The assessment of eye irritation remains a critical component in ensuring the safety of chemicals used in industrial, cosmetic and pharmaceutical applications. Historically reliant on the in vivo ...

A new smartphone-based portable eye examination kit called Peek is aiming to bring hope to people suffering from eye problems who live in remote parts of the world. Besides being portable and easy to ...

To describe the use of the second-generation QuantiFERON-TB Gold (QFT-G) test in a series of patients in an ophthalmic practice. The charts of all patients who had QFT-G tests ordered by Mayo Clinic ...

Until now, an eye test has meant a trip to the optometrist for most people. NETRA, from MIT's Media Lab, is set to change that. Combined with a modern mobile phone, the device, currently thought to be ...

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The latest iteration of an eye-on-a-chip has a mechanical eyelid to simulate blinking and was used to test an experimental drug for dry eye disease. By incorporating human cells into an engineered ...