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The two most important factors in the development of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment are retinal breaks and vitreous traction. The two goals of retinal reattachment surgery are to seal all ...

High levels of exposure to air pollution can increase the incidence of diabetic retinopathy and glaucoma, a recent study ...

The following is a summary of “Cystoid Macular Edema Following Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment Repair Surgery: Incidence, Pathogenesis, Risk Factors and Treatment,” published in the February 2025 ...

Posterior vitreous detachment (PVD) is an eye condition that naturally happens with age, when gel that usually fills your eyeball detaches from your retina. If you see blurry shadows, also called ...

Kiora Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: KPRX), ("Kiora" or the "Company") announced their abstract of a preclinical study of KIO ...

Vitreous detachment is a condition wherein the vitreous body breaks away from the retina. There are currently no treatments for vitreous detachment associated with aging, and people tend to adapt ...

NY Retina, a newly launched ophthalmology practice, is set to open March 20 in a newly purchased medical office building in ...

New anti–vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) therapies are improving retinal disease management by providing patients with more treatment options, optimizing timing, and introducing innovative ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for review the New Drug Application (NDA) for SYD-101 (atropine sulfate) to slow the progression of ...