A new US study suggests that screening for retinopathy, a disease of blood vessels in the retina at the back of the eye, could serve as a marker for brain health, after researchers found that women aged 65 and over with even a mild form of the diseas…
Month: March 2012
Glaucoma May Involve Entire Visual Pathway, Not Just Eye
Glaucoma, seen as a disease of high intraocular pressure, may involve neurodegeneration along the entire visual pathway. Possible protective, regenerative, and neuroenhancing strategies are proposed. Medscape Medical News
When to Get Eye Examinations for Diabetic Retinopathy
All patients with diabetes should get checked for diabetic retinopathy at least annually. This recommendation is supported by the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the American Optometric Association. Diabetic Retinopathy Occurs in Everyone It is…
Gene Therapy in Ophthalmology Update 10: Gene Therapy Research in Dogs Cures X-Linked Retinitis Pigmentosa – Paves the Way for Similar Treatment in Humans
Researchers at several universities and laboratories collaborated to treat dogs afflicted with the x-linked form of retinitis pigmentosa, to deliver the therapeutic RPGR gene specifically to the diseased rods and cones, which led to functional and stru…
Horizon scanning: Positive phase III data for OMS302 intraoperative ocular drug
Source: BioSpace
Area: News
According to a Biospace report, positive phase III data have been reported for Omeros’ experimental ocular drug, OMS302. The drug is a combination of the anti-inflammatory agent ketorolac and the mydriatic agent phenylephr…
Scientists grow rudimentary retina structure from blood cells
For the first time, scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have made early retina structures containing proliferating neuroretinal progenitor cells using induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells derived from human blood.
Brain And Eye Abnormalities In Astronauts Caused By Prolonged Space Travel
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the eyes and brains of 27 astronauts who have spent prolonged periods of time in space revealed optical abnormalities similar to those that can occur in intracranial hypertension of unknown cause, a potentially serio…
Ophthalmologists Receive New Genetic Testing Guidelines
The American Academy of Ophthalmology has published guidelines inspired by the growth in direct-to-consumer marketing of genetic tests. Medscape Medical News
Glaucoma Screens Urged for Blacks (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) — Routine screening of older African Americans for glaucoma would significantly reduce the incidence of blindness at relatively low cost, researchers said.
Glaucoma Screening Program Likely Benefit Middle Aged African-Americans
According to a computer-based mathematical model in the March issue of the JAMA journal Archives of Ophthalmology, middle-aged African-American patients may benefit from a routine national glaucoma screening program. However, the test’s potential effec…
Positive results from Bausch + Lomb, NicOx BOL‑303259‑X phase 2b study on OAG
Bausch + Lomb, the global eye health company, and NicOx S.A. today announced positive top-line results from the phase 2b study conducted with BOL‑303259‑X, a novel nitric oxide-donating prostaglandin F2‑alpha analog, in patients with open-angle g…
Blood and Saliva Sample Collection for AREDS 2
Status: Recruiting,
Condition Summary: Age-Related Macular Degeneration; Eye Diseases
Canaloplasty Safe, But Not as Effective as Trabeculectomy
Canaloplasty had fewer postoperative complications but was not as effective as trabeculectomy for glaucoma. Medscape Medical News
Glaucoma Drug Preservatives: ‘Disease’ or ‘Minimal’ Problem?
Ophthalmologists convened by a drug company claim adverse reactions to glaucoma drugs amount to a disease, but an independent expert rejects this view. Medscape Medical News
Seminar: Retinoblastoma
Source: Lancet
Area: News
Retinoblastoma is an aggressive eye cancer of infancy and childhood. In this Seminar, the authors draw attention to lessons learned about management and describe goals to ensure that all children with this condition receive t…
Strabismus in Infants: Screening in Primary Care
Dr. Mills reviews a 3-step process for optimizing visual screening in infants and young children. CHOP Expert Commentary
Hope Of Treatment For Debilitating Eye Disease Using New Pig Model
A newly developed, genetically modified pig may hold the keys to the development of improved treatments and possibly even a cure for retinitis pigmentosa (RP), the most common inherited retinal disease in the United States…
Diagnosing Eye Disorder Using Nintendo Wii Game Controllers
Wii remotes are not all about fun and games. Scientists can use them to assess and diagnose children with an abnormal head position caused by eye diseases. As described in a recent Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science article, researchers devel…
Epidemic bacteria can damage mucins to enter and infect a body part
Boston, MA- Scientists from the Schepens Eye Research Institute, a subsidiary of Mass. Eye and Ear and affiliate of Harvard Medical School, have found for the first time that a bacterial pathogen can literally mow down protective molecules, known as mu…
Strabismus in Infants: Screening in Primary Care
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Dr. Mills reviews a 3-step process for optimizing visual screening in infants and young children.