Hitching a ride into the retina on nanoparticles called dendrimers offers a new way to treat age-related macular degeneration and retinitis pigmentosa. A collaborative research study among investigators at Wayne State University, the Mayo Clinic and Jo…
Month: December 2011
Anophthalmia – Babies Born With No Eyes: Scientists Identify Genetic Cause
Scientists at University College Dublin, Ireland, have identified a genetic alteration which causes a child to be born with no eyes – a condition called anophthalmia…
A New Way To Target Cancer Through Manipulating A Master Switch Responsible For Cancer Cell Growth
Scientists have discovered a new way to target cancer through manipulating a master switch responsible for cancer cell growth. The findings, published in the journal Cancer Cell, reveal how cancer cells grow faster by producing their own blood vessels…
Gene Found In Humans And Mice That Protects Transparency Of Cornea, May Lead To New Therapy
A transparent cornea is essential for vision, which is why the eye has evolved to nourish the cornea without blood vessels. But for millions of people around the world, diseases of the eye or trauma spur the growth of blood vessels and can cause blindn…
Nanoparticles to Deliver Steroids to the Retina
A collaboration of researchers from Wayne State University, the Mayo Clinic and Johns Hopkins Medicine has discovered a potential new treatment for macular degeneration and retinitis pigmentosa. The investigators managed to attach steroids to dendrimer…
AMD Prevalence In India, China and Malaysia Similar
According to an investigation being published Online First by the Archives of Ophthalmology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals, in Asia, the prevalence of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) – an eye disease connected with aging that gradually destr…
Preventing Trichiasis Recurrence After Surgery – Study Looks At Antibiotic Therapy
A study being published Online First by the Archives of Ophthalmology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals reveals that, 10% of patients who received a single dose of oral azithromycin (antibiotic) after surgery for trichiasis (a significant worldwide ey…
Twice-a-Year Glaucoma Testing Helps Track Progression
Compared with once-yearly visual examinations, a twice-a-year approach improves detection of disease progression. Medscape Medical News
SMC does not recommend dexamethasone intravitreal implant (Ozurdex®) for macular oedema following retinal vein occlusion
Source: Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC)
Area: Evidence > Drug Specific Reviews
Following consideration of a resubmission, the Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) still does not recommend dexamethasone intravitreal implant (Ozurdex®) for use w…
Determination of seasonal allergic conjunctivitis variation using internet search engine data
Source: Eye
Area: Evidence > Medicines Management > References
Letter reporting the use of a validated method of identifying periods of high disease activity to describe the seasonal pattern of seasonal allergic rhinoconjunctivitis (SAR) in th…
IRIDEX announces data from MicroPulse laser therapy study on DME
IRIDEX Corporation today announced that data from a clinical study compiled over 10 years demonstrates the safety and efficacy of MicroPulse laser therapy for treating diabetic macular edema (DME) without the retina tissue damage associated with conven…
Correcting for Inflammation Changes Estimates of Iron Deficiency among Rural Kenyan Preschool Children
By: ebogrant5
Therapies for Myopic Kids Do Not Work or Have Adverse Effects
A Cochrane Collaboration review notes that new approaches offer promise, but have not yet been studied in randomized clinical trials. Medscape Medical News
GOP Bill Calls for 2-Year Medicare ‘Doc Fix’ With 1% Raise
This solution to the Medicare reimbursement crisis is part of a bigger bill that could produce another stalemate between congressional Democrats and Republicans. Medscape Medical News
Sequencing Of Mouse Neural Retina
In a new study, researchers have gained fresh insights into neural disease genes by sequencing virtually all the gene expression in the mouse neural retina. The technology to obtain such a “transcriptome” has become accessible enough that full-scale se…
Changes In Bioelectric Signals Cause Tadpoles To Grow Eyes In Back, Tail
For the first time, scientists have altered natural bioelectrical communication among cells to directly specify the type of new organ to be created at a particular location within a vertebrate organism…
Letter to NEJM: Safe preparation and administration of intravitreal bevacizumab injections
Source: N Engl J Med
Area: News
Following the publication of a study by the Comparison of Age-Related Macular Degeneration Treatment Trials (CATT) research group (see link to NeLM report) in the New England Journal of Medicine (May 19) supporting off-…
FDA Issues Second Contact Lens Recall
WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — The FDA has issued a class I recall — the agency’s most serious — for a second brand of CooperVision’s AVAIRA Aquaform contact lenses that may cause serious eye injury.
Top 10 for 2011: Most-Read Ophthalmology Articles
Don’t miss our top 10 most-read articles by ophthalmologists this year. Medscape Ophthalmology
Class 1 Recall for CooperVision Contact Lenses
The residue of silicone oil may cause pain, redness, burning, blurry vision, and eye injuries. News Alerts