Researchers have developed contact lenses with embedded sensors that measure the pressure inside the eye and send the information to an ophthalmologist for evaluation. It’s hoped that the lens will ...

Qura Inc., a digital health care startup, has signed a license agreement with Purdue Research Foundation and a development agreement with Helbling Technique to advance its wireless implantable ...

A recent study, affiliated with UNIST has proposed the possibility of in situ human health monitoring simply by wearing a contact lens with built-in wireless smart sensors. This study has been jointly ...

If people with glaucoma don't stay on top of their condition, blindness may result. An experimental new contact lens is designed to help, by both monitoring glaucoma symptoms and automatically ...

Your eye could someday house its own high-tech information center, tracking important changes and letting you know when it's time to see an eye doctor. University of Washington engineers have designed ...

Glaucoma is a common ocular disease in which the optic nerve malfunctions due to the increased intraocular pressure (IOP) caused by drainage canal blocking in the eye. This condition narrows the ...

Across the world, some 80 million people suffer from glaucoma, a number that’s expected to swell to 111 million by 2040. Today, an estimated three million have been diagnosed in the United States. But ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Justin A. Schweitzer, OD, FAAO, said that his SECO lecture on innovations in glaucoma featured current and ...

High eye pressure does not always cause glaucoma, but it is a significant risk factor. Lowering high eye pressure may reduce the risk, although glaucoma can also occur in people with typical eye ...

Glaucoma comprises one of the most prevalent causes of permanent blindness. Glaucoma is progressive eyesight loss disease that develops with minimal symptoms until very substantial visual loss occurs.