Johns Hopkins researchers have found a likely explanation for the slow growth of the most common childhood brain tumor, pilocytic astrocytoma. Using tests on a new cell-based model of the tumor, they concluded that the initial process of tumor formatio…
Month: June 2011
Cause Of Hereditary Blindness Discovered
Medics at the RUB have found the cause of hereditary, progressive blindness: they have identified the previously unknown protein CCDC66, the loss of which initially leads to night blindness and in due course usually results in complete blindness. The r…
Dry Eye With Reflex Tearing Causes Significant Proportion Of Tearing Cases
A mechanism other than nasolacrimal duct obstruction was responsible for tearing in a significant proportion of patients, a study found.
Supreme Court Overturns Ban on Prescription Data Mining
The US Supreme Court has overturned a Vermont law that bans the use of physician prescription drug records for marketing purposes. Medscape Medical News
Women MDs Spend More Time With Patients: Does It Matter?
Women MDs tend to spend longer times with patients than do male doctors. Why? And does it create a better patient relationship? Medscape Business of Medicine
Malpractice Reform Takes a Step Forward
New developments may make the long-awaited liability reform more likely to happen. Medscape Business of Medicine
Reductions in obesity-related medical costs offset cost of gastric banding surgery within 2.25 years
Allergan, Inc. today announced a new study published in the peer-reviewed journal Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases that found the cost of a gastric banding weight-loss surgery procedure, such as Allergan’s LAP-BAND Adjustable Gastric Banding Sy…
Discovery Of The Cause Of Hereditary Blindness
RUB Medicine: new protein identified Initially the occurrence of progressive retinal degeneration – progressive retinal atrophy, in man called retinitis pigmentosa – had been identified in Schapendoes dogs. Retinitis pigmentosa is the most common her…
Neurobiologists Have Determined The Number Of Circuits Needed To See Movements
Surely, everybody knows this phenomenon: an animal doesn’t stand out against its background and becomes visible to us only when it moves. The reason behind this is that we depend strongly on our eyesight for navigation, and the perception of motion is …
Study Demonstrates Potential Of New Gene Vector To Broaden Treatment Of Eye Diseases
Inspired by earlier successes using gene therapy to correct an inherited type of blindness, investigators from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, are poised to extend their approach to other types of blinding disorders…
Sight Requires Exact Pattern Of Neural Activity To Be Wired In The Womb
The precise wiring of our visual system depends upon the pattern of spontaneous activity within the brain that occurs well before birth, a new study by Yale researchers shows. “It isn’t just the genes…
Peak IOP A Better Predictor Of Visual Field Progression Than Mean Pressure Or Fluctuation
IOP-dependent and IOP-independent risk factors affect visual field progression in patients treated for glaucoma, with peak IOP showing a stronger correlation than mean IOP or pressure fluctuation, a study found.
Video: Carl Zeiss’ ATLAS® 9000 Corneal Topographer
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Next Generation Gene Therapy
PHILADELPHIA – Inspired by earlier successes using gene therapy to correct an inherited type of blindness, investigators from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, are poised to extend their approach to other types of blind…
Cause Of Hereditary Blindness Discovered
Cause of hereditary blindness discoveredInitially the occurrence of progressive retinal degeneration – progressive retinal atrophy, in man called retinitis pigmentosa – had been identified in Schapendoes dogs. Retinitis pigmentosa is the most common he…
Video Interview: Recent Discoveries in DSEK Surgery
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Carl Zeiss’ ATLAS® 9000 Corneal Topographer
This video provides a brief overview of the ATLAS® 9000 Corneal Topographer. The video highlights some of the ATLAS key applications, such as corneal pathology identification and management, corneal wavefront analysis, and contact lens fitting.
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Consumer Medication Information: One Page Fits All
Sandra Fryhofer, MD, talks about the new initiative for putting consumer drug information into a single document. Medscape Internal Medicine
EyeMed Vision Care Adds Retinal Imaging Benefit In Support Of Eye Health And Vision Wellness
EyeMed Vision Care, one of the nation’s leading vision benefits companies and part of Luxottica (NYSE: LUX), a leader in vision care and eyewear, has begun offering retinal imaging as an optional benefit within a vision plan. Retinal imaging provides d…
Two Lasers for Diabetic Retinopathy
Some patients with diabetic retinopathy require two types of treatment. Should treatment for macular edema precede other treatment?