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- BioTissue’s Sharing Miracles Partners with Dakota Lions Sight & Health to Expand Birth Tissue Donationhttps://modernod.com/news/biotissues-sharing-miracles-partners-with-dakota-lions-sight-health-to-expand-birth-tissue-donation/2481642/To enable more mothers to donate birth tissue used in the restoration of sight and health, BioTissue’s Sharing Miracles program has announced a partnership with Dakota Lions Sight & Health. The collaboration will bring the Dakota Lions birth tissue donation program to additional hospita
- Birmingham Research Paves the Way for New Anti-Fibrotic Therapy for Glaucomahttps://modernod.com/news/birmingham-research-paves-the-way-for-new-anti-fibrotic-therapy-for-glaucoma/2478727/Scientists at the University of Birmingham, UK, have shown that a novel low molecular weight dextran-sulphate, ILB, could play a key role in treating open angle glaucoma (OAG). The research, reported in
- Low Birth Weight Tied to Altered Eye Anatomy in Adulthoodhttps://modernod.com/news/low-birth-weight-tied-to-altered-eye-anatomy-in-adulthood/2476361/Low birth weight appears to increase the chances of having thinner central cornea and other ocular anomalies in adulthood, according to a new study from Germany, as reported by Reuters. “With our data we provide new insight in
- Yale Study Uncovers How Brain Wiring Begins Before Birthhttps://modernod.com/news/yale-study-uncovers-how-brain-wiring-begins-before-birth/2482409/Researchers at Yale say they have uncovered how the brain begins to wire itself during early development, long before experiences or sensory inputs like sight come into play. The study, published this month in Science, reveals that brain cells start forming networks based on sp
- Researchers: Night Vision Tests in AMD Precisely Localize Disease Mechanismshttps://modernod.com/news/researchers-night-vision-tests-in-amd-precisely-localize-disease-mechanisms/2481479/Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham discovered that night vision tests at a specific location in the retina will be suitable for assessing treatments and preventions for age-related macular degeneration (AMD), according to a university
- Study: Maintaining the Enzyme ACE2 in the Gut May Prevent Diabetic Blindnesshttps://modernod.com/news/type-1-diabetes-maintaining-the-enzyme-ace2-in-the-gut-prevents-diabetic-blindness/2481360/A new study from the University of Alabama at Birmingham shows that the progressive damage to blood vessels in the light-sensitive tissue at the back of the eye may be due to a leaky small intestine that weakens the barrier between gut bacteria and the blood system. The study publi
- Euclid Vision Announces Winners of its First Resident Scholarship Awardhttps://modernod.com/news/euclid-vision-announces-winners-of-its-first-resident-scholarship-award/2481279/Euclid Vision announced the winners of its inaugural Euclid Resident Scholarship Awards, which recognizes innovation in myopia management and orthokeratology. Optometry Residents Zachary Reynard, OD, University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) School of Optometry; Kevin Feng, O
- TissueTech Grows Salesforce to Support Footprint Expansionhttps://modernod.com/news/tissuetech-grows-salesforce-to-support-footprint-expansion/2480345/TissueTech, which applies cryopreserved human birth tissue allografts to treat ocular surface disease and disorders, chronic wounds,
- Retinoblastoma Appears to Be on the Increase in Europehttps://modernod.com/news/retinoblastoma-appears-to-be-on-the-increase-in-europe/2478859/The incidence of retinoblastoma appears to be rising in Europe, a new study suggests, according to a Reuters report. With a reported incidence of around one per 15,000 to 18,000 live births, retinoblastoma is the most common intrao
- Enteral Lipid Supplement Reduces Severe Retinopathy Risk in Preterm Infantshttps://modernod.com/news/enteral-lipid-supplement-reduces-severe-retinopathy-risk-in-preterm-infants/2478838/Extremely premature infants who receive enteral lipid supplementation starting within 3 days of birth have a lower risk of severe retinopathy of prematurity than without supplementation, a clinical trial suggests, according to a Reuters report