Hyderabad: More than a dozen people lost their sight after cataract operations at a free eye camp in the villages of Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh. While 33 cataract surgeries were performed at the private eye camp in November, a month later almost half the patients have lost their vision. "We came here as it was a free eye camp, but after operation our eyes started to hurt. They told...
10:59 AM, Dec 17, 2011
New Delhi: A hundred rupee lens attachment and some special software turn your smart phone into an eye doctor. One you can use anytime, anywhere to check if family members are developing the first signs of Cataract. Ramesh Raskar, Associate Professor, MIT Media Lab said, "Catra is like a radar for your eye. A radar will scan the sky and depict clouds on a weather map. Similarly, CATRA scans every...
08:59 AM, Jul 07, 2011
Hyderabad: The Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), a premier research organisation engaged in frontier areas of modern biology, is confident of achieving a breakthrough in making artificial corneas in next 4-5 years, which they claim will put end to eye donations and serve as a boon for cataract patients. According to Dr Ch Mohan Rao, Director, CCMB two layers of the cornea have already been developed and the...
02:51 PM, Jan 19, 2011
New York: Older men who opt for hormone-blocking therapy to treat prostate cancer might be slightly raising their risk of developing cataracts, hints new research. However, it is not yet clear if the therapy does actually cause the clouding that develops in the lens of the eye. The male hormone testosterone helps drive the growth of prostate cancer. So-called "androgen deprivation therapy," or ADT, suppresses production of testosterone. An estimated...
10:34 AM, Dec 28, 2010
A study shows that vitamins are not just good for eyesight but also reduce chances of cataract. ...
11:38 AM, Jun 18, 2010
Families threaten to sue hospital over lapses in procedures, hygeine. ...
01:21 AM, Oct 27, 2009
The private hospital conducted cataract operations on over 30 people last week. ...
09:39 AM, Oct 26, 2009
Josephine, 42, was nearly blind before the operation. ...
03:37 PM, Oct 04, 2009
The panda named Xiaoming was sent to Xi'an Old City Eye Hospital. ...
02:12 PM, Dec 22, 2008
Six of those affected have been declared fully blind by the doctors. ...
05:56 PM, Aug 24, 2008
The doctors said he can resume his normal work from Monday. ...
11:40 AM, Jun 15, 2008
Bausch and Lomb has launched Sofport AO that can help cataract patients see better at night. ...
12:10 PM, Sep 21, 2007
Cataract surgery in private hospitals costs between Rs 15,000-20,000 depending on the quality of the lens used. ...
01:46 PM, Jan 31, 2007
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