Learning Glaucoma: treatment of open angle glaucoma and ocular hypertension Pharmacological treatment is essential for patients with glaucoma, although patient compliance can be a problem.…Published: 20 May 2015
Learning Glaucoma: pathophysiology and diagnosis With 70 million people affected by glaucoma worldwide, awareness of at-risk groups can help people get early treatment and save their vision.…Published: 19 May 2015
News First treatment for blind people with rare sleep disorder gets the go-ahead in Europe A drug to treat a rare sleep disorder almost exclusively affecting blind people has been recommended for authorisation by the European Medicines Agency.…Published: 1 May 2015
News Phenytoin protects against optical damage in multiple sclerosis New research suggests that the anticonvulsant drug phenytoin, usually used in epilepsy, can help prevent nerve damage caused by acute optic neuritis in patients with MS.…Published: 30 April 2015
News Phenylephrine eye drops do not pose a risk to patient’s cardiovascular health, study findsEye drops containing phenylephrine do not cause clinically significant changes in blood pressure or heart rate, a meta-analysis finds.…Published: 27 March 2015
News Wider use of ranibizumab would cut incidence of blindness in diabetic macular oedema An economic modelling study published in Ophthalmology suggests that wider use of ranibizumab could help prevent sight loss in thousands of US adults with diabetic eye disease.…Published: 25 February 2015
News Moorfields Eye Hospital to close its specials manufacturing facilityMoorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has decided to close its specials manufacturing facility in London, its board has announced.…Published: 28 January 2015
News New roles explored for nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors New research suggests nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs) have intrinsic anti-inflammatory activity through suppression of NLRP3 inflammasome.…Published: 1 December 2014
News Contaminated batches of Zovirax eye ointment recalledContaminated batches of Zovirax (aciclovir) eye ointment are being recalled after metal particles were found in an ingredient used in its manufacture.…Published: 4 November 2014
News Medicines regulator reviews chloramphenicol packaging after picking errors Regulators are working with community pharmacy organisations to review the packaging of chloramphenicol eye and ear drops.…Published: 28 October 2014
