Bausch + Lomb and Technolas Perfect Vision GmbH (München, Germany) received European clearance for their new jointly marketed VICTUS femtosecond laser system.Approved for LASIK flap, astigmatic keratotomy, INTRACOR, capsulotomy and lens fragmentation,…
Month: December 2011
Scientists understand how nervous system becomes wired during early development
Thanks to a new study of the retina, scientists at UC Santa Barbara have developed a greater understanding of how the nervous system becomes wired during early development.
Scientists Make Advances In Neuroscience And Vision Research
Thanks to a new study of the retina, scientists at UC Santa Barbara have developed a greater understanding of how the nervous system becomes wired during early development. The findings reflect the expansion of developmental neurobiology and vision res…
TearLab Gets FDA Nod for Wider Use of Eye Test
TearLab Corp said U.S. health regulators granted a waiver that allowed for the wider use of its device to diagnose dry eye. Reuters Health Information
CE Mark Approval Secured for Victus Femtosecond Laser
CE Mark approval was obtained by Bausch and Lomb and Technolas Perfect Vision for the Victus femtosecond laser platform. International Approvals
Further data for aflibercept in neovascular age-related macular degeneration
Source: BioSpace
Area: News
BioSpace has reported on the results of an integrated analysis of two Phase III studies (VIEW 1 and VIEW 2) of aflibercept intravitreal injection in the treatment of neovascular age-related macular degeneration (wet AMD).&…
Congress Mulling 2-Year Medicare ‘Doc Fix’ With No Raise
‘If we have to be there on Christmas Day, we’ll get a doc fix done,’ says Rep. Phil Roe, MD (R-TN), vice chair of the GOP Doctors Caucus. Medscape Medical News
Eylea As Good As Lucentis
The FDA approved Eylea as a new treatment for wet macular degeneration. Recent reports indicate the drug is similar to Lucentis after the initial year of treatment. Why is this bad news?
Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore establish Office of Clinical trials
Montefiore Medical Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have established an Office of Clinical Trials (OCT) to bring new therapies more rapidly to patients through the facilitation of efficient, compliant and timely cond…
Preserving Vision in Patients With Diabetes
The rising prevalence of diabetes will contribute to huge numbers of patients with diabetic retinopathy. Find out how best to preserve vision in these patients. CDC Expert Commentary
Improved Diagnosis And Potential Treatment Of Neuromyelitis Optica
Mayo Clinic researchers have identified critical steps leading to myelin destruction in neuromyelitis optica (NMO), a debilitating neurological disease that is commonly misdiagnosed as multiple sclerosis (MS). The findings could lead to better care for…
Sound And Vision Linked In Perception Of Moving Objects
“Imagine you are playing ping-pong with a friend. Your friend makes a serve. Information about where and when the ball hit the table is provided by both vision and hearing…
Post-baseline vision data from Lundbeck’s Sabril patient registry presented at AES meeting
Post-baseline vision data from Lundbeck’s Sabril patient registry is available for the first time today as a late-breaking poster presentation at the annual meeting of the American Epilepsy Society.
Preserving Vision in Patients With Diabetes
iTunes conversion to RSS provided by Feed Flipper: [Web] – [Facebook] – [Donate!]
The rising prevalence of diabetes will contribute to huge numbers of patients with diabetic retinopathy. Find out how best to preserve vision in these patients.
New Evidence Of An Unrecognized Visual Process
We don’t see only what meets the eye. The visual system constantly takes in ambiguous stimuli, weighs its options, and decides what it perceives. This normally happens effortlessly. Sometimes, however, an ambiguity is persistent, and the visual system…
Smokers More Likely to Face Surgery With Thyroid Eye Disease
Strabismus surgery to correct diplopia is less common among nonsmokers. Medscape Medical News
Contact Lends Care – Few Do It Properly Although Most Think They Do
According to an investigation in the November issue of Optometry and Vision Science, official journal of the American Academy of Optometry, the majority of individuals who wear contact lenses believe that they are following standard guidelines for lens…
Mass Eye And Ear Expands South Shore ENT Practice
Mass. Eye and Ear is pleased to announce that Drs. David Kam, Cathy Chong, and Amee Dharia of the Weymouth based South Suburban Ear, Nose, Throat Associates have joined Mass. Eye and Ear’s physician practice as part of the South Suburban Center of Otol…
Gene Therapy in Ophthalmology Update 5: A Complement-Based Gene Therapy for AMD
Selected Reviews of AAO 2011 Retina SubSpecialty Day PresentationsHere is another overview of a presentation made during the Retina SubSpecialty Day Meeting. Dr. Elias Reichel, of Tufts University School of Medicine and a founder of Hemera Bioscie…
Looking Over Your Shoulder in Healthcare: Documentation
All of the electronic tools in the world won’t help us escape the perils of poor documentation if we don’t understand the rules and what “they” are looking for. Medscape Nurses