http://www.medindia.net/healthnews/BlockedTearDuct-news.asp Medindia largest health website in india. en-us Copyright 2012. All Rights Reserved. Fri, 25 May 2012 04:36:48 GMT http://www.medindia.net/news/Study-Says-Eye-Infection-Linked-to-Increased-Stroke-Risk-65937-1.htm A new study people who have had shingles infection that affects the eyes may have a heightened risk of stroke. Ocular shingles is an infection of the eye and the skin around the eye caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox. To reach the conclusion, researchers identified 658 people diagnosed with ocular shingles and 1974 without the infection. None of these people had a history of stroke at the beginning of the study. During the one-year study, stroke developed in 8....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Study-Says-Eye-Infection-Linked-to-Increased-Stroke-Risk-65937-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Rare-Form-of-Conjunctivitis-in-Chennai-41780-1.htm Seven new cases of a very rare form conjunctivitis disease have been reported at a city hospital in Chennai with the hospital ophthalmologists warning that this could be a start of a fresh outbreak. The disease, called microsporidial keratoconjunctivitis, was first detected more than 35 years ago and less than 100 cases have been confirmed across the globe, though more than 60 percent of the patients were from Orissa. Microsporidial keratoconjunctivitis is more severe than ordinary ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Rare-Form-of-Conjunctivitis-in-Chennai-41780-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Conjunctivitis-in-Mumbai-Dont-Be-Complacent-Say-Doctors-27396-1.htm A virtual conjunctivitis epidemic is sweeping Mumbai. It is nothing to be complacent about and in fact could lead to paralysis, experts warn. They recall the metro has a history of conjunctivitis epidemics, some of which resulted in cross-infection and even left patients paralysed. Conjunctivitis, also known as pink-eye, is an infection caused by a virus or bacteria which causes redness, watering or discharge from the eye. Often spread through the touch of an infected person, conjunctivitis ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Conjunctivitis-in-Mumbai-Dont-Be-Complacent-Say-Doctors-27396-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Organisms-Found-on-Contact-Lenses-can-Provide-Clues-to-Cause-of-Corneal-Eye-Infection-26235-1.htm According to a report in the September issue of Archives of Ophthalmology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals, cultures of contact lenses may sometimes identify the organisms involved in cases of corneal eye infection. "Contact lens wear is associated with a significant risk of microbial keratitis [corneal eye infection] leading to severe sight-threatening complications," the authors write. "Microbial keratitis has been seen in all types of lenses, including rigid gas-permeable lenses, hard or ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Organisms-Found-on-Contact-Lenses-can-Provide-Clues-to-Cause-of-Corneal-Eye-Infection-26235-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Eye-Infection-from-Adenoviruses-can-Be-Treated-by-Gamma-Globulin-25693-1.htm A study conducted by researchers at the University Of Pittsburgh School Of Medicine suggest that eye infection caused by adenoviruses can be effectively treated by gamma globulin, a type of antibody isolated from blood samples. Gamma globulin is usually given to health care workers and international travelers to protect them from infectious diseases. This treatment for pinkeye is very effectual and it could help prevent eye infections such as conjunctivitis. The results of the study is published ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Eye-Infection-from-Adenoviruses-can-Be-Treated-by-Gamma-Globulin-25693-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=11246 CHICAGO - Fusarium, the fungus implicated in recent eye infections among soft contact lens wearers, is associated with an increasing number of cases of keratitis (corneal swelling and inflammation), according to a report published online today in Archives of Ophthalmology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Infections caused by fungi can be devastating to both the structure of the eye and the patient's vision, according to background information in the article. Keratitis, or swelling and inflammation ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=11246 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=10386 According to researchers at the University of Pennsylvania and Temple University Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor Type 2 (PAI-2) plays an important role in diseases of the eye. This is a protein which is founding skin and the tissue covering the eyes. The researchers, led by Mina Massaro-Giordano, M.D., of the University of Pennsylvania's Scheie Eye Institute, and Marcella Macaluso, Ph.D., of the Sbarro Institute for Cancer Research at Temple University (http:www.shro.org), published their study....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=10386 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=10196 Health officials, investigating the incidence of fungal infection in Bausch and Lomb lens wearers are still confused about the cause of the infection. The only association arrived at is that nearly 50% of those who had contracted the fungal infection had used a lens cleansing solution, manufactured by Bausch and Lomb. Bausch (and) Lomb, who are producers of both contact lens and lens solution, feels that the cause of Fusarium keratitis infection is not emanating from the product or the solution. ReNU ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=10196 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=10065 Bausch (and) Lomb Inc. is in serious trouble after an eye infection was detected in association with the use of one of its lens care products. There are complaints arising from Asia, US and Europe under pressure since authorities said its contact lens care products might be linked to a spate of serious eye infections in Asia and the United States, said a handful of cases of the infection had also been confirmed in Europe. Bausch (and) Lomb, based in Rochester, New York, recalled ReNu lens care products after users were diagnosed with fungal infections....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=10065 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=3416 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=3416 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=3076 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=3076 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=3072 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=3072 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=2470 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=2470