While glaucoma damage cannot be reversed, Iwach says, most patients can typically control and manage the disease with medicated eye drops, in-office laser treatment or surgery. Prescription eye drops, ...

The world moved closer to eliminating trachoma this month after the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed India and ...

Munazza Gillani, Pakistan and Middle East director for Sightsavers, a UK-based charity that works to treat and prevent ...

Objective About 90% of eye health problems are preventable or curable with existing cost-effective interventions. There is ...

India eliminates trachoma as a public health problem, joining Nepal and Myanmar, thanks to strong leadership and ...

Last week, India had an achievement that nearly did not get adequate space on all media, the space it deserved, at least.

This milestone comes after years of dedicated efforts by the government to protect the vision of millions, emphasising the ...

That was because it kept coming back and infecting communities. According to Dr Vashist, trachoma was one of the major causes ...

In 2010, the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) sent its team to Nicobar islands to cross-check the prevalence ...

It may also spread to the brain or other organs. For women with stage IV breast cancer, systemic drug therapies are the main treatments. These may include: Surgery and/or radiation therapy may be ...

However, vernal keratoconjunctivitis and atopic keratoconjunctivitis are two allergic eye conditions that can lead to vision loss through corneal scarring. These two disorders should be treated by a ...

Sutureless amniotic membrane (ProKera) was found to be partially or completely effective in corneal healing or symptomatic relief in just under two thirds of the eyes in our series. In our study ...