLogix
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Everything we know About AMD and Dark Adaptation
When automated dark adaptometry was first commercialized, many of us had more questions than answers with regard to using this information for detecting AMD and monitoring disease progression. But with more than seven years of practical in-office experience performing dark adaptation testing on thousands of patients, the tables have turned. This technology offers a safety net for ...
By MacuLogix
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Implantation of an Artificial Endothelial Layer for Treatment of Chronic Corneal Edema
Abstract Purpose: The purpose of this study was to describe a novel device that may serve as an alternative to Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) for the treatment of chronic corneal edema. Methods: The EndoArt (EyeYon Medical, Israel) is a flexible, 50-μm thin artificial endothelial layer that matches the cornea’s posterior curvature and functions as a fluid barrier ...
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Therapeutic HL-Contact Lens versus Standard Bandage Contact Lens for Corneal Edema: A Prospective, Multicenter, Randomized, Crossover Study
Abstract Introduction. To compare the safety and efficacy of the Therapeutic Hyper-CL™ lens versus a standard bandage contact lens (PureVision B&L) for chronic corneal edema. Methods. Prospective, multicenter, randomized, crossover study. Chronic corneal edema patients were randomized to one of two arms. The first arm was fitted with the Therapeutic Hyper-CL™ lens while the ...
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How to Read an Eye Prescription
It does not matter whether you have been wearing glasses for years, even decades or if you have only just started wearing them recently. Either way, your prescription will probably look like a confusing collection of meaningless numbers. You are not the only one to think that. One part of the prescription that puzzles many people is the sphere cylinder and axis. In the following post, though, we ...
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AR contact lens wins CES Last Gadget Standing competition
The eyes really do tell all. Or, at least a whole lot when using the world’s first augmented reality contact lenses. The Mojo Vision Lens, which projects text, image and video information overlays onto your field of vision, captured the Last Gadget Standing prize Tuesday evening at CES 2021. Its victory in the best new gadget competition was easy to see coming: Online votes tallied ...
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Mojo Vision teams up with optics leader Menicon to develop AR contact lenses
Mojo Vision has developed prototypes for contact lenses that enable people to see augmented reality images as overlays on the real world. And now it has teamed up with Menicon, Japan’s largest and oldest maker of contact lenses, to further develop the product. Saratoga, California-based Mojo Vision has developed a smart contact lens with a tiny built-in display that lets you view augmented ...
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Contact Lenses and Blue Light
What is blue light? Blue light is a perfectly normal and natural spectrum of light that is found in sunlight. Light ranges from 400 to 700 billionths of a meter (nanometer, nm) 400nm being violet to 700nm being red. When combined the individual spectrums of light creates "white light" or sunlight. Sunlight consists of a range of colored light including red, orange, yellow, green, blue, ...
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How Blue Light Affects Your Eyes
Do you sometimes find it hard to sleep at night? Chances are that blue light is affecting your body's biological clock and disrupting your sleep patterns. This is a reality for many people if you consider that an average modern human being spends almost 5,000 hours staring at screens that emit blue light. It’s inevitable that as digital technologies continue to be available to more people, ...
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7 Effective Ingredients for Natural Skin Care
When selectingnatural skin care products, you want to look for formulas that include highly effective ingredients that you can trust. With so many different products that claim to have the best natural ingredients, it can be difficult to know what you should search for. Here are some ingredients to look for in quality natural skin care products. Coconut Oil Coconut oil has gained a positive ...
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These Smart Contact Lenses Overlay Info Without Obscuring your View
A Computer in Your Eye As with many problems, the notion of sticking a small display in front of your eye is more involved than it first appears. For example, Mojo found that accurate, high-speed, eye tracking was essential. Otherwise projected objects would move all over our field of view as our eyes darted about. For anyone who has shelled out hundreds of dollars on a bulky eye-tracker for a ...
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A single contact lens could give your entire life a head-up display
Mojo Vision's smart contacts put text in my eye and let me see in the dark. The company is aiming for even more than that. There aren't many meetings in Las Vegas during CES that still make my jaw drop. The few I can think of mostly involved Oculus. I had no idea what a company I've never met with before, called Mojo Vision, was going to show me. I knew they made very, very small displays. I ...
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Polyacrylamide
polyacrylamide cas 9003-05-8Polyacrylamide is a polymer composed of acrylamide subunits (-ch2chconh2 -). It can be synthesized as a simple linear-chain structure or cross-linked, typically using N,N'-methylenebisacrylamide. In the cross-linked form, the probability for the existence of the monomer is further reduced. It is highly water-absorbent, Soft glue is formed when hydrated., used in such ...
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Contact Lens Permeation Testing from Systech Illinois
A contact lens design using a particular material will require the measurement of Oxygen Permeation. Materials with higher permeation rates together with thinner lenses will perform better, providing greater comfort during use. However, simply choosing the material with the highest permeation rate and making the lens thin is not an easy option. The lens shape and thickness varies with the ...
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