mediLexicon, Oct. 1, 2007 An inflammatory eye condition that is one of the world's leading causes of blindness could be treated much more effectively and easily thanks to a new discovery at UTMB. The article quotes professors Kota Ramana, senior author of a paper on the discovery published in the October issue of Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, and co-author Satish Srivastava. (Similar reports have appeared over the past several days in a variety of media venues.)