The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and other government and professional organizations today unveiled a program to monitor medical devices used in cataract surgery in an effort to stem outbreaks of a rare, inflammatory condition associated with the …
Month: December 2011
FDA Collaborates To Work Against Rare Cataract Condition
Toxic Anterior Segment Syndrome (TASS) is a rare condition that can occur after cataract surgery. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration in collaboration with other Government agencies, unveiled a program today to monitor medical devices used in catarac…
Beef in an Optimal Lean Diet study: effects on lipids, lipoproteins, and apolipoproteins
By: mikeroussell
Wyden-Ryan Medicare Plan Has SGR-Like Cost Brake
The proposal lets seniors choose between a private plan and the traditional program, and it allows Congress to raise their premiums if costs exceed a target linked to GDP. Medscape Medical News
Vitamin D deficiency and mortality risk in the general population: a meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies.
By: wbgrant
Enlarged Blind Spot After Cataract Surgery
A 60-year-old man reports a large blind spot in his left eye after a cataract extraction and lens implant. What is your diagnosis? Medscape Ophthalmology
House Rejects Senate’s 2-Month Medicare ‘Doc Fix’
A stand-off over extending a payroll tax cut could delay a deal to avert a 27.4% reduction in Medicare reimbursement to physicians on New Year’s Day until early January. Medscape Medical News
Recurrent Pterygia: A Surgical Solution
How effective is intraoperative mitomycin C for the management of recurrent pterygia? Medscape Ophthalmology
Silicone Oil for Retinal Detachments
Silicone oil is often used to repair recurrent and complicated retinal detachments. Intraocular gas is often used primarily, but silicone oil is often very useful.
Researchers Discover Hereditary Predisposition Of Melanoma Of The Eye
Ohio State University researchers have discovered a hereditary cancer syndrome that predisposes certain people to a melanoma of the eye, along with lung cancer, brain cancer and possibly other types of cancer. The hereditary cancer syndrome is caused b…
Hereditary cancer syndrome predisposes patients to uveal melanoma
Ohio State University researchers have discovered a hereditary cancer syndrome that predisposes certain people to a melanoma of the eye, along with lung cancer, brain cancer and possibly other types of cancer.
An Acceptable Alternative To Surgery In Patients With Mild Trachomatous Trichiasis – Self-Epilation
Self-epilation is an acceptable alternative to surgery in patients with mild trachomatous trichiasis Teaching patients with mild trachomatous trichiasis – a leading cause of blindness in low resource countries in which chronic conjunctivitis leads to s…
New Role For Hormones In Bardet-Biedl Syndrome Revealed By Worms
A new study, conducted by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, has shed new light on a genetic disease known as Bardet-Biedl syndrome (BBS) – a condition in which patients show mental and developmental delays, short stature, earl…
Potential Treatment For Macular Degeneration And Retinitis Pigmentosa Uses Nanoparticles To Deliver Steroids To Retina
Hitching a ride into the retina on nanoparticles called dendrimers offers a new way to treat age-related macular degeneration and retinitis pigmentosa…
Safety and Efficacy Study of rAAV.sFlt-1 in Patients With Exudative Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Status: Recruiting,
Condition Summary: Macular Degeneration; Age-related Maculopathies; Age-related Maculopathy; Maculopathies,Age-related; Maculopathy,Age-related; Retinal Degeneration; Retinal Neovascularization; Eye Diseases
Dendrimers offers a new way to treat age-related macular degeneration, retinitis pigmentosa
Hitching a ride into the retina on nanoparticles called dendrimers offers a new way to treat age-related macular degeneration and retinitis pigmentosa. A study by investigators at Mayo Clinic, Wayne State University and Johns Hopkins Medicine shows tha…
Physical Activity and Other Health-Risk Behaviors During the Transition into Early Adulthood
By: mattkwan
Cataract Surgery: Use Grade 2 Reading Level in Consent Forms
Even well-educated patients do better with simpler informed-consent practices. Medscape Medical News
Self-Epilation and Absorbable Sutures Advocated for Trichiasis
Mild trichiasis can be treated with self-epilation when surgery is not available, and absorbable sutures offer advantages, researchers say. Medscape Medical News
Retinal Tears and Vitreous Hemorrhage
A tear in the retina may cause a vitreous hemorrhage. A retinal tear can be treated with laser, but when too much blood obscures the retina, what to do?