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Month: August 2011
Ten ‘Tell-It-Like-It-Is’ Secrets to Boost Practice Profits
A physician with a successful private practice gives the straight-on advice about increasing your income and lowering your costs. Medscape Business of Medicine
Merge Healthcare acquires Ophthalmic Imaging Systems
Merge Healthcare, a leading provider of enterprise imaging and interoperability solutions, and Ophthalmic Imaging Systems, one of the country’s top providers of digital imaging and informatics solutions for ophthalmology and other medical specialties, …
Potential New Eye Tumor Treatment Discovered
Baltimore, MD – New research from a team including several Carnegie scientists demonstrates that a specific small segment of RNA could play a key role in the growth of a type of malignant childhood eye tumor called retinoblastoma. The tumor is associat…
Repeated Intravitreal Anti-VEGF Injections May Cause Sustained Elevated IOP
Some patients who received intravitreal anti-VEGF injections showed sustained elevated IOP, a study found.
Phakic IOL Improves Visual Acuity, Offers Spectacle Independence For High Myopes
Implantation of a phakic IOL yielded positive visual outcomes, high patient satisfaction and freedom from corrective lenses, a study found.
Repeated Intravitreal Anti-VEGF Injections May Cause Sustained Elevated IOP
Some patients who received intravitreal anti-VEGF injections showed sustained elevated IOP, a study found.
Older Fluoroquinolones Still First for Microbial Keratitis
In the UK at least, second-generation fluoroquinolones – like ciprofloxacin — should still be the first-choice therapy for microbial keratitis, a new study shows. Reuters Health Information
Malpractice Risks Rise With New Pressure on Doctors to Undertreat
New payment arrangements designed to lower costs may exert pressure on physicians to avoid various tests and procedures. But doctors are still subject to lawsuits for missing a diagnosis. Medscape Business of Medicine
Intraocular Lens Power Calculation After Laser Refractive Surgery Based on Optical Coherence Tomography
Status: Recruiting,
Condition Summary: Cataract
Prostaglandin Analogues May Reduce Central Corneal Thickness
Topical therapy using prostaglandin analogues may decrease central corneal thickness, a study found.
RegeneRx Set To Begin Enrolling Phase 2 Dry Eye Trial
RegeneRx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: RGRX) (“the Company” or “RegeneRx”) has announced that it is set to begin a Phase 2 clinical trial in 72 patients with dry eye syndrome. The Company anticipates enrollment of the first patients on …
Endocapsular Equator Ring May Help Avert PCO In The Long Term
A square-edged, closed endocapsular equator ring may prevent posterior capsular opacification years after cataract surgery, a study suggested.
Akorn enters agreement to acquire minority ownership in Aciex
Akorn, Inc., a niche specialty pharmaceutical company, today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire a minority ownership in Westborough, MA, based Aciex Therapeutics Inc., an ophthalmic drug development company with a focus on devel…
PCO Rates May Be Lower For Smaller-Gauge Phacovitrectomy
Risk of posterior capsule opacification after 23-gauge phacovitrectomy may be lower than that reported for 20-gauge phacovitrectomy. In addition, using short-acting gas tamponade and avoiding postoperative posturing may further lower the risk, a study …
Congress Passes Debt Deal; Could Reduce Medicare Payments
Reimbursement for providers would fall if Congress fails to enact a second stage of budget cuts under the debt-reduction law that averts a catastrophic government default Medscape Medical News
Stem Cells for Stargardt’s Macular Dystrophy and Macular Degeneration
Clinical trials for RPE replacement therapy for Stargardt’s disease and dry AMD have begun. The study will assess the safety of replacing stem-cell derived RPE cells in humans.
New liquid material shows promise for people with facial deformities
Biomedical engineers at Johns Hopkins have developed a new liquid material that in early experiments in rats and humans shows promise in restoring damaged soft tissue relatively safely and durably.
New endoscopic OCT system enables 3-D imaging of esophagus, colon cancers
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a new imaging system that enables high-speed, three-dimensional (3-D) imaging of microscopic pre-cancerous changes in the esophagus or colon.
Trying a New Device for Performing Capsulorhexis in Cataract Surgery Surgery
Status: Enrolling by invitation,
Condition Summary: Eye Disease; Cataract