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Glaucoma Eye Drops Cure Baldness

Categories: Uncategorized

Glaucoma Eye Drops Cure For Baldness? First the eyes go bad then the hair-or is it the other way around? Lumigan (bimatoprost) is an eye drop approved in 2006 for the treatment of glaucoma. It binds to prostaglandin receptor sites in the eye and increases the drainage of the fluid inside the eye resulting in [...]

Contact Lenses and Drug Approval Process

Categories: Contact Lenses, Eye Diseases

Contact Lenses are regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (F.D.A.) as Class 3 Medical Devices. Class 3 medical devices are defined by the FDA as those  that support or sustain human life, are of substantial importance in preventing impairment of human health, or which present a potential, unreasonable risk of illness or injury. Class [...]