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Month: February 2012
UH’s Eye Institute receives $5M Elisabeth Severance Prentiss Foundation gift
The Elisabeth Severance Prentiss Foundation again has demonstrated its commitment to University Hospitals (UH) with a $5 million gift for the Eye Institute. The gift will honor the late Benjamin L. Millikin, MD, husband of Julia Severance and the grand…
World Ophthalmology Congress (WOC) 2012
Read clinically focused news coverage of key developments from the meeting. Medscape Ophthalmology
Riboflavin offers a targeted strategy for managing hypertension in patients with the MTHFR 677TT genotype: a 4-y follow-up
By: shaunaharte
Ranibizumab Outcomes at 2 Years: Are They Holding Up?
The 2-year follow-up results are in for intravitreal ranibizumab in the treatment of diabetic macular edema. Medscape Ophthalmology
Absorption of Iron from Ferritin Is Independent of Heme Iron and Ferrous Salts in Women and Rat Intestinal Segments.
By: egoldsmith
NHS Choices assessment of press reports that sight problems predicted to rise in UK
Source: NHS Choices
Area: News
NHS Choices has conducted an assessment of press reports, including one in the Daily Express that “the UK could face a ‘bindness epidemic’ caused by progressive eye conditions that is being grossly underestimated by the …
Ranibizumab for diabetic macular oedema: results from 2 RCTs (RISE and RIDE)
Source: Ophthalmology
Area: News
The efficacy and safety of intravitreal ranibizumab in diabetic macular oedema (DMO) has been evaluated in two parallel, methodologically identical, phase III, studies (RISE and RIDE).
The studies involved …
Femtosecond Laser Increases Astigmatic Keratotomy Accuracy
Femtosecond laser makes astigmatic keratotomy more accurate and offers surgeons greater flexibility. Medscape Medical News
Vitreous Cause Most Retinal Disease
The vitreous is the culprit in just about every surgical retinal disease. A PVD is sometimes dangerous, but may prevent many retinal diseases.
WSU’s novel gene-therapy for blindness receives $250,000 FFB grant
Technology to restore vision through the use of a component of green algae – developed by a Wayne State University professor and scientific director of the Ligon Research Center of Vision at the Kresge Eye Institute – has attracted additional funding f…
Intraocular Ranibizumab No Quick Fix for Macular Edema
Up to two years of intraocular ranibizumab injections (Lucentis, Genetech) are safe in patients with retinal vein occlusion, researchers say. Reuters Health Information
Prostaglandin Analogs And Laser Trabeculoplasty Prove Cost Effective For Treating Glaucoma
A study published Online First by Archives of Ophthalmology, reveals that glaucoma medication known as prostaglandin analogs (PGAs) and laser trabeculoplasty (LTP), a small invasive procedure both seem cost-effective options for patients with newly di…
Omega-3 Slows Down Retinitis Pigmentosa Progression
A report published Online First by Archives of Ophthalmology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals, reveals that adults with retinitis pigmentosa who took vitamin A supplements over a period of four to six years, showed slower decline in annual rates of …
HORIZON: Open-label extension studies evaluating repeated intravitreal ranibizumab in neovascular AMD and macular oedema due to retinal vein occlusion
Source: Ophthalmology
Area: News
Two studies (HORIZON) published early online in Ophthalmology have reported outcomes of extended use ranibizumab for neovascular age-related macular degeneration, and macular oedema due to retinal vein occlusion, with…
Getting Better Informed Consent Before Surgery
Is one method of preparing patients for informed consent for cataract surgery better than another? Medscape Ophthalmology
New Operation For Complex Strabismus Or Cross Eyes Offers Faster Recovery, More Precise Results
People with strabismus (misalignment and limited movement of one or more eyes) are often teased about their crossed-eye appearance; those with more complex, disfiguring strabismus can become socially isolated and develop neck and back problems from hav…
Aganirsen demonstrates significant activity in two models of wet AMD, ischemic retinopathy
Gene Signal, a company focused on developing innovative drugs to manage angiogenesis based conditions, today announced the publication of data demonstrating the significant activity of aganirsen (GS-101, eye drops) in two important models of retinal ne…
Intraoperative and Postoperative Complications of LASIK
LASIK is one of the most widely performed ophthalmic procedures. Technologic advances have made it safer, but complications do occur. How is it best to manage them, and can they be avoided? Expert Review of Ophthalmology
Horizon scanning: FDA approves tafluprost (ZioptanT) preservative-free ophthalmic solution) for glaucoma or ocular hypertension
Source: PharmaLive
Area: News
According to a Pharmalive report, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved tafluprost (ZioptanT) preservative-free ophthalmic solution) for reducing elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) in patients with open-…