Eye drops instead of IOL implants...

**Uncle Fester** · 07-22-2015, 01:10 PM

New article from a London tabloid...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/ar...dy-vision.html

**braheem24** · 07-22-2015, 01:12 PM

What's on page 3?

**Uncle Fester** · 07-22-2015, 01:28 PM

I think they dropped that not long ago.

**Robert Martellaro** · 07-22-2015, 01:47 PM

Thanks for the heads-up Uncle Fester.

http://www.nature.com/nature/journal...ture14650.html

More studies are required before human trials. The OMDs will be in a tizzy if this pans out.

**Chris Ryser** · 07-22-2015, 02:44 PM

Is this the end of cataract operations?

New eye drops dissolve the deposits that cause cloudy vision

Actually I am glad that I have implants after cataracts, I see better, feel better, can use all my old glasses and look like they came fresh of the internet from Warby Parker.

**erichwmack** · 07-23-2015, 02:59 PM

Their mechanism of developing cataracts seems to be in conflict with current and recently published mechanisms. equatorial germ cells on the crystalline lens continue to create new lens cells which migrate across and eventually into the interior of the lens. This happens continually and slowly throughout life causing the known lens growth, fibrosis, and clouding. The interior of the lens cells from my understanding don't change into some "lumped protein" that is different from surface cells. How would lanosterol differentiate between cells I wonder? It seems that if it dissolves cataracts then it would dissolve the entire crystalline lens which would be very bad. It will be interesting to see if this story pans out

**drk** · 07-23-2015, 03:18 PM

Originally Posted by Chris Ryser

Actually I am glad that I have implants after cataracts, I see better, feel better, can use all my old glasses and look like they came fresh of the internet from Warby Parker.

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Here's Chris, now! Lookin' sharp.

**Chris Ryser** · 07-24-2015, 02:27 AM

I just dug up the old thread on Cataract surgery and read all of it.

**fjpod** · 07-24-2015, 03:03 PM

I'll keep an open mind,... but I am always skeptical about news reports like this.

**Craig** · 07-25-2015, 05:53 PM

I have a ****zu who has early cataract so we will call the vet on Monday to give it a try on her really bad eye first.
Keep you posted on my doggies success.

**standarduck** · 07-27-2015, 04:15 AM

Originally Posted by Craig

I have a ****zu who has early cataract so we will call the vet on Monday to give it a try on her really bad eye first.
Keep you posted on my doggies success.

Love how Optiboard censored you there!