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Soft contact lens wear does not result in clinically significant acceleration in the development of nearsightedness in children and does not cause relevant increases in axial length or corneal curvature, a new study shows. Findings from the three-year study, the largest randomized trial of its kind, appear in the November issue of Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, the official journal of The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology.

Tens of thousands of people with severe vision loss are set to benefit after the announcement today of a landmark partnership of world-leading Australian research institutes. Bionic Vision Australia will pursue the development of the most technologically advanced bionic eye to improve the sight of people with degenerative or inherited retinal disease.

Lpath, Inc. (OTCBB: LPTN) today announced that the laboratory of Peter Campochiaro, MD at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine(1) recently published peer-reviewed findings of a research study of iSONEPT, Lpath's Phase 1 anti-S1P antibody, demonstrating promising results in various animal models of ocular disorders. The findings of the study appeared online ahead of print in the Journal of Cellular Physiology (

Title: Travel medicine KitCategory: Doctor's ViewsCreated: 2/23/2006Last Editorial review: 11/13/2008