Nova Oculus Partners was founded in 2014 with a brilliant new technology that will help those with age-related macular degeneration (AMD). The goal of Nova Oculus is to manufacture and lease the machine to doctors and eye care professionals so that they can treat their patients suffering from AMD. Nova Oculus uses BioCurrent Therapy to facilitate the movement of oxygen and...
The Eye Machine Introduces a New Way to Treat AMD For years, millions of Americans have suffered from AMD. Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) is an eye disease that causes the deterioration of central vision. It is normally found in patients who are over the age of 60 years old. As of 2010, Approximately 10 million Americans had advanced age-related macular degeneration,...
A colonoscopy is a medical procedure performed by a gastroenterologist to view the inside of your colon. It is a great tool in discovering polyps, cysts, and any other abnormalities within the colon. Individuals over the age of 50 are encouraged to get a colonoscopy since colon cancers are more prevalent in that population. There are other circumstances, however, that would...
Mammograms are currently the industry standard test for breast cancer. A mammogram is an x-ray that allows a specialist to examine the breast tissue for any suspicious areas. The breast is exposed to a dose of iodizing radiation that produces an image of the breast tissue. There are two issues with this. First, you are exposing your body to radiation needlessly. Exposure to...
Sometimes in order to determine or rule out the potential cause of a medical condition, doctors need to peek inside the patient’s body. Over the past few decades, technological advances have given doctors unprecedented access to seeing what’s happening inside the body without cutting it open and potentially causing more damage. Although surgery is sometimes the...
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