Although our eyes record the word as millions of pixels, “the visual system is fantastic at giving us a world that looks like objects, not pixels,” says Northwestern University psychologist Steven L. Franconeri. It does this by grouping areas of the wo…
Month: August 2011
Construction Of Moving Objects By The Visual System
Although our eyes record the word as millions of pixels, “the visual system is fantastic at giving us a world that looks like objects, not pixels,” says Northwestern University psychologist Steven L. Franconeri. It does this by grouping areas of the wo…
Addition Of Scleral Buckle May Not Improve Surgical Outcomes For Pars Plana Vitrectomy
Eyes that undergo pars plana vitrectomy with a scleral buckle for primary rhegmatogenous retinal detachment may not experience enhanced surgical outcomes, according to a study.
Silence Is Golden During Eye Injections
If you’re getting a drug injection for macular degeneration or another eye condition, a new study suggests you might want to make sure your doctor doesn’t talk while doing the procedure. Reuters Health Information
A Round-up of the Latest Important and Intriguing Malpractice News
Judges deciding malpractice cases; reducing diagnostic testing; “Show me your notes!” and more. Medscape Business of Medicine
Your Money: Should You Be Preparing for Another Market Downturn?
Thanks to our recent debt-ceiling crisis and Standard & Poor’s downgrade of the US credit ratings, investors are again getting nervous. Medscape Business of Medicine
Scripps Research Scientist Identifies Critical Role For Night Blindness Gene
A scientist from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute has determined how a particular gene makes night vision possible The study, which was published in the August 10, 2011 edition of The Journal of Neuroscience, focuses on a gene call…
A Prospective, Unmasked Evaluation of the iStent in Patients With Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma
Status: Active, not recruiting,
Condition Summary: Glaucoma; Eye Diseases; Glaucoma, Open-Angle
AFER Announces Two New Research Fellowships In AMD And Dry Eye For Young Researchers
For the first time, the ARVO Foundation for Eye Research (AFER) will support AMD and dry eye research projects with two new fellowships for investigators under age 45.
AFER Announces Two New Research Fellowships In AMD And Dry Eye For Young Researchers
For the first time, the ARVO Foundation for Eye Research (AFER) will support AMD and dry eye research projects with two new fellowships for investigators under age 45.
DMAEK Stromal Rim May Not Increase Visual Field Defects, Visual Complaints
Descemet’s membrane automated endothelial keratoplasty grafts with a stromal rim yielded no increase in visual field defects or visual complaints when compared with thin Descemet’s membrane endothelial keratoplasty grafts, according to a study.
Risk for Exfoliation Syndrome in U.S. Rises Along With Latitude
People living in the northern US, especially the upper Midwest, are at higher risk for exfoliation syndrome, a condition that can lead to glaucoma, according to new findings published this month in the Archives of Ophthalmology. Reuters Health Inform…
AFER Announces Two New Research Fellowships In AMD And Dry Eye For Young Researchers
For the first time, the ARVO Foundation for Eye Research (AFER) will support AMD and dry eye research projects with two new fellowships for investigators under age 45. Traditionally, AFER’s awards programs have recognized researchers’ accomplishments r…
U. Iowa Research Team Finds New Genetic Cause Of Blinding Eye Disease
Combining the expertise of several different labs, University of Iowa researchers have found a new genetic cause of the blinding eye disease retinitis pigmentosa (RP) and, in the process, discovered an entirely new version of the message that codes fo…
Poor Visual Acuity May Result From Wound Dehiscence In Elderly ECCE Patients
Wound dehiscence is a significant source of visual disability among elderly patients who sustain ocular trauma after previous extracapsular cataract extraction, a study found.
Study Tracks Vision Loss and Recovery After Trabeculectomy
Study of 301 trabeculectomies concludes that transient vision loss after surgery is common, with recovery taking up to 2 years; some degree of permanent vision loss was found in 8% of cases. Medscape Medical News
JCI Online Early Table Of Contents: August 8, 2011
Drug development in the blink of an eye The development of drugs for brain-related conditions is not an efficient process; only 8% of candidate drugs that enter clinical trials gain FDA approval. A key reason for this low success rate is a lack of pre…
New genetic cause of retinitis pigmentosa
Combining the expertise of several different labs, University of Iowa researchers have found a new genetic cause of the blinding eye disease retinitis pigmentosa (RP) and, in the process, discovered an entirely new version of the message that codes for…
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Study Shows Link Between IOP And Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma, Pseudoexfoliation Glaucoma
IOP was the only risk factor associated with both primary open-angle glaucoma and pseudoexfoliative glaucoma, while moderate to high myopia correlated slightly with both conditions, a study found.