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Dr. Francesca Cordeiro

1. Dr. Francesca Cordeiro. Glaucoma and Retinal degeneration expert. Biography. 0

Dr. Francesca Cordeiro, MD, explains her pioneering research into the early diagnosis and treatment of sight-threatening eye diseases. Her work at University College London focuses...

2. Glaucoma. What causes blindness? First symptoms of glaucoma. 1

Dr. Francesca Cordeiro, MD, explains how glaucoma causes blindness by killing retinal ganglion cells, a process often without early symptoms. She details why increased eye...

3. Glaucoma diagnostic tests. Visual fields testing. Optical Coherence Tomography, OCT. 2

Dr. Francesca Cordeiro, MD, explains how modern diagnostic tests like Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) and visual fields testing are essential for detecting this silent eye...

4. New glaucoma therapy is neuroprotection. Similarity to stroke, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s diseases. 3

Dr. Francesca Cordeiro, MD, explains how the latest glaucoma treatment strategies are shifting from solely lowering eye pressure to directly protecting retinal nerve cells from...

5. Glaucoma neuroprotection therapy. Apoptosis test helps to select patients for treatment. 4

Dr. Francesca Cordeiro, MD, explains how a new diagnostic test, Detection of Apoptosing Retinal Cells (DARC), uses Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) to identify dying retinal...

6. Macular degeneration. Diagnosis and treatment. 5

Dr. Francesca Cordeiro, MD, explains the critical differences between wet and dry AMD, detailing the revolutionary anti-VEGF injection treatments that can halt vision loss in...

7. Glaucoma and Alzheimer’s disease are similar. Both are neurodegenerative diseases. 6

Dr. Francesca Cordeiro, MD, explains the profound biological links between glaucoma, Alzheimer’s disease, and Parkinson’s disease. She details how these conditions share common embryological origins,...

8. Eye drop test for early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease. 7

Dr. Francesca Cordeiro, MD, explains how the DARC eye drop test detects early Alzheimer's disease by identifying dying retinal cells, offering a potential non-invasive and...

9. Turmeric (Curcumin) helps to test for Alzheimer’s disease? 8

Dr. Francesca Cordeiro, MD, explains how a novel eye test called DARC (Detection of Apoptosing Retinal Cells) could revolutionize the early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease....

10. Retinal detachment. Causes and treatment. 9

Dr. Francesca Cordeiro, MD, explains the causes, symptoms, and surgical treatment options for retinal detachment, a serious eye emergency where the retina pulls away from...

11. Future in eye disease treatment. 10

Dr. Francesca Cordeiro, MD, explains how recent technological and pharmaceutical breakthroughs are revolutionizing ophthalmology. She details the impact of advanced imaging like optical coherence tomography...

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