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Home / Health News / Coming soon — a cure for blindness?

Coming soon — a cure for blindness?

An Indian-origin scientist has discovered an ultra-thin layer hidden deep in the eye that can help treat glaucoma, thus taking a step closer to curing blindness caused by the ocular disorder.

By: Agencies   | | Updated: March 5, 2016 8:41 pm
Tags: Blindness  Eye  Eye health  Glucoma  In the news  

blindnessAn Indian-origin scientist has discovered an ultra-thin layer hidden deep in the eye that can help treat glaucoma, thus taking a step closer to curing blindness caused by the ocular disorder. Also Read - Prevent cognitive decline: Go for routine eye scans if you have type 1 diabetes

Also Read - Monitoring glaucoma at home may be a possibility soon



Harminder Dua, a professor at Nottingham University, has discovered how a new layer in the human cornea plays a vital role in the structure of the tissue that controls the flow of fluid from the eye, a university press release stated. (Read: Beware glaucoma can make you go blind!) Also Read - Best exercises to alleviate eye strain caused by too much screen time

The findings, published in the British Journal of Ophthalmology, could shed new light on glaucoma, a disease normally associated with increased fluid pressure in the eye which can lead to blindness if left untreated. (Read: Glaucoma How you can prevent blindness with regular checkups)

The new layer, dubbed as Dua’s Layer, is considered an important contribution to medical science.

Source: IANS

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Published : February 18, 2014 5:10 pm | Updated:March 5, 2016 8:41 pm
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