Sentences with phrase «for uveitis»

Treatment for uveitis focuses on reducing inflammation in the eye and treating the underlying medical condition.

There are many causes for uveitis including cancer, immune - mediated disease, cataracts, and certain infections.

Having discovered a genetic «key» (called P - TEFb) that is important in both cancer cell growth and immune cell differentiation, they tested the drugs on a mouse model for uveitis, an incurable eye condition in which the immune system mistakenly attacks healthy tissue leading to inflammation of the uvea (the middle layer of the eye).

A common treatment for uveitis is applying anti-inflammatory steroid eye drops.

The mouse model for uveitis was developed by Dr Virginia Calder (UCL Institute of Ophthalmology), allowing the team to test their genomic findings.

Not exact matches

Pena, who previously served in private practice for 14 years in San Juan, Puerto Rico, focuses her practice on dermatomyositis, uveitis and scleroderma in children and musculoskeletal complaints.

The team tested the drugs on uveitis after discovering that a genetic «key» involved in cancer cell growth is also important for immune cells.

«The drugs that we used in this study would be too toxic for long term use in the bloodstream, so we are now hoping to test more localised approaches such as eye drops to treat uveitis.»

The study, published in Cell Reports, involved giving cancer drugs to mice and inducing uveitis, an incurable autoimmune eye condition responsible for 1 in every 10 cases of visual impairment in the UK.

«At the moment, the main treatments for non-infectious uveitis are steroids or the immunosuppressant cyclosporine,» explains Dr Calder.

Scientists have developed a new RNA interference (RNAi) therapeutic agent that safely blocked ocular inflammation in mice, potentially making it a new treatment for human uveitis and diabetic retinopathy.

8.00 PM John A. Gonzales, MD: Quality of Life Outcomes from a Randomized Clinical Trial for Noninfectious Intermediate, Posterior, and Pan - Uveitis

In addition to developing therapies for AMD, my laboratory develops therapies for retinitis pigmentosa, diabetic retinopathy and more recently, uveitis; and I have significant interest in developing technologies that can translate basic laboratory research into the clinic.

Fecal transplants in spondyloarthritis and uveitis: ready for a clinical trial?

Dr. Debra Goldstein offers advice how to assess for infectious posterior uveitis in this 1 - Minute Video.

Physicians should think twice before administering steroid injections or pulses for syphilitic uveitis, according to this retrospective study.

Curcumin has been proven helpful for chronic anterior uveitis (an inflammation of the front part of the eye) and for macular degeneration.

One week ago she was diagnosed with Uveitis for the second time and now there are concerns of another auto immune disease surfacing.

We have an on - site pharmacy with medications for dry eye, conjunctivitis, infections, uveitis, glaucoma, inflammatory diseases and other eye conditions.

If you do not go in for surgery, both immature and mature cataracts cause inflammation in the eye known as Lens Induced Uveitis (LIU).

A study showed that 13 % of bacterial abortions are caused by L. pomona, the most common leptospiral serovar found in horses.3 Aborting mares have been reported to shed leptospires in their urine for periods up to three months and can transmit Leptospira to exposed animals.3 Some horses aborting due to leptospiral infection develop uveitis several weeks to months later.3 Additionally, the aborted fetus is a source of exposure to other horses on the property.

For more information about pigmentary uveitis, please see the Health Section of the GRCA website www.grca.org.

A message from Dr Townsend: «A critical current need for the research to find the gene causing Golden Retriever pigmentary uveitis is DNA from older dogs that are unaffected with the condition.

(Besides this ambiguity in symptoms, it's just human nature to first look for something curable, don't be cross with your veterinarian because of that) Inflammatory changes in an eye (uveitis) are a textbook symptom of non-effusive FIP and will probably set off FIP alarm bells early on.

Fourth, there is theoretical potential for inducing autoimmune disease such as uveitis and, lastly, there is incomplete knowledge of mechanisms of protective immunity against leptospiral infection.»

None of these products actually work and wasting time with them may actually allow uveitis to set in and make for a much worse prognosis for vision.

Please see «Pigmentary Uveitis Letter to Owners» on the Health Section of the GRCA website www.grca.org for more information about this disease, including recommendations to help reduce the risks of the most significant health consequences.

If your pet is blind due to cataracts, it is a good idea to observe their eyes daily for any changes that could indicate your pet has developed side effects such as glaucoma or uveitis (inflammation inside the eye).

After testing, your veterinarian will be able to determine if the condition needs aggressive immediate attention; for instance high or low ocular pressures (for glaucoma or uveitis).

Ophthalmic conditions and uveitis could present an issue for a Russian Bear Dog later in life.

In my veterinary practice, I frequently prescribe turmeric with much success for inflammatory processes (arthritis, uveitis, vasculitis) and for pets with diabetic conditions, and pet cancer patients.

We offer diagnostics that allow us to test your pet for corneal ulcers, glaucoma, keratoconjunctivitis sicca (KCS, or dry eye), uveitis, and more.

A link to Dr. Sullivan's website for Golden Retriever owners wishing for further information on Golden Retriever Anterior Uveitis

Therapies available to Hospital for Large Animals patients include laser therapy for uveal cysts, cyclosporine implants for equine recurrent uveitis, radiation and cryotherapy for different ocular cancers and state - of - the - art ocular ultrasound and ocular surgery.

It should be noted, especially in cases where the owner has delayed, that severe cases of uveitis may result in a permanent visual deficit or the need for surgical removal of the eye.