A firm behind revolutionary blindness treatment has been praised for its affects in diabetic patients during Covid-19.
Sedgefield firm’s light therapy masks help treat diabetic retinopathy during Covid-19
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Sleep mask could aid diabetic retinopathy screening
The study showed that 94% of all patients who correctly used the mask showed significant stabilisation and sometimes even improvement of the central diabetic maculopathy and vision with some patients seeing a reverse of their condition.
Novel treatment developed at NETPark helping diabetic patients during lockdown
A Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon at Ashford and St Peter’s NHS Hospital near London has found that treating the eyes of diabetic patients with the Noctura 400 eye mask might stabilise or even improve central diabetic retinopathy changes.
Region’s innovative companies are producing the technology of tomorrow – Northern Echo
Global leaders in research, including a company working on a cure for common causes of blindness, are to benefit from major investment in North-East innovators.
Renaissance man – North East Times
Richard Kirk is CEO of a County Durham-based medical technology company that has developed a non-invasive treatment to prevent, treat and even reverse blindness in diabetics – potentially saving the NHS hundreds of millions of pounds. His career can best be described as unorthodox, as Alison Cowie discovers.
NETPark company says patients are flying in from US to use Noctura 400 mask – The Northern Echo
A County Durham firm behind revolutionary blindness treatment is plotting further global expansion as strong transatlantic demand bolsters its market standing.
20th October | Noctura 400 Information Open Evening
Hear from a person currently using Noctura 400, learn how the treatment works and an opportunity to ask any questions you may have. Attendees receive 20% off their first mask if they decide to go ahead with the treatment.
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