The best solution to this problem is a one-off injection with a needle that can remain in the eye and eventually biodegrade. Over the last decade, microneedles have been used in this capacity ...

Tear trough filler, using HA, offers a nonsurgical option for under-eye rejuvenation, requiring precise anatomical knowledge ...

PHILADELPHIA — Patients who received intravitreal injections experienced no less pain with a slightly smaller diameter needle, according to a study presented by Christopher M. Aderman, MD ...

Apellis Pharmaceuticals said it had identified a possible cause of severe eye inflammation reported in some patients receiving the treatment.

Additionally, it can cause infections. The NTU Singapore patch reportedly combines the painlessness and ease-of-use of eye drops with the effectiveness of injections.

A team of researchers in Singapore has developed an eye patch covered in dissolvable needles that deliver drugs right into the eyeball.

The needle must be positioned with extreme precision to ensure that the drug reaches the right place, and to avoid causing damage to the eye. This is made even harder because the sclera is around 10 ...

Sadly, among these older patients with GA, many will “cross their hearts and hope to die,” rather than allow a doctor to “stick a needle” in their eye. 3. Our best hope is to catch GA earlier.

The injections offer a powerful line of defense against Age-Related Wet Macular Degeneration, or AMD, as well as for Diabetic Retinopathy (DR), Branch Retinal and Central Retinal Occlusion and ...

Injections are an alternative to laser treatment, which can leave scars on the eye. Injections are scar-free and just as, if not, more effective.