Sentences with phrase «remove eye fluid»

While there is no genetic diagnostic test yet available based on their findings, Kim and Berry said it is relatively simple for an ophthalmologist to remove eye fluid that could then be analyzed at a genetic lab with the proper expertise.

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«In the future, we can imagine, in difficult - to - diagnose patients or patients not responding to treatment, just removing a few drops of fluid from the eye to very quickly learn exactly which proteins to target,» he said.

Now, because a young oncologist at Children's Hospital Los Angeles followed a hunch, there may be a safe, non-invasive way to biopsy retinoblastoma tumors — using fluid that's removed from the eye during chemotherapy and typically discarded.

Surgery is available for patients with severe floaters, but the procedure, which removes the vitreous fluid from the eye and replaces it with a salt solution, has significant risks.

If detected early, the veterinarian can perform a procedure called a cyclocryotherapy, which removes the pressure causing fluid from the eye.

, which removes the pressure causing fluid from the eye.

Rocky underwent surgery today to remove an eye which was collecting fluid and causing him a lot of pain.