Cataract

We all know that Carbon Tetra Chloride (CTC), a common solvent, posses a health risk and endangers life on earth. Unfortunately, CTC applications are at rampant in textile industry as cleaning agent to remove stains and to degrease wool. In a ...

GTZ-Proklima develops alternative to enviromentally harmful CTC - Fibre2Fashion

The last examination cycle of the Beaver Dam Eye Study has revealed that a commonly used class of medication for heart disease, statins, may decrease the risk of one type of age-related cataract. Those who took statins had about a 45 percent lower ...

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Rosemary Smyth with her golden 'doodle' Clint, who has made a 'huge difference' to her life Rosemary Smyth was driving down a road 18 years ago when the car behind her started hooting its horn. The driver then swore at her, and was extremely rude. It ...

Not afraid of the dark - Independent

Carney, who has been living with cataracts for a couple of years now, has reached the point of hopelessness, often having thoughts of suicide. "You don't know what you really have until you lose it," said the Claremont resident. "And my left eye - I ...

Eye surgeries perfomed in Upland - Inland Valley Daily Bulletin

ISTA Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has announced results from the Company's recently completed Phase III clinical program of Xibrom (0.09% bromfenac sodium ophthalmic solution) QD (once-daily). The program enrolled 282 patients who underwent cataract surgery ...

ISTA Pharmaceuticals announces trial results for topical Xibrom 0.09% - News-Medical.Net

Democratic Party electors in North Carolina will do something today they haven’t done in a generation: officially cast their votes for president and vice president. One of the 15 electors will be Kara Hollingsworth, who lives in Fayetteville with ...

Inside Politics: Fayetteville woman to vote in Electoral College today - Fayetteville Observer

PIERRE — Rick Newman used to tell his hunting buddies he didn’t shoot at particular pheasants because he couldn’t tell if they were hens or roosters. But with a new eye implant, Newman has no more excuses. Newman recently underwent eye surgery ...

Hi-Def lens implant gives near perfect vision - Capital Journal

Horizon Eye Care announces today the opening of its Statesville office location at 525 Brookdale Drive, phone (704) 761-0200, which is adjacent to Iredell Memorial Hospital. The primary focus of the office is to provide medical and surgical services ...

Horizon Eye Care, P.A. Announces New Statesville Office Location - Best Syndication

No comments posted. This is to commend Brian McCullough on his excellent story in Sunday's edition entitled "Hospitals' Latest Challenge." The story covered how hospitals are feeling threatened by the lower cost, efficiency and convenience of ...

ASCs save patients time, money - Daily Local News

TUESDAY, Dec. 9 (HealthDay News) -- The number of Americans with diabetic retinopathy is expected to increase from 5.5 million to 16 million by the year 2050, according to a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study. Diabetic retinopathy ...