When.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
  2. List of optometric abbreviations - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_optometric...

    Non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus NRR Neuro-retinal rim NS Nuclear sclerosis: NTG Normal tension glaucoma: PDR Proliferative diabetic retinopathy PDT Photodynamic therapy: PK Penetrating keratoplasy: POAG Primary open-angle glaucoma PPDR Preproliferative diabetic retinopathy PRA Pan-retinal ablation PRK Photorefractive keratectomy PRP

  3. Central serous chorioretinopathy - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_serous_chorio...

    Recovery of visual acuity usually follows. Treatment should be considered if resorption does not occur within 3–4 months, [19] spontaneously or as the result of counselling. [1] The available evidence suggests that half-dose (or half-fluence) photodynamic therapy is the treatment of choice for CSR with subretinal fluid for longer than 3–4 ...

  4. Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antimicrobial_Photodynamic...

    The efficacy of antimicrobial photodynamic therapy, using various distinct photosensitizers, has been studied since the 1990s. [9] [7] Most studies have yielded positive outcomes, often achieving disinfection levels, as defined by infection control guidelines, exceeding 5 log 10 (99.999%) of microbial inactivation. [14]

  5. Diabetic retinopathy - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diabetic_retinopathy

    Diabetic retinopathy (also known as diabetic eye disease) is a medical condition in which damage occurs to the retina due to diabetes.It is a leading cause of blindness in developed countries and one of the lead causes of sight loss in the world, even though there are many new therapies and improved treatments for helping people live with diabetes.

  6. Retinopathy - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retinopathy

    Treatment is based on the cause of the retinopathy and may include laser therapy to the retina. Laser photocoagulation therapy has been the standard treatment for many types of retinopathy. Evidence shows that laser therapy is generally safe and improves visual symptoms in sickle cell and diabetic retinopathy.

  7. Light therapy - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light_therapy

    Light therapy, also called phototherapy or bright light therapy is the exposure to direct sunlight or artificial light at controlled wavelengths in order to treat a variety of medical disorders, including seasonal affective disorder (SAD), circadian rhythm sleep-wake disorders, cancers, neonatal jaundice, and skin wound infections.

  8. Combined photothermal and photodynamic therapy - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combined_photothermal_and...

    Dental infections tend to also respond better to photothermal therapy than photodynamic therapy, though both have a strong effect. [ 10 ] [ 11 ] [ 12 ] The efficacy of PDT for antimicrobial usage is limited by the properties of the membrane of the target cell such as the electrical gradient ( membrane potential ) and lipid composition.

  9. Photomedicine - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photomedicine

    Photomedicine is an interdisciplinary branch of medicine that involves the study and application of light with respect to health and disease. [1] [2] Photomedicine may be related to the practice of various fields of medicine including dermatology, surgery, interventional radiology, optical diagnostics, cardiology, circadian rhythm sleep disorders and oncology.