The NHS is celebrating 75 years of cataract surgery, an operation which helps restore vision. The operation involves removing a lens - a small transparent disc inside the eye - that has become cloudy ...

Researchers discovered a previously unknown mechanism that may drive tissue damage and a new target for drug discovery.

I turned 50 during the pandemic and, like most people, I put off all nonessential health care, including my shingles vaccine. Big mistake. When the telltale red bumps of shingles cropped up on my ...

Acute inflammation, like the redness and swelling that occurs with an injury, is a sign that your body is working properly—but chronic inflammation (long-term inflammation that lasts for months ...

This is chronic inflammation and can be a root cause of many of our most serious illnesses, from cancer to heart disease and diabetes. So it makes sense that good gut health can translate into ...

for the treatment of inflammation and pain after cataract surgery. APP13007 was developed, improves the dissolution and bioavailability of APIs for topical, oral, and inhaler administration.

The following is a summary of “Prevalence and Risk factors for the Development of Chronic Postoperative Pain after Cataract Surgery in the Age-Related Eye Disease Study (AREDS),” published in the ...

“Within 24 hours after her cataract procedure ... wish they hadn’t waited so long to have the surgery,” he says. Complications include infection, retinal detachment, and loss of vision ...

THURSDAY, Jan. 16, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- The risk for myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue ... within 30 days of infection or enrolled as uninfected who became infected; 7,270 post-acute ...

According to a meta-analysis, tear film stability shows deterioration after cataract surgery, with symptoms potentially lasting up to 3 months postoperatively. However, the effect of cataract ...

What our study showed was that during a chronic hepatitis C infection, antibodies on the virus surface form an antibody cluster that persistently stimulates the B cells to mutate," explains lead ...